Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Entries from 2014-02-01 to 1 month

Training for new employees was normal

"What's the impression of training for new employees?" If you ask this question to Japanese ones, some of them will answer "It's hard time."But, the training I participated in was far from the rumor.I'm still afraid that the training that …

NASA discovers 715 new planets

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/tech/innovation/nasa-new-planets/index.html?c=techThe discovery depends on how far Kepler is located from the Earth. So, more planets will be discovered. But, it's true as far as the Kepler works…

Travel diary on February 26, 2014

I got up early to board train for Sakai-Minato. Yonago→Sakai-Minato→Yonago AirportAround Yumigahama, it was heavy fog caused by evaporation of dewdrop on plants. Like this I got to Yonago Airport Electric signageAt Yonago Airport, a TV pro…

Travel diary on February 25, 2014

When I left the hotel, I paid accomodation fee. When I had booked the hotel, I used points to discount the fee. But, the hotel didn't recognised the discount. So, I was forced to pay the original fee. Anyway, I ran to the nearest station a…

Travel diary on February 24, 2014

I started my travelling from my university. From Osaka, I boarded Special Rapid Service train to Himeji, where I ate Ekisoba for dinner. Ekisoba is the local noodle in Himeji Himeji-jo Castle And took train to Kamigori, which is the origin…

Iraqi inter-city train rolled out - Railway Gazette

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/20745I wish the train set wouldn't be involved in battles between Shia Islam group and Sunni Islam group. And, it's fortunate that rail tracks between Baghdad and Basra…

Simplon tunnel safety contract signed - Railway Gazette

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/20721It's surprising that the long tunnel doesn't have an evaluation route other than the main tunnel. If serious accidents had been to happen in the tunnel, there must…

Ship loses more than 500 containers

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/21/world/container-ship-loses-containers/index.html?c=worldThough sea freight service is said to be cost-effective, these accidents are not environmentally-friendly. So, rail freight service should be promote…

Recently, I don't feel like eating a lot of food

Especially when I eat oily food. Half a year ago, my boss said, "When you are at the age of 25, you will feel like eating fish rather than meat. When you are at the age of 29, you will just want to eat pickled vegetable."So, it shows how o…

When your professor has an opposite opinion to PhD, what do you do?

More than 2 weeks ago, my professor had quarrel with a PhD student because the former couldn't succeed experiment due to ignoring the latter's advice. A 1st year graduate student in my research group is in a dilemma between them.After my g…

Russian Railways to reduce stake in Aeroexpress - Railway Gazette

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/20679I'm surprised that Sochi has a railway to its airport, despite the fact that the population in Sochi is 343,334. After Olympic is over, the rail line can get profi…

Woman jailed for not returning video in 2005

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/17/tech/web/video-rental-arrest/index.html?c=businessThe video shop should have reported the misdemeanor to the police with the name of borrower. Otherwise, the shop should have visited the borrower…

Japan GDP fails to impress

Citation: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/16/news/economy/japan-gdp/index.htmlThe article doubts probability of Abe's strategy.But, I think he played political role to the extent, compared with previous presidents in a few years.

Tourist bus blast kills 4 in Egypt

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/16/world/meast/egypt-explosion/index.html?c=intl-homepage-tIt's difficult to understand why terrorists attacked tourist bus, whose passengers were not related with the political conflict. I guess th…

It snowed a lot in Pacific Ocean Coast of Japan

In Nara Prefecture, it snowed like this Kintetsu 6620 series train Grave of the Emperor Senka Kintetsu 6000 series train

High speed line planning continues - Railway Gazette

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/20691Oh, I found the new requirement for construction of high speed rails. It's stability of political situation.

Olympic committee reinstates India after ban

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/11/world/asia/sochi-olympics-india-reinstated/index.html?c=worldsportOlympic is usually used to raise spirits of nationalism. Some countries took illegal measures to show how strong their athletes are. For ex…

China and Taiwan hold historic talks

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/11/world/asia/china-taiwan-talks/index.html?c=world&page=1Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is a member of Nationalist Party which aims at unification of Taiwan and China as Republic of China, while Dem…

CNNMoney | Business, financial and personal finance news.

Citation: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/10/technology/drones-delivery-uae/index.htmlDubai seems to want to install luxurious systems in every field. The biggest problems of the delivering drones are how to make drones recognize the exact lo…

Google doodle supports LGBT community

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/google-olympic-charter/index.html?c=techA few years ago, Chinese government protested against Google amid censorship of webpages. That caused withdrawal of Google in Mainland China. …

I finished writing travel diary to Tokyo, Chiba ,and Saitama

Sorry for delayed completion of the travel diary. You can see the diary from the following link. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20080301#Travel top

It snowed in Osaka

Snow remained even after tonight. Some people doubt the truth of global warming, because of this shivering winter. But, when we consider decreasing ice around the North Pole, we can't decide global warming is false.

My professor worrys about lower rate of・・・

Recently, my professor has asked me who has(have) girlfriends. After he knew only a few researchers in our research group have girlfriends. He has repeated to say how important it is to love girlfriends.He assumes that earnestness is the m…

Italy: More than 1,100 asylum seekers rescued

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/06/world/europe/italy-asylum-seekers-rescued/index.html?c=worldIt's dangerous to seek asylum all the way from sub-Saharan area. What's waiting for refugees are to lose a way in desert and in Mediter…

I caught a cold

So, to recover from the disease, I decided to eat out to a restaurant in Umeda where many kinds of garlic food are served. I ate pork fried with garlic on rice bowl, and dumpling. When I eat the dumpling, I added large amount of garlic, sp…

Chinese queue for 'millionaire visa'

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/04/world/asia/australia-china-immigration/index.html?c=business&page=1 It's a way to boost economy. But, I don't know whether granting permanent visas can grant permanent economic prosperity. In Jap…

Bangkok protests: Updated info for tourists

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/13/travel/bangkok-shutdown-tourist-info/index.html?c=intl-homepage-tBasically, I don't visit the place where spots for sightseeings are located. So, I have to pay attention to detail information. Th…

A friend of mine in my elementary school days seems to have some friends from CUHK

CUHK stands for Chinese University of Hong Kong. I wondered why she has those friends despite the fact that she hasn't visited CUHK in her life. But, I understood the reason, owing to information of my another friend from CUHK. In a depart…