http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-pig-farmers-clash-with-police-in-rally-against-us-pork-importsI would like to take up the news in Taiwan successively. When it comes to the topic about freedom of Trade, groceries' price is…

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/khaw-urges-singapore-train-operators-to-emulate-taipei-for-reliabilityWhen I visited Taiwan for the first time, I thought that Taipei Metro keeps good hours. For example, each station has ele…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2,_Dongguan_Rail_TransitThis is the 1st metro in Dongguan City, and the metro will be the 4th metro system in Guang Dong Province. This symbolizes how rapidly the province economically grows. This is al…

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-zoo-kills-gorilla-after-boy-falls-into-enclosureThough it will be taken up sensationally, we must think about another case. For example, if the boy had been killed by the gorilla, the zoo …

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japanese-media-and-fans-swoon-over-canadian-pm-trudeauTravelling amid business trip to foreign nations is more cost-effective than just travelling. I think that the Canadian prime minister didn't …

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/australian-assistance-for-jakarta-metro.htmlJakarta has mass transit system called "JABOTABEK", which is a renovated railway network of conventional national rails around Jakarta. I…

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/clashes-between-trump-supporters-and-opponents-in-albuquerqueDevotion to violence in order to justify anti-Trump group will not increase anti-Trump supporters. Rather than increasing anti-Tru…

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/crrc-opens-european-office-in-budapest.htmlChina's momentum on sales of high speed rail technology seems to be unlimited. But, the technology itself is integration of European an…

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-build-aviation-hub-with-air-cargo-logistics-aerospace-and-aviation-servicesSingapore Changi International Airport seems to be the biggest hub in South East Asia. The second one would be …

http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/8-signs-ive-hit-middle-ageMost of the characteristics featuring old age are prolonged in proportional to life span. But, appropriate age for pregnancy hasn't been prolonged. Despite this fact, average …

A wedding conceirge at a hotel said "I don't have a chance to find a good boyfriend. It's because this workplace is full of female workers,and my holidays are only Wednesdays. In addition to it, if I have to attend a meeting on Wednesday, …

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/tehran-esfahan-line-should-be-tsi-compliant-rai-tells-chinese-contractors.htmlConnecting domestic two major cities by high speed rail is popular among newly industrialized coun…

Nowadays, the word "活" is often used for various kinds of activities. I would like to take up some examples below. 友活=activity to make friends (友=friends, 活=activity ) 婚活=activity to marry (婚=marriage, 活=activity) 妊活=activity to…

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/zika-virus-may-spread-to-europe-in-coming-months-as-weather-gets-warmer-who-warnsSince disease caused by Zika virus is not common in Europe, it will be difficult for doctors to assign the disease to…

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/disaster-tourism-the-only-bitter-lifeline-for-survivors-after-mud-volcano-swallowsIn Japan, tourism itself is supposed to be impolite for victims, much less going on a trip to the striken area. But,…

http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/a-pauper-france-is-a-threat-to-europeI wish I could work within 35 hours a week. Though Japan's labor law regulates 40 hours' working a week, most of the full time workers in this country work overtime. …

If you want to read the diary, just click the following link. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20080301#1215089584

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/obama-tells-schools-to-allow-transgender-bathroom-accessIn those days, children's rights weren't treated specially. For example, children having a food allergy were served the same school lun…

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/obama-tells-schools-to-allow-transgender-bathroom-accessIn those days, children's rights weren't treated specially. For example, children having a food allergy were served the same school lun…

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/shiok-19-singlish-items-added-to-the-oxford-english-dictionarySinglish is recognized as an official language, while Janglish(English) is recognized as false language. I think that's because English is …

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/donald-trump-will-win-republican-west-virginia-primary-us-estimatesToday, I had an opportunity to talk with an American man who was in charge of American soldier in South Korean military camp. He said "Tru…

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/heavier-is-now-healthier-than-it-was-in-1970s-studyI think that this means human beings in Developed countries are optimized to be healthy in fat bodies, because their bodies are accustomed t…

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/johor-sultan-calls-for-restoration-of-monarchs-powersI think that reduction of Sultan's power is appropriate for democratization of Malaysia, because Sultan is not nominated by general election. The…

Yesterday, I reached my house late at night, because I had to walk all the way from a station to which trains run even after 1:00am. So, I had to choose a house whose nearest station has the last train at midnight.

I rented a car in front of Sendai station. The first destination is Akiho no Taki(Akiho Waterfall). There was no tourist except for me, my girlfriend, and venders preparing for opening of stalls. The waterfallThe next destination is Nation…

I arrived at Yunokawa Onsen(Yunokawa hot spring) at 6:00. On the Internet, I was able to find two facilities which operates day-use hot spring from 6:00. But, neither of them seemed to be clean. Since there were no hot spring other than th…

I got up and went to Nakajima Koen station to ride a train for Makomanai on Sapporo Subway Nanboku Line(South-North Line), which is the only subway in Japan whose viaduct is covered with shelter to protect train systems from snowfall. At M…

I took the 1st train to be in time for Peach flight for Sapporo. Since it was domestic flight, I was able to board the aircraft without hurry, even though I reached Kansai International Airport 1 hour before departure time. After arriving …

Reunion with my friend in my junior high school days was held today. 16 years ago, both I and he aimed at becoming a doctor, and we believed that we would be able to. But, when it comes to entrance examinations of college, we couldn't pass…

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/jakarta-airport-train-order.htmlThough it was rumored that Tangerang Line could be the airport rail link, I didn't think that the new line would branch from Tangera…