Ranging from news to my travel diary, I've posted my diary everyday this year. As far as I can, I'd like to post everyday even in 2018. Have a good year!

Xiamen Metro opened on December 30, 2017 http://www.urbanrail.net/as/cn/xiamen/xiamen.htmThough Xiamen has more than 5 million people, including suburban cities, it has no metro system before inauguration of this metro. I wonder why there …

10 questions that could keep you up at night in 2018 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/27/opinions/10-questions-2018-opinion-ghitis/index.htmlEspecially, the fact that raw populism became so popular around the world in recent years is the big…

Winter Olympic KTX line inaugurated http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/winter-olympic-ktx-line-inaugurated.htmlEast Coast of Korean Peninsula had been isolated from high speed rail networks before inauguration o…

What traditional buildings can teach architects about sustainability http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/vernacular-architecture-sustainability/index.htmlExplicitly, concrete buildings with wide windows are not suitable for high humidity …

Wuhan opens three metro lines in one day http://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/wuhan-opens-three-metro-lines-in-one-day.htmlBasically, subway lines in Mainland China are named as the numbers like Shanghai Metro Line 1. Bu…

Is this the world's next top supermodel? http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/models-1-new-faces-exhibition/index.htmlIt's difficult to define the factor that looks beautiful, because it depends on cultural background. For example, in a co…

Japan says Thai bullet train to cost nearly $13bn https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Japan-says-Thai-bullet-train-to-cost-nearly-13bn?utm_source=paid.outbrain.com&utm_campaign=BA%20JPN&utm_medium=referralThe most important th…

North Korea fan club: "We had lots of hate messages" http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-42368978/north-korea-fan-club-we-had-lots-of-hate-messages?ocid=socialflow_twitterI don't know why they are hated. Even if North Korean political sy…

Japan's JR group's simultaneous diagram revision in March, 2018 http://dia.seesaa.net/article/20180317_JR_new_timetable_breaking.html(Translation begins) JR East http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2017/20171213.pdf ・During morning time, throug…

2018 will be the year of the electric car http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/21/technology/2018-year-of-the-electric-car/index.htmlJudging from energy conversion rate, it's not good to use full type electric cars. Surely, hybrid cars, which rege…

Overspeed focus in Amtrak derailment http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/overspeed-focus-in-amtrak-derailment.htmlIt's so serious accident, if it is truly caused by different signalling system between PTC and CTC.…

Around the world, kids' Christmas gifts include KFC, books and 'pooping logs' http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/20/health/christmas-facts-children-parenting-without-borders-intl/index.htmlThough Christmas is originally an event of Christians,…

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport restores power after crippling outage http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/17/us/atlanta-airport-power-outage/index.htmlIt's convenient to use air service in United States. But, once sudden disruption of air …

edition.cnn.comAccording to "Sunday Japon", a famous TV program in Japan, Trump is suspected to have a symptom of stroke. That's because he couldn't pronounce "United States" clearly in his statements. Definately, it wil be due to his eati…

Without signalling system, Airport Train carried out trial running soon after completion of track laying toyokeizai.net(Translation begins) Airport Express is scheduled to begin operation between Sudiman and Soekarno Hatta International Ai…

Erdoğan opens first driverless metro line in Istanbul http://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/erdogan-opens-first-driverless-metro-line-in-istanbul.htmlWhen I visited Istanbul 5 years ago, there was no metro systems on the …

Say it with a smile: The world's happiest airports http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-happiest-airports/index.htmlThe trend that where you can communicate in English with airport staff is favored seems to be interesting. When I w…

Macron joins Abidjan metro groundbreaking http://www.metro-report.com/news/projects/single-view/view/macron-joins-abidjan-metro-groundbreaking.htmlIt will be the first metro in Central Africa and will also be the first airport transportati…

North Korea may be making a fortune from bitcoin mania http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/12/technology/north-korea-bitcoin-hoard/index.htmlWhile cryptocurrency is said to overwhelm real currency, what seems to overwhelm us is North Korean invol…

Nanjing opens suburban metro Line S3 http://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/nanjing-opens-suburban-metro-line-s3.htmlGround level station seems to be rare in China's metro stations which began service within 10 years. That…

edition.cnn.comI can understand that Trump doesn't care tensions between North and South Korea, since his home country is extremely far away from the disputing area. But, what made us puzzled is that the prime minister of Japan and certain…

5 Reasons Why You Should Change Your Tooth Brush Every 3 Months http://fithog.com/change-toothbrush/?utm_term=My+Daily+MagazineWhen I saw a dentist today, she said "You should change your way of brushing tooth. Your current way won't remov…

Even in 2017, there are still a lot of mega cities which don't have any city rail. I listed them up from the largest one. Populations include suburb cities'. But, due to subway plans of these cities, Lagos will be the 1st followed by Bandu…

Shatin – Central project faces 23% cost increase http://www.metro-report.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/shatin-central-project-faces-23-cost-increase.htmlIt's the first time for me to hear that construction work has increased its…

First circular line in Chengdu opened as the trial operation. "Wisest Brain" http://www.chinanews.com/m/cj/2017/12-04/8391884.shtml(Summary of the article) 9 o'clock on December 6th, Chengdu Metro Line 7 began trial operation officially. T…

Los Angeles light rail extension groundbreaking http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/americas/single-view/view/los-angeles-light-rail-extension-groundbreaking.htmlUrban Rail in Los Angeles once flourished as Pacific Electric Rai…

China to get extreme toilet makeover to boost tourism http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-toilet-revolution/index.htmlIt's one of the biggest issues in China. While a coworker in my previous workplace was on a business trip to coun…

I headed for Kashiwadai, where Sotetsu 20000 series train is placed. In front of the station, a couple of people on a pedestrian deck arching over Sotetsu Line were seeing the objective train, Sotetsu 20000 series. The train was newly manu…

www.metro-report.comThe most serious issues in New York Subway are safety in the subway stations and complicated train routes and sorts. The former issue is gradually improved through "If you see something, say something" promotion by the …