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

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Entries from 2017-02-01 to 1 month

Singapore offers the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/27/foodanddrink/singapore-cheapest-michelin-star-restaurant/index.htmlAt least, in the United States, Chinese food is not cost-effective, because it's supposed to be cheap, despite complicated cooking ways. T…

Brooklyn's coolest hotels and hottest hangouts

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/20/travel/hot-hotels-brooklyn-the-bachelor/index.htmlThough I don't read the article, a journalist who wrote the article seems to be unable to expect tourists hang out by train. Since Blooklyn has many New Yo…

Philippine protesters condemn drug war on anniversary of uprising

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/25/asia/philippines-protest/index.htmlEven if a president is nominated by democratic election, the one can actually a dictator, when the one submits drafts to strengthen their position. Though I don't know wh…

I made the list of trains and platforms having announcement in Japanese(日本語での車内放送またはホームでの構内放送がある、日本国外の鉄道)

●China(中国) On-train announcement of Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 People mover bound for Terminal 3-E (北京首都国際空港ターミナル3ピープル・ムーバーのターミナル3-E行き車内) ●S.Korea(韓国) ・KORAIL(韓国鉄道公社) On-trai…

White House blocks news organizations from press briefing

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-house-gaggle/index.htmlIt's obvious media screening. It will affect badly on Worldwide Press Freedom Index. While Trump focuses on economic reformation of the United States, he can't …

Helsinki – Tallinn tunnel feasibility studies commissioned

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/europe/single-view/view/helsinki-tallinn-tunnel-feasibility-studies-commissioned.htmlTunnel will be better than bridge. When strong wind blows through bridge, trains or roads are easily to be disrupt…

Dreamland decay: The final moments of a forgotten theme park

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/22/arts/japanese-abandoned-theme-park/index.htmlIt is interesting that CNN took up the theme park in my home prefecture. Though the exact reason why it failed is not described on the article, the main reason …

Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives shipped to Myanmar

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/bo-bo-bo-locomotives-shipped-to-myanmar.htmlIn developing countries, locomotives which are featured as cheap, mid-speed, durable in severe conditions are popular. C…

White House denounces threats to Jewish centers

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/20/politics/white-house-denounces-jcc-threats/index.htmlDespite the fact that Trump have a prejudice against Muslims, he looks down on Jews' history. It means his activity is not based on racism or discrimina…

Heads will roll: Japanese artist plays with guts and gore

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/arts/izumi-miyazaki-surreal-selfies/index.htmlUnveiling Avant-garde art needs a lot of courage. If that kind of art results in infamous one, the artist will be scorned as an frantic man/woman.By the way, w…

What is the Asia's (world's?) fastest commuter trains?(アジア一(世界一?)速い通勤列車は?)

Here is the list. Each train would be the fastest train in/around each city. (下記表を参照。各都市の最速列車を平均速度別で載せています。) 都市(City) 鉄道会社(Rail Corp.) 列車名(Train Name) 区間(Section) 平均速度(Average Speed) 上海(Shangha…

Give us Kim family's DNA or no body, Malaysian police tell North Korea

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/17/asia/kim-jong-nam-murder-questions/index.htmlThe biggest contradiction is that North Korean authority want the body but rejects giving DNA. The former request shows North Korea acknowledges the body is Kim…

Stark, erotic images of Chinese youth stirs controversy

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/13/arts/chinese-photographer-ren-hang/index.htmlErotic images have already spread in China as arts. I think that the problem is not erotic images, but Chinese flag behind the man with red T-shirt (shown on th…

Seibu Railway unveils Series 40000 EMUs with rotating seats

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/seibu-railway-unveils-series-40000-emus-with-rotating-seats.htmlRotating seats may seem to be the brandnew system in Japan's capital area. But, more than 20 years a…

Kim Jeong Nam was murdered in Malaysia

According to S.Korea and Japan's news media, Kim Jeong Nam was murdered in Malaysia. Details will be reported later. https://this.kiji.is/204199279233517047?c=39550187727945729 Korean government said that Kim Jeong Nam, the North Korean di…

Smart business hotels where work meets play

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/13/hotels/smart-hotels-digital-nomads/index.htmlWhen the border between work and leisure is blurred, brutal managers try to have subordinates work infinitively. When I was staying at a hotel in Saitama, Japan…

Boris Johnson has given up his U.S. citizenship

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/09/news/boris-johnson-us-citizenship/index.htmlAs well as his radical statements, his face and hair style is alike Donald Trump. The fact that he dislakes Donald Trump shows the Japanese proverb "Two men who lo…

18 injured in blaze after man sets liquid alight on packed Hong Kong MTR train; 160 officers deployed, 1 arrest

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/10/breaking-mtr-rush-hour-chaos-four-injuries-fire-breaks-train/Though the possibility of terrorism is very low in Hong Kong, sudden arson by a citizen can happen. (The reason why Hong Kong has low possib…

Singapore awards high speed railway design contract

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/asia/single-view/view/singapore-awards-high-speed-railway-design-contract.htmlIf Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is connected by high speed rail within 90 mins, there will be no direct flight between both…

Venezuela may have given passports to people with ties to terrorism

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/08/world/venezuela-passports-investigation/index.htmlAccording to a Wikipedia page named "Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens", Venezuela ranks 32nd in accessibility to the other countries without visa …

Why 1,000-year-old olive oil is Spain's freshest new flavor

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/24/foodanddrink/millenary-olive-trees-spain/index.htmlI checked Ulldecona up on Google map to make sure the sentense in the article. "Although it's possible to reach Ulldecona by train, we recommend traveling…

Trump gives America's 'poorest white town' hope

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/06/news/economy/donald-trump-beattyville-kentucky/index.htmlPeople who can't afford to think about relationship between the US and other countries may choose Trump to expect him solve local problems. According …

New Yorkers unite to scrub hateful graffiti from subway

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/05/us/subway-nazi-graffiti-new-york-trnd/index.htmlThis is a kind of discrimination against Jewish people, though Trump's order is to restrict Muslims. So, it means the criminal can be 3 kinds. ・As a Muslim,…

The end of air conditioning? Asia architects use green solutions to cool buildings

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/31/architecture/t3-architecture-asia-bioclimatic-architecture/index.htmlThough I don't know bioclimatic approach can replace AC completely, it would be true that mechanism-oriented trend ignored bioclimatic a…

Federal judge temporarily halts Trump travel ban nationwide

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-trump-travel-ban-nationwide-ag-says/index.htmlIn Dallas Fortworth International Airport's arrival gate of Terminal D on January 29th, I saw hundreds of people ralli…

I came home

I came home from Mexico, United States, and China. Trains pictures have already been updated. Feel free to see them from the following links. But, it will take long time to complete the travel diary.Mexico http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rap…

Travel Diary on February 2, 2017

I left the last hotel during this traveling. I walked to Jiangtai station. DSC_1577 posted by (C)gozami Ad of Caoyang WardDSC_1578 posted by (C)gozami Entrance of Jiangtai stationDSC_1579 posted by (C)gozami Proceeding the corridorDSC_1580…

Travel Diary on February 1, 2017

A Chinese female passenger next to me was kind compared with the male passenger who punched toilet's door last night. What she said is・・・ ・Do you want to go toilet? ・Do you want to eat my yogurt? ・Do you want to eat my apple? I ate a…