When I saw the title of the article below, I thought it would be related with N.Korea's nuclear crisis. But, the result was that that's nothing to do with it. It explained the difficulty for minorities to take part in mainstream of America…

Though it's widely known that Chinese Communist Party bans to access to Twitter, Line, Facebook ,and Wikipedia, Turkey began the similar restriction. According to the article below, the country has blocked social media like Twitter and You…

Busan Metro is the starting point of my travelling history around the world Though the article is written in Japanse, those days' diary still exists.(Archive) http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20110923#1327723106It was May 1, 2010. ht…

Remember who caused nuclear crisis in East Asia? Trump Remember what motivated S.Korea to deploy missile defense system? Nuclear crisis Who says "South Korea should pay for $1B missile defense system?"So, it means that Ttrump created the s…

CRC(China Railway Corp) focuses on expanding Passenger Dominated Line and improving travel time and frequency. If this trend continues, it will be easier to get train tickets, while China has been famous for its difficulty to book train ti…

1000mm is the common gauge in South East Asia, while 1676mm gauge is the common gauge in South Asia. Extension of 1676mm gauge network in Bangladesh means it's becoming a part of South East Asia. Considering cultural background, Bangladesh…

Every year, I've heard damages of hurricane in the United States. I wonder if there is drastic measures to protect social infrastructure from hurricane. Though it would be difficult to save paved road or railway tracks, there will be a way…

I defined dialects as the language that is not authorized by local governments. (方言は「いかなる自治体にも公用語として認知されていないものを抽出) The number is based on English Wikipedian page of "List of languages by number of native spe…

As well as Trump's budget cuts to agencies funding scientists' work, the Japanese minister*1, Yamamoto said "curators in domestic museums are like cancer. They are obstacles to promote tourism." And, Toru Hashimoto, the former governor of …

Today's title seems a foolish question. But, it's not the case in Japan. When Japanese people read the words 'mental health', the words reminds them of melancholy in working place. But, the contents of the article refers to mental disorder…

As is often the case with transportations, their safety is enhanced by feedback everytime traffic accidents occur. So, we have to learn something from the accident of MH370's missing. Surely, satellite-tracking system will be effective in …

It's not known that it's really the result of miscommunication inside US government. Perhaps, US government behaved as if the agency had announced fake news to provoke North Korea. Like this incident, It's really difficult to judge Trump r…

When Violet-Mosse Brown was born, there were Ottoman Empire(Current Turkey), Qing Dynasty(Current China), Kingdom of Joseon(Current Korea), Qajar dynasty(Current Iran)・・・ It's like living in the world of history. I want to ask her "What…

After opening of Suzhou Metro Line 4 and its branching line, Total length of Suzhou Metro became more than 140km, which is appropriately equivalent to Osaka Municipal Subway. Jiangsu Province has 3 cities which have metro systems. One of t…

In order to prepare for sudden boarding of crew members, airline careers must ensure at least 4 or 5 vacant seats. And, United Airlines had to think about how to deal with passengers who cannot obey what crew members say. Lack of preparati…

For me, rather than boarding long-haul flight, I would like to transfer at intermediate airports to go to as many destinations as I can in a limited time and money. I guess backpackers and poor travellers would prefer airport-hopping fligh…

(Translation of the linked article) On April 14, Japan's cabinet meeting made decision that 'Mein Kampf' issued by the Nazi dictator 'Adolf Hitler' can be used as a textbook as long as it is benefitable, appropriate,and comlies regulations…

As I wrote here a few months ago, medium speed rolling stocks manufactured by China are likely to be sold in developing countries. Though Malaysia is recently escaping from developing countries, the railway company in the nation bought tra…

Amid tension between the US and North Korea, it's difficult for South Korea and Japan to think about how to behave in this hazardous situation. Though it's not a serious problem for US owing to its distance between North Korea and US, neig…

As far as the sculpture's shape, Greenpeace activists conclude lower recycling rate of Coca-cola's bottles has made seagulls eat and vomit garbage. However, I think the reason is not recycling rate, but how and where to dispose of bottles.…

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/10/foodanddrink/hanoi-noodle-guide/index.htmlWhen we eat pho in Vietnam, there is always vegetable dish other than noodle. It is comparatively larger quantity than needed for noodle itself. I always put all v…

I couldn't imagine that neither Japan's company nor Korea's one participated in the selection of train operators. Surely, it won't be benefit to build high speed rail between 3 cities, all of which have already been connected by frequent a…

The movie on the article shows the way for ships and paths for pedestrians on both sides of the water way. But, I couldn't find road for vehicles. I guess there are such few people around the tunnel that it may not be cost-effective to bui…

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/05/arts/oliviero-toscani-photography/index.htmlThough the photographer seems to embody racial equality, the picture of hearts from Black, White, and Yellow shows that Black one is a little bigger than the oth…

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/04/06/11-injured-after-hong-kong-tram-tips-over/Since the tramway runs completely parallel with Island Line and West Island Line, I guess few people didn't have alternative transportation. I thi…

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/04/middleeast/saudi-arabia-youtube/index.htmlAt a glance, it seems to be an advanced liberty of women in Saudi Arabia. But, behind its aspect, I guess the government in the country is searching for how to sur…

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/04/politics/donald-trump-border-wall-construction-companies/index.htmlIt's too risky for specific one company to participate in the project, which needs tremendous amount of human resources and machining faci…

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/02/politics/donald-trump-north-korea/index.htmlIt won't be possible for People's Republic of China to solve Korean peninsula's issue as long as the country treat North Korea as buffer zone with South Korea. T…

http://dia.seesaa.net/article/201703_naniwasuji_line_plan_to_be_agreed.html(Translation) Naniwasuji Line is the proposed line connecting Shin-Osaka and Namba via North Umeda(Kita-Umeda or Umekita). Prefecture Government, City Government, J…

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/08/health/china-sex-education-textbook-children/index.htmlIn a closed country, it won't be a problem, even when there is no public education for sex. That's because few people enter the country, and few peopl…