The world's coolest nationalities: Where do you rank? http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coolest-nationalities/index.htmlThis article includes 2 funny points. The one is that you can expect the coolest nationality at a glance of the top…

www.globalrailnews.com'Skytrain' they say has already been in use for nearly 30 years. It's Chiba Urban Monorail, which adopts the similar system.In addition to it, another type of the monorail has already been opened in Chongqing, China. …

www.metro-report.com1st Tram Line in Wuhan opened By the way, trams without catenary seem to be popular all over the world. It can be possible by store electricity on fleets. I'm afraid that trams like that can run out electricity, if tram…

China's metro station in the middle of nowhere http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/chongqing-china-metro-station-nowhere/index.htmlIt's often the case with developing countries that subway lines open before development of land along the …

Portland welcomes contactless ticketing http://www.metro-report.com/news/technology/single-view/view/portland-welcomes-contactless-ticketing.htmlAbout 3 weeks ago, I met a madam from Portland. The reason why I had a chance to speak to her …

President Trump says that the government will not 'accept or allow' transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military https://twitter.com/spectatorindex It may cause two disasters. The one is that it will accerelate discrimination agai…

Controversial Singaporean graphic novel wins 'Oscars' of comic world http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/25/arts/sonny-liew-eisner-singapore/index.htmlI guess why few people criticize dictatorship of People's Action Party, the Singaporean party…

Watch your waste: The problem with airline food and packaging http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airlines-cabin-waste/index.htmlPre-order system would be effective, if it's done on short distance flights with cheap meals. What do you th…

※数字は一日あたりです。データは基本的に2016年のものです。乗客数しか分からない駅は乗車人数を倍にして乗降客数を表しています。 ※Data is on daily basis,and is basically collected in 2016. If there aren't data of the number of alighting passeng…

※数字は一日あたりです。データは基本的に2015年のものです。乗客数しか分からない駅は乗車人数を倍にして乗降客数を表しています。※Data is on daily basis,and is basically collected in 2015. If there aren't data of the number of alighting passenge…

Japan stadium worker's suicide was 'death by overwork' say parents http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-tokyo-stadium-death-idUKKBN1A51C6 I've heard that many Japanese people in 50's had worked more than 200 hours of overtime per mont…

8 things you should never do at work http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/pf/bad-work-habits/index.html From the 1st to the 7th, it can also be applied to Japan's workplaces. Especially, "Come in contagious" must be forbidden more strictly. Tho…

Complete Klang Valley SBK Line opens http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/asia-pacific-ex-china/single-view/view/complete-klang-valley-sbk-line-opens.html The genuine first subway in Malaysia completed. Though there has been mon…

No red carpet for Trump, says London's Khan http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/17/politics/sadiq-khan-trump-uk-visit/index.html The impolite man has no right to meet the UK Queen. His attitude may dishonour the dignity of British people and di…

・博多発車時(After departing Hakata) Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Shinkansen. This is the Sakura super express bound for Kagoshima-chuo. We will be stopping at Shin-Tosu and Kumamoto.After leaving Kumamoto, we will be stopping at a…

まもなく、3番乗り場に10:14発 普通亀岡行きが4両で参ります。危ないですから黄色い点字ブロックまでお下がりください。 The 10:14 train to Kameoka wil soon be arriving at platform 3. For your safety, please wait behind the yellow line. 十点十四分…

edition.cnn.com After skipping breakfast everyday, a comorker who met me after the interval of just 2 months told me "You are putting weight? when I met you before, your face looked slender." I understood the mechanism of my putting weight…

Could a solution to reducing aviation emissions be found in the Arabian Desert? http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/12/middleeast/iseas-abu-dhabi-aviation-biofuel/index.html If we ignore the cost, it's a surprising invention. But, to make it co…

・到着時(When arriving) The train will arrive shortly on track 2. For your safety, please stay behind the yellow line. 列车即将到达二号站台。注意安全、请各位乘客队等黄线后・出発時(When departing) The train bound for Sendai will depart shor…

Who is the leader of the free world? http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/10/opinions/no-world-leader-g20-opinion-hockenos/index.html Rather than finding out the leader of the free world, we have to pay attention to declining power of the free w…

Baoji – Lanzhou opening completes high speed corridor to western China http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/baoji-lanzhou-opening-completes-high-speed-corridor-to-western-china.html The inauguration of Baoji-Lanzh…

XRL trainset arrives in Hong Kong by rail http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/xrl-trainset-arrives-in-hong-kong-by-rail.html Though West Kowloon station is still under construction, tracks seem to be extended fro…

edition.cnn.com The younger the students are, the more difficult it is for them to decide their future. So, it's not good to decide what to do just after graduation from high school forcefully. I think that the school just wanted to boast …

money.cnn.com Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was the best example of how important it is to carry out experiment of the initial device before releasing mass-production type. In rapidly changing society, manufacturers in almost all the industries …

Preparation for changing Japan's constitution includes strengthening the minister's powerhttps://mainichi.jp/articles/20170706/k00/00m/010/123000c (Translation begins) Liberty and Democratic Party's committee of promoting constitutional re…

Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail tender to be called this year http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/kuala-lumpur-singapore-high-speed-rail-tender-to-be-called-this-year.html The trains on the high speed ra…

Hate your job? NASA wants you to work on Mars http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/16/design/nasa-mars-posters/index.htmlOne of the reasons people feel negative emotion about their job is the mediocrity. If you stay on Mars for a long time, you …

Defense chief's gaffe adds to Abe's headaches http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Defense-chief-s-gaffe-adds-to-Abe-s-headaches?utm_source=paid.outbrain.com&utm_campaign=BA%20JPN&utm_medium=referral She must have wanted…

World's prettiest Starbucks? New Kyoto outlet set inside 100-year-old townhouse http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/kyoto-traditional-starbucks/index.htmlAs I said yesterday, world's food retailers have to reform standard stores to make …

money.cnn.com The article says the cause of massive shutting down of McDonald's shops is extermination of the licenses. But, without any serious reason, those kinds of licenses are to be renewed to keep stores running. Usually, it will be …