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

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Entries from 2018-09-01 to 1 month

Why is it so big?

edition.cnn.comI had thought that the Arizona aircraft boneyard would be an ordinary museum where tens of the retired aircrafts are displayed. But, the fact seem to be that the boneyard is much wider than that. hundreds of the aircrafts ar…

Why could they tolerate with the debt crisis?

edition.cnn.comOn the article, how the nation dealt with debt crisis is not written. What we can imagine from the article is that Athens is still fine and people are still living as usual. According to Wikipedia, the amount of debt per cit…

Why is it difficult to build an airport on mountains?

edition.cnn.comTaking off from the highest altitude is not efficient for combustion of the aircraft. So, there will be longer runways than usual ones. It means it costs a lot to build a new airport in mountainous places. Especially when it…

Why do they focus on artificial substances?

money.cnn.comTo eliminate harmful additives is one thing, to eliminate artificial additives is another thing. What I would like to say is that all of the artificial additives are not always harmful for human beings, and that all of the nat…

Why do microwave ovens let some people scared?

Does microwaving food cause nutrient loss? https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/09/26/health/microwave-nutrient-food-drayer/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2FThe main reason why some people assume microwave oven is bad for health is t…

Why do they want to crack them down?

Twitter wants to crack down on 'dehumanizing language' https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/25/technology/twitter-dehumanizing-speech/index.htmlTheoretically, it's impossible to remove all of the malignant tweets manually. So, the company has to …

Why don't you choose transferring?

The world's best-connected airports for 2018 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/world-best-connected-airports-2018/index.htmlDiversity of flight destinations is increasing rapidly. For example, before inauguration of Kansai Internation…

Why did he get up early?

Sudden halt and power cut hit debut-day high-speed train from Shenzhen to Hong Kong https://m.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2165370/fast-trains-slow-queues-aboard-first-ever-highOh, I realized how suffering it is to cat…

Why didi they choose such a route?

edition.cnn.comTrains running at 100 mph(160km/h) are not categorized into "High spped rails". But, it's true that it is rapider than conventional trains. The biggest problem is that the high speed rail crosses over armistice line between …

Why don't you use Kansai International Airport to get to Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe

Kansai International Airport began full operation on September 21th. Scheduled flights are approximately 100% of those before Typhoon Jebi 9月21日、关西国际机场开始经常营业了。比台风燕子前,100%左右航班出发了 https://travel.watch.impress.c…

Why do they use airplanes frequently?

The world's busiest airport revealed https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-busiest-airports-2017/index.htmlDespite just 0.3 billion population in the United States, the reason why some airports in the United States are ranked in th…

Why have they protested against each other?

North and South Korea commit to 'era of no war' https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/18/asia/north-korea-south-korea-summit-intl/index.htmlSeparation on Korean Peninsula was caused by conflicts between communism and capitalism. After the end of…

Why don't they phase out overhead cabinets?

CRRC unveils Cetrovo carbon-bodied metro vehicle https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/china/single-view/view/cetrovo-takes-centre-stage-1.htmlAs is often the case with new trainsets running in East Asia and South East Asia, mos…

Why do they boast such an embarrassing experience?

Do men really exaggerate their number of sexual partners? https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/09/06/health/number-of-sex-partners-kerner/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2FWhile the number of the partners one man has had seems to be e…

Why don't you prepare for the biggest storms?

edition.cnn.comThough Typhoon "Jebi" was broadcasted as the most intense typhoon over the past 30 years, the typhoon "Mangkhut" became the most intense typhoon over the past 30 years. Unlike the former typhoon, the latter hit areas where i…

Kansai International Airport resumed operation of Terminal 1 yesterday

乗客「運航決まりホッとした」 関空第1ターミナル再開 A passenger says "Operation of my flight relieved me". Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 resumed operation. https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL9F7WD1L9FPTIL02T.html(Translation begin…

Why do we have to care about showing ruins to public?

edition.cnn.comSince it's located in low humidity area, we won't be afraid of florishing mold on paintings on the tomb. But in Takamatsuzuka Tomb, Nara, Japan, where many kinds of ancient ruins are placed, after painting was discovered, st…

Why are the contactless IC cards declining?

San Francisco fare collection to be modernised https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/americas/single-view/view/san-francisco-fare-collection-to-be-modernised.htmlWhile contactless IC cards like Clipper are becoming common and ar…

Why was she booed by both sides?

Naomi Osaka: After Serena storm, US Open champion could have the last laugh https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/09/11/tennis/naomi-osaka-serena-williams-us-open-spt-intl/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2FWhile She was booed in the US…

Why is the extension of the metro line interesting?

Metro line linking Suzhou with Shanghai approved https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/china/single-view/view/metro-line-linking-suzhou-with-shanghai-approved.htmlThis will be the first example of connecting two metropolitan are…

Why is it important to change leaders constantly?

Jack Ma will step down from the top job at Alibaba next year https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/09/technology/jack-ma-alibaba/index.htmlIt's not good for almost all of the organizations to keep their leaders stay in the same positions for a lon…

Travel Diary to S.Korea was completed

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Why don't they worry about their underpaid situations?

Found out your colleague makes more than you? Here's what to do about it https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/05/pf/coworker-makes-more-salary/index.htmlThis becomes an issue in skills and qualifications-based society. In Japan, no one officially…

Why don't you keep an eye on retired trains?

www.railwaygazette.comIt's often the case with JR East that retired trains in downtown of Tokyo are reassigned to suburb rails or rural railways. Judging from the fact that the trains E231(500s) trains on Yamanote Line are transported to S…

Why is the menu specialized in a city important?

money.cnn.comIt's important for food retailing companies to incorporate local preference. It's not only starbucks but also some food retailers that have each menu in each area. For example, Ohsho, a famous Chinese restaurant chain in Japan…

Why is the high speed rail needed?

Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail project officially postponed https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/kuala-lumpur-singapore-high-speed-rail-project-officially-postponed.htmlElectrification and double-tracki…

Why is that typhoon devastating?

edition.cnn.comKansai International Airport has already determined to halt its operation on September 5th.(Some airlines expect it will prolong until Semtember 6th) Anyway, unless transportation of the bridge connecting the airport and mai…

Why does Ethiopia have to be careful of inbound investment?

edition.cnn.comAs far as obeying law in Ethiopia and International framework, Every country, including People's Republic of China, should be allowed to invest Ethiopia. Though some people say its investment can be the new form of colonizat…

Why are those subway stations attractive?

edition.cnn.comCountries under communist parties tend to remain interior of subway stations as they were. So, unique features still remain as museums. Though citizens living there would think they are out-of-date architecture, they may all…

Why do we have to pay attention to medical AI?

edition.cnn.comIf you don't have serious disease, you don't have to see a real doctor and can rely on artificial Intelligence. That's because it won't cause fatal accidents, even if AI diagnosed incorrectly. But, it's dangerous to depend o…