I got up early in the morning to take pictures of trains. I boarded the first train to Kumamoto Station and changed trains to JR Kyusyu to go to Kami-Kumamoto. It's possible to get to Kami-Kumamoto only by tram. But, the first train was so…

We went to Kumamoto Station by bus. We boarded "Mizuho" bullet train to Kagoshima-Chuo. Since the train stops at no station until Kagoshima-Chuo, duration is just 43 minutes. Kumamoto Station JR Kyusyu 800 series "Tsubame". It's not the tr…

I got up early in the morning, and went to Tori-cho suji to take pictures of the streetcars. During winter season, it's difficult to take pictures in the morning, due to late sunrise. Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau 1090 series Kumamot…

We boarded "Blue Symphony" train on Kintetsu Minami-Osaka and Yoshino Line. The train consists of 3 cars. Its intermediate car is a dining car. Blue Symphony Train Menu on the trainAfter arriving at Osaka-Abenobashi, we changed trains for …

From tomorrow to the last day, this diary will be travel diary. Please keep in mind that the next chance on which I will introduce news article is in 2022. Have a good year.

How a kind gesture and a strand of Christmas lights connected a community https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/24/entertainment/christmas-lights-towson-community/index.htmlIt sounds good. All of the ethnicities in the block are connected by Chr…

These women are fighting for their Indigenous land and the survival of the Amazon https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/24/world/indigenous-women-amazon-climate-environment/index.htmlSince those who want to exploit forest in Amazon have huge mon…

'The World Without Us': The abandoned sites overrun by nature https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/haunting-images-of-abandoned-sites-overrun-by-nature/index.htmlI think that these photographers are a kind of "Haikyo-mania" in Japan. The…

Hong Kong's famous Tiananmen Square 'Pillar of Shame' statue removed from university https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/hong-kong-tiananmen-square-statue-removed-intl-hnk/index.htmlWhen we consider that all of the parliament seats were …

The tourist attractions you can't visit in 2022 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tourist-attractions-closed-2022/index.htmlWhen we find that tourist attraction is closed upon arrival, it's so sad. But, it often happens, if we refer t…

China fines 'live-streaming queen' Viya $210 million for tax evasion https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/21/tech/china-livestreamer-viya-fine-tax-evasion/index.htmlIt's scary that user accounts of those who just evaded tax are deleted. Those w…

Stocks tumble and oil sinks as storm clouds gather over global economy https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/20/investing/markets-stocks-oil/index.htmlShareholders may be excited to make use of the waves of stock price. If they buy stocks when n…

From 6.2 million international visitors to 45. Thanks, 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/pandemic-travel-news-omicron-uk-france-ghana/index.htmlThough worldwide TV stations want to exaggerate risk of omicron variant, US and some …

Osaka Metro will install new 400 series trains from spring season in 2023 after installation of 30000A series in August,2022. For Expo 2025, improvement of transportation capacity, comfort, and functionality. https://www.google.com/amp/s/t…

'Extremely rare' 17th-century painting of Black woman with White companion placed under export bar from UK https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/britain-painting-export-bar-intl-scli-gbr/index.htmlThis shows depicting rare mindset can be e…

Paris taxi firm suspends Tesla fleet after fatal accident https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/15/tech/tesla-paris-taxi-fatal-accident/index.htmlTesla is the company which grows so rapidly that production line of the company would not be stable…

India's Harnaaz Sandhu is crowned Miss Universe 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/miss-universe-india-harnaaz-sandhu-intl-hnk/index.htmlI think that the issue on climate change has nothing to do with Miss Universe contest. The que…

'Parasite' star Park So Dam diagnosed with thyroid cancer https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/13/entertainment/park-so-dam-thyroid-cancer-scli-intl/index.htmlIt's scary that 30 year-old-actress can be diagnosed with cancer. And it would be emb…

The trip could have killed them. But people fleeing economic wreckage in the Middle East say they'd do it 100 times over https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/12/middleeast/migration-iraq-syria-middle-east-cmd-intl/index.htmlOff the topic. MENA …

Flying without wings: The world's fastest trains https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-fastest-trains-cmd/index.htmlThe article says people would use high-speed trains, when they travel less than 1100km. But, it's not the fact, whe…

edition.cnn.comWorm itself is eatable, when it is cooked 'appropriately'. For example, grilled or stir-fried worms are eaten worldwide. They seem to be grotesque, but hygienically eatable, because worms are dead and virus and germs are san…

edition.cnn.comAt a glance, I thought that the article is all about destinations categorized into top tourist destinations on 'very high' travel risk in terms of Covid-19. But, the fact is that the article introduces top tourist destinatio…

Moscow Metro opens its longest extension https://www.railwaygazette.com/operations-and-services/moscow-metro-opens-its-longest-extension/60502.articleMoscow Metro Line 11 will be the outer circle, while Line 5 is the inner circle. So, ther…

According to our Google searches, 2021 was about getting better https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/08/health/google-year-in-search-2021-wellness/index.htmlAmid multiple waves of pandemic, Some European and American people are recovering daily…

What the Omicron variant means for the holidays https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/04/opinions/omicron-variant-covid-19-in-the-holidays-ranney/index.htmlIt's common trend that mass media (Especially TV stations) wants to exaggerate scare of v…

These are the world's most expensive cities in 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/world-most-expensive-cities-2021/index.htmlIt seems to be strange that Osaka and Tokyo are more expensive than Sydney, even though average price in …

Her dream to teach English in Japan ended with a lesson for the country https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/04/asia/japan-immigration-detention-wishma-death-hnk-intl-dst/index.htmlHow she was treated is out of humanitarian ways. By the way, he…

Delhi metro train refurbished https://www.railwaygazette.com/vehicles/delhi-metro-train-refurbished/60440.articleI thought that initial trainsets would be replaced with newly manufactured trainsets. But, the fact is that those trains are r…

World's second tallest building tops out in Malaysia https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/merdeka-118-second-tallest-skyscraper/index.htmlPopulation in the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur is almost the same as that of Hong Kong. So, the…

Qatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is 'tolerant' and 'welcoming' https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/30/football/qatar-2020-world-cup-nasser-al-khater-spt-intl/index.htmlLGBT issue is not the o…