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

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Entries from 2022-12-01 to 1 month

Travel Diary on December 31, 2022

We boarded bus to Jurong East. We ate breakfast at Hawker Center near Jurong East Station. DSC_0114 posted by (C)gozami Hawker CenterI bought Nasi Lemak and noodle with curry soup. Since both of the foods were spicy, I had to buy castilla …

Travel Diary on December 30,2022

After landing on Singapore's Changi International Airport, I found that some passengers were not wearing masks. And, more than half of passengers on departure and arrival floors were not wearing masks. Furthermore, none of the passengers q…

Travel Diary on December 29, 2022

When I left home, I was planning to go to Osaka by Limited Express. But, as a result, trains departing from nearby stations within 2 hours turned out to have no available seat, probably because many passengers rush to hometown during winte…

Travel Diary

Tomorrow will be the beginning day of my traveling, which means that daily diary will be changed to travel diary.

Why is it difficult to rescue?

Nearly 200 starving Rohingya refugees rescued from stricken vessel https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/27/asia/rohingya-refugees-boat-rescued-indonesia-intl-hnk/index.htmlIt's difficult for international agencies to rescue Rohingya refugees, b…

Why is it meaningful?

The gangster-turned-cop racing to save Chinatown’s underworld history https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/25/us/chinatown-gang-stories-intl-cmd/index.htmlIt's meaningful for police in terms of learning characteristics of gangs from ex-gangs. B…

Why is it so simple?

Since it's becoming harder to refer to news article everyday, I would like to tell you about daily lives on weekends.When I went to nearby Chinese restaurant, I ordered garlic fried rice. But, what served to me was ordinary fried rice with…

Why could they take such a flexible measure?

Here’s how to track Santa around the world, thanks to NORAD https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/24/us/norad-track-santa-trnd/index.htmlIt's interesting that the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) reacted the child's request kindly. If it …

Why did they build new lines?

First Seoul GTX trainset unveiled https://www.railwaygazette.com/commuter-rail/first-seoul-gtx-trainset-unveiled/63231.articleGTX lines are being built in parallel with existing Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines. I guess it would be more cos…

Why isn't there high speed rail?

'Luck might have finally run out' for holiday air travelers https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/holiday-travel-winter-storm-december-2022/index.htmlWhen it snows, air transport and road traffic are directly damaged and paralyzed. But, i…

Why is there a loop at terminus?

Tramwaje Śląskie network extended https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/tramwaje-lskie-network-extended/63225.articleAs is often the case with East Europe, terminus of the newly opened section of Tramwaje Śląskie seems to be l…

Why do they discriminate disabled people?

障害者の結婚、不妊処置が条件 北海道・江差の福祉施設 Welfare Center in Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan forced disabled patients to have sterilization surgery, when they are coupled. https://news.livedoor.com/lite/article_detail/23398544/(Translatio…

Why are packed animals risk for aviation industry?

TSA discovers dog in a carry-on bag at Wisconsin airport checkpoint https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tsa-finds-dog-in-bag-wisconsin-airport/index.htmlIt is easy to put an animal into baggage, when we consider that Carlos Ghosn passed…

Why is it difficult to keep a good balance between famous and infamous?

Overrun Amsterdam targets sex and drugs tourists with 'stay away' campaign https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-sex-drugs-tourism/index.htmlRed light district in Amsterdam seems to literally have red lighting. Anyway, Amsterdam…

Why don't they live in suburbs?

‘This is a war’: Californians seek affordable housing alternatives By David Culver and Nicole https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/business/culver-affordable-housing-alternatives/index.htmlAs the population in the United States is increasing…

Why do you think that accurate reports are always good?

Why people in China are panic buying canned yellow peaches as Covid surges https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/14/investing/china-covid-panic-buying-medicines-peaches-intl-hnk/index.htmlChina seems to enter the phase that the authority try to …

Why do they promote alcohol on the other hand?

Drinkers falling asleep in the road are dying in traffic accidents, Tokyo police warn https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/asia/japan-tokyo-alcohol-road-sleep-deaths-intl-hnk/index.htmlAs you can see on the article, ministry of finance in Ja…

Why is it excessive countermeasure to ban smoking itself?

New Zealand bans tobacco sales for next generation https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/13/asia/new-zealand-tobacco-ban-intl-hnk/index.htmlIt won't be better to completely ban tobacco. I can understand that secondhand smoke does harm on surroun…

Why is Chuzhou – Nanjing Intercity Railway surprising?

Orange Phoenix EMU unveiled https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/orange-phoenix-emu-unveiled/63123.articleI am interested in the fact that Chuzhou – Nanjing Intercity Railway crosses over the border between Anhui Provi…

Why isn't the Asia's World City laboratory?

Hong Kong scraps some restrictions for travelers, ends contact tracing https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/13/business/hong-kong-covid-remove-travel-restriction-intl-hnk/index.htmlSome people say that Hong Kong has been used as a laboratory to…

Why is garbage heaped excessively on the ground dangerous?

A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/10/india/india-bhalswa-landfill-pollution-climate-intl-hnk-dst/index.htmlI've experienced the horror of accumulation of burnable items…

Why is he exposed to danger?

How a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/10/china/china-twitter-teacher-li-profile-intl-hnk/index.htmlAt a glance, it seems to be safe to tweet from outside Mainland China. But, when the user'…

Why is the combined light rail and bus route feasible?

‘Dinky’ train study recommends combined light rail and bus route https://www.railwaygazette.com/dinky-train-study-recommends-combined-light-rail-and-bus-route/63097.articleSeattle has a similar section between International District/Chinat…

Why don't I feel that they are expensive cities?

These are the world's most expensive cities to live in 2022 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/world-most-expensive-cities-economist-2022/index.htmlBasically, stronger USD makes more American cities in top lists. On the other hand, in …

Why do they make it inconvenient?

What it's really like to live in Monaco https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/what-its-like-to-live-in-monaco/index.htmlMonaco is full of the rich. It means all of them can afford to own vehicles. It makes the city inconvenient in terms o…

Why does this company support high speed trains?

Spain's new high-speed trains make it Europe's rail capital https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/iryo-high-speed-train-spain/index.htmlI am interested in the fact that Spanish Airline is also involved in operating Iryo, even though it is…

Why is this tourist destination different from others?

Eternal flame: How Azerbaijan became the 'Land of Fire' https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/yanar-dag-azerbaijan-land-of-fire/index.htmlWhen it comes to most of the ordinary tourist destinations, there is basically nothing to endanger l…

Why are hate speeches on Twitter increasing?

Hate speech dramatically surges on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover, new research shows https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/02/tech/twitter-hate-speech/index.htmlWe can easily understand that reduction of employees will cause lack of peopl…

Why don't you take a look on extensions of Shenzhen Metro?

Two metro lines open in one day in Shenzhen https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/two-metro-lines-open-in-one-day-in-shenzhen/63073.articleIf Line 6B is extended to Guangmingcheng, 3 stations; Guangmingcheng, Shenzhen North, and Shenzhen F…

Why aren't there more flight routes between South East Asia and North America?

Air Canada launches North America's only nonstop flight to Bangkok https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/air-canada-non-stop-bangkok-vancouver-flights-cmd/index.htmlI had thought that there would be regular flights to North America from S…