In Japan now, Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP is a hot topic among the nation. This means free trading among several countries around Pan Pacific countries.

They, on the media, say there are pros and cons.  But the more we get to know it, the harder it becomes for us to join in the treaty.  There is no advantageous aspects for Japanese people (not Japanese big companies).  Only the positive force about this is the exporting business based companies of Japan, such as Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony, or the other production companies.

They are famous but the gross business rate of them in the total Japanese GDP is only 1.5%.  Japan is not an exporting business country. Those brands are indeed famous, but they already have overseas factory, of course in the USA too.  Their business is not seriously affected by tax rate.

If we have this treaty, Japanese agriculture or many more industries like financial system, insurance, or medical business will be heavily damaged by different trading system introduced by the USA.

Then, why are the Japanese politicians trying to join in this disadvantageous treaty ?

We all know the biggest reason is the strong request from the USA, at the same time, it’s fact that there are many Japanese politicians who seek for their own benefit rather than thinking about whole Japanese nation.

How long do we Japanese people need to stand this …..

Are you America really going to see the worst result ?

More seriously, in Japan there is NO media which report this world economy crisis with clear explanation.

2nd of August is silently coming closer.  Why is the Japanese government keeping calm about it ?   I really want to know the real situation we are faced now.

Today, I first used Nikon P300.  I tried some more digital camera models before, that’s why at least I know how digital cameras work in quality, being compared to analog film type cameras.  As a result, Nikon P300 is an amazing camera, which enables us to enjoy taking photos as if we use a single lens reflex camera.  Quality of taken photos by this camera is far better than compact type digital cameras ever produced before, I think.

If it’s now hard for you to choose a camera for a travel use, this is a good one for anyone.  Easy to use, easy to carry with, and fun to take photos with it !

Today, I think we Japanese should be pleased with a good news or a fine decision of Naoto Kan, the Japanese Prime Minister. He expressed that he asked ( or ordered ) the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant to stop its running as soon as possible.  This is such a fantastic announcement after the devastating disaster at Fukushima Nuclear Power plant.

As I wrote a few days ago,  Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant is on the very dangerous earth plate, which seems to be moving badly when the expected huge earthquake happens at this area.  If this plant breaks, the damage on Japan would not be like Fukushima case, it would be far more serious consequence.  Around this plant, the trunk railways and road run through from Tokyo to Osaka. If this access was cut, Japanese economy would be all dead.  Needless to say, the damage on human health will be much worse than Fukushima case.  Population of this area is ranked as the top dense populated area in Japan.  The confusion of the accident will be beyond our imagination.  Impossible to tell how it would be !

Naoto Kan has been often criticized about his decisions on the politics.  Still there are negative news reports too in the media, saying that this area’s electricity will be running short seriously in this summer.  Such stupid criticizm should be ignored this time. Human health and happiness, or safe life is much more important than industrial matters or money matters.

This time, at least about this statement of Naoto Kan should be highly admired by us all citizen, and his brave judgement should be fairly appreciated by us all too.

I can easily suppose how it’s hard for him to say it because all the concerning beneficial  industry absolutely try to stop him saying it.  Facing all the contemptuous words from beneficials of nuclear power industry, he did it.

He, Naoto Kan, might be losing his status as Prime Minister because of this judgement.  However, it’s certain that his decision saves Japanese future in the long run.  Even if his decision is not fairly appreciated at present time,  he should not get dissapointed with it.  They will say in the future that Naoto Kan was a right politician. I do want to believe so.

Thank you Naoto Kan. I’m proud of your decision this time as a Japanese.

University professors on TV make comment for government or electricity company on this matter, which means they all are paid by the companies or by government to promote nuclear power plants in Japan.  I don’t like professors at all because they don’t stand in the middle as the study of justice but they are always with money side. They are criminals too, this time.

So, these criminals all will not be put on a trial, probably.  It means national power is never judged guilty at court.

Think, if we Japanese persons, or even Japanese companies, once make wrong result and if we cause a huge trouble like food poisoning, explosion, or anything, and if the accident once causes the dead, then,  people or companies would absolutely be punished at court and we would get heavy sentence.

I still doubt that no one of government, electricity company, or professors grown by government or the company with pretty penny would be punished at court time.

If so, if it would be really so, Japan already lost the justice of law.  I don’t really want to see it.

How many people in Japan know this conflict of justice ??  I don’t think even the evacuating people from accident of Fukushima know this matter.

Prius is the top selling car in Japan now, but if I dare to find a fault on it, Prius doesn’t have enough types for varieties of car users.  Here, the new wagon type Prius is ready to go.

I personally like outdoor type car.  With new Wagon Type Prius introduction into car market, this would be one of my next future choices when replacing present car with new one.

Japanese people are now keen on eco-life together with the disaster recovery, so that new Prius already got more than 10,000 pre-orders before its introduction into car market.

I would love to drive it if a chance comes.

Fukushima’s is still on the process of recovery, and it’s true that radiation is spread into air or ocean still even if it’s small amount compared to its time of breaking out.

For dwellers in Tokyo, Yokohama, Chiba, or other densely populated area, probably the present and future concern is most of all HAMAOKA nuclear power station issue.

Hamaoka is in the area that is suspected to have next huge earthquake in Japan, and if it would be really happening, Hamaoka will face the same crisis with Fkushima.  Many are worried about it.

IF it really happens like Fukushima, Tokyo and surrounding residential places with dense population would be panicked seriously.  According to statistics of wind blows around this place, unfortunately the wind tends to go to Tokyo or Yokohama direction.

People except small numbers of them didn’t care about this fact existing with us. At this time of Fukushima crisis, I also think they should say what they want.  Silence doesn’t solve the future tragedy at all in this case.

He as a sole politician gave a suggestion in a paper about Japanese now and future.  The timing of his contribution is just by the earthquake in Japan, and he put emphasis on the wrong life style of Japanese people after the war.

Ishihara says that Japanese relied on the USA, who bombarded Japan with Atomic bombs, which was a cynical aspect of Japan because Japan needed American support on Nuclear Power technique even though the USA used Atomic Bombs to kill Japanese people.  Now Japan again is suffering from the American nuclear management, in a sense, as Japan relied on the USA.

He asks why we needed American support so much.  He also points out that what we enjoyed after that war was just a cheap valued prosperity of society.  Do we really need what we use now ?  Aren’t we happy without them ?

His point of view is, in a sense, right.  That’s often pointed out by many Japanese, not only by wise men but also by average people. We all, maybe, doubt if our life style after that war was happy enough.

Now we are in shortage of electricity, and earthquake brought the shortage of oil, food, and information.  But if we look back 50 years ago, we didn’t have them all.  We could live without much electricity, much food, or much information.  In a different word, we could live as we were, not had to become like cool and stylish with such selfishness or useless vanity.

I don’t always agree to Shintato Ishihara.  But recently, I nod to his comments often.

Today news says that unemployment rate in Spain recorded highest ever at 21.29% .  World economy is already out of control now.  American unemployment rate is reported around 8 to 9 % now, but we know it’s like stealth figure not to panic workers and economy of the world.  Maybe that of America would be over 10% or 15% at worst prospect if we correctly take all the conditions into account.

US dollar is still unclear about its future recovery, and Euro is suffering from default-like crisis of some EU countries, also Japanese Yen came to be unreliable with this earthquake and tsunami.  What would be the next leading currency ?  Chinese one, Brazil one, or Indian one ?

Anyway, it’s not healthy situation at all.

One history I remember is that world often had wars when economy crisis happened.  And after the war, economy was back in harness in most of the nations.  This might be a sample to recover in the history, of course, I don’t like this sample.

Lords of comments against this idea are on the website of Yohoo Japan by contributors.

Yet the accident is not settled under control of human, which means still there are a lot of people suffering from losing houses, jobs, or even food for a day.  All this negative life was brought by the accident.  Knowing this, how could people say about immunity ?

Before this comment, he also said that cutting wage of directors by 50% is really hard for them.  We just doubt our ears if this was a real comment by the president who knows about the victims’ situation now.  50% cut still allows the directors to have more than 200,000 USD annually.  This salary is just the surface of their asset. Additionally they still have houses, land, bond, or more asset.  How is it hard for them ?  Compared to victims who lost ALL OF THEIR LIFE by this accident, how can he say “it’s really hard for us”.  Disgusting !

Many contributors on Yahoo Japan pointed out this conflict and it’s like a friction between average mind and sly dirty mind.

Anyway, Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant showed twisted society we live in.  I think this depicts after-war distortion of society in Japan, too.  Shame on you ! dear President !  This should be the word from victims about his comment.