‘5- Various / All Others’ Archives
What’s TPP
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 [...]
What’s going on in the USA
Recent news always reports about Occupy Wall Street Demo. I understand how people in the USA think of today's their life. They all enjoyed long time economic boom time before the financial crisis happens. At the time, American news often said they are NO.1 and America behaved as they feel like as if they were only selected power of the [...]
What is the real economy of America ?
I have not been to the USA for a long time, however, I lived in and loved the USA when I was young. America has always been strongest in economy, politics, and in culture too. Listening to the recent news of American economy crisis, just like going to default, I really become depressed. It's like a feeling of losing hope or brightly shining [...]
Is America OK ?
Today the American financial talks among US politicians are still going on. Yet, no solution for the upcoming default risk of American monetary system is shown. 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 [...]
Hideki Irabu found dead. Suiside ?
Today's news is really shocking especially for baseball fans. The super pitcher of Japan, Hideki Irabu was found dead in Los Angeles. News added it might be suiside. Hideki Irabu played in New York Yankees as we all remember. Before his time in America, Hideo Nomo was featured as the first Japanese big player. Hideo Nomo made remarkable [...]
Japan Women’s Soccer Football team, Nadeshiko Japan, won Gold medal on 2011 World Cup in Germany
I think many of the Japanese are now sleepy because we all kept watching the final match of women's world cup football games being held in Germany. But it's nearly forgetting to take a rest all through the last night as the team of Japan called Nadeshiko Japan won the 1st prize, gold medals, for the first time in the Japanese foolball [...]
Fukushima residents’ stress by the power plant
There are so many people being worried about radiation level around their houses. Especially in Fukushima Prefecture, measuring it is a kind of daily job for the people living there. Nobody cared radiation level before the accident, while, now they are really keen on the figure the Geiger counter shows. It's a tragedy, however, keeping [...]
Fukushima chose money without thinking much
For a long time, I ever lived in Fukushima Prefecture where the ongoing nuclear accident at the power plant exists. Being away from the center of the country, Tokyo, I really feel that people living in rural area are under unfortunate destiny taking much risk instead of the large cities like Tokyo. People in Fukushima are often not aware of [...]
Stand Up for National Anthem
Recently it's natural for all us Japanese including me to grumble about what the Japanese politicians do beyond the TV tube. What they do is just a cheap soap opera. If I write about it, it would take long and it's such a waste of time. I decided to ignore them for a while until next crazy chapter starts. Today, Supreme court of Japan [...]
