Revision for college students

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Thetaxlawforcollegestudentswasrevised.Before,theyneededtopayincometaxwhentheyworkedandgainedover1,030,000yen.Fromthisyear,thelinewentupto1,600,000yen.Mysonbecameacollegestudentthisyear.Ihopehewillworkparttimejobasmuchaspossible.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングRevisionforcollegestudents

Election

Hi,JunTomiokahere.YesterdaywastheelectiondayformemberoftheTokyoMetropolitanAssembly.Igotovoteregardlessofbigelectionsorsmallelectionsbecauseit’sacitizen’sduty,IhopeapersonwhomIvoteforwillworkwellforTokyo,にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングElection

My Birthday

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,the21stofJunewasmybirthday.Sincewecelebratedmybirthdayandmywife’sbirthdaylastweekend,wedidn’tdoanythingyesterday.Ireceivedmany‘liked’andcommentsfrommyfriendsonFacebook.Thankyouverymuch.Ibecame64yearsold.Iwilllive,takingcareofmyhealth.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングMyBirthday

Long Time No See

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Suddenly,Ireceivedatelephonecallintheevening.It’sfromafriendinourchildhooddays.Wemetinasushirestaurantonehourlater.It’sbeenover50yearsforustosee.HehaslivedinChicago,theU.S.A.for30years.Wetalkedaboutmanythingsandenjoyedthetime.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングLongTimeNoSee

Arigatou

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadabookwrittenbyMr.NaokiYahagi.Heisadoctorandhehasalsoalotofknowledgeaboutspiritualfield.Heemphasizestheimportanceofwords.Youcangetenergywhenyouusegoodwords.Hesaystheword‘Arigatou’isthebestwordinJapanese.Itmeans‘Thankyou’,ofcourse.Let’ssay‘Arigatou’manytimestobehappy!にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングArigatou

Pitcher Otani

Hi,JunTomiokahere.I’mabigfanofShoheiOtani.Heisauniquebaseballplayerbecauseheisnotonlybatterbutalsoapitcher.It’sunusualasaprofessionalbaseballplayer.Becauseofinjuryofhisarm,hewasnotabletoplayasapitcherforthepasttwoyear.Finally,herecoveredandtookthemoundagain!Iamlookingforwardtowatchinghisplaysasapitcherandabatterthisseason.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキPitcherOtani

Eating out

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Lastweekend,weateoutonbothSaturdayandSunday.Juneisabusymonthforusbecauseofmybirthday,mywife’sbirthday,ourmarriageday,Father’sday,andsoon.Weateouttocelebratethem.WewenttoanIndianrestaurantonSaturdayandYakitorirestaurantonSunday.Bothrestaurantsarelocatednearourhouse.Weenjoyedthemealsverymuch.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングEatingout

Internship

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ijoinedameetingforparentsofcollegestudentsandlistenedtoalecture.Thetopicwastheactivitiesforgettingjob.Alecturertalkedseveralthingsaboutthecurrentsituationofstudent’sactivities.Heespeciallyemphasizedtheimportanceofinternship.Internshipmeansopportunitiesforstudentstoexperienceworksincompanies.WhenIwasyoung,wedidn’thavesuchasystem.Ithinkit’...Internship

Rice Problem

Walking

Hi,JunTomiokahere.I’mtryingonadiet.Mystrategyis‘TwoMealsDiet’.Ionlyhavebreakfastanddinner.Therefore,Ihavetimeatlunchtime.Theotherday,IconductedabusinesstrainingatOchanomizu.Duringlunchtime,ItookawalktoKandaMyojinShrine.Ittook40minutestoandfromtheshrine.Itwasagoodexercise.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングWalking

Mahjong

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IwatchednewsaboutmahjonginamorningshowonTV.Recently,mahjongbecomespopularamongyoungpeoplebecauseyoungYouTubersintroduceitsfun.MahjongwaspopularamongbusinesspeopleinShowatime.Sincetheybetmoney,itdidn’tlookahealthyamusement.Maybe,youngpeopleenjoyplayingmahjongasaninterestinggame.Ithinkit’sagoodthing.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングMahjong

Cash flow

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwascashflow.Theparticipantswereyoungemployeesofseveralcompanies.Theylearnthowmoneymovesinthecompany.Cashinbusinessislikebloodinourbody.Whencashflowstops,thecompanygoesbankrupt.Ihopetheywillworkwellwhilethinkinghowtousemoney.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングCashflow

Camera for my mother

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MymotherlivesaloneinAtami.Sincesheisveryold,I’mworriedaboutherlife.Theotherday,Iputacamerainherlivingroom.IcanobserveherbymysmartphonewhereverIam.Thecamerahasagoodquality.Theimageonitisveryclear.Thankstotheseproductsandservices,wecantakecareofourparentseasily.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングCameraformymother

My name

Hi,JunTomiokahere.BeforeIstartabusinesstraining,Ialwaysaskaquestiontoparticipants.“DoyouknowwhymynameisJun?”Someoneanswers“It’sfromacelebrity’sname.”Anotheroneanswers“KanjiofJunhasameaning.”Isay“No,it’snotcorrect.”Finally,someoneanswers“BecauseyouwereborninJune.”Isay“Bingo!”That’smywaytomakearelaxmoodforthetraining,にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングMyname

TECA

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadaninterviewarticlewithMr.SakuraiwhoisthepresidentoftheDassaiwhichisapopularJapaneseliquorcompany.Iwasinterestedinhisadvicetoyoungemployees.Heoftentellsthem“Don’tworry.Itwillnotgowellatfirst.”Hewantsthemtotrysomething,notworryingfailure.Inbusinessfields,weoftensayPDCA.PDCAmeansPlan,Do,Check,andAction.Inthecompany,theysayTECA.TECAmean...TECA

Albatross

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Albatrossisawordingolf.Itmeansthatsomeoneplayonlytwohitstofinishinalonghole.Usually,weneedfivehitsforparinalonghole.Theysaythatit’smoredifficulttoachievealbatrossthanholeinonewhichmeansthatsomeonehitsonlyonetofinishinashorthole.MaoSaigoachievedalbatrossintheShopRiteLPGAtournament.Congratulations!にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングAlbatross

Dog and Cat Nursing Home

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AccordingtoNikkeiNewspaper,dogandcatnursinghomesareincreasingrapidly.Oldpeoplewhohavepetsaskthehomestokeepandtakecareoftheirpetsbecausetheycannotdoitbythemselves.Wehaveadog.Ourdogiseightyearsoldnow.Hewillbecomeweakgradually.Wewilltakecareofhimasmuchaspossible.It’sresponsibleforusasowners.However,wecannotknowourfuture.Dogandcatnursinghome...DogandCatNursingHome

Tora-san

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Tora-sanisacharacterofthemovietitled‘Man’slifeishard’.Heisaveryfunnyman.Ilikehimverymuch.Themovieserieshavecontinuedforaverylongtimefrom1970sto1990s.Afriendofminehadalmostallmoviesandhegamethemtome.Thereare50titles!I’mlookingforwatchingthemfromoldones.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングTora-san

WASEDA

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ThegameforthechampionofTokyoSixCollegeBaseballLeagueinspringwasheldbetweenWasedaandMeiji.SinceIgraduatedfromWaseda,IwenttotheJinguStadiumtocheerforWaseda.Itwasaclosegame.Afterall,WasedabeatMeijibythescore6-5.Congratulations!にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングWASEDA

Mr. Baseball

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ShigeoNagashimapassedaway.Hewascalled‘Mr.ProfessionalBaseball’.DuringShowaperiod,heplayedasNo1hitterofGiantsandmanypeopleweremotivatedbyhisplays.Iwasoneofhisfans.IbegantoplaybaseballwhenIsawhisplay.Restinpeace.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングMr.Baseball

Insider Trading by Friends

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Insidertradingmeansthatbuyingandsellingofstocksbyknowingsecretinformation.It’sillegal.AccordingtoNikkeiNewspaper,themostcaseisthetradingbyfriendsofemployeesoflistedcompanies.Whentheydrink,someonespeaksomesecretinformationofhiscompanyandhisfriendsbuyandsellthecompany’sstockandgetprofit.Whenwedrink,wetendtospeaktoomuch.Oneofthemouthscomesd...InsiderTradingbyFriends

U.S. Women’s Golf Open

Hi,JunTomiokahere.U.S.Women’sGolfOpenChampionshipwasheldinStateofWisconsin.It’sthebiggesttournamentforprofessionalfemalegolfers.IwokeupmidnightandwatchedTVtocheerforJapanesegolfers.ThreeJapanesegolfersremainedgoodpositions.Afterall,MayaStarkfromSwedenbecamethechampion.Sheplayedverywell.Congratulations!Japanesewomenplayedwelltoo.RioTakedabecamethe2nd.MaoSa...U.S.Women’sGolfOpen

Cool Biz

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutcoolbizinNikkeiNewspaper.It’sbeen20yearssincetheMinistryoftheEnvironmentproposed‘CoolBiz’whichisacasualattirewhenpeopleworkduringhotseasons.Before,weusedtowearanecktieandsuitsalthoughwehadhotdays,butnow,wewearonlyshirtsandpants.It’scomfortable.However,it’sseriousformen’sformalwearmarket.Themarketofnecktieisshrinkingyea...CoolBiz

Reunion

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ihadareunionpartywithmyfriendsinourelementaryschoolandjuniorhighschooldays.AlthoughIhadareunionpartyafewweeksago,othermembersgatheredthistime.Ihadn’tseensomefriendsforalongtime.Itwasfunformetotalkwiththemandrememberedfunnymemoriesinschooldays.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングReunion

High Earnings

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AccordingtoNikkeiNewspaper,earningsoflistedcompaniesbecamethehighestforthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2025.Theysaythat70%ofcompaniesimprovedtheprofit.AlthoughitissaidthatJapaneseeconomyremainsstagnantforalongtime,bigcompaniesgethighearnings.Ihopesmallbusinesseswillalsobecomelivelyandeveryonewillbehappy.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングHighEarnings

New Yokozuna

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Onokuni,24yearsold,becameanewYokozuna.Yokozunameansagrandchampionsumowrestler.It’sthefirsttimeforeightyearstoappearaJapaneseYokozunasincehismaster,Kisenosato.Recently,sumowrestlersfromMongoliaplaywell.IhopehewillfightaslongaspossibleasaYokozuna.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングNewYokozuna

20th home run

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ShoheiOtanihithomerunsthreegamesinarow.Heachieved20homerunsinthisseason.It’sthetopinMLB.Junewillcomesoon.Themonthishisfavoritemonth.Ihopehewillhitmorehomerunsandcontributetotheteam’svictories.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキング20thhomerun

Green Tea

Hi,JunTomiokahere.WhenIvisitedAtami,IboughtapackageofgreenteamadeinShizuokaPrefecture.Itcosted1,630yenper100g.TeathatIusuallydrinkismuchcheaperthanit.Isuddenlywantedtotryanexpensiveone.AssoonasIcamebackhome,Itriedtodrinkit.Ittastedverygood.Ifeltadifferencefromausualone.Itwasamodestluxury.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングGreenTea

Chisato Iwai

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MexicoRivieraMayaOpenGolfTournamentwasheldinMexicoasamatchoftheU.S.A.women’sgolftour.ChisatoIwaiwonthetournament.ShejoinedtoursintheU.S.A.fromthisseasonandwon.It’samazing!Congratulations!IwaiTwinsarepopular.AkieChisatowhoisChisato’ssisterplaysverywelltoo.Shewillwinsoon.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングChisatoIwai

Moneyball

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IwatchedamoviethroughAmazonPrimeVideos.ThetitlewasMoneyball.ItwasamovieaboutMLBorMajorLeagueBaseball.BradPittactsGeneralManagerofaweakteam.Hehiredayoungmanwhowasgoodatanalyzingdataandscoutedsomeplayerswhomherecommended.Theirideaswereseemedstrangebuttheteambegantoplaybetterandkepttowinmiraculously.TheysaythatthisstorycamefromarealstoryofO...Moneyball

Cool Biz

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutcoolbizinNikkeiNewspaper.It’sbeen20yearssincetheMinistryoftheEnvironmentproposed‘CoolBiz’whichisacasualattirewhenpeopleworkduringhotseasons.Before,weusedtowearanecktieandsuitsalthoughwehadhotdays,butnow,wewearonlyshirtsandpants.It’scomfortable.However,it’sseriousformen’sformalwearmarket.Themarketofnecktieisshrinkingyea...CoolBiz

Two Meals

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Recently,Igainedmyweight.Idecidedtotrytolosemyweight.TheideathatIhadistohaveonlytwomealsaday.Usually,wehavebreakfast,lunch,anddinner.Idecidedtoskiplunch.Ihopemystrategywillbesuccessful.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングTwoMeals

Hotel Charge

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ihadanopportunitytoseeapersonwhotaughtmeaboutconsultingbefore.HelivesinFukuoka.HecametoTokyoforseveralmatters.Hehadn’tdecidedahotelhewouldstaythenight.Wetriedtofindahotelthroughtheinternet.WeweresurprisedtoknowhowhighthehotelchargesinTokyoare.Theyareover20,000yenanightperperson.Andtherearelittlevacancies.Afterall,hewenttohisfriend’shomea...HotelCharge

Gold

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ihadanopportunitytomeetapersonwhoworksforapreciousmetalsellingcompany.Hesaidthepriceofgoldisgoingupforalongtime.Iwasinterestedingoldasamaterialforinvestment.I’mconsideringtopaysomemoneyeverymonthtobuygoldalthoughit’snotmuchmoney.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングGold

iDeCo

Hi,JunTomiokahere.iDeCoisasystemthatwecaninvestourmoneytotheinvestmenttrustwithoutdeductionofincometax.IgotaletterfromiDeCo.TheysaythatIcan’tkeepthesystembecauseIlosttherighttouseit.Iaskedaninvestcompanyaboutitandunderstoodthesituation.IwaspayingpensionwhatIdidn’tpayinmyyoungdaysbutitwasfinished.SoIlosttherighttodoiDeCo.Thegovernmentisconsideringabillwhic...iDeCo

Milage

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IhaveaJAL’screditcard.WhenIusethecard,Icansavethemilagepoints.IcanusethepointswhenIuseairplanebutIhavenochancetotravelbyairplanerecently.Insteadofairplanetickets,wecanusethemilagepointslikeshoppingorexchangeotherservices.WhenIcheckthemilageguidance,IdecidedtoexchangethemilagetoD-points.WecanuseD-pointswhenwebuysomethingatconvenientstores...Milage

NO HIT NO RUN

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TatsukiIto,apitcherofWasedaUniversityBaseballTeam,achievedNo-hitNo-runatthegameagainstMeijiUniversity.Congratulations!HeisareliableacepitcherforWaseda!にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングNOHITNORUN

Diving

Hi,JunTomiokahere.I’minterestedinscubadivingnow.Ihadameetingwithaninstructorofadivingschool.Hekindlyexplainedaboutdiving.Atfirst,Ineedtotake3-daylessontogetalicensecalled‘C-card’.IfIhavethelicense,Icanenjoydivinganywhere.However,Ihavetobecareful.C-cardonlycertificatesthatapersonhasknowledgeaboutdivingatleast.Themostimportantthingistoexperiencealot.Iunders...Diving

Vibrant Company

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iobservedabusinesstrainingprogram.Inthisprogram,collegestudentswillproposesomenewbusinessplanstoacompany.Iwasinterestedinthecompany.Thecompany’smainbusinessistooperateweddingpartiesandexpandstootherbusinessfieldsliketravel,rent-a-car.insurance,andsoon.Employeesareyoungandenergetic.IwassurprisedtoknowthereissuchavibrantcompanyinJapan.にほんブ...VibrantCompany

Web Marketing

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iassistedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwaswebmarketing.Thelecturertoldusabout‘GoogleTrend’.Whenweusethisfunction,wecanknowwhatpeopleareinterested.Besides,weshouldconsiderhowweemphasizeoursalespoints.Peopleareinterestedinthevisualmost.Weshouldselectthebestvisualthing.Andalsoweshouldthinkaboutsaleswords.Welearntalotfromthetraining.にほんブログ村にほんブロ...WebMarketing

Pension

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutpensioninJapan.Thegovernmentisconsideringthereformmeasureforpension.Part-timeworkerswillpayapremiumforpension.Iunderstandthegovernmentisthinkingthepension’sfutureseriously.TheamountofpensionwillbedecreasingbecauseJapan’seconomyisnotgrowing.Ithinkyoungpeopleshouldthinktheirlifeplannotdependingonpensiontoomuch.にほんブログ村にほん...Pension

Masahiro Higashide

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleabouttheinterviewwithMr.MasahiroHigashideinAERADEGITALthroughtheinternet.Heusedtobeayoungpopularmoviestar.However,hecausedascandalabouthisloveaffairandhewascriticizedverymuch.Hewenttoamountainandbecameahunter.Now,hesometimesactsinmoviestoo.Heseemedtochangehismindthroughhishardexperiences.Ilearnthowtoliveasahumanthroughthein...MasahiroHigashide

Cryptocurrency

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Bitcoinisthemostpopularcryptocurrency.TheysaythatcompanieswhichhaveBitcoinareincreasing.SinceBitcoin’spriceisgoingup,thecompanies’stockvalueisalsogoingup.Istartedtohavecryptocurrenciesafewyearsago,too.Thepriceisgoingupsofar.Iwillkeeptohavethemhopingthepriceiskeepinghigh.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングCryptocurrency

Saiki Fujita

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TheWorldLady’sSalonpasCupwhichisoneofthebiggestwomen’sgolftournamentsinJapan,washeldlastweek.SaikiFujitaproceededtotheplay-off,butshewasnotabletowin.Shehadhighfeverandafterthematch,shewassenttothehospital.Iappreciateherprofessionalmind.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングSaikiFujita

Mother’s Day

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ItwasMother’sDayyesterday.IvisitedmymotherinAtamiandgavecarnationstoher.Shewasverypleasedsaying“theyarebeautiful”.Aftercomingbackhome,Iwenttoarestaurantwithmyfamilyandenjoyedlunch.MysonandIappreciatedmywife’shelpforus.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングMother’sDay

Ending Activity

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IwatchedaJapanesemovietitled‘Shukatsu’.TranslationtoEnglishofShukatsuismaybe‘EndingActivity’althoughthewordisnotusualinEnglish.Itistheactivitythatoldpeoplepreparefortheirdie.Themovieiscomedy.Inthemovie,anoldcouplewhooftenquarrel,thinkaboutdeathandbecometobefriendlyagainwhilerememberingtheiryoungdays.Ienjoyedthemovieandthoughtaboutmyoldli...EndingActivity

E-Ticket System

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutabookingsystemforforeigntouriststoJapaninNikkeiMJNewspaper.Thesystemis‘E-TicketSystem’providedbyJapanTicketCompany.Foreigntouristsaccessthesystemandbookandpayforrestaurants,amusementshops,andsoonintroducedbythesystem.Ithinkthissystemisagoodsolutionfornotonlytourists,butrestaurantsandsoon.Theycangetalotofforeigncustomer...E-TicketSystem

Pension Life

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Recently,IoftenwatchYouTubevideosaboutinterviewswitholdpeoplewholiveofftheirpensionbecauseIwanttohaveanimageafterretiring.Therearetwokindsofpension.Theyarethenationalpensionandthecorporateemployeepension.Peoplewhousedtoworkforcompaniesforalongtimecangetalotofthecorporateemployeepension.Inmycase,sinceIleftacompanywhenIwas47yearsold,Iwilln...PensionLife

ANPAN-MAN

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutANPAN-MANwhichisapopularanimationamongchildreninNikkeiMJNewspaper.ANPAN-MANhasbeenlovedforaverylongtimebyalotofpeople.Thereasonistomaintaintheconcept.Theyarejusticeandpeace.Almosteverychildmeetsthecharactersforthefirsttimeandlovethem.IthinkMr.TakashiYanasewhocreatedANPAN-MANisgreat.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングANPAN-MAN

980 yen

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iwenttoabarbertohavemyhaircut.Itcosted980yen.Before,Iusedtogotoabeautysalontodoit.Itusedtocost7,000yen.Whatabigdifferenceitis!Itisakindofideastosavethefamilyfinances.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキング980yen

Monster

Hi,JunTomiokahere.NaoyaInouewhosenicknameis‘Monster’,foughtwithRamonCardenasinthetitlematchoftheWorldSuperBantamweightinLasVegas.Inthe2ndround,Inouewasknockeddown.Itwassurprising.However,herecoveredandplayedwellafterward.Finally,heknockeddownhisopponentandwonthematchInthe8thround.Whatarelief!Iamlookingforwardtowatchinghisnextfight.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコ...Monster

Dog Park and Beach

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ItookmydogtoacaféwithadogparkinShonanKokusaiVillagewithmyfamilyyesterday.Mydogseemedtobealittlebitnervousbecauseitwasunusualforhimtoplaywithotherdogs,especiallybigdogs.Afterthat,wewenttoMiuraBeach.Mydogplayedonthewater’sedge.Helookedfun!Theweatherwasgoodanditwaswarmlikesummer.Weenjoyedonedayofthegoldenweek.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントラ...DogParkandBeach

Monthly MVP

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MajorLeagueBaseballOrganizationannouncedMVPplayersinMarchandApril.YoshinobuYamamotoofLosAngelesDodgerswontheprizeasapitcherintheNationalLeague.Congratulations!HejoinedtheMLBlastyearandheseemstogetusedtoplayinthisleaguecompletelynow.IhopehewillwintheCyYoungAwardwhichissenttothebestpitcheroftheseason.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングMonthlyMVP

Cosmetic Stores

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutthecurrentsituationoflocalcosmeticstoresinJapan.In1985,19,000storesjoinedintheNationalCosmeticStoresUnionbuttheyareonly2,600storesin2024.Manysmallcosmeticstoresintownsgaveuptheirbusiness.Insteadofthem,drugstoreslikeMatsukiyo,Sandrug,andsoonaresellingcosmeticswellnow.WhenIwasyoung,Iusedtosellourcosmeticstolocalstoresasa...CosmeticStores

Happiness

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IfoundanarticleabouthappinessresearchinNikkeiNewsPaper.TheresearchwasconductedbyHarvardUniversity.Theydidthesurveybyquestionnairetopeoplein22countriesincludingJapan.No1countrywasIndonesia.Japanwas22nd.Itwasaverybadresult.TheysaythatJapanesetendtobeworriedaboutseveralthings.Weshouldthinkmorepositively.Ithinkweareveryhappycitizens.にほんブログ村に...Happiness

Reunion

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Wesometimeshaveareunionpartywithourclassmatesinourelementaryschooldays.WehaditthisMarchlasttime.Itwasjusttwomonthsago.However,wedidityesterdayagainbecauseawomancamebacktoJapanfromNewYork.WeenjoyedgoodChinesefoods.ShesaidthatfoodsinNewYorkarenotgoodexpensive.IfeelIamhappytoliveinJapan.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングReunion

I have a cold

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ihavearunnynoseandacough.Idon’thavefever.Istayedhomeandtookarestalldayyesterday.Iwilljoinareunioninourelementaryschooldaysthisevening.IhopeIwillrecover.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングIhaveacold

Mao Saigo

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AnewmajorchampioncameoutintheU.S.Women’sgolftour.MaoSaigowontheChevronChampionshipwhichisoneofthemajorgolftournamentintheU.S.A.Congratulations,MAO!SheisthefifthwinerofmajortournamentfollowingHiguchi,Shibuno,Saso,andFurue.Now,13JapanesefemalegolfersjointheU.S.LPGAtours.I’mlookingforwardtoseeingtheirgoodplays.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタント...MaoSaigo

Motorbike ride to Hakone

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,IwenttoHakoneareawithmymotorbike.Theweatherwasverygood.Wehadblueskywithoutclouds.IwasabletoseeMt.FujiveryclearlywhiledrivingonTheAshino-koSkylineRoad.Afterthat,IwenttotheHakone-enParktoseeabigcherrytree.Iwasabletoenjoyseeingthecherryblossoms.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングItwasanicedayforme.MotorbikeridetoHakone

Shohei’s watch

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Finally,Igotit.SEIKOPROPEXSBEJ009ItisawristwatchthatShoheiOtaniintroducesintheadvertisement.WhenIsawtheadvertisement,Iwasfascinatedwiththewatch.Yesterday,IvisitedtheSEIKOGLOBALSQUEREinGinzaandboughtit.Itwasanexpensiveshoppingforme.Iwillusethewatchwithcare.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングShohei’swatch

New book

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Myfriendwroteabooktitled‘Theprocessofspeaking’.Ireaditassoonasitwaspublished.Heisabusinessconsultant.Heintroducedseveralspeakingmethodsthatpeoplecanunderstandandhavegreatenthusiasminthebook.Ilearntalotofthingsfromthebook.Iwilltrymyeffortstoimprovemyspeakingskills.whilereadingthebookmanytimes.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングNewbook

100,000yen stock

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TokyoStockExchangeannouncedthattheywillrequirelistedcompaniestomaketheminimumstockpriceunder100,000yen.Therearenotmanystockbrandsthatwecanbuybythepriceunder100,000yensofar.Wehavetotakeriskwhenweinvestmentinstocks.However,wecan’tincreaseourmoneyifweonlykeepthemoneyinourbankaccounts.Ithinkpeopleshouldinterestintheinvestmentinstocksmore.にほん...100,000yenstock

Certified Management Supporter

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Igotanemail.ItsaidthatmylicenseasaCertifiedManagementSupporterhasbeenrenewed.Whatarelief!WhenIhavethelicense,Icanhelpsmallcompaniesapplythegovernmentsubsidies.Iwillmakemyeffortstohelpthem.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングCertifiedManagementSupporter

Non-Alcohol Market

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Beveragemanufacturersconcentrateenergytonon-alcoholdrinks.AccordingtoNikkeiMJNewspaper,thereare50millionpeopleWhocannotdrinkliquorinJapan.It’sabigmarket.Asahi,Suntory,andHeinekenarethebigthreecompaniesinthisfield.Eachcompanyistryingtodoseveralcampaignstoincreasefanswhoenjoynon-alcoholdrinks.AlthoughIdrinkliquor,Iaminterestedinnon-alcohol...Non-AlcoholMarket

Otani’s Baby

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Wehadgoodnews.AgirlwasborntoMr.OtaniandhiswifeMamiko.Sheisthefirstbabyforthem.Congratulations!OtanileftgamesfortwodaystobehiswifewhenShegavebirthtothebaby.InMajorLeague,itseemstobecommonthataplayerhasleavesforthat.Ithinkit’sagoodcustom.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングOtani’sBaby

Old Ages

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Recently,IwatchYouTubevideoswhichshowstheinterviewswithordinaryoldpeopleabouttheiroldagelives.Therearemanytypesofpeople.Somepeoplehavetroublesbecausetheycan’tgetenoughpensions.Otherpeoplespendgoodtimebecausetheyhavemoney.Ilikewatchingoldpeoplewholiveactivelyandlively.Theytalktheirlivespleasantly.IhopeIwillbecomeanoldmanwhoenjoyoldageslik...OldAges

Shohei’s watch

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Finally,Igotit.SEIKOPROPEXSBEJ009ItisawristwatchthatShoheiOtaniintroducesintheadvertisement.WhenIsawtheadvertisement,Iwasfascinatedwiththewatch.Yesterday,IvisitedtheSEIKOGLOBALSQUEREinGinzaandboughtit.Itwasanexpensiveshoppingforme.Iwillusethewatchwithcare.<ahref="https://english.blogmura.com/english_dairy/ranking/in?p_cid=10549701"target...Shohei’swatch

Happy Donuts

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleinNikkeiMJNewspaperaboutadonutshopinMobaraCity,Chiba.Theshopisnamed‘HappyDonuts’.Theowner,Mr.Kato,haslivedinAmericafor4.5yearsbefore.AftercomingbacktoJapan,hedesignedhisshopdecoratedlikeashopinAmerica.ThankstoSNS,theshopbecamepopularamongmanypeoplealloverJapan.Theappearanceisverycolorful.Chibaareaisgoodforbiketouring.Iwantt...HappyDonuts

Candidate

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iworkasanofficemanagerofanorganizationforhumanresourcedevelopment.Ifoundanewcandidateasalecturerofbusinesstraining.Itriedtoaudithislecturetomakesurehisability.Thecontentshehadandhispresentationskillweregood.Besides,hispersonalitywasexcellent.Iamlookingforwardtomakinggoodprogramswithhim.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングCandidate

NITORI’s efforts

Hi,JunTomiokahere.PopularcompaniesrankingamonguniversitystudentsresearchedbyNikkeiNewspaperandMainaviwasannounced.No1popularcompanybystudentsofhumanitiesorsocialscienceswasNITORI.ThecompanyhasbeenNo1forthreestraightyears.InabookwrittenbyMr.Nitori,afounderofthecompany,hesaidhehadhardtimetohireyoungpeopleseveralyearsagobecausethecompanywasnotsopopularbefore...NITORI’sefforts

PASONA’s Try

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutPASONAwhichisabigtemporarystaffagencyinNikkeiMJNewspaper.PASONAstartedtomovetheirheadofficefunctionstoAwajiIslandfiveyearsago.Theaimswere‘businesscontinuingwhenabigaccidenthappens’,‘employee’shappiness’,and’promotionsofnewbusinesseses’.Now,2000employeesworkateightofficesinAwajiIsland.Thankstoonlinesystems,theycancommun...PASONA’sTry

Female President of Bank

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AccordingtoNikkeiNewspaper,Mrs.YukoKawaiwilltakethepostofthepresidentofKochiBankthisJune.It’sthefirsttimeforwomentotakethepostoflocalbanks.Inaninterview,shewasaskedaboutthefirstfemalepresidentofbanks.Sheansweredthatshehopedtherewerenoquestionslikethat.Ithinkfemaletopmanagementswillincreasemoreinmanyindustries.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタ...FemalePresidentofBank

EXPO2025

Hi,JunTomiokahere.EXPO2025startedinYumeshima,Osaka.TheeventcontinuestillthisOctober.Thethemeis‘DesigningFutureSocietyforOurLives’.Thesub-themesare;SavingLivesEmpoweringLivesConnectingLivesIhopethiseventwillbesuccessful.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングEXPO2025

Plastic Garbage

Happy Donuts

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleinNikkeiMJNewspaperaboutadonutshopinMobaraCity,Chiba.Theshopisnamed‘HappyDonuts’.Theowner,Mr.Kato,haslivedinAmericafor4.5yearsbefore.AftercomingbacktoJapan,hedesignedhisshopdecoratedlikeashopinAmerica.ThankstoSNS,theshopbecamepopularamongmanypeoplealloverJapan.Theappearanceisverycolorful.Chibaareaisgoodforbiketouring.Iwantt...HappyDonuts

Restaurant Business

Mr. Trump and Shohei Otani

HANDSMAN

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IfoundaninterestingarticleinNikkeiMJNewspaper.It’saboutahomecenternamedHANDSMAN.HANDSMANstartedfromMiyazaki,Kyushuin1986.TheyexpandedtheirbusinessinKyushuandthenopenedashopinOsakain2023.Theirstrategyisunique.Usually,shopsthinkefficiencyandfocusproductsthattheycanselleasilyandstockthem.HANDSMANstockmanyproductsalthoughtheyarenotsoldwell.T...HANDSMAN

New employees training

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstrainingfornewemployees.Theywereveryclever.Theymadetheireffortstolearnalotofthingsforbusinesslikegrowthminds,businessmanners,howtoprogressworks,andsoon.Ihopetheywillkeepgoingforwardandbecomesmartbusinesspersons.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングNewemployeestraining

Foot Path

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ifoundanewwordforme.It’s‘FootPath’.Itmeansapathforwalkingpeople.TheoriginisfromEngland.Therealotoffootpathsinthecountry.Recently,footpathsaredevelopedormaintainedinmanyareasinJapantoo.Peoplecanwalktherewhileenjoyingbeautifulviews.Ithinkit’sgoodforourhealth.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングFootPath

Every month saving

Hi,JunTomiokahere.It’stheseasonthatyoungpeoplestarttowork.Irecommendthemtostarttosavemoney.Thepointistosavesomemoneyfromtheirsalaryautomaticallyeverymonth.Theyusemoneyleftintheiraccounts.Thatwillbethefirststepfortheirassetsmaking.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングEverymonthsaving

Roki Sasaki

Hi,JunTomiokahere.RokiSasakiisayoungJapaneseprofessionalbaseballplayer.AfterplayingforLotteMarinesforfiveyearsinJapan,hejoinedLosAngelsDodgersthisyear.HewasinterestedintheU.S.A.asabigrookiebecausehecanthrowfastballsandgoodbreakingballs.However,hisdebutgameandhissecondgamewerenotsogood.Hewasnotabletocontrolhispitching.Yesterday,hetriedhisthirdgame.Heplayed...RokiSasaki

The age of software

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Now,Mr.KazuoHirai,aformerpresidentofSONYCorporation,iswritinghisautobiographyinmyfavoriteeverydaycolumnnamed‘MyResume’inNikkeiNewspaper.Hecouldn’tmakeuphismindwhichcompanyhejoins,eitheracarcompanyorCBSSONYMusicCompanywhenhewasyoung.HisfathergavehimanadvicethatheshouldgotoSONYbecausetherearealotofpotentialsinsoftwarelikemusicorvideos.So,K...Theageofsoftware

Thinking reed

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ijoinedmyson’scollegeentranceceremony.Thepresidentofthecollegemadeaspeech.Hesaid,“Becomeathinkingreed.”‘Manisathinkingreed’isfamouswordsbyPascal.Reedisaweakplanet.Manisweaklikereed,butmancanthinkbyhimself.Ihopemysonwillexperiencealot,thinkbyhimselfalotandgrowwell.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングThinkingreed

New employees

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AprilisthestartingmonthinJapan.ManynewemployeesenteredcompaniesthisApriltoo.Accordingtoasurvey,25.9%ofnewemployeesthinkTheywanttochangetheirjobswithinthreeyearsand54.9%peoplewanttodoitwithintenyears.Ithinkit’sagoodthingthatmanyyoungpeoplewanttogrowupbychangingtheirjob.Besides,it’snoteasyforcompaniestokeepgoodemployees.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ラ...Newemployees

Cashless

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AccordingtoNikkeiNewspaper,thepercentageofcashlesspaymentofpersonalconsumesinJapanwas42.8%in2024.Thegovernment’sgoalwasover40%by2025.However,thefigureisnotashighasothercountries.Forexample,Korea’sfigureis99%,China’soneis83%.Westerncountry’sfiguresarealsoover50%.TherearesmallshopsinJapan.It’snoteasyforthemtoacceptcashlesspaymentbecauseofc...Cashless

Camera in a room

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MymotherlivesaloneinAtami.Sincesheisold,Iamworriedaboutherdailylife.Oneday,Ifoundanarticleinanewspapertointroduceacamerainahouse.Thiscameraistowatchtheroom.Somepeopleuseforsecurity,othersusetowatchtheirpets.Ihadanideatowatchmymotherandsetthecamerainmymother’shouse.Icanwatchmymotherinthelivingroomthroughmysmartphoneanytime.It’sveryconveni...Camerainaroom

50 years later

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TheJapanEconomyStudyInstituteannouncedthepredictionofeconomy50yearsfromnow.Japan’sGDPwillbethe11thintheworldin2075althoughit’sthefourthintheworldin2024.GDPapersonwillbethe45thintheworldin2075althoughit’sthe29thintheworldin2024.ThepopulationinJapanwillbe97millionpeoplealthoughit’s123millionnow.Alldataarepessimistic.Anyway,Idon’tknowitbeca...50yearslater

Cherry Blosom Viewing

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Itwasfineyesterday.WewenttoTamaRiverbankforcherryblossomviewing.Cherrydidn’tbloomfully,almost70%.However,therewerealotofpeople.Wehadlunchunderthecherrytrees.Wehadagoodtime.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングCherryBlosomViewing

Walk-off victory

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MajorLeagueBaseballstartedintheU.S.A.IwatchedthegamebetweenDodgersandTigersonTV.Yamamoto,astarterinDodgerspitchedwellbutgaveuptwohome-runsandlosttwopoints.Later,Dodgersgotpointsandthegamewentintoextratime.TigersgottwopointsbutafterthatBettsinDodgershitathree-runhomerun.Dodgersgotawalk-offvictory.Itwasanexcitinggame!にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキン...Walk-offvictory

Business Succession

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ijoinedanonlineseminarforbanksandconsultants.Thetopicwasbusinesssuccession.Intheseminar,manymeasurestosupportsmallbusinessesaboutbusinesssuccessionwereintroduced.Ididn’tknowsomeofthem.Iwilltrytosupportsmallbusinessesbyusingsomemeasures.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングBusinessSuccession

SHO-TIME

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IamabigfanofShoheiOtani.Oneday,oneadvertisementinanewspapercaughtme.SHO-TIMEEnjoyyourchallengingtimeSEIKOPROSPEXItwasaSeikowatch’sadvertisement.ShoheiOtaniwasseeingmewithaSeikowatch.Iwantedtobuythewatch.Sinceit’sexpensive,Ihesitatedbutfinallydecided.ThewatchiscomingthisJune.I’mlookingforwardtousingit.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングSHO-TIME

Decline of Intelligence

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IwasconsciousaboutanarticleinNikkeiNewspaper.Somesurveysshowthatintelligenceofpeopleisdeclining.Theintelligencemeanstheabilitiestothink,solvenewproblems.Theintelligenceofpeoplewasthebestin2010sanditisdeclininggradually.Thereasonisnotsure,butdigitalizationisspreadingrapidlyinthepast20years.Now,weliveinconvenientsituation.Wecangetalotofinf...DeclineofIntelligence

Presentation

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwaspresentation.Theparticipantswerenewbusinessconsultants.Afewmonthsago,Igavethemhomework.Itwastothinkapresentationaboutbusiness.Andtheygavethepresentationsinfrontofus.Theypreparedwellandthequalitywashighlevel.Igavethemafewadvicestomakethembetter.Ihopetheywillkeeptryingtheireffortsandbecomegoodprofessi...Presentation

Eggs Benedict

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iwenttoacafénearmyhousewithmyfamily.Thecafé’sspecialtywas‘EggsBenedict’.AlthoughIdidn’tknowthemenu,Iordereditforthefirsttime.ItwasanEnglishmuffinwithpoachedegg,hamandcheese.Ittastedgood.Icheckedahistoryofthefood.Thereareseveralstoriesabouttheorigin.Forexample,Mr.andMrs.Benedictrequiredanewmenutoamanagerofarestaurantwheretheyusedtovisitof...EggsBenedict

Chiffon

Hi,JunTomiokahere.WhenIjogged,IfoundadogthatI’vemetbefore.HisnameisChiffon.ThebleedisCavalier.It’ssameasmydog.Chiffonrememberedmeandwhenhesawme,hejumpedtome.He’sveryfriendly.Heandmydoghavesimilarpersonalities.Iwantthemtomeetsomeday.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングChiffon

New Mac

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IvisitedanewMacDonald’srestaurantnearmyhousewithmymotorbike.Therewerespaciousdiningspaceandparkingspaceforbikes.Ihadarelaxedmeal.Iwillvisitthereoften.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキングコンサルタントランキングNewMac

Samurai Japan

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AJapannationalsoccerteamcalled‘SamuraiJapan’gotthetickettotheWorldCupwhichwillbeheldintheU.S.A.,Canada,andMexico.ThematchagainstBahrainwastough.Inthefirsthalf,thescorewas0-0.Inthesecondhalf,KamadaandKubogotgoalsandJapanwonbythescore2-0.Kuboplayedverywellinthismatch.Throughthegame,hekeptplayingfortheteamverymuch,I’mlookingforwardtowatchin...SamuraiJapan

Social Apartment

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleinNikkeiMJnewspaperaboutanewtypeapartment.It’scalled‘SocialApartment’.Thereisasharedspaceincludingaworkingspace,akitchen,aloungeintheapartment.Residentscancommunicateeachotherthere.Whatisthedifferencebetweensharehouseandsocialapartment?Inasharehouse,eachroomdoesn’thaveabathroom,buttherentfeeisreasonable.Inasocialapartment,t...SocialApartment

A man who achieved his dream

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleinNikkeiNewspaperaboutaJapanesemanwhoachievedhisdreamatage43.HestudiedEnglishveryhardwhenhewasastudent.Hisdreamwastobecomeacabinattendant.However,whenhewasyoung,fewairlinecompaniesrecruitedmalecabinattendants.Hegaveupanddecidedtoworkforahotel.Unfortunately,hewasnotabletoworkatsectionswherehecanuseEnglish.Hequittedthejobandw...Amanwhoachievedhisdream