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

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

Jogging

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Duringnewyearholidays,Idrankandatetoomuch.IgainedmyweightandIhaven’tlostityet.Idecidedtostartjoggingeverymorning.IgottiredbecauseIdiditafteralongtime.Iwillkeepdoingittolosemyweight.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Jogging

Scholarship support

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleinanewspaperaboutscholarshipsupportforyoungpeopleaftergraduationfromcollegesbycityoffices.Inasurvey,55%ofcollegestudentsareusingscholarship.Cityofficeswhichhelpyoungpeople’sscholarshiprepaymentareincreasing.Youngpeoplehavetoliveinthecitiesandworkthereforsometimeaftergraduationtogetthesupport.Theaimistokeepyoungpeopleintheci...Scholarshipsupport

Otani Fever

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Asyouknow,OtaniFeverisbreakingoutinJapannow.DodgersandCubswillplaytheirfirstseriesofthisseasoninJapan.Beforethegames,theyplayedwithJapaneseteamsasexhibitionmatches.Otanihitahome-runinthegamewithGiants.MLBgoodsaresoldwellinmanyshopsinTokyo.ThemostpopulargoodsarerelatedtoShoheiOtani.TokyoisfullofadvertisementsofShoheiOtani.I’mlookingforwar...OtaniFever

Small Reunion Party

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ijoinedasmallreunionpartyinourelementaryschooldays.Participantsweresixfriendsinthesameclass.Wehadagoodtimeatayakitorirestaurant.Aftertheparty,onthewaytoastation,oneofourfriendssaidhewantedtogotoakaraokeboxtosingsongs.Anotherfriendandmewereinhisidea.Weenjoyedsingingsongsinouryoungdays.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SmallReunionParty

Meaningful Seminar

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iwatchedanonlineseminartosmallbusinessesandsupporters.Itwasverymeaningfulforme.Somepersonsfromthegovernmentofficesrelatedtosmallbusinesssupportgavelectures.Twopaneldiscussionsbysmallbusinessownersandsupporterswerealsointeresting.Iwillworkharderforsmallbusinessestoo.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MeaningfulSeminar

Mr.Omi

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MyfavoritecolumninNikkeiNewspaperis‘MyResume’.Famouspersonsposttheirautobiographiestothecolumn.Now,Mr.ShigeruOmiiswritingit.Hebecamepopularasaspecialistofviruswhenwehadcovit-19troublesin2020.HeusedtoappearonTVeveryday.I’menjoyingreadinghisstorybecauseheexperiencedalotwhenhewasyoungandhewenttothemedicalfield.I’mlookingforwardtoreadinghiss...Mr.Omi

Dodgers and Japan

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IfoundanarticleaboutLosAngelsDodgersinanewspaper.TheyareholdinganexhibitioneventinTokyothismonth.ManythingsaredisplayedsuchasthechampionshiptrophyoftheWorldSeriesin2004,Championringsin2020,uniformsoffamousplayers,andsoon.ThankstoOtaniandYakamoto’sgoodplays,JapaneseareinterestedinDodgersverymuch.DodgersareaimingtogetalotofDodgersfunsmore....DodgersandJapan

Separate Surnames

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleaboutseparatesurnamesinanewspaper.NikkeiNewspaperconductedanonlinesurveytowomen.Intheresult,63%ofwomenagreedwithseparatedsurnames.Overahalfofmarriedwomenansweredtheywantedtochooseseparatednamesiftheycould.InJapan,whenwegetmarried,eachpersonchangestoitspartner’ssurname.95%ofwomenchangetheirname.Itseemsthatworkingwomenfeelinc...SeparateSurnames

A new type business training

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IfoundaninterestingarticleaboutanewbusinesstrainingintheNikkeiMJnewspaper.Someamusementparksstartednewservicesfororganizations.Peopleplaysurvivalgamesintheparksandlearnteamwork.Theycanenjoythegamesandlearnalotfromtheirexperiences.PopulationinJapanwilldecline.Theparkswereworriedaboutthefuture.Thentheyhadanewideatouseamusementparks.Ithinki...Anewtypebusinesstraining

RIO TAKEDA

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Wehadabignews!MissRioTakedawontheBlueBayLPGAtournament.Congratulations!ShebecametheprizequeeninJapanlastyearanddecidedtotrythetourintheU.S.A.thisyear.Sheplayedverywellandwonoverwhelmingly.Abigtourrookieappeared!IamlookingforwardtoseeingherplaysintheU.S.A.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RIOTAKEDA

New President

Hi,JunTomiokahere.SevenandIHoldingsannouncedapresidentwillbechanged.ThenewpresidentisMr.SteveDacus.HeisthefirstforeignerpresidentforSevenandI,butHismotherisJapanese.Heusedtolivewhenhewasaboy.HespeaksnotonlyEnglishbutalsoJapanesewell.IntheU.S.A,hisfatherwasanownerofseven-elevenconveniencestoreandhehelpedhisfatherwhenhewasyoung.Hewillbecometheparentcompany’...NewPresident

Lack of women

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutaprobleminlocalareainJapan.Theproblemislackofyoungwomen.Youngwomentendtogotourbanareatowanttohavegoodcarer.Intheresult,manyyoungmencannothaveopportunitiestoencounterwomen.Marriedcoupledecreaseandbabiesdecreasetoo.Adeclineinpopulationbecomesmoreseriously.Revitalizationinlocalareaisaveryimportantissue.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ラ...Lackofwomen

Consideration

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iassistedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwashowtoavoidharassment.Therearemanykindsofharassmentlikepowerharassment,sexualharassment,moralharassment,andsoon.Westudiedaboutthemfromsomekindsofviewpoints.Iwasespeciallyinterestedintypesofcharactersofhumans.Ifweunderstandseveraltypesofcharacters,wecancommunicateeachotherwell.Wehavedifferentcharacters...Consideration

Chinese Beauty

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutimportcosmeticsinNikkeiMJnewspaper.ChinesecosmeticsaregrowinginJapan.Inasurvey,thevalueofimportsfromChinaisthethirdfollowingNo1.KoreaandNo2.France.WhenIusedtoworkatacosmeticcompany,domesticproductslikeShiseido,Kanebo,andKose,werestrongoverwhelmingly.Recently,youngpeopledon’thesitatetouseimportedcosmetics.It’sverycompet...ChineseBeauty

Seasons Change

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TVmorningprogramshowedthesceneofOwakudaniinHakone.Itwasrainingandwindyveryhard.Itseemedverycold.WhenIdroveinHakonewithmymotorbikelastSunday,Itwasfineandcomfortable.Now,wehavetheseasonschangeofwinterandspring.Wehavetobecarefulofourhealth.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SeasonsChange

Let’s go out for dinner

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleabouthotelsintouringspots.TraditionalJapanesehotelsprovidetheserviceofstay,breakfast,anddinner.However,hotelswithoutdinnerserviceareincreasing.Therearetworeasons.Oneisthelackoflaborforce.Anotheristheincreaseoftouristsfromforeigncountries.Inwesterncountries,theservicewithoutdinneriscommon.Intheresult,peopletrytogoouttothetow...Let’sgooutfordinner

Nagareyama City

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleoftheinterviewwithMr.YoshiharuIzakiwhoisamayorofNagareyamaCity,ChibaPrefecture.Heusedtoworkasabusinessconsultantbutbecameamayorin2003.Hedecidedthevisionofthecity.Itis‘thecityforyoungcouplewhoworkandraisechildren.’Thecityproceededseveralmeasuresforresidentstoliveeasily.Intheresult.populationofthecityincreasedrapidly.It’sagoo...NagareyamaCity

Declining birthrate

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ThegovernmentannouncedthenumberofbabiesborninJapanin2024was720,000.It’sdecreasingforninestraightyears.Weshouldconsideraboutthisproblemseriously.Ihopemanyyoungpeoplethinktheywillfeelhappytobemarriedandhavechildren.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Decliningbirthrate

Secondhand goods buying shops

Hi,JunTomiokahere.WhenIwalkinthetown,Ifindmanysecondhandgoodsbuyingshops.Itseemstheyareincreasingrapidly.Theseshopsbuymanykindsofgoodssuchasbrandbags,jewels,goldproducts,oldstamps,andsoon.Theotherday,Ibroughtoldstampstoashop.Thestampsweremyfather’scollection.Aclerksaidthattheyarebusybecausepeoplehavealotofexpensivethingsthattheyboughtatabubbleage.Iunderst...Secondhandgoodsbuyingshops

Japanese Athletes

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Recently,Japaneseprofessionalathletesareplayingwell.SoccerplayerssuchasKubo,Mitoma,Tanaka,gotdramaticgoals.Women’steamcalledNadeshikoJapanplayedverywellinSheBelievesCupheldintheU.S.A.Inthewomen’sgolftourintheU.S.A,manyJapanesejointhisseason.AkieIwaibecamethesecondintheHONDALPGAlastweek.Ofcourse,baseballplayerswillplaywellthisseasontoo.I’...JapaneseAthletes

Robo-Taxi

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleaboutrobo-taxiinanewspaper.NihonKotsu,thebiggesttaxicompanyinJapan,isgoingtostartthetestforautomaticdrivingtaxiinTokyo.Thecompanysaidthattheyareplanningtouserobo-taxispracticallythreeyearslater.Ifit’ssuccessful,theycansolvethelackofdrivers.Iamlookingforwardtohavingnewexperiencesbyhightechnologynearthefuture.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語...Robo-Taxi

Credit Card

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadamysterynoveltitled‘Kasha’writtenbyMiyukiMiyabewhoisapopularnovelist.Kashameansacarfiredthatbadpeoplearecarriedinhell.Thisisthestoryaboutpeoplewhohavealotofloans.Inthestory,awomanwhohasatroubleaboutmultipledebtsbyusingcreditcards.Now,evenyoungpeoplecangetmanythingsorborrowmoneyeasilybyusingcreditcards.Somepeoplecan’tcontroltheirdema...CreditCard

Customer Harassment

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleaboutcustomerharassmenttostaffincityhallsbycitizens.Inasurvey,staffwhoexperiencedcustomerharassmentinthepastthreeyearswere30%.Somecityhallschangedstaff’snameplates.Before,theyindicatedstaff’sfullname,butnow,theyindicateonlyfamilynamesbecausesomecitizenshavecomplainstostaffandattacktoindividualsorexposetheirnamesthroughthein...CustomerHarassment

Comic Writer

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ilikeacolumntitled‘MyResume’inNikkeiNewspaper.Usually,famousbusinesspeoplewritetheirlifehistoriesbutsometimespeoplebesidesbusinesspeoplelikeathletes,moviestars,andsoonappear.Now,MissYukariIchijowhoisapopulargirlscomicwriter,iswritingit.AlthoughIdon’treadcomicsusually,Ienjoyreadinghercolumnnow.Shehastriedmanykindsofgenreanddevelopednewfie...ComicWriter

GDP

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ThegovernmentannouncedthatGDPofJapanin2024was609trillionyen.Thenumberisthemostinthepast.Investmentsbycompaniesareincreasing.Besides,personalconsumptionisnotgrowingverymuch.Thetrendintotalisnotbad.IhopeeconomyinJapanisprogressingmore.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GDP

Monster movie

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IfoundaninterestingarticleinNikkeiMJNewspaper.It’saboutalocalmovietitled‘MonsterGuy!’ThelocationisSekiCityinGifuPrefecture.Usually,wehaveanimageaboutlocalmoviesthattheyarehumandramas.However,themovieisradical.Aworkeratthecityhalltransformstoamonsterandattacksthecityhall.TheysaythatpeopleinSekiCitywatchedthemovieandlaughedverymuch.にほんブログ村...Monstermovie

New Technology for Convenient Stores

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IfoundaninterestingarticleaboutconvenientstoresinanewspapercalledNikkeiMJ.Theyareintroducingnewtechnology.RobotsinbackyardareoperatingdisplayofdrinkbottlesandstaffinthePhilippinesaremonitoringit.Whenamanageraskstohisgadgetaboutsomeinformation,afemalecharacteranswerstoit.ThereisalsoAIservingtocustomers.Whenacustomeraskssomething,anavataro...NewTechnologyforConvenientStores

Nils Nielsen

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Mr.NilsNielsenisanewcoachofNadeshikoJapanwhichisaJapannationalwomen’ssoccerteam.Heisauniqueperson.Whenhewasyoung,hewasnotonlysoccerplayerbutamusician.Hesays“Bothofsoccerandmusicarekindsofperformance.Playingmusicgaveagoodimpressiontomysoccer.”Iamlookingforwardtoseeinghisteambuilding.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NilsNielsen