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

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

Senior Workers

IreadanarticleaboutseniorworkersofMcDonald’sinNikkeiMJnewspaper.Thereare8536workerswhoareover65yearsoldinMcDonald’s.Theoldestpersonis96yearsold.Theydon’thaveaspecialrecruitsystemforoldworkersbutoldpeoplewanttoworkthere.Theworksaredividedandtheworkmanualsaremadeverywell.It’seasyforoldpeopletowork.InJapan,youngpeoplearedecreasing.Oldpeople’sworkpowerwillber...SeniorWorkers

Reflection

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Wehaveareunionpartyinourjuniorhighschooleveryfiveyears.Itwasheldasthe75thanniversarylastNovember.LastSunday,wehadareflectionmeetingfortheparty.Thepartywassuccessfulbutthereweresomeproblems.Forexample,thesoundwasnotgoodandsomepeoplemadecomplains.Thenextpartywillbeheldasthe80thanniversaryin2029.Wewilltrytomakeoureffortstomakethepartymoreen...Reflection

ROE

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ROEmeans‘ReturnonEquity’.ThecompanywhoseROEishighmeansitusesitsequityefficiently.ROEofJapanesecompaniesarecomparativelylowerthanthatofwesterncompanies.TheysaythatJapanesecompaniestendtooperatesafelyandlacktheinvestment.ItisthesubjectforJapanesecompaniestogrowupmore.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ROE

Independents

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ijoinedadrinkingpartywithyoungbusinesspeople.Theyareallindependents.Onepersonisamanageroffacilitiesforhandicappedpeople.Anotherpersonownsrestaurants.TherewasanAIspecialist,too.Ilearntalotfromthem.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Independents

Fraud Triangle Theory

Hi,JunTomiokahere.ComplianceisanimportantissueinJapan.Thereisatheorycalled‘FraudTriangle’relatedtothisissue.Itsaystherearethreefactorswhenapersoncommitafraud.1)PerceivedOpportunityItsaysthereisanenvironmentthatsomeonecancommitafraud.Forexample,abossispermissive,asecuritycheckislenient.2)PerceivedPressureItsayssomereasonswhyapersontriestocommitafraud.Forex...FraudTriangleTheory

Camp in

Hi,JunTomiokahere.SpringCampinMajorLeaguebaseballteamsstarted.I’minterestedinDodgerscamp.TherearethreeJapanesesuperplayers,ShoheiOtani.YoshinobuYamamoto,andRokiSasaki.Shoheitriestoplayasapitcherandabatterthisseason.YoshinobuwillpitchatthefirstgameinTokyoDome.RokiisarookieintheU.S.A.I’mlookingforwardtowatchingtheirplays.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Campin

E-TAX

Hi,JunTomiokahere.It’sthetimeforindependentbusinessproprietorstodeclareincometaxreturns.ItriedtodoitbyE-TAXwhichmeansthewaytomakethedocumentusingtheinternet.SinceIdoitonceayear,Iforgetsomeprocedures.Afterall,ittookalldaytofinishit.IleftanotethatIwrotesomeimportantpointsforthenextyear.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E-TAX

DOGE

Hi,JunTomiokahere.DOGEmeansDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency.It’saneworganizationofMr.Trump’sgovernment.ALeaderoftheorganizationisMr.ElonMuskwhoisafamousbusinessman.Heistryingtocarryoutadrasticrestructuringlikereducingalotofworkers.IntheU.S.A.,whenapoliticalpartyischanged,thepolicyischangeddramatically.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DOGE

Women’s Ice Hocky

Hi,JunTomiokahere.WinterOlympicGameswillbeheldinMilano,ItalynextFebruary.ThefinalqualifyinggameswereplayedinHokkaido.JapanWomen’steamplayedverywell.TheywonallthreegamesandgottheticketfortheOlympics.Congratulations!Japanteamranksthe7thintheworld.Ididn’tknowhowstrongtheyare.IamlookingforwardtowatchingtheirplaysinMilano.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Women’sIceHocky

JUNGLIA

Hi,JunTomiokahere.JUNGLIAisanewthemeparklocatedinOkinawa.ItwillopenthisJuly.Theconceptis‘Excitement,Luxury,Freedom’.Guestscanenjoyadventureexperiencesthattheyescapefromdinosaursinjungle.IexpectthisparkmakesalotofeconomiceffectinOkinawa.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JUNGLIA

Sensory Marketing

Hi,JunTomiokahere.SensoryMarketingisanewfieldofmarketing.IttriestogivesomestimulationbysensestocustomersHumanshavefivesenses:sight,hearing,smell,taste,andtouch.Somecompaniesstudywhatkindstimulationpromoteconsuming.Sincethisisanewstudy,wehaven’tknowndetailsyet.Iaminterestedinthisfield.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SensoryMarketing

HONDA and NISSAN

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Onemonthago,HONDAandNissanstartedtodiscussaboutthemerger.However,NISSANseemstorefusetheirmemorandumofunderstandingyesterday.Itseemsthattheywerenotabletoagreeabouttheratioofstocks.Besides,HONDAproposedtheideathatNISSANbecomesHONDA’ssubsidiarybutNISSANseemstorefusetheideatoo.Bothcompaniesareverybig.Theyhavepride.It’sdifficultforsuchbigcomp...HONDAandNISSAN

Green Slow Mobility

Hi,JunTomiokahere.GreenSlowMobilityisaservicewhichusesEV(electricvehicle)onpublicroad.Theservicesareoperatedinover400areasinJapansofar.Theservicesareusefulforsight-seeing,shoppingforoldpeople,businessinteraction,andsoon.Ifanautomaticdrivingtechnologyisusedpractically.theservicemightbeexpandedmore.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GreenSlowMobility

Masahiro Tanaka

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Mr.MasahiroTanakaisaprofessionalpitcher.InRakutenEagles,heplayedwellandcontributedtotheteam’schampionshipin2013.HemadeabigcontractwithNewYorkYankeesandplayedintheU.S.A.forsevenyears.ComingtoJapan,hejoinedRakutenEaglesagain.However,hewasnotabletoplaywell.Thisyear,hemovedtoYomiuriGiants.Now,hepracticeshardinspringcampforthisseason.Ihopehis...MasahiroTanaka

M&A

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ifoundtwo-pageadvertisementonanewspaperaboutM&AmadebytheM&AAdvisorsAssociation.AlthoughIdon’tjointheorganization,Iaminterestedinthisfield.M&AmeansMergersandAcquisitions.Recently,M&Abysmallandmediumsizedcompaniesarerapidlyincreasing.Intheadvertisement,amanagerofthegovernment,abusinessconsultant,andapresidentofabankorganizationtalkedaboutM...M&A

Nursing Home

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MymotherlivesaloneinAtami.Sinceshesuffersfromdementia,I’mworriedaboutherlife.Wevisitedanursinghome.Shelookedaroundbutshedidn’tseemtolikeit.Shewantstocontinuetolivealoneathome.IunderstandhermindbutI’mconcernedaboutherlife.Iwillsuggesthertouseaday-careserviceatfirst.Ihopeshewillgetusedtothefacility.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NursingHome

Number of workers

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TheJapanesegovernmentannouncedthatthenumberofworkersinJapanin2024was67.81million.Thisisthehighestnumberrecordedhistory.Especially,femaleworkersandoldageworkersareincreasing.ThissituationisgoodforJapaneseeconomy.However,Japan’spopulationisdecreasing.WeshouldconsiderproductivitylikeusingofAIandsoon.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Numberofworkers

Takuro Morinaga

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Mr.TakuroMorinagaisapopulareconomistinJapan.Hepassedawaytheotherday.Hewas67yearsold.Heannouncedthathesufferedfromthecancerlastyear.Hekeptworkingjustbeforehediedwhilefightingagainstthecancer.Iappreciatehisstrongattitude.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TakuroMorinaga

Young managers

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstrainingtoyoungmanagersinfoodindustry.Thetopicwas‘creditcontrol’.Theystudiedveryhard,Ihopetheywilltrytomaketheireffortstomaketheircompaniesthrivemore.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Youngmanagers

Ramen THANK

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IvisitedRamanTHANKwhichisapopularramenrestaurantinJinbo-choafteralongtime.Afterthepandemic,Ididn’thaveopportunitiestovisitthere.TherestaurantwasstillpopularandIgotanewinformation.AbranchoftherestaurantopenedinKamatawhereisnearmyhouse.Whatagoodnewsitis!Iwillvisittherenearfuture.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RamenTHANK

Ikujiro Nonaka

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Mr.IkujiroNonakapassedaway.Hewas89yearsold.Hewasawell-knownscholarofbusinessadministration.Heproposedhisowntheorynamed‘Anmokuchi’.Itmeanstheknowledgeandskillsthateachpersongotfromtheexperiences.Hecontributedalotforbusinessfieldsintheworld.Iamsorryforhisloss.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IkujiroNonaka

Nursing Home

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IvisitedanursinghomeinTaga,Atami,I’mtryingtofindagoodplaceformymother.Icheckedsomefacilitiesandheardsomethingsaboutthehomefromamanager.Ithoughtitwasgoodformymother.Thepointiswhethermymotherlikesitornot.IwilltakehertherenextSunday.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NursingHome

Raising of Interest Rates

Hi,JunTomiokahere.TheBankofJapanannouncedthattheywillmakethepolicyinterestraterisefrom0.25%to0.5%forthefirsttimein17years.Lowinterestrateshavecontinuedforalongtime.Itwashelpfulforthecompanieswhichhavealotofloans.Interestratesmightkeeprisingfromnowon.Itwillbedamagesforthecompanies.Iamworriedaboutthat,especiallyforsmallcompanies.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...RaisingofInterestRates

Enjoyable Japan

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Mr.Ishiba,theprimeministerofJapan,madeanaddressatthebeginningoftheDiet.Heinsistedthathewilltrytomake‘EnjoyableJapan’.ItmeansthatJapanshouldbecomethecountrywhichissafeandpeoplecanfeelateaseandpeoplerespecteachotherandpeoplecanhaveadream.Ithinkitisagoodmessage.However,hedoesn’tlookenjoyable.Iwanthimtosmilemore.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語日記ランキング英語日記ランEnjoyableJapan

R.Sasaki

Hi,JunTomiokahere.RokiSasakiisayoungJapanesepitcher.HeusedtoplayforChibaLotteMarinesinJapanbuthedecidedtoplayintheMajorLeagueintheU.S.A.nextseason.Sinceheisaverypromisingpitcher,manyteamstriedtogethim.Heconsideredverymuchandfinallydecidedhisteam.ItisLosAngelsDodgers!Yes,hewillplaywithShoheiOtaniandYoshinobuYamamotonextseason.Iamlookingforwardtowatchingthe...R.Sasaki

Sanae Takaichi

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Mrs.SanaeTakaichiisamemberoftheDietinJapan.Shewasastrongcandidatefortheprimeminister,butlosttheelectionlastyear.IwatchedaTVprogramthatsheappeared.Shespokedaboutmanytopicssuchaseconomy,environment,nationaldefense,andsoon.Iwassurprisedtoknowthatshestudiesverymuchandhasalotofknowledges.Shemightbecomeaprimeministernearfuture.にほんブログ村にほんブログ村英語...SanaeTakaichi

incomplete

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IchiroisalegendwhoplayedbaseballinJapanandtheU.S.A.andachievedalotofrecords.HewasinductedintotheBaseballHallofFameinbothofJapanandtheU.S.A.Itisdecidedfromthevotingbysportsjournalists.IntheU.S.A.,393membersoutof394membersvoted.Ichirosaid,“Ithinkit’sagoodthingformetobechosennotunanimously.Humansarenotcomplete,sowecanmakeourefforts.”Oh!It’s...incomplete

Small Sky

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Igotoavoicetrainingschooltotrainmyvoice.Theteacherisavocalmusicspecialist.Inthefirsthalf,Idovocalexerciseandinthesecondhalf,Ipracticetosingasong.Now,Ipracticeasongtitled‘SmallSky’composedByMr.ToruTakemitsuwhoisagreatcomposerinJapan.SmallSkyisaverysimplesonganditmakesourheartwarm.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SmallSky

Scandal

Hi,JunTomiokahere.AsexscandalaboutacelebrityisahottopicinJapan.Peoplearealsointerestedintheinvolvementbyabroadcastingstation.Ithinkthatthescandalhappenedbecauseofthelackofmoralvalues.Weshouldrespectpeople’shumanrights.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Scandal

The Greatest Salesman in the World

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadabooktitled‘TheGreatestSalesmanintheWorld’WrittenbyMr.OgMandino.Thisbookwaspublishedin1968andbecameverypopular,butitwasthefirsttimeformetoreadit.Thebookisfilledwithalotofhintsforustobesuccessfulnotonlyinbusinessbutourwholelives.IfIhadreadthebookearlier,Imighthavebeenmoresuccessful.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TheGreatestSalesmanintheWorld

Disaster

Hi,JunTomiokahere.It’sbeen30yearssincetheHanshin-AwajiDisastercaused.Atthattime,IwasinGermanyinmywork.Iremembermyco-workersinGermanywereworriedaboutit.Afterthat,theHigashi-NihonDisastercausedin2011.TheNotoPeninsulaDisastercausedlastyear.TheysaythatthereishighpossibilitythattheNankai-TroughDisasterwillcause.DisasterhasnotcausedinTokyoforalongtimesince1923....Disaster

Rise in gasoline price

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Idroppedbyagasstationtorefuelmymotorbike.WhenIpayforit,Iwassurprisedtoknowthepriceandcheckedmyreceipt.Itsaidthepricealitterwas184yen.Howhighitis!Aclerksaiditwasbecausethegovernmentstoppedthesupportfortheriseingasolineprice.Ionlyenjoymotorbikingasmyhobby,butitisaseriousproblemforpeoplewhouseautomobilesforbusiness.Ihopethepricewillbecomest...Riseingasolineprice

Resignation

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleinanewspaperaboutresignation.Acompanywhichactsforproceduresaboutresignationsaidthattheyreceivedmanyrequestsfortheirserviceonthe6thofJanuarythisyear.Whydidpeoplewanttoleavethecompanies?Itseemsthatpeoplehadlongvacationsfromtheendoftheyeartothebeginningoftheyear.duringthevacation,theyseemedtothinkabouttheirworksanddiscussedwit...Resignation

Bankruptcies in Japan

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleinanewspaperaboutbankruptciesinJapan.ThenumberofcorporatebankruptciesinJapanwasover10,000.Thenumberover10,000isthefirsttimesince2013atthetimeinfluencedbythebigearthquakeinthenortheastinJapan.Besides,thenumberofM&Aisincreasing.Thenumberin2024wasthemostinthepast.Iwillhelpwithbusinesssuccessionasabusinessconsultant.にほんブログ村にほんブ...BankruptciesinJapan

Sharp Rise

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Recently,pricesofmanythingsarehigh.Iwassurprisedtohearonething.Ienjoyridingamotorbike.TheroadthatIlikethemostis‘AshinokoSkyline’.Theotherday,Iheardthenewsatthetollgate.Amanatthetollgatesaidthepricewasgoingtorise.Thepriceforamotorbikeis300yennow.Itwillbecome500yen.Howhighitis!Iwasshockedbutsincethesceneryfromtheroadiswonderful,especiallyM...SharpRise

Kei Nishikori

Hi,JunTomiokahere.KeiNishikoriisapopularJapanesetennisplayer.Hehasbecomethe4thintheworldrankingin2015.Ilikedtocheerforhimverymuch.However,hehadtoleavethetennistourbecauseofhisinjury.Ittookalongtimeforhimtosolvetheproblem.Finally.Hecameback.HejoinstheAustralianOpenwhichisoneofthebiggesttournamentintheworldthisyear.Inthefirstmatch,hedidamiraclecome-fromvict...KeiNishikori

TORA-SAN

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Recently,I’mintothemovie‘Otokowatsuraiyo’series.ThemoviesareonbroadcastonBS11ChanneleverySaturdayevening.ThemaincharacterisKurumaTrajiro.HisnicknameisTora-San!Heisacarelesspersonandhecausestroublesalot,buthehasalotofhumorandawarmheart.Peoplelikehim.WhenIwatchthemovie,italwaysmakesmelaughandwarmsmyheart.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

Claude Monet

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IvisitedtheNationalWesternMuseumtoappreciatetheexhibitionofClaudeMonet.Monetisfamousforpaintingsofwaterlilies.Therewerealotofthebeautifulpaintings.TheysaythatMonetwasinspiredbyJapaneseculturesuchasUKIYOE,Japanesegarden,andsoon.IwasinterestedintherelationbetweenhisartandJapaneseculture.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ClaudeMonet

WOWOW

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutWOWOWonthenewspapercalledNikkeiMJ.WOWOWisthefirstpayTVbroadcastingstationinJapan.Thestationisinadifficultsituationbecauserivalsareincreasing.TheyareNetflix,U-NEXT,Skper,andsoon.Thenewpresidentsaidthattheywilltrytomakeeffortstomaketheiroriginalcontentsandservices.IhavebeensubscribingWOWOWforalongtimeandIwillcontinuetowa...WOWOW

Nursing Home

Hi,JunTomiokahere.MymotherlivesaloneinAtami.Sinceshesuffersfromdementia,Iamafraidofherdailylife.Iamcheckingwebsitesofnursinghomes.Iwanthertostayatherhouseaslongaspossible,butImighthavetoletherstayatanursinghomeinthefuture.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NursingHome

Bankruptcy

Hi,JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleonanewspaperthatthenumberofbankruptciesintheU.S.A.in2024increased9%morethanthepreviousyear.thenumberisthehighestinrecent14years.FamouscompaniessuchasRedLobster,TGIFridays,andsoonwentbankrupt.IwassurprisedtoknowthenewsbecauseIbelievedtheeconomyintheU.S.A.goesverywell.Eachcompaniesneedstomakeeffortstomakeprofitasmuchaspossibl...Bankruptcy

Remote Control

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,IhadatroubleaboutmyPC.IorderedasupportservicebyNTTDocomo.Weusedaremote-controlservice.TheoperatortriedtosolvemytroublebyenteringtomyPC.Whataconvenientsystemitis!Shesolvedmyproblemsoon.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RemoteControl

Business Succession

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Therearesevenbarsinmymother’sbuilding.Oneofthemis‘SnackHoney’.ThebarwasoperatedbyaFilipinafor20years.However,sheneedstogobacktothePhilippinestotakecareofhermother.Wetriedtosomeonewhotakeoverherbusiness.Andfinally,wefoundanewowner.SheisaJapanesewomanandshehasagoodpersonality.Wearerelievedtofindagoodsuccessor.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...BusinessSuccession

A happy new year!

Hi,JunTomiokahere.I’msorry,Ididn’tupdatemyblogforalongtime.Istayedatmymother’shousetotakecareofher.Shecaughttheinfluenza.Sheisfinenow.Icamehomeyesterday.Istartedmyworkstoday.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Ahappynewyear!

Questions

Hi,JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwasaccounting.Usually,therearefewpeoplewhoaskquestionssinceJapanesepeoplearemodest.However,ayoungmanaskedmanyquestionstome.Itriedtoanswertohimaskindlyaspossible.Iappreciatehisenthusiasticattitude.Ihopehewillstudymoreandbecomeagoodaccountingperson.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Questions