Jun's Blog in English

Touring for Yamanashi

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.WewenttoYamanashiPrefecturebymotorbike.Theweatherwassogood.Itwastoohot.Atfirst,wedidgrapepicking.Thereweremanykindsofgrapes.Themastertaughtusaboutgrapeverykindly.Then,wewentuptoahill.Weenjoyedthebeautifulscenerythere.Atlast,wevisitedaherbgarden.Therewaremanykindsofherbandweenjoyedmanykindsofscent.Usually,Irideamotorbikealone,buts...TouringforYamanashi

2023/09/30 07:00

still summer?

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.It’stheendofSeptembernow.Thehighesttemperatureyesterdaywas32.4degreesinTokyo.It’sstillsummer?Ilikehotseasonbutit’stoohotthisyear.Weneedtobecarefulofourhealthcondition.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stillsummer?

2023/09/29 07:00

Preparation

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.IamgoingtoYamanashiPrefecturebymymotorbikewithsomefriendstomorrow.Yesterday,Idroppedbyagasstationandrefueledmybikeandtriedtocheckapressureoftires.Sincetheairofthefronttirewasnotenough,Irefilled.WewillenjoytouringandgrapepickinginYamanashi.Iamlookingforwardtodoingthem.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Preparation

2023/09/28 07:00

The line was busy

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Imakeatelephonecalltomymothertomakesuresheisfineeveryday.Yesterday,Itriedtocallheraswell,butthelinewasbusy.Afterawhile,Itrieditagain,butthelinewasstillbusy.Iguessedatelephonereceiverwasnothungupproperly.Iwantedtonoticeittoher,butshedoesn’thaveamobilephone.Ihadasecondidea.Herfriendoftenvisitsmymother.Shemightbeatmymother’shouse.It...Thelinewasbusy

2023/09/27 07:00

Mouth Ulcer

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.LastSaturday,Ifeltahardpaininmymouth.It’samouthulcer.WhenIgettired,Ioftenhaveamouthulcer.Thepainwasespeciallyhardthistime.Iwenttoadragstoretobuysomemedicinesformouthulcer.Thereweretwokindsoftabletsandasealtypemedicine.AlthoughItriedallmedicines,mymouthconditionhasnotbeenwellyet.Fortunately,Idon’thaveanyappointmenttomeetanybodytod...MouthUlcer

2023/09/26 07:00

Iwai Twins

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.MissAkieIwaiandMissChisatoIwaiaretwinsandtheyareJapaneseprofessionalgolfers.Thaybecamepro-golfersin2021.Atfirst,ayoungersister,Chisatoplayedwell.Shewontwotournamentsin2022.Thisyear,aneldersister,Akieisalsoplayingwell.ShewonatournamentforthefirsttimeinApril.Andthen,shewontwotournamentsinarowthismonth.Theyarestillyoung,21yearsold.I...IwaiTwins

2023/09/25 07:00

Subsidy for new business

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Thelistofthecompanieswhichpassedtheexamforthesubsidyfornewbusinesseswasannouncedbythegovernmentyesterday.Isupportedfortwocompanieswithmakingtheirbusinessplans.Bothcompaniespassedtheexam.Congratulations!Ihopetheywillstarttheirnewbusinesseswellbyusingthesubsidies.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Subsidyfornewbusiness

2023/09/24 07:00

Credit Control

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Iconductedabusinesstrainingforyoungemployeesofatradingcompany’ssalesdivision.Thetopicwas‘CrediControl’.Peopleinasalesdivisionalwaysaimfortheirsalestarget,buttheyalsohavetoberesponsibleforcollectionofbills.Thepointishowtoanalyzetheirclient’sfinancestatementsandhowtoobservethecompany’sactivities.Ihopetheywillworkwellbystu...CreditControl

2023/09/23 07:00

Hybrid-Seminar

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Iassistedaseminarasamanagerofanorganization.Itwasahybrid-seminarwhichwasheldonlineandfacetoface.Alecturerandfourparticipantswereinaclassroom.Eightparticipantsjoinedonline.Duringtheseminar,Icontrolledcamerasandmicsandorganizedtheseminarintheclassroom.Totellthetruth,Idon’tlikehybrid-seminarsbecausetheoperationiscomplicate...Hybrid-Seminar

2023/09/22 07:00

Good meeting

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Ihadameetingwithapresidentofacompany.Heisgoingtotakeoverhisbusinesstohisson.Iwillmakeasuccessionplanforthem.Wediscussedalotofthematter.Wehaveoneyearandhalftothetime.Wewilldiscusswellforasuccessfulsuccession.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Goodmeeting

2023/09/21 07:00

A good company

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Iwillconductabusinesstrainingforemployeesofonecompany.Itriedtocheckdetailsaboutthecompany.Ididn’tknowthenameofthecompany.However,whenIcheckedthecompany,IunderstooditwasacompanylistedontheFirstSectionoftheTokyoStockMarket.Itmeansthecompanyisabigone.Sincethecompanyproducesmaterialsforseveralproducts,Thenameofthecompanyisnotsopopula...Agoodcompany

2023/09/20 07:00

MOA Museum

IvisitedMOAMuseuminAtami.MOAstandsforMokichiOkadaAssociation.MokichiOkadaisapersonwhoestablishedthismuseum.ItexhibitedmanyJapaneseartssuchasJapanese-stylepaintings,ceramics,andsoon.ItisbuiltonthetopofamountainandwecanseeabeautifulsceneryofAtamiBay.IhopeIwillvisitthereagain.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MOAMuseum

2023/09/19 07:00

Respect-for-the-Aged Day

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Todayis‘Respect-for-the-AgedDay’IvisitedmymotherinAtami.Sheisnow86yearsold.Althoughshetendstobeforgetful,sheisstillfine.Ihopeshewillliveaslongaspossible.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Respect-for-the-AgedDay

2023/09/18 07:00

Respect myself

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Ireadabookentitled‘Thepointstosurviveadversity’writtenbyMr.AkiraUenishiwhoisapsychologicalcounselor.Hesuggestedthreepointsofthinkingtoovercomeanunfortunatesituation.1.OptimisticThinking;Youshouldnotthinktooseriously.Youshouldimageyourbrightfuture.2.Self-respectThinkingYoushouldcherishyourself.Praiseyourself.3.Self-confi...Respectmyself

2023/09/17 07:00

100 years old

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Ireadanarticleonanewspaper.ThegovernmentannouncedthatJapaneseover100yearsoldare92,139.Itincreased1,613thanlastyear.Ithasbeenincreasing53yearsintherow.Womenconsist88.5%ofall.TheoldestisMrs.FusaTatsumi,116yearsold.Iwassurprisedthattherearesomanypeopleliveforalongtimeandwomenareverystrong.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...100yearsold

2023/09/16 06:13

Afternoon Beer

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Iconductedabusinesstraining.IfinishedmytaskatnoonandIdidn’thaveanyappointmentafterthat.IwenttoatempurarestaurantandIorderedamiddlesizemugofbeer.Ienjoyedtempuraandbeer.Aftercomingbackhome,Iwasgoingtodomypaperworks,butIwasnotabletodothembecauseofalcohol.Igaveuptodothemandhadasleepforawhile.TherewasnoproblembecauseIdidn’th...AfternoonBeer

2023/09/15 07:00

Chatwork

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Chatworkisabusinesstoolthatwecanusethroughtheinternet.Onthewebpage,wecancommunicateeachotherandshareseveralbusinessdata.Whenwecommunicatewithemails,itissometimesnoteasytofindsomeemailsinthepastbecausewehavealotofemails.SincewecandividesomeinformationtoeachChatworkpage,wecanfindthemeasily.Wecanusethebasicversionatfree.It’sveryusef...Chatwork

2023/09/14 07:00

Metacognition

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.WhenIreadabook,Ifindanewword.It’s‘metacognition’inEnglishor‘meta-ninchi’inJapanese.Itmeanstheabilitytounderstandyourselfobjectively.Mr.John.H.Flavell,anAmericanpsychologist,proposeditseveralyearsago.Ifyoucanhavethisability,youcanfindyourproblemeasilyandimproveyourtasksbyyournewideas.Iwilltrytoobservemyselfasifanotherpersondoesita...Metacognition

2023/09/13 07:00

Real Estate Trader

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Ijoinedameetingthatmyclientmadeacontractfortheirnewoffice.Whenwemakeacontractofrealestate,weneedtobeexplainedaboutthecontractbyarealestatetraderwhohasapubliclicense.Therealestatetraderwhoexplainedforusyesterdaywasayoungwoman.Shespokeverykindlyandansweredfromourquestionsclearly.Ithoughtsheisaprofessionalbusinesswoman.にほん...RealEstateTrader

2023/09/12 07:00

Vaccination

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Ireceivedaletteraboutvaccinationfromourcity’soffice.Avaccinationticketwasenclosedintheletter.Ihavealreadybeenvaccinatedfivetimesinthepast.However,IwasinfectedwiththecoronavirusthisApril.Iamnotsurethevaccinationwillbeeffective,andIamworriedaboutanaftereffectofthevaccination.Ihadafeverafteravaccinationbefore.Sofar,Ihaven’...Vaccination

2023/09/11 07:00

Japan won again

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Earlythismorning,IwatchedasoccermatchbetweenJapanandGermanyheldinGermany.Lastyear,JapanbeatGermanyintheWorldCup.Atthattime,manypeopleweresurprisedbecausetheythoughtGermanywasstrongerthanJapan.Today,theyplayedagainandJapanbeatGermanyagainbythescore4-1.Japanwonanoverwhelmingvictory.It’samazing!WhenIwasachild,therewasabigdifferenceo...Japanwonagain

2023/09/10 11:08

Keicho

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Iparticipatedinabusinesstrainingabout‘Keicho’,oneofthecoachingskills.Keichoisaboutlisteningtothespeaker’stalkveryattentively.Welearntsomekindsofkeichogesturesandetiquettesuchasback-channeling,nodding,preventingyourselftointerruptaspeaker,andsoon.However,themostimpressivethingformewasthatweneedtounderstanddiversityforust...Keicho

2023/09/09 10:43

Takamiyama

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,IwatchedaTVprogramthatTakamiyamaappeared.HewasaverypopularsumowrestlerwhenIwasachild.Hewasthefirstsumowrestlerasaforeigner.HewasscoutedandcametoJapanfromHawaii60yearsagowhenhewas19yearsago.Atfirst,hedidn’tgetusedtoasocietyofsumo.Trainingwasveryhard.HewasnotfamiliarwithJapanesefood.Hedidn’tunderstandJapanese.However,hedi...Takamiyama

2023/09/08 07:00

DESC Method

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Iconductedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwas‘Communication’.Inthetraining,Iintroduced‘Assertion’.Assertionisacommunicationskillthatyoucanexpressyourthoughtsandalsoacceptapartner’sthoughts.ThereisDESCmethodtodoassertionwell.Whatyouneedtodoisspeakasbelow.DescribeYoudescribethesituationobjectively.ExpressYouexpressyourthoughtsa...DESCMethod

2023/09/07 07:00

E-mail trouble

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,mye-mailwasnotabletoreceiveandsendanymails.Astrangemessageappeared.Imadeatelephonecalltoaproviderofaserver.Sincethecompanyrealizedthatsomeonestolemypassword,itstoppedmye-mailtransaction.SinceIwasaskedtochangemypassword,Ididit.Maybe,mye-mailwillrecoverwithintoday.Recently,Ihavesometroubleslikethiscase.Weshouldchangeapass...E-mailtrouble

2023/09/06 07:00

Post-it

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Nowadays,manypeopleusePost-it.It’saveryusefulandpopularstationary.Doyouknowhowthisproductwasdeveloped?Aresearcherat3MLtd.triedtodevelopastrongadhesivetapebuthewasnotsuccessful.Thetapehadveryweakadhesion.Researcherstriedtothinkthewaytousethetape.Oneideatouseasabookmarkcameout.ThisisthestorywhenPost-itwasdeveloped.Thisstoryletusnot...Post-it

2023/09/05 07:00

Open-air Bath

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.LastSaturday,IwenttoHakoneareabymymotorbike.Hakoneisfamousforhotspring.Ivisitedahotspringfacilitynamed‘Ryuguden’operatedbyPrinceHotelgroup.Therewereoneindoorbathandtwoopen-airbaths.AllbathsfaceonAshinokoLake.WecanenjoyaniceviewofAshinokoLake.Ispentarelaxingtime.IhopeIwillvisitthereagain.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Open-airBath

2023/09/04 08:37

Basketball

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Now,theWorldCupBasketballisbeingheld.JapanwonyesterdayandbecameNo1.inAsianarea.ItmeansJapanwilljointheOlympicsinParisnextyear.Congratulations!Iamnotfamiliarwithbasketball,buttheysaythatJapan’sstrongpointis‘Three-pointshoot’.Itistheshootthataplayertriesashootfromafararea.Japaneseplayersarenotashighasothercountries’players.Theskill...Basketball

2023/09/03 09:08

Resilience

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Now,Iamreadingabookentitled‘ResilienceThinking’.Resiliencemeanstheabilitytobecomestrong,happy,orsuccessfulagainafteradifficultsituationorevent.Thisbooksayseveryonecanhaveresilienceifwearetrained.Inourlife,wesometimeshavesomedifficulties.IhopeIwillhavesometipsforhavingresiliencebyreadingthisbook.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Resilience

2023/09/02 07:00

New semester

Helloagain!JunTomiokahere.Summerholidayswereoverinmanyschools.Anewsemesterstarted.Althoughitissad,somestudentskillthemselvesthistimeeveryyear.Theydon’twanttogotoschool.Iwantthemnottothinksoseriously.Someonewillhelpyou.Don’tbeinhurry.Lifeislong.Youwillbeabletoexperiencemuchbetterthingsinthefuture.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Newsemester

2023/09/01 07:00