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Diary

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Theotherday,Idroppedbyabookshoptokilltime.Manykindsofdiariesweredisplayedthere.It’sSeptembernow.Wehaveonlythreemonthsthisyear.IrealizedthatIshouldstartthinkingnextyear’sschedule.Igotmynewdiarythere.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Diary

2024/09/27 07:00

Problem about electricity

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Mymotherhasabuildingandleasessomespacestobars.Imanageseveralthingsaboutitinsteadofmyoldmother.Oneroomhasnotbeenusedforover20years,butanewtenantwasfoundthistime.It’sagoodthingbutoneproblemhappened.Theswitchboardistooold,sowemustchangeitanddoalarge-scaleelectricitywork.Iwasconvincedaboutitbutanotherproblemhappened.Ineededtosubmitadocumenta...Problemaboutelectricity

2024/09/26 07:00

Choral Concert

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Recently,Itakevoicetrainings.Theinstructorisoriginallyavocalmusicspecialistandhehashischorusgroup.Iwenttothegroup’sconcert.Thegroupconsistsof20membersincludingwomenandmen.Theyareamateurbuttheperformancewasverynice.Ispentgoodtime.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ChoralConcert

2024/09/25 07:00

Brand Power

Hi!JunTomiokahere.TheNikkeiResearchannounced‘TheBrandPowerSurvey2024’.Theresultisasbelow;1stYamatoTransportation2ndMicrosoftJapan3rdAppleJapan4thSONYGroup5thTOTO6thGoogle7thPanasonic8thCanon9thJapanPost10thKewpieRecently,webuymanythingsthroughtheinternetandthethingsaredeliveredbytransportationcompanies.NotonlyYamato,thedeliveryservicesarequickandkind.Espe...BrandPower

2024/09/24 07:00

Shohei is great!

Hithere!ThisisJunTomioka.ShoheiOtaniachievedthegreatrecord'50-50'whichmeans50homerunsand50stealsinMajorLeagueBaseball.Hehasbeencontinuingtohitandrunaftertherecord.It'samazing!I'mproudofhimasaJapanese.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Shoheiisgreat!

2024/09/23 07:00

Barrier of 106 million yen

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Thereistheword‘thebarrierof106millionyen’inthesocialinsurancefieldinJapan.Somewomenarewivesandtheirpositionsaredependents.Theyworkasparttimeworkers.Iftheyearnover106millionyenayear,theywillnotbecomedependents.Theyneedtopaysocialinsurancefees.Itmeanstheirtake-homepaydecrease.However,iftheypayinsurancefee,theywillgetpensionmoreinthefuture....Barrierof106millionyen

2024/09/22 07:00

No Smoking Area

Hi!JunTomiokahere.EUannouncedtothemembernationstherecommendationtotightentheregulationforsmoking.EUrequiredthemtoextendnosmokingareatooutsideofhospitals,schools,stations,andsoon.Thetargetisnotonlycigarettesbutalsoelectricones.NotonlyEurope,alsoinJapan,nosmokingareasarebeingextended.Iguesssmokersareunhappy.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NoSmokingArea

2024/09/21 07:00

Over 100

Hi!JunTomiokahere.ThisMondaywasRespect-for-the-AgedDay.TheMinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfareannouncedthereare95,119Japanesewhoareover100yearsold.Thenumberisarecordhigh.88.3%ofthetotalarewomen.Howstrongwomenare!Theoldestisawomanwhois116yearsold.Iwilltrytoliveaslongaspossibleforthehonorofmen.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Over100

2024/09/20 07:00

What a shame!

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Iproposedabusinesstrainingplantoanorganization,butunfortunately,myplanwasnotaccepted.Isearchedmanythingstomaketheprogramthistime.Ilearnedalotfromtheexperience.Ihopemyproposalwillbeadoptednexttime.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Whatashame!

2024/09/19 07:00

Emmy Award

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Wehadgoodnews.TVdramatitled‘SHOGUN’gottheEmmyAwardwhichisthemosthonoredawardforTVdramaintheU.S.A.ThisdramadescribestheWarringStatesperiodinJapan.Mr.HiroyukiSanadawhoisaJapaneseactionstar,actedasamainactorandalsoworkedasaproducer.70%ofthelinesareJapanese.Before,peopleintheU.S.A.didn’tliketoreadsubtitlesofforeignlanguage,buttheygetusedtodo...EmmyAward

2024/09/18 07:00

Reunion

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,Ijoinedareunionpartywithpeoplewhousedtoworktogethermanyyearsago.It’sbeenabout40yearssincewemet.Webecamealittleold,butwerememberedeachothersoon.Ihadawonderfultime.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

2024/09/17 07:00

Good old days

Hi!JunTomiokahere.WhenIwalkedmydoginthemorning,Ihappenedtoseeanoldmanwholivesnearmyhouse.Hewasbornandraisedinthisarea.Hetoldmeabouttheolddays.Hesaid,itusedtobeacountrysidefilledwithfieldsandriver70yearsago,butisnowaresidentialarea.Ienjoyedtheoldstoryforawhile.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Goodolddays

2024/09/16 07:00

New Use of My Number Card

Hi!JunTomiokahere.TheNationalPoliceAgencyrecentlyannouncedamajorrevisiontothedriver’slicensesystem.Withthischange,theMyNumberCardwillalsostoreimportantdriving-relateddata,makingitmoreconvenientforusers.ThehealthinsurancecardhasalreadybeenintegratedwiththeMyNumberCard.Ithinkthattheserevisionsarehighlybeneficial.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NewUseofMyNumberCard

2024/09/15 07:00

Personal Evaluation System

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstrainingformanagers.Thetopicwas‘personalevaluationsystem’.Theyevaluatetheirstaff’sactivitiesandhaveinterviewswiththeirstaffmemberseverysixmonthstoreviewthepastactivities.It’simportantforthemtoobservetheirstaff’sdailyactivities,evaluatethem,andtalktogetherbasedonactualtopicsintheinterviews.Irecommendedthemtotakememosabo...PersonalEvaluationSystem

2024/09/14 07:00

Fridges in companies

IfoundaninterestingarticleinNikkeiNewspaper.Itwasaboutfridgesincompaniesforemployees.Before,manycompaniesusedtohaverestaurantsforemployees.However,itcostedmuch.Recently,somecompaniesabolishthesystemandputfridgeswhichcontainsfoodsinstead.Employeescaneatfoodsinitwithreasonableprices.Astart-upcompany,KOMPEITOstartedtoprovidefridgesandfoodstocompaniesseveraly...Fridgesincompanies

2024/09/13 07:00

Fraud telephone call

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Yesterday,IreceivedatelephonecallfromaNTTcustomercenter.AmansaidthatIdidn’tpayforanewcontract,sotheywouldcutmylinesubscription.Iaskedhimwhatwasanewcontract.HesaiditisanewcontractformymobilephonethatIsubscribedinOsaka.IansweredIliveinTokyoandIhaveneversubscribedanewmobilephoneatOsaka.HesaidthatitmustbeafraudandIshouldreportittothepolice.H...Fraudtelephonecall

2024/09/12 07:00

Instant Ramen Kingdom

Hi!JunTomiokahere.IreadanarticleaboutinstantramenmarketinSouth-EastAsiainNikkeiNewspaper.Theconsumptionin2003increased22%comparedto2019anditwas34billionunits.Itaccountsforabout30%oftheworld.Especially,themarketinVietnamisgrowingrapidly.Theconsumptionin2003increased49%comparedto2019.TheconsumptionperpersoninVietnamis83unitsayear.Vietnamistheinstantramenkin...InstantRamenKingdom

2024/09/11 07:00

Pitch

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Iconductedashorttimeseminar.Thetopicwas‘Pitch’.Aword‘pitch’hasmanymeaningsbutinthiscase,itmeansasmallpresentation.Ittakestwoorthreeminutes.Theparticipantswerepeoplewhojuststartedtheirnewbusinessrecently.Theywanttopromotetheirbusinesstoseveralcompanies.Icheckedtheirpitchesandgavethemsomeadvises.Isuggestedthemtoexplaintheirbusinessmoreunde...Pitch

2024/09/10 07:00

Architect

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Ihaveafriendwhoisanarchitect.ThehousewhichhedesignedwasintroducedinaTVprogram.Itwasauniquedesignedhouse.Awallwasslanted.Thehouse’sownerisanAmericancarcollector.Thefirstflooroccupiesalmostaspacetoparkhisfivecars.Fromthelivingroomandthebalconyonthesecondfloor,wecanenjoyagoodviewofmountains.Iwasmovedwithmyfriend’sabilityasanarchitect.にほんブログ...Architect

2024/09/09 07:00

Abolition of draft and check

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Ireadanarticleaboutabigchangeofpayment.ThreebigbanksinJapanwillstoptoissuedraftsandchecks.Insteadofthem,theywillaskcompaniestouseotherwayslikepaymentsthroughtheinternet,creditsbyelectricrecord.Manycompanies,especiallysmallandmiddle-sizedcompaniesusethesewaystopaytheirdebts.Inthenearfuture,theywillhavetochangetheirwaystopaytotally.Iamworr...Abolitionofdraftandcheck

2024/09/08 07:00

Rebirth of a department store

Hi!JunTomiokahere.IfoundanarticleaboutadepartmentstoreSogo-SeibuDepartmentstoreswereboughtbyafundgrouplastyear.Thefundstartedtheirnewstrategy.SeibuIkebukuroisabigstore.Theyanalyzedthedataofproductsanddecidedtofocusonlygooddataproducts.Theyarecosmetics,highbrandproducts,andfoods.Theygaveuptosellotherproducts.TheysoldtheremainingspacetoYodobashielectricstor...Rebirthofadepartmentstore

2024/09/07 07:00

Cashless payment

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Iwasgoingtobuyadrinkfromavendingmachine.Ihadonlycoinpurse.Ineeded130yenatleasttobuyadrinkbutunfortunatelytherewereonly120yeninmypurse.Ohmygod!However,whenIcheckedapanelofthevendingmachine,Itshowedwecanusecashlesspayment.Itriedpayingbymysmartphoneandgotadrink.Itwasthefirsttimeformetousecashlesspaymentinavendingmachine.It’sconvenient!にほんブロ...Cashlesspayment

2024/09/06 07:00

Bookkeeping

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Iconductedabusinesstraining.Thetopicwasaccountingforbeginners.Theparticipantswereemployeeswhojuststartedtoworkinanaccountingsection.Thehalfofthemhaven’tstudiedbookkeeping.Ilecturedaboutit.Irecommendedthemtotryanexamofbookkeeping.TheJapanChamberofCommerceandIndustryoperatestheexamforbookkeeping.Therearethreelevelsofdifficulty.Irecommended...Bookkeeping

2024/09/05 07:00

Leak

The10thtyphoonhasgonebutitaffectedverymuchtoseveralareasinJapan.ItrainedheavilyinAtamiwheremymotherlives.Ivisitedheryesterday.Therewasaleakintheceiling.Itriedtogototheroof.Ifoundapoolonit.Adrainageditchwasblockedwithdeadleaves.Itookthemouttoletwaterflow.Besides,Ifoundacrackonthesheetofaroof.Theplacewasrepairedfouryearsago.However,wehaveatroubleagain.Iamgo...Leak

2024/09/04 07:00

Good service

Hi!JunTomiokahere.Mysonisgoingtohaveaninterviewtoenteracollegethisautumn.Wewenttoaclothingshoptobuyhissuitsfortheinterview.Astaffwhoserveduswasamiddle-agedman.Iguessheisamanageroftheshop.Hisexplainwasunderstandableandhisattitudewassophisticated.Hehadalotofknowledgeaboutsuits.Weboughtsuits,anecktie,ashirt,andshoes.Theycostedmuchbutweweresatisfiedwiththesho...Goodservice

2024/09/03 07:00

Donation

Hi!JunTomiokahere.IwatchedaTVprogramtitled24hoursTV,Lovesavetheearth.Itintroducedalotofactivitiestosupportareasandpeoplewhohadtroubles.ItfuturedYASUKOwhoisafemalepopularcomedian.Theysaidthatshewasraisedatachildren’shome.TheTVprogramhadafund-raisingcampaign.Iwasmovedtowatchtheprogramanddonatedsomemoney.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Donation

2024/09/02 07:00

Dekopin

Hi!JunTomiokahere.DekopinisMr.Otani’sdog.Theotherday,Dekopinappearedinafirstpitchceremony.Holdingaballwithhismouth,heranfromthemoundtothehomebasewhereOtaniwaswaiting.Itwasafantasticjob!Heisveryclever.Ihaveadog.Hedoesn’tdoanytrick.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Dekopin

2024/09/01 07:00