Jun's Blog in English

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

2025/03/31 07:00

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

2025/03/30 07:00

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

2025/03/29 07:00

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

2025/03/28 07:00

Decline of Intelligence

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

2025/03/27 07:00

Presentation

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

2025/03/26 07:00

Eggs Benedict

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

2025/03/25 07:00

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

2025/03/24 07:00

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

2025/03/23 07:00

Samurai Japan

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

2025/03/22 07:00

Social Apartment

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

2025/03/21 07:00

A man who achieved his dream

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

2025/03/20 07:00

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

2025/03/19 07:00

Scholarship support

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

2025/03/18 07:00

Otani Fever

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

2025/03/17 07:00

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

2025/03/16 07:00

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

2025/03/15 07:00

Mr.Omi

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

2025/03/14 07:00

Dodgers and Japan

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

2025/03/13 07:00

Separate Surnames

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

2025/03/12 07:00

A new type business training

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

2025/03/11 07:00

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

2025/03/10 07:00

New President

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

2025/03/09 07:00

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

2025/03/08 07:00

Consideration

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

2025/03/07 07:00

Chinese Beauty

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

2025/03/06 07:00

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

2025/03/05 07:00

Let’s go out for dinner

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

2025/03/04 07:00

Nagareyama City

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

2025/03/03 07:00

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

2025/03/02 07:00

Secondhand goods buying shops

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

2025/03/01 07:00