HINOYO-JIN

Last night I attend YOMAWARI(night watch being careful for fire) as the Boy Scouts event. This event get us feel yearend and newyear.Walking with Scouts members, I think about what happened in 2010 and what is going to happen in 2011.

Annual revenue of China

According to today's NIKKEI, annual revenue of China is over 100 trillion yen in 2010. This is NO2 of the world(No1 is USA's 160 trillion). This level is over twice as much as Japanese revenue(about 40 trillion yen). If Japan is willing to increase the revenue, innovative change must be needed in all sector,or the consumer tax increase.   

Private exhibition of potter's work

Last Saturday I went to some private exhibition of work which held by my former co-worker. His work is developing through his experience. Style of his work is for enjoying usual home use. I bought one bowl.   

Preparation for new year

This weekend is the last chance to prepare for the new year. Changing the Christmas ornament to new year,and cleaning up the exterior of house (O-soji in Japanese), writing new year greeting card( Nenga-jo in Japanese), time is passing fast. This is somewhat traditional work in Japan.

International students increase in Japan

According to today's NIKKEI, international students increase 7% 2010 in Japan. This news is good for Japanese people because Japanese needs to keep contact with diverse racial people in this global society. On the other hand Japanese people who go abroad to study in decreasing 11% 2008! This is serious news. This must be changed to adjust this global world.

Long-term interest rate increasing

In Japan the long-term interest rate is increasing nowadays. This must be watched carefully and the government and the BOJ should keep up with this trend. Yearend companies needs money to operate their business, so this matter is important.

Christmas ornament

Yesterday I went to Roppongi after job to meet former coworker. The Christmas trees and ornament were brilliant and showed how is this season is peaceful and cheerful.

Clean up in year-end

Yesterday I cleaned up my house's outside windows. It was rather warm and comfortable for working outdoor. This is a seasonal event for me and this shows us the new-year is coming. Some neighboring people were also cleaning house.  

No time for waiting change

2010 is going to change to 2011. But in Japan many theme are not solved yet. Among those theme I worry about the economic difference between young and old people. This must be solved quickly because especially young people need chance to go into the society and work and enjoy life. One is education which can solve it , I think. Without any those idea, government may enforce to re-valance the economic situation between young and old people in the future.

TESLA motors impact

TESLA Mortors has showroom in Aoyamaya Tokyo. I visited last night after job. I watched and rode it. The style and color is bright and energetic and this concept car become symbolic and legendary because this production is limited. One time charge thorough home electric socket for 390 kilometer ride! 

Nagoya Democratic movement

Nagoya local government is going to do local referendum. This will change the deadlock situation in Nagoya city council and this movement will raise the peoples' interest to democratic thinking.

Company culture makes workers' style

Today in Japan, there are two types of companies; one is challenging and growing and another is stable and supported by rules or former success.Workers also divide two types. One is seeking success rather than stability and another like stability rather than growing. And people, who prefer stability, don't have motivation to change their job and working style and they want to keep their own job and role. The more companies want to be stable, the more workers style change to be seeking stability, and the more workers want to be
stable, the more companies' style change to be seeking stability.

Newspaper holiday

Today is a newspaper holiday. This type of holiday is very strange in this Internet society. There is not so holiday in Internet media.

Light line discount

According to today's NIKKEI, Japanese government is going to want NTT discount the price of using the light line for the Internet. This news turnout to be a good news for us to develop the Internet business and society.

E-News expand

According to NIKKEI, Electric New Service customer is increasing up to 100,000. 2/3 of those customers read paper also.This means that many customers needs e-news and e- news has its own value to survive under this difficult economy.

Global working

According to Today's NIKKEI, Fast retailing(UNIQLO) are going to give every store managers chance to go oversea store more than 3years. This is a good chance to work and experience abroad.

Mr. Negishi's comment

Mr. Negishi,won the Novel Prize, writed this comment in Asahi Shinbun: "Pursue your lofty dream with eternal optimism". This comment means that pursuing big dream needs many struggle and competition and in order to win, we needs optimism and never give up mind.

UR policy is good or bad?

The Ministry of Land is going to sell the rental houses which UR has in order to do restructuring. The rent of those houses may be raised in the future because of this policy. But this may badly effect the inhabitants lives. This policy starts from expensive houses but in the future this policy may expand to lower ones. This will be serious in the future.

December NOW

Here comes December. In Japan called "SHIWASU" means that (not only students but) also teacher have to run in this busy month.  

Real employee situation is more serious.

According to today's NIKKEI, the ratio of university graduates who have already unofficial agreement of employment is about 28.9% in SAITAMA prefecture. It is serious more than what we already know. About 3 of 4 cannot have unofficial employee agreement before graduate.