“Never install prerelease software on your production PC.” In this sentence, “production PC” means not “PC for producing (manufacturing) something” but “your main PC” or “PC that you mainly use for work or at home”. If you think of other e…

If a company has announced plans to construct a large factory in my community, I would support, rather welcome, this addition to my area. It would help my community become economically flourish, and would contribute to revival of manufactu…

My essay about “Is a large university better than a small college?” (My first essay (Please just read. Do not proofread.) From my experience, a large university is better than a small collage. Firstly, a large university enables students t…

Net neutrality never stood a chance Farhad Manjoo STATE OF THE ART I remember the first time I ever heard about net neutrality. It was around 2004 or 2005, and when the full idea was explained to me hey, let's prevent phone and cable compa…

Akita dogs’ popularity down in Japan, surging overseas秋田犬、海外人気が急上昇(週刊ST 2018/5/11) Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia's figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have something in common: They…

One dead and three injured after driver in her 90s mounts curb in Kanagawamount curb(縁石に乗り上げる)https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/05/28/national/one-dead-three-injured-driver-90s-mounts-curb-kanagawa/#.WxJNAeSCi0cKyodo, AFP-JIJI…

245. Controversial Japanese labor reform bill clears Lower House committee(法案が衆議院委員会を通過する)May 26, 2018 Japan Times (Newspaper) A Lower House committee has approved a controversial labor reform bill, paving the way for its pas…

Gourmet Television Patrick St. Michel The topic of TV can be a divisive one among Westerners living in Japan. Get a bunch of them together and bring up the topic, and you are sure to hear a lot of complaints about domestic broadcast option…

The labor union accused the company of unpaid overtime work. The employees expect that they will be compensated for the EXPENSE(?). However, the company said that this issue will be solved on a case-by-case basis.==========================…

Workers who steep themselves in their work voraciously should be vigilant about their health. ==================================== They are hapless because their new boss is intimidating and disdains his employees. ========================…

Standard work procedures shall be created so that anyone can manufacture products with intended functions and quality at any factory at any time. ================================================ Customers are not as knowledgeable about our…

Their skill level does not reach our expectation. In a nutshell, they are not entitled for promotion this time. ==================================== Admittedly, these countermeasures will be effective. However, they are costly. ===========…

People who will have a year-end/beginning vacation are asked not to make circuit modifications just before the vacation. It would be difficult to contact them to ask questions during vacation. ==================================== I came fr…

Subject: Announcement about IT system maintenance Dear all in Japan, Let me inform you of the scheduled maintenance of our Internet system from 7 p.m. July 22, 2017 to 5 a.m. July 23, 2017. This is to enable all of you to use the latest ve…