Japan watching China's military closely

I selected this topic because I am interested in China as the world economic leader in Asia. In present time. Nowadays, China is a powerful country in both terms of economic and politics aspects. For me, I believe that China will be the most powerful economic country in the world soon.

Japan government said on Tuesday that it would keep closely on Beijing's military build-up and US government report that China's rising defense power is changing East Asia's military

Japan believed that Beijing was expanding its activities far offshore for protecting its territory. In April, Tokyo protested after a Chinese naval helicopter made a close fly-by of one of its destroyers on the high seas off a southern Japanese island. it is provocative japan.

USA government said China's military buildup was the main factor in Changing East Asian military balances and could provide China with a force capable of conducting a range of military operations in Asia well beyond Taiwan

After finished reading, I realize that security of country depends the military strengthening. I think that China would like to be "the world policeman" like USA. does now. I plan that I will find more information about military control and importance of military on the country's security.


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Japanese relief equipment arrives in Pakistan+

I select this topic because the situation of flooding in Pakistan is disaster for both Pakistan people and people around the world. For me, this situation points out that we are strongly affected from the global warming.

As a news mention that Japanese relief operations are expected to begin before the end of the month after GSDF engineers reassemble the helicopters and conduct test flights.

They are 13 helicopters provided by the Pakistani military and the United Arab Emirates are operating out of Multan to to lift supplies to flood victims, Pakistani defense officials said.

If affected Around 8.2 million people in Punjab by floods and around 500,000 homes damaged. and At least 15 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the floods and around 1 million homes damaged, according to the United Nations.
Japan is planning to provide support in airlifting victims, food and medical supplies in the area within a radius of around 200 kilometers from Multan.

After I read this article, even it is not much in information but I learned a lot about this. I learned that Pakistan is a poor Islamic country where is facing with the most dangerous situation of flooding. I can't imagine of at least 15 million people affected by the floods and 1 million homes damaged. I learned that natural disaster can harm life and property of people and the effective warning system is very important for human life saving.

For more information visit: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9HQH9380&show_article=1

Japan’s Copper Cable Shipments Increase 2.9% in July

I read an article about business in Japan and select one related to an aspect of shipment. I select this topic because it provides me a plenty room for economic point of view. It's a good experience for me understanding the importance of copper in business in Japan. This article talks about the shipment of copper cable increase in Japan because of the country's export-led economy grew. Shipments in Japan increased to 59,700 metric tons in July by comparing with with 58,032 metric tons last year. Also, shipments for the construction sector declined 3.6 percent in July from a year earlier. Anyway, Japanese policy makers have to work hard for policy planning since Japanese yen is stronger. Thus, policy makers have to make recovery by expanding fiscal spending and loosening monetary policy to weaken the yen.

After I finished reading this article, I realize that economic data are very important for economic forecast. For me, I don't know much about "economic terms" such as GDP, fiscal spending etc., so some points of this article makes me confused. By the way, I have to read more and understand more about economic terms since I am going to study Business in MUIC.

For more information visit : http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-22/japan-s-copper-cable-shipments-increase-2-9-in-july.html

Honda's U.S. output protects profit

I had read the news about business in Japan. This article is about Honda's U.S. output protects profit. The Honda Motor Corporation the first automaker that build cars in the U.S. 28 years ago.

There were 89 percent of Honda automobile sold in U.S. On the other hand, there were only 82.2 percent sold in Canada and Mexico. Furthermore, the others Japanese car company such as Toyota motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. reached 68 percent of vehicle that sold in U.S.

Honda's high rate of production in U.S. gain more benefit. Japanese carmakers are attempting to reduce the cost and boost efficiency and try to shift the product to cheaper regions since they have been competitive with others component.

First Honda operation in U.S. auto plant in Marysville, Ohio in 1982. Honda has rose to become the fourth-largest car makers in the U.S. by sales, and follow the track of general motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota.

There was some relevant the U.S. The U.S. restricted Japanese auto exports ,so Honda's aimed to motivate the company local plants viewed and satisfy customer as well as to fulfill an ambition of its founder.

In my point of view, I thought that Honda's corporation can reach the goal to protect profit of company ,so I noticed that Honda was become the major carmaker in U.S.

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Japan vows big climate change cut

I had a chance to read an article about environment and I noticed that it's a good ideas for reducing greenhouse gas because Japan is a very big industrialized country. Japan make a lot of pollution a year so I think that it's great for the leader to make an agreement to reduce the make of pollution

Japan's next leader has promised a big cut in greenhouse gas emission, the purpose is to reduce greenhouse gas up to 25% reduction by 2020 compare with 1990 levels

Democratic Party leader Yikio Hatoyama is due to take over as prime minister on 16 September. His predecessor, Taro Aso had promised cut of only 8 %

Japan will take on the leader ship role that industrialized countries have agreed to take in climate change abatement and nowaday, Japan is the world's second-largest economy and fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, which are a major contributor to climate change. but they are some of business group that against the plans such as automotive industry.

Japan has been under pressure to make a policies on climate change because emission in Japan rose last year to 16% and it's above the Kyoto protocol target.

In my point of view, Japan should take interest in pollution because Japan make a lot of pollution a year from automotive industries and other industries in Japan. I think that it's a good policy to reduce the greenhouse gases in the world.

For more information follow this link :http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8241016.stm

Pollution in Waterway

People all over the world enjoy tempura. In Japan, household throw out nearly 200,000 tons of used cooking oil every year. Some of it simply poured down in the waterways where it pollutes local waterways. Yumi Someya of U's corporation said that "Tokyo is a big oil field, and every home and restaurant is a spot for drilling"

In the past, Someya didn't realize just how relevant the family business was untill she survived a shocking landslide while vacationing in Nepal at the age of 18. This situation happened because the area had been deforested for road construction and after that she began to think about environmental issues. "I saw that we had become affluent," She says, " but there was much that was lost.

Someya urged her father to reposition the family company as " an environmental business of the future. and the company began to experiment how to turing cooking oil into fertilizer and soap.

Right now , U's Corporation collects about 100 tons of oil a month from 5,400 restaurants and 100 collecting stations. Someya has a plan to recycling all the used cooking oil in Tokyo within eight years and she named the plan as "Tokyo Yuden 2017", yuden meaning "oil field" in Japanese.

In my point of view, I think that Someya has a very good vision for recycling the cooking oil and make it to soap and fertilizer so Japanese people should realize that they make a lot of pollution by using cooking oil to make tempura. Tempura uses a lot of oil to deep fried so I think that Japanese should prefer another dish that uses less oil and it's more healthy that the dish that cook with a lot of oil.

For more information visit: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1924149_1924155_1924441,00.html#ixzz0xJLAfCXW

Honda's new hybrid to be priced at Y1.6 mil, cheapest in Japan

Honda Motor has decied to sell the new hybrid car around 1.59 million yen, which is the lowest price for a gasoline-electric vehicle in Japan. The move is expected to accelerate the competition of environmental friendly product between Honda and Toyota. And toyota expected to released a new compact hybrid next year which comsume gasoline around 40 kilometre / liter. and have a price tag of around 1.5 million yen.
Honda aims to shore up its hybrid sales with the launch of the new Fit car as sales domestic sales of its Insight hybrids between January and July totaled some 26,000 units, about one-tenth of the 204,882 units of Toyota’s Prius hybrids sold in the same period.

Honda aims is to sale hybrid car by launch the new Fit car as sales domestic sales of its Insight hybrids between January and July totaled some 26,000 units, about one-tenth of the 204,882 units of Toyota’s Prius hybrids sold in the same period.

In my point of view, it's a big competition between two big car company, Toyota and Honda. It's a good thing because it will compete in the range of price that will be cheaper and it's good for environment that is a big problem nowadays.

For more information follow this link:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/hondas-new-hybrid-to-be-priced-at-y16-mil-cheapest-in-japan

Young Stars Bring Their Dads Along

I had read this article about entertainment news. It's about star that bring his son along when he appearing for fans.

Some young star in Tokyo this year, bring their high profiles dad along. The big shot Will smith was in town with his whole famly and Jaden, his son, at the age of 12. He was working co-costar with Jakie chan, The Karate kid movie. He attended the Japan premiere at the Roppongi Hills complex in central Tokyo last night.

Also appearing for fans was Stevie Wonder. He brough his son along. He is celeblrating his 50th year in the music business, while son Mumtaz at the age of 25 is highly considered as R&B/ Hip-hop artist/producer and singer.

In my point of view, it's good ideas to bring his/her sons along since he/she have a performance.and I think that the one who was bring to the show or on stage will have more well-known in the future.

For more information follow this link :
http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2010/08/06/young_stars_bring_their_dads_along.shtml

Southern All Stars frontman Kuwata sidelined by cancer

Before I read this news, I didn't know who is he so after I read it. Now, I just know that he is very famous singer- songwriter of the popular rock band Southern All Stars. His name is Keisuke Kuwata. Now he has early stage esophageal cancer and will undergo surgery as early as next month. At the age of 54, he will cancel a planned of concert tour that was to run from October 28 to December 31 and postpone the release of a new solo album that had been set to go on sale October 20, the company said. In this statement, the company didn't mention whether the operation would affect Kuwata's voice

"I'm really sorry for causing worries to you" Kewata wrote in a message posted on Amuse's Website. but he told that the cancer was detected at an initial stage and early treatment would be fine.

"First I will recover my health and deliver the album in production as early as possible>>> Please don't worry about me (is that impossible ?) and wait for a while," he wrote.

In my point of view, I think that Kuwata will be fine because he detects the cancer early before it become weak. I think the doctor can eradicate the disease easily because it's an early stage of cancer. He will be back soon and all of disease will gone. I hope that he will back with his beautiful voice and his fan club is waiting for you. You are a wonderful singer in Japan.

For more information follow this link :http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100729a5.html

Japan tests billboards that know your gender, age

I had a chance to read an article about technology in Japan. Last year, The billboard development in japan that could tell male faces from female faces and display ads according to the gender. This billboard can recognize people by name and shout out purchasing suggestions, the Japanese signs employ cameras and face recognition software to determine just the gender and age of passerby. The camera can detect a person's sex and approximate age. even if the person walks by in front of the display, at least if he or she looks at the screen for a second. Right now, This aim of the project is to collect data on what sort of people look at which ads and what times of day and after collect the information, Marketers could use the information to schedule their campaigns strategically.

In my point of view, this is a very interesting news if the project completely, it can help the marketer to determine which type of people who looking at the billboard.It is going to help the watcher to get the information from the ads according to his/her sex and age. It is a new technology that arrives nowadays.

Overheating iPods: Japan Orders Apple To Act

This article related to electronic device. It's about technology. Nowadays technology became a part of everyone life not only education in the university but also entertainment. You could not say that you didn't know Apple well because Apple is the best seller music player called iPod. This news was about iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire. There have been at least 27 incidents of the device overheating while charging. Six of these started fires that needed to put out by firefighters. Four people have burn themselves touching the devices but Apple has failed to act. The ministry repeated asked Apple Japan to act something likes giving warning or recalling the products but it has failed to do so. This was not the first time that Apple didn't responsible for their product . The setback follows the troublesome launch of the iPhone 4 with some users reporting loss of signal when the phone was held in the left hand.

In my point of view, I think Apple company should take responsible for the product that have a problem caused by hardware problem. Apple should recall the product and changes the new one for the customers. It is a responsibility of the big company and all of this products have a warranty so Apple should take care all of the customers before they tend to use the product that produced by other company which has the same functions and features.

Mori helicopter service may add eight-seater to fleet

This Article is about transportation in Japan. This news is about Mori Helicopter add more seat to 8 seat. This service run by Mori Building City Air Services Co. which runs a helicopter service between downtown Tokyo and Narita airport. Koichi Ueno, a managing director said that the exiting helicopter that have 4 seat. It will add up to 8 seat. The helicopter services take time from Tokyo to Narita about 30 minutes. Mori has doubled monthly passenger numbers since stating flight in September. A one-way ticket cost 45,000 yens. Some airlines offers free ride to some business class and first class customers.

In my point of view, it is a good reason to add more seat to the helicopter because there are many passenger who want to use this service. Why this service have a lot of people who want to use it because it take a little time to travel from Tokyo to Narita Airport.

For more information follow this link :http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100722n2.html