PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

HOPE FOR JAPAN

Apr

19

I saw a car with "HOPE FOR JAPAN" sticker on the back. That was nice.

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Heart warming messages. Thank you.

Apr

18

PrayForJapan.jp

When theres a blackout, there is someone working to fix it; when water pipes break, there is someone working to fix it; when there is an accident at the nuclear reactor, there is someone that goes to fix that, too. Things dont just get up and running again on their own. As we sit inside waiting impatiently for things to return to normal, there is always someone out there in the freezing cold, selflessly working their hardest to fix it.

This is just one of them. Read them all at http://prayforjapan.jp/message/?lang=en

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Cherry Blossom

Apr

13

My parent sent this picture last weekend. All cherry trees are blossoming in Ashiya. People usually celebrate the coming of spring by having cherry blossom festivals. But this year, those festivals are being canceled due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. My parents and their friend look lonely out there.

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A week after ... in Tokyo

Apr

1

I took this video on March 17 at one of the most popular spot in Tokyo around 7:40pm. It supposed to be full of people, but no. Almost all restaurants are closed or operating with minimum lights.

Take a look.

No April Fool Here!

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Outrage against TEPCO

Apr

1

There is an unconfirmed report that no employee of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) is at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Those called Fukushima 50 are contractors and sub contractors of TEPCO being paid 80,000 yen (little less than US$1,000) a day.

No government officials, politicians nor TEPCO employees including managements are at the site. This is the rumor that is running around Japan. This means all the near retirement TEPCO engineers called out to Fukushima were not true. And this is one of the reason why the Fukushima 50 are kept nameless.

That kind of BS operation is that?
I hope this in not true.

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Any good April Fools joke today?

Apr

1

Has anyone gotten a good joke today?
I did not see any good joke today. Too bad. Let's hope something better next year.

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A fact about Japan

Mar

31

Did you know the western half of Japan uses 60hz electricity while eastern half of Japan uses 50hz electricity?

This is one of the reason why the western half of Japan does not conserve electric power while the eastern half suffer huge electric shortage. This came about because the east imported the power generation equipments from Germany while the west imported from the USA.

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Saving Energy

Mar

30

Take a look at those two photos. Both are taken from the hotel in Akasaka looking toward Shinjyuku. One on the top was taken in 2009 and the bottom is taken two week ago.

You can see it is much darker in 2011. This is not because of the rolling blackout, it is just people and companies saving electricity. The power generation in the eastern Japan is running about 60 to 70%, so the people need to conserve or face catastrophic power outage.

I walk by McDonald's and would not know because there in no sign being lighten up. Thing are much worse in northern area, needless to say.

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A T-Shirt Mide in the USA

Mar

29

It is amazing to find the T-Shirt made in the USA, but that is exactly what I got when I donated to Obama Campaign ... I wanted to know if the T-Shirt was made in the USA.

I guess for $25, you can make a T-Shirt here.

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Real Name Verification Law

Mar

27

I guess you can not be just anybody on the Internet. Take a look at the message on the top of YouTUBE. I cannot upload video because I am not verified. Actually, it might not be too bad.

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