Thursday, March 29, 2012

LMBC New Renewable Battery

The next one decade will be a revolutionary era for energy.  Actually, not Will be... we MUST make it happen.  A new innovation comes out from the USA and it is their power and strength.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Education & Passion Success Story

I had a chance to listen to one of ladies business story about her school business the other day.

Due to some poor education curriculum and system at local elementary school, she decided to teach her kids by herself and started the tutoring school 10 years ago including her friends' kids; e.g. 10 students.

Now, she manages the elementary school over 500 students, Sat. school over 100 students, Bi-lingual pre-school (Japanese & English) over 20 kids and over 30 kids day time tutoring school; e.g. total over 660 children with 90 teachers.  The maximum number of student is 12 per class and it has been increasing the students 60 every year and 250 children in the waiting list.

She sees the biggest difference in the fairness of the education between the US and Japan is as follows;
  • The US : Provide a level of education to mach each student
  • Japan    : Provide the exact same level / curriculum to all students
She believes that it is very important to share the passion.  Also, it is interesting she said that we could not carry out as planned but it comes when necessary.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

Japan is crashing

More than 52% of college students and 68% of high school students who graduated in 2010, they quite their jobs.

Can you believe it?  Why? Because Mismatching.
Why mismatching?

In Japan, the companies start recruiting students when they are sophomore year; e.g. before they study their major.  So, what do Japanese companies expect from students?  Nothing but obey their instructions?  They do not need any talented people?

The Japanese government is also too slow to make any action.  They are now talking about forming some discussion group to study this problem.

Japan is very serious sick. Unless they change a lot of things over night, they will sink more.  Actually, they are killing themselves.


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Cancer-suppressing enzyme (MULAN)

A team of Korean researchers has found an enzyme to suppress the process of cancer, heralding a breakthrough in treatment of the disease.


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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Pension & Retirement Issues in Japan

(This is the famous Mitsuo Aida poem about WAY (life)

You build your own WAY
You develop your own WAY
It is not your own WAY given by others

  by Mitsuo Aida with my poor translation.)

In Japan, the pension issue has become so serious problem since the government does not have enough money to support retired senior people due to change of the population age structure.  Then, the Japanese government has requested the Japanese companies to choose one of the options in below.
  1. Change the retirement age from 60 to 65
  2. Re-hire an employee at 60 but it will be an annual contract to renew
  3. Remove the mandatory retirement rule
In the past 60 years or so after WW II, the Japanese employment system has been the lifetime employment and I do not see the possibility for #3 option right away.  It requires to change their salary and evaluation systems.

If I were the management, I would take option 2).  If it is possible for a company for #1 option, they should extend the retirement age ASAP but it will be a big financial burden for a company and it will discourage to hire a young generation.


They get used to stay and work for one company through their lives and it is a challenge and fear to change a job.  After I graduated from school, I challenged my jobs in each decade at 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. In that sense, I am not a stereo type of Japanese but I did not wish to change but its chance came to me.

When we make such a big decision, we may be better to follow your own intuitions.  You cannot find an answer with black and white analysis and you should believe yourself.

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Sealed Nuclear Plant... when?

It has passed one year and a lot of Japanese press are reporting how the victims making their efforts and doing their best to recover with smiles.  I have some uneasy and uncomfortable feelings.

There is the TOP urgent issue for the Japanese government / TEPCO how soon they can seal Fukushima plant. One year has passed already and they often talk about that they would have a big earthquake and Tsunami anytime.  Last one year, there were more than 10,000 times earthquakes happened which the people could feel in Japan.

If the same Tsunami attacked the plant now, they will face another serious issue for the ghost towns even down to Tokyo area.

No question for Japan.  Listen to the mother of the nature how to live together with harmony.  Why couldn't you declare that you all shut down the nuclear plants in Japan and put the best efforts to develop new alternative fuel and energy technologies which are safe?

Time for Japanese people to stand up and start walking to the right direction. It will not only for Japan but also the rest of the world for a new peaceful life.




Saturday, March 10, 2012

Facebook - Application Hivelo


Hivelocity Social Apps is the new application tool to make your own Facebook page customize easy with the following applications.

Hivelocity Social Apps


  • FBlog                            Campaign Apps                       Gallery                   MailMaganize
  • OneClick                       Welcome HTML                     Show Room           Map
  • Job Note                        FAQ                                       YouTube               Twitter
  • RSS                               Member                                  Form                     History
  • Ranking
Facebook is now going into the next service model.