ACHIKOCHI: June 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

We Hate TEPCO (II)

Time to break up TEPCO:
Will Someone Turn Off the Lights? (Atlantic Wire)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Shareholder at the TEPCO shareholders' meeting today: "This accident was not caused by an unusual natural disaster, but was a human disaster."

Link:
Anti-nuclear proposals shot down at shareholders' meetings of utilities (Asahi)

Dinner Takashimacho

I didn't cook. My wife didn't cook. Daughter hungry. To the Italian in the neighborhood. Everything OK

8 pictures

End of a hot day

End of a hot day. Nice breeze on the roof. With a cold drink the heat is at least bearable now

Power Saving

Power Saving Efficiency in Japan: 31 degrees Celsius in Tokyo but shops keeps the doors wide open at Louis Vuitton, Dior, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Donna Karan, Ermenegildo Zegna, Emporio Armani, Benetton, Gap, Mitsukoshi. The Economist: “At Gucci's store in Omotesando, a draught of cold air can be felt as far away as 15 metres onto the sidewalk”

Link:
Cold-hearted door policy (The Economist)

Monday, June 27, 2011

Japanese Efficiency

Japanese efficiency: Throw away selectively, but the garbage ends in the same vinyl garbage bag (seen at Akihabara JR station)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Mt fuji- June 21st

This morning 7:32am

Monday, June 20, 2011

Mt Fuji - June 20th

After 36 days, finally Mt. Fuji visible again from Yokohama

6:32pm

7:08pm

Wereldnet 16 juni

Wereldnet - Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, donderdag 16 juni 2011
Wereldnet (RNW) in samen werrking met Metropolis (VPRO) deze keer over 'persoonlijke hygiene' in Papoea, Mexico en JapanCorrespondent.
Over Japan: 1) baden 2) high tech toiletten en 3) oorkuisen

http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/radioshow/wassen-plassen-en-poepen-wereldwijd

Het stukje over de hight tech toiletten:
http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/radioshow/high-tech-toilet-gebruiksaanwijzing-vereist