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Posted in: Have you ever knowingly bought food products from Fukushima Prefecture since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant? See in context

I do not care buying foods and beverages from the area. I often buy fruits and vegetables. Especially, the quality of fruits such as peach is as delicious as the ones in Yamanashi, which is famous for fruits produce.

If the foods and beverages had some problems affecting to our health, it would be possible that we had already had some negative symptoms.

Also, any foods have passed strict sanitation check before their shipping to the markets, so nothing need to be concerned.

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Posted in: What are some of the best museums in Japan? See in context

The Railway Museum, which I've never visited though, is one of the most famous museums in Japan. It is located in Saitama Pref. You can get there in a few minutes by train from Omiya station. There are variety of attractions that anyone can enjoy regardless of ages. First, 42 real mock-up trains including Shinkansen and Steam Locomotives, are exhibited at the site. Second, you can experience the field of railway company through simulator and workshop. Third, you can learn the history of how Japanese railway system have developed from many points of views such as science. Not only adults but also children can enjoy through a day. When you are tired walking around in the museum, you can rest at the cafes and restaurants. At the restaurant, ekiben(a special lunch box that can only available at the station) can be bought.

Highly recommend.

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Posted in: What's your favorite city to visit in Japan and why? See in context

Kinugawa(Tochigi pref.) and Chichibu(Saitama pref.) are my favorite. Both of them are near Tokyo area, apporximately within 90 to 120 minutes by train, so we are able to get there anytime easily compared to some resort areas. We can be relaxed in the cooler temperature there. At Kinugawa area, there are lots of hot springs to try. At Chichibu area, we can enjoy many kinds of nature activities such as keiryu-kudari(rafting). Moreover, the city is famous for its gourmet like waraji-katsu(pork cutlet which is the same size as regular sandal) and kakigoori(shaved ice, with a variety of flavors).

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Posted in: What do you think about Japan's pension system? See in context

Very afraid of not being able to get paid in the future, though I have been paying a portion of salary to the Pension Service.

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Posted in: How useful do you find customer reviews on shopping sites such as Amazon and Rakuten? See in context

They are useful in a broad sense. I often see negative reviews on the product I want to buy. I think customers writing negative reviews seem to be telling a truth. On the other hand, those writing positive reviews appear to be posting fake reviews, though most of them are telling a truth. Also negative reviews show specifications in detail. Therefore such information can be a good source of my decison on the product.

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Posted in: Do you think summers are hotter now than when you were younger? See in context

Absolutely it is hotter than it was decade ago. I did not imagine such a scorching heat. I would say that getting more than 30 degrees Celsius was an abnormal weather. However, we often say that 30 degrees can be bearable condition nowadays.

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Posted in: Should governments regulate AI? See in context

I think each and every person should regulate how to use AI.

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Posted in: Do you like tofu? If yes, how do you like to eat it? See in context

I like it. I often eat tofu after cooling it off in the refrigerator. I add a small amount of soy sauce on tofu, making it great match of the taste of tofu. Also, tofu is used as many forms, such as 麻婆豆腐. Tofu goes well with lots of cuisine.

Furthermore, tofu can be changed into sweets. Recently, we see many kinds of tofu sweets, such as ma-cha taste and chocolate taste. At first, it might look weird to you. However, once you taste it, you can be obsessed with the unique taste and texture of tofu.

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Posted in: What do you think of the artistic manhole covers in Japan? See in context

I've never thought of them, which is somewhat shame for me as a Japanese citizen. Manholes are naturally blend in our everyday life, but I need to rethink of it's importance.

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Posted in: Do you think the just-concluded G7 summit in Hiroshima achieved anything substantial? See in context

I don't think they had a substantial conclusion for the meeting since Japanese and international media have not pick up the topic about the results of the summit so much.

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Posted in: Surveys of airline passengers say excess carry-on baggage not only causes delays in getting seated but can also impact both the punctuality of flights and inflight comfort. How can this issue be addressed, especially with so many passengers doing self-check-in at airports? See in context

I think one of the easiest way to solve this problem is that the company require extra fee for passengers' belongings based on the numbers of them. Or providing distribution service for the second baggages.

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Posted in: Are you worried about losing your job to a robot or artificial intelligence? See in context

The quality of AI's and robots' performance has been improved rapidly compared with that decades ago. However, AI and robot are just the tool to push effectiveness of our job or lifestyle. We are the user of advantages of them, so I'm not afraid of being our job take place by AI and robots.

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Posted in: What are the advantages of leaders of countries meeting in person rather than just holding meetings online? See in context

Face to face conversation requires making eye contacts, which are very important element of building up good or deep relationship. Also, tone of voice and pause between conversation are real. However, online talks lack them, giving less impression each other. When people want to show their seriousness or sincerity, having person-to-person communication is more effective than doing it through the Internet.

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Posted in: Do you think starting/ending a romantic relationship with someone was easier before there was social media? See in context

From my standpoint, it's easier and faster to make relationship with people through the social media. It is much easier to judge whether or not someone matches my needs before meeting each other. If the person matches my personality, I will start to send messages without hesitation. If it were not for social sites, starting and ending romantic relationship would be more difficult than before.

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Posted in: Do you use ChatGPT in your daily life? If yes, what for? See in context

I've never used it, but I want to. Such AI tools are still used as a database now, so they are not able to have a conversation based on their self-conscious. However, if they are improved to have conscious and sense of reaction as human, I will use them.

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Posted in: What are the pros and cons of a 4-day work week which is being talked about in some countries? See in context

One of the pros is that employees will be more relaxed enjoying their time on each day off. According to some research, no differences in productivity can be found between workers who took two days off and those who took three. The cons, on the other hand, will be an increase in energy consumption.

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Posted in: What do you think of the way Japanese fans cheer for their teams at baseball and soccer games? See in context

Not bad, what is more, I'm proud of how Japanese fans do for the games. Songs and cheers are united to encourage players to do their best. Also, they seldom show their disappointment to the players and opponents. Their politeness in cheering is often praised in the media from lots of countries. Therefore, it's worth praising.

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Posted in: Nootbaar's pepper grinder move unwelcome in Japan high school tourney See in context

Unlike the professional baseball league in Japan, high school baseball tournament might not require for the taste of entertainment. However, some degrees of expressions need to be welcomed.

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Posted in: Do you think Japan has apologized enough for its colonial past concerning South Korea? See in context

I think Japan has. The media focus the issue on whether Japanese government makes apology for what former one has done. However, the most important thing is keep what happened during WWⅡ, and also we need to pass it down to the next generations. In that process, we are able to think about the problem again with younger ones, and hopoefully we find keys to the problem. Just making apologies do not solve any problems in a deeper level.

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Posted in: Should commuting to your workplace count as work time? See in context

Depending on what the workers do for. If things they do for their business during commute, times for their work need to be counted as a working time.

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Posted in: Which do you trust the most for news coverage: mainstream media or social media? See in context

I trust the mainstream media the most. Since the information sources are mostly transparent, what we get from such media can be trusted. On the other hand, lots of people can be involved in the social media. We are able to get the newest information anywhere and anytime. However, such information often come from unidentified sources in order to protect privacy of people related to the information sources. Therefore, wrong data can also widespread. Therefore, I cannot say the social media is trusted.

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Posted in: Saturday will be 12 years since the March 11, 2011 disaster. If you were in Japan, what are your memories of that day? See in context

It was the day when I was a first year in high school. I thought the first shock was the beginning of the end of my life. Buildings, one of which I was in, sway back and forth, the classrooms were filled with screams and rattling sounds. It was the most furious thing that I have ever experienced.

After the shock, I wanted to go back home since I was not able to get contacts with my family member. Fortunately, my friend's relative took me to the town where I lived. During the ride to my home, I noticed that the power outage had occurred due to the quakes. No traffic lights and those at the sidewalks were not working, so it looked as if I were in a dead city.

Lots of people and I got trouble with many things later, but the moment of the big quakes and sceneries of darkness was really shock to me, which will never wash out from my memory.

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Posted in: There have been a number of stabbings carried out by young people in Japan in recent years in which the perpetrators said they just wanted to kill someone and didn't matter who it was. What do you believe causes someone to think this way? See in context

I have been working as a teacher in a high school in Japan. From the teacher's perspective, it seems that parents tend to rely more on teachers in dealing with problems such as communication or how to find a way for their children's future. Such a tendency prevents parents from watching their children and from thinking carefully about their thoughts. Therefore, relationships between parents and children get weaker and weaker, causing them to have nobody to tell their emotional feeling and thoughts, including negative ones. I think such small negative thoughts accumulate, leading to criminal behaviors in the end.

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Posted in: What are some of the best hotels in Japan or abroad that you have stayed at? See in context

One of the best hotels I can think of is "Kagaya" located in Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. It is very famous for its mind of hospitality, ranking at the first place for years in a row as the best accomodation for customer satisfaction. On the thing which surprised me was that the hotel's owner visit each room for greeting and showing his glatitudes. Facilities and meals are so fabulous that every cunstomer can enjoy and be satisfied.

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Posted in: Do robots and AI lead to more job creation than they destroy? See in context

Although I cannot say the exact reason why robots and AI will create more jobs than now, I'm sure they do. Some experts say they replace our current jobs, causing jobless for us. However, as AI and robots help us work efficiently, allowing us to use time for things which need our creativity. I think that depending too much on the uses of AI and robots for just our convenience will cause us jobless. On the other hand, we will be able to find new jobs and increase the ablility in a different field if we use them in a proper ways. How to use the convenient tools can change what we will be in the future.

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Posted in: Smartphone addiction: How big a problem is it for you or anyone you know? See in context

Brain overload, which applies to anyone, is one of the major problems. Smartphone makes it easier to access the Internet and to get sea of information directly to our brain. Our brain has certain limit to process the information. When lots of information flow into the brain, it cannot deal with in a proper way, therefore the brain is overloaded, making the processing speed incredibly slow. To make matters worse, information overflow can damage brain cells, causing our thinking.

It's time to keep a certain amount of time to use the smartphone so that we can save our brain and keep it working actively throughout our lives.

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Posted in: Children bullying their peers on social media and via their smartphones is on the rise in Japan. What can be done to deal with this problem? See in context

It's time to install the tracking system as an option to smartphone used by children until they become adult. That will prevent children from making unappropriate behaviors through the use of Internet services. Supervising children's behavior in the Internet may not be a good way. However, to protect children from anonymous attacks, they need some controls by adults.

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Posted in: What do you think it will take to persuade the majority of Japanese people to go maskless after the government downgrades the coronavirus status to the level of influenza? See in context

Wearing face mask has been a part of life for many Japanese people. In winter, lots of Japanese had been wearing masks as a protection for getting infected with flu virus. Although recent mask wearing lives may look unusual, a sight that more than fifty percent of passengers in a train are wearing masks is not. Therefore, it takes incredibly long time to lead a mask free lives since face masks are getting a part of people's body.

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Posted in: We’re living in the age of being connected or reachable 24 hours a day by one device or another. Is this a good thing? See in context

Being connected with device is mostly convenient and helpful to make our lives better, the connections with Internet through devices in particular. However, such we can get such benefits as long as we can control how we are being connected. If we were out of control of how we are connected, we would get disadvantages more than advantages.

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Posted in: What is the main way you get your news? See in context

Online news can be a useful and fastest way to get the news. However, due to the convenience, we are facing a sea of information. Therefore, lots of data overload our brain, and it sometimes inhibit us from judging for something. On the other hand, newspapers usually release news twice a day, so we can get well-arranged information. That's why I prefer the source of newspaper to online news.

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