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Abe Shinzo

It does not bother me that former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is dead. What bothers me is that he was shot. This is not supposed to happen in Japan. That said, there are two redeeming features here. One is that … Continue reading

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My 2017 in FB

Since I posted more in Facebook than I did here, it is only right that I put what I posted there here. There were also many comments and some good discussions following these initial posts, but I am just saving … Continue reading

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My 2016 in Facebook

Posts are in chronological order, but with the newest at the top. Dates posted are in parens after the note.   The fast-breeder Monju reactor facility is finally going to be shut down — after many trouble-plagued years. That’s the … Continue reading

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My 2015 in Facebook

Because I frequently put things on Facebook and do not get around to putting them here for the record, here are the serious comments I made there in 2015. January 23 I suppose you have to be old to remember … Continue reading

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強引マイウエイ

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One Card Fits All?

I went to an excellent presentation today by a company that collects and analyzes the data from a widely used point card — you know, the card that you give them at the store when you buy stuff and they … Continue reading

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Empty Houses, Empty Assessments

We keep hearing that there are a lot of vacant houses and that this is a problem. Nobody wants to live in them. So it would be reasonable for the owners to tear them down and sell the land. But … Continue reading

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More from FB 1

Some of the comments that I have posted on Facebook. Does not include the comments I made in response to other people’s posts or the comments other people made in response to mine. This is just the things I posted … Continue reading

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雑居街

渋谷1000のプログラム< http://www.shibuya1000.jp/_007/index.html>を聞きに行き、発言者の意見に賛同した。というより、発言者が私が思ったり言ったりしていることと同じことを違う言葉で仰った。つまり、渋谷が高層ビルに汚染され他の街と同じになれば、ひとがわざわざ渋谷に行く必要がなくなり、渋谷が死ぬ。街はビルだけで出来るものではない。街は人だ。個人店がなくなっているのは残念だ。等の発言だった。 私の事務所のある宮益坂ビルは築60年以上で、時々「悪いが雑居ビルになっている」と言われる。でも考えてみれば、それが魅力でもある。行けば面白いものに出会う。想定外の遭遇で視野が広がる。大資本が建てる金太郎飴的なビルではなく、雑居ビルを増やすべきだ。いや、渋谷の未来を豊かにするには「雑居街」にすべきだと思う。雑草のように勝手に発展するのは強い街である。その勢いを止めれば、折角の投資が無駄になる。大資本や事業者に分かるかが大変気になる。How Does Shockwave Therapy Work? Extracorporeal Shock Wave therapy are confirmed by future research, the therapy may never be mainstream treatment for Erectile Dysfunction as buy cialis additional info well as extra health issues such as high cholesterol, … Continue reading

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2014 on FB

Some of my political posts went to Facebook, so this is a for-the-record compilation of 2014’s. Note that this is simply my initial posts for threads I initiated and includes neither the back and forth that ensured nor things I … Continue reading

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