Kirk here. TSMC pledges to be environmentally friendly (?). Hope the water is OK.
2024-08-12 18:30 JST 2024 Kirk here. TSMC pledges to be environmentally friendly (?). Hope the water is OK. TSMC’s Kumamoto plant pledges to use 100% renewables despite high costsThe move is not just an exercise of corporate responsibility but also a response to demands from the chipmaker's large customers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/05/companies/t … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 7 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 0 ← 2024-08-12 15:46 JST 2024-08-13 15:28 JST → Around this time … 2024-08-15 21:23 JSTKirk here. I received this inquiry about accommodations near Aso Farmland from someone who is concerned about animal welfare. Please respond in a comment if you have any information to share.-----------I wonder if anyone can help:We are looking for a hotel, where we could stay for about 2 weeks, on the bus route to Aso Farmland. The Arden Hotel would have been perfect but they don't have rooms available. Higo–ozu – does anyone know of a good hotel here? Or anywhere else on the bus route to Aso Farmland? (Unfortunately we don't have an international driving licence and we can't get one over the Internet.)The reason we want to visit Aso Farmland is because 4 capybaras were taken away from Nagasaki Bio Park and sent there. One of the capybaras, Donut, was an elderly capybara, 11 years old, and leader of the herd and Nagasaki Bio Park was the only home he had ever known. It was exceptionally cruel to send him away. I've written a blog about this (translated into Japanese and Mandarin).https://capybaraworld.wordpress.com/2024/07/01/cruel-treatment-of-capybaras-at-nagasaki-bio-park/We would be very grateful for any help. We would like to visit Aso Farmland sometime between the middle of September – middle of October. And unfortunately we will have to use public transport.Cruel Treatment of Capybaras at Nagasaki Bio Park 2024-08-15 18:49 JST"Located on the charming island of Kyushu, Kumamoto boasts a cost-efficiency rating of 8.3 out of 10. With Mount Aso (one of the world’s largest active volcanoes on its periphery that lends the prefecture its title of ‘The Land of Fire’), 17th-century castle grounds, and traditional onsens, Kumamoto promises a well-rounded getaway in Japan." Not sure how the "cost-efficiency" rating is calculated but I would agree that Kumamoto offers quite a lot at relatively modest prices. -- Kirk https://www.travelandleisureasia.com/global/destinations/asia/most-popular-budget-friendly-cities-to-visit-in-japan/ 2024-08-15 12:46 JSTCassie here. This is related to all of Japan. I’m sure most of you are aware that Japan is going more and more digital for customs when returning to Japan. I have used the Visit Japan site on my last several trips home to the US. However there were still paper forms available on the plane. When I came back to Japan from a school trip in Australia they no longer give the paper forms on the plane. You can find paper ones after you pick up your luggage. However using Visit Japan web is easier if you have an account. If you don’t have one yet I suggest you make one before leaving or returning to Japan. The link to the website is below. I’m wondering if eventually the paper forms will no longer be available.Visit Japan Web 2024-08-14 18:33 JST". . .openings for engineer jobs related to the production of semiconductors or chipmaking equipment in fiscal 2023 jumped 14.24-fold from 10 years before" -- Copy and pasted by KirkJapan chip industry talent race heats up 2024-08-13 15:28 JSTKirk here. For better or worse, this community is set up as a "page," not a "group." That means only "editors" can post, and participants can only comment on threads initiated by editors. However, anyone can become an editor. So, I'd like to encourage all of you who are willing to do a little volunteer work or have content you'd like to share to contact me. I'll be more than happy to give you editing privileges. And being an editor doesn't mean you have to post—it just gives you the option to do so when the spirit moves you.P.S. In the past, editors ('yours truly' included) sometimes had to endure rather harsh criticism and/or sarcasm for problems with posts (real or imagined, important or trivial). However, in recent years, the community has been very peaceful. I think you can expect a generally warm, appreciative reception. :) 2024-08-12 18:30 JSTKirk here. TSMC pledges to be environmentally friendly (?). …TSMC’s Kumamoto plant pledges to use 100% renewables despite high costs (this post) 2024-08-12 15:46 JSTKirk here. I'm a fan of Yamaga. There's a big festival there this week (15th and 16th). If you can make it, the details for this year are spelled out in Japanese here:https://yamaga-tanbou.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bb3f3c2242242840c9d4b6ad87c36a1c.pdfAn general overview of the festival in English can be found here:https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/458/And here's the article that prompted me to post about Yamaga today:https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240811-204258/Craftspeople Making Yamaga Lanterns Carry on Tradition While Modernizing Desgns 2024-08-11 18:23 JSTKirk here. One Piece statues still popular.'One Piece' statues draw fans from Taiwan, Philippines to Japan region 2024-08-11 07:54 JSTRecently, earthquakes have been increasing again. Let's be careful! Atsuko(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧https://www.facebook.com/share/v/i8d8QG5PnBWPKNVv/ 2024-08-10 21:11 JSTKirk here. If you're interest in the high school baseball tournament, Kumamoto Kogyo plays Hiroshima in the first game Monday morning.https://www.jhbf.or.jp/sensyuken/2024/tournament/P.S. The schedule say "Day 6," I think be cause the schedule is always vulnerable to changes in the weather, but it looks like the game will probably be played on Monday (the 12th) as planned. 2024-08-10 19:41 JSTSupport Ukraine by watching the film.Atsuko(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧Place : Ubuama-mura AsoTime : 23 August Open19:00～ Screening 19:40～Admission: Free.# Please make sure. It's not Yamaga city. That Yamaga elementary School is the Yamaga elementary School in Ubuyama Village in Aso.ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー[Friday 23 Aug] Screening of the animated film 'Stallone Princesses' from Ukraine!Date & Time: 23 Aug (Fri) Doors open 19:00, screening 19:40Place: Former Yamaga elementary School groundMap: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9fwu9Kdy9RZ5D4vE7(460, Yamaga, Ubuyama-mura, Aso-gun, Kumamoto)Admission: freehttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/L7kDH7J3RAC6vRsw/
