Hi! Kirk again! I got a request for eye doctor (optometrist) recommendations. Information about English speakers and those who seem to be knowledgable about recent medical trends would be particularly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Kirk here posting an inquiry on behalf of a friend who is here in Japan due to serious medical issues that her family member is facing. She needs to receive money from her husband in the States and Japan's Post bank has been recommended to her. Those of us trying to help her, though, wonder if there isn't a better way. As our friend is not a long-term resident of Japan, she can't be expected to deal with the Japanese language. Something that is convenient, has a decent exchange rate (no huge service costs), and doesn't require knowledge of Japanese would be nice. If you could please share your recommendations and thoughts about various options in a comment, I'm sure our friend and many other readers would appreciate it (as will I, of course). Thanks in advance!
Service between Hong Kong and Kumamoto. -- KIrk
Cool article about kids in Ashikita helping build schools in Cambodia. -- Kirk
Kirk here. This bit about 6-nm chips is news to me. In the last post I made on this topic, 12-nm chips were the smallest that were planned (at least according to my sources at the the time).
Kirk here. Response to Mr. Yagi's morning tram photo has been amazing. It's "reach" has been about 200 times the norm for this page.
Kirk here with news that Kumamoto City if becoming more international. After a brief dip due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the foreign population in the city has grown to 7657, an all-time high (first image). On factor cited on the RKK news segment I'm introducing was TSMC and another was the return of foreign students after the pandemic (second image; they illustrated this with a replay of a segment with exchange students who were studying at my university). This uptick in the foreign population was enough to temporarily reverse the downward trend of the city's population overall.
Kirk here with sad news on the Minamata issue. The government's decision to fight the recent court's decision is yet another illustration of why legal issues are still unresolved after more than half a century. The phrase "justice delayed is justice denied" comes to mind. I think the phrase is particularly apt because many of the plaintiffs are elderly. (For Japanese readers: "Justice delayed is justice denied" can be translated "裁判の遅延は裁判の拒否に等しい" but I think "justice" is a bit broader in meaning an nuance than "裁判.")
Kirk here. Public transportation (trains in particular) can get you to Aso, but how do you get around once you're there? I got a notice today about a place in Aso that rents mopeds (they say "小型モビリティ" [small mobility]) for 650 yen an hour.
Kirk here with another news article.
Kirk here with basketball news:
More high-tech news:
Roasso did very well this year against more highly ranked clubs. They got close to making it to the Emperor's Cup final but lost to Kashiwa. -- Kirk
Kirk here with another bit of TSMC news.
Kumamoto Halloween Dance Contest
Kirk here with news about a bullying scandal regarding Ozu High School's soccer team. The Japan Times article is behind a paywall but the NHK article and video are available for free.
トリック・オア・トラッシュ2023
上色見熊野座神社 Kamishikimi Kumanoza shrine.
1-day only Free Ride.
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