Ships heading to Philippines

I read this article this week.

 Philippine was assailed by the violent typhoon Haiyan, and many people have been killed and injured. The US and British vessels were heading to the Philippines to provide aid for the people threatened by the natural disaster.

 Asian nations would be feared by a typhoon often because of the location, so would Japan. It is possible for Japanese to be threatened by this kind of natural disasters, so I am not able to neglect this topic. Such a terrible and horrible typhoon has actually never come to Japan as far as I remember, but it could do us harm as well. This article mentioned that the countries started to help the people, but what can we Japanese do?  We also should help them and provide something. After the earthquake 3.11 happened and caused a lot of damage to the stricken area, many countries provided materials for the sufferers. Helping each other is awesome. Not only do we provide aid, but also should we think better of what we can do.

Q1. What kind of aid do you think would do except for food? Why?

Q2. If you were stricken by a violent typhoon, what would you like other countries to provide except for food? Why

Wonderful weddings

I read about the amazing weddings this week.

There are a lot of types of wedding in the world. Many couples hold their weddings, and they usually hold it in a church or their house. However, some couples hold their weddings at surprising places for example, in the sea,  hot air balloon and  the sky. We can do the wedding even in an underwater these says.

I saw the news that one couple held their wedding at Yamanote line the other day. I have heard that some couples held their wedding in surprising places for example, in a Disney Resort, a skiing ground and the rooftop of a high building. I thought that it is great to choose their favorite place for the wedding, but for the guests and parents, it is troublesome to go unusual place such as sea or sky. I think that it is good to choose the place which is related to their religion or country's culture. I want to hold the wedding at ususal place in the future.

Where do you want to hold the wedding in the future?
Do you want to invite your family and friends?

Better way to identify people at high risk of a heart attack

I found a hopeful article on BBC.

A new way of scanning which can identify people at  high risk of a heart attack was invented.  The heart attack is one serious cause of death in the world, and more than 100,000 people suffer from it each year in the UK. However, the new scanning would improve these problems.

Sometimes technology lead us to worse conditions accidentally, but the new way of scanning the heart surely help us. I am really amazed at superior power of the technology which makes our everyday life much better these days. On the other hand, I think it is really unhealthy that we tend to rely on the technology too much, and in fact, it causes a lot of lifestyle-related illnesses. Some scientists say that heart attack can be caused by bad lifestyle, so it is one of the lifestyle-relatd illness. Reflecting on the way I live, I can easily see that it probably bring me a heart attack or another life-related illness. In short, we should not live depend heavily on the technology although it is useful, practical and reliable so that we can be much more healthy. (137 words)

Then, here are 2 questions for you.
1: Do you do anything for your better lifestyle?
2: If you could invent anything, what would you invent? Why?

Amazon e-book offer riles independent bookshop owners

I found this article on BBC.

Amazon is planning to sell e-book devices, Kindle, independent book stores in the U.S. Book stores will obtain small amount of money after customers buy books. However, many stores are against the plan because they cannot find advantage on the plan.

Even if book stores can earn by getting money from benefits of e-books, I doubt the plan will work well. Some consumers may use the device, but others may not, so stores sometimes will not have opportunities to benefit from digital data. I also have a personal reason I am not attracted by the plan: I like paper books. I know that e-books are useful, but watching screen all day long is boring for me, and I get tired easily. Also, I want to enjoy looking for interesting books by browsing at book stores. I am sure bookshops must attempt not to go out of use. However, this plan seems to damage paper book sales.

I have two following questions about e-books.

Which do you prefer e-book or paper ones?

Do you think that e-books will replace paper books?

Miley Cyrus 'smokes cannabis' on stage

I found a serious article on BBC.

Miley cyrus who is American singer smoked cannabis on stage at European Music Awards in Amsterdam on November 10th. When she was taking it, she got an award of Best Video at the MTV Music Award. However this behavior was criticized by audience.
I like her and I know the time with her pure image, so the performance is very shocking for fans around the world as well as me. She is American but this important award ceremony was held in Holland. She did an ignominy in other country, not in her country. In addition, the article has reported by BBS which is in England. Luckily, in Holland, taking cannabis or some drugs are legal, so she would not be a criminal. However, the image of American would be bad and she affected teenagers badly because she was an idol for them formerly. She seems that she is used to taking cannabis. I am worried about her being 2nd Britney Spears. I would like to ask some questions: What do you think if Japanese singers smoke on the stage? Do you want to smoke some drugs when you are in Holland? why?

Nexus: Father and Son

Hey, guys! How's going on these cold days? I hope you are doing  well. Anyway, I found an interesting article on Japan Times web site. This is about a father and son who make Sake(酒).

Their family name is Ichikawa, and have been made Sake since the are of Edo. Their shop is standing near by Kyu-Tokaido road in Sizuoka prefecture.
The son, Hidetoshi was learning the way of making Sake by his father, Seiji. Hidetoshi says that he is not going to struggle with anybody else because he believe the Harmony is the most important thing for making Sake. And this throught is by Seiji.


I thought Seiji's thought can be common to many things we do. I don't want to struggle with somebody by the skill of presentation, for example. As we do many things every day, to make harmony bring success and good results. Well, I hope that their shop will be continued.


Here is my questions to you guys:
What do you think about Seiji's thought?
Do you believe anything taught by your parents?


It's getting colder. So care yourself.
Peace you.

"Worse than hell" in Philippines

I found the article on CNN.

The big typhoon named Haiyan hit Philippines. There is no electricity, food and water. Many building were destroyed and many people were killed. Tacolban Mayor said “I have not spoken to anyone who has not lost someone”. Many people have got angry because of the authority’s slow reaction.

I feel depressed that the terrible disaster happened again. I heard that people have got angry to the authority’s slow reaction, so I thought people who have the power to solve problems did not learn from other cases. People should learn something from many disasters. And also I thought there are differences of the speed to revive between an advanced nation and a developing country. A developing country does not have ways to solve many problems and money to cost. Therefore, advanced nations need to help them and people who are in advanced countries should think about people in Philippines.

 

1)    Do you think all developed countries support Philippines?

2)    Do you think that many disasters are connected with the environmental problems?