Arriving in Helsinki, we moved to Rantasalmi located about 300 kms west of the capital city. A business negotiation went well and my 3 accompanies and I were invited to a SAUNA. In the forest near the Arctic Circle, we got undressed and drank a glass of Vodka or two and ran to the small… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
I’m currently in Singapore. Experiencing a drastic temperature change, it was quite difficult for me to adjust myself to this heat and humidity. One of my friends in my town in Hokkaido reported me on his text message that it was – 20 C. Here, its 27 to 30 C and I sweated a lot.… [Read more…]
January 8, 2012
Isao JQ2SFZ and I have kept our scheduled QSOs for over 5 years. Every day, even on weekends and holidays, we have chatted using Morse Code. He was just a beginner when he started but he achieved his “head copying” with 30wpm now. Today, I tried to make a video of our QSO and uploaded… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
Have you heard of Kazuo Ishiguro who is a novelist in UK? He was born in Nagasaki, Japan in 1954 and moved to Guildford, England due to his father’s business when he was 6 years old. Graduating from Kent University in 1978, he studied literature in the graduate school of East Anglia University. He became… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
Well… I don’t think we need to be pessimistic about Amateur Radio with saying ‘it’s difficult to do baton-passing to the next generation’. Hope my idea that kids who show their bent for science sometimes stop over in this field during their lives will be largely taken for granted. It’s a great video.
January 2, 2012
Some folks get away from Japan and spend their days in tropical islands such as Hawaii, Guam and Saipan on this holiday season. And some of the others also seem to take their holidays in ski resorts with their families. What a fancy vacation they have! Me? Staying home and take some naps, watching TV,… [Read more…]
December 26, 2011
I will have traveled foreign countries 11 times when I visit Finland next January since I started to get involved in the company where I am working at now. When young, I had some experiences to trip around Asian countries such as China, Tibet, India, Nepal and Thailand. I also have an experience of working… [Read more…]
November 12, 2011
Leaving Memuro for Chitose this afternoon. 12th Nov. Stay a night there and will take a flight to Seoul, Korea. 12th Nov Transit there 1 hour and will fly to Hanover, Germany. 12th Nov. Staying in Kassel for three nights. 13th to 15th Nov. Attending the world largest Agricultural Machinery show in Hanover. 13th to… [Read more…]
October 12, 2011
Richard Hicks came all the way from UK. He is a sales engineer of Dowdeswell, a plough manufacturer in Warwickshire, UK. This is the 4th time I see him. Twice in UK and twice in Japan. I am happy to have friends not only on Ham Radio but also on business like this. When he… [Read more…]
October 1, 2011
My father passed away at his age of 79 on 26th September after his 4 months suffering from lymphoma malignum. He fell into the eternal sleep without any pain surrounded his wife, my brother, my wife and myself. As his first son, I didn’t have much time to grieve and had to arrange the funeral. A… [Read more…]
January 28, 2012
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