Nikko #01

Kaizen #02

Gov't study international food issues

"Friday, March 2, 2007 at 16:16 EST

TOKYO — The agriculture ministry said Friday it will set up a panel to study issues related to international food production to secure stable food supplies for the country in the future.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is set to hold its first meeting of the internal panel on Monday to study issues such as projections of the global supply and demand balance for food, with four experts participating. The ministry plans to continue the survey for about a year. The panel's establishment comes at a time when the circumstances surrounding food procurement are changing. One example is a sharp rise in the price of corn and other farm crops on the back of surging demand for bio-ethanol, which has drawn attention as an alternative fuel to gasoline."


Now that is what I call "sustainability" and "planning ahead". This should serve as an example to other countries (such as mine) where the advantages of actually planning something and sticking to the plan, are widely overlooked.

Portuguese Fashion Week

...starts today

iroha dokun*

"Those who sleep late and don't work hard will be poor"

"New wisdom can be found in old things"

*Iroha dokun refers to Japanese "ways of living" written in Iroha order, which means that the first letter of each "way of living" begins using a character that corresponds to the same order that is used in hiragana. The second "way of living" will begin using a character corresponding to the second character of the hiragana set. The number of hiragana and the number of "ways of living" are thus the same.

House Furnishing #01

any resemblance between one and the other is just mere coincidence (or maybe it's the Japanese knack for business...)

Tea Time

...was over here today

House Hunting #03

Well, after checking out contestant number #03's highs and lows today, it's up to contestant's #01 and #02. And I think I'm keeping #02. Thing is I can only move in around the 15th (which is not only a working day but also falls right in the middle of the most hectic work week ever. I've got this, that, dot, plus an article on Tokyo, besides a huge not mentionable dit and a friend coming over.)

This means I'll probably move here - since it's close to my home to be - untill I can take contestant #02 for a "house" drive...(I'm going to check it out again in a week though so I'll keep you posted).