Author: Masayuki (Yuki) Kawagishi

  • Garage closure / 駐車場が閉鎖

    Garage closure / 駐車場が閉鎖

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 The real estate company managing the garage I rent monthly for my Jeep Grand Cherokee is announcing that the garage is being closed at the end of December and requesting all renters to leave it by the time. This closure is because, as the company says, the garage owner died these days, and its…

  • The words of the year 2020 / 2020年のキーワード

    The words of the year 2020 / 2020年のキーワード

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 It is time for me to look back at what I experienced this year and summarize it in some words, as I do it every year-end. This year, COVID-19 has affected a great deal to the lifestyle of people all over the world, including myself. I have been forced to stay home and work…

  • The next US President and Japan’s future / 米国大統領選と日本の未来

    The next US President and Japan’s future / 米国大統領選と日本の未来

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 Joe Biden made a victory speech as the President-elect today after mysterious ballot-counting processes. However, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide who the real winner is because President Donald Trump is filing cases to courts of several States on the results. No matter which will be the next President of the…

  • Hong Kong is dead / 香港は死んだ

    Hong Kong is dead / 香港は死んだ

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 Visiting Hong Kong was one of my favorites since I made the first trip there in 2004. I did it eight times until now. I loved to stroll on Sai Yeung Choi Street South where people were very cheerful and energetic, to enjoy wonton noodles, steamed duck, and gwilinggao at restaurants, to get Nokia’s…

  • Revolution with Revolut / Revolutでレボリューション

    Revolution with Revolut / Revolutでレボリューション

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 I live in Japan. I have bank accounts in Japan to get a monthly income and make regular payments. Besides, I have bank accounts in the United States and Hong Kong to put some of my money into different banks in different places with different currencies to minimize the risk. I manage my assets…

  • Changes of the world from COVID-19 / アフターコロナでどう変わる?

    Changes of the world from COVID-19 / アフターコロナでどう変わる?

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 COVID-19 is dreadfully spreading throughout the world, hospitalizing more than 3,100,000 people and taking the lives of more than 200,000 patients as of April 29, according to Johns Hopkins University. It is no exceptions here in Tokyo. The virus is forcing all people in the world to change their lifestyles. Many have been grounded…

  • Prelude to WWIII / 第三次世界大戦の序章

    Prelude to WWIII / 第三次世界大戦の序章

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 The second year of the Reiwa period began with a nightmare. More precisely, at the beginning of the year, nobody could predict what would be going on just two months later. I am talking about what the entire world is fighting against—COVID-19. The coronavirus outbreak has been an urgent global issue. It was just…

  • The words of the year 2019 / 2019年のキーワード

    The words of the year 2019 / 2019年のキーワード

    日本文が後ろに続きます。 Looking back on what I experienced in the year 2019, the words of this year are: Hokkaido, Mercari, and Grand Cherokee. I’ve traveled to Hokkaido three times this year alone for both business and private. In February, I visited Sapporo to conduct a system test, and I went to Hakodate one week later to…

  • Visiting United States military bases in Japan

    Visiting United States military bases in Japan

    Visiting US military bases is fun for me. The US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and US Marine Corps use 75 facilities within Japan and Okinawa, 51 of which are dedicated and the rest 24 shared with Japan Self Defense Force. Though those facilities are usually closed to civilians, they are open to residents…