We provide Internet Web and Email services to many corporations through our datacenter located in Seattle, Washington. Because of that, we are categorized as an essential business / service. But even with that categorization, currently about 75% of people are working remotely for home.There are many...

One of the phenomenon in Japan is the fact that people wear masks even before COVID-19 Pandemic, There are several reasons why people in Japan wear masks. Here are some of the reasons:(1) Air Pollution(2) Allergy(3) Cold (Not to infect others.)(4) No Need for Make-Up(5) Looks Cute(6) Hide Identify (...

今朝散歩でダウンタウンの公園とモールの周りを歩いた。無論モールは閉まっている。公園はそれでも結構人は出ていました。街なかは歩く人も車も少ないです。せっかくの良い天気なのに・・・COVID-19 の感染が世界で広がっています。皆様、人混みは避け、ソーシャルディスタンス（約２ｍ）分離れるようにしましょう。これが少しでもはやく収束に向かうことを祈っております。...

We had great pizzas from Tuttabella.They appreciate us for wording pizzas.We thank them for providing great food.https://tuttabella.com/

日本国内にいると日本事がよく見えない場合があります。東北震災のときも福島原発の状況は日本国内での政府発表は嘘でした。このような状態のなか、日本の現状を見る手段として米国の日本大使館が発表する情報があります。それを4月3日の発表からご紹介します。要約すれば、日本は感染者数を把握できていない。急激に感染者数が増える傾向にある。日本の医療機関はしっかりしているが、感染者が大量に増えたら対応できないだろう。以下が本文です。https://jp.usembassy.gov/health-alert-us-embassy-tokyo-april3-2020/日本では、COVID-19症例が大幅に増加してい...

Shokken is a food voucher vending system that many small Japanese fast-food restaurants uses. The system is simple, you choose what you want to eat li...

Most of you do not know that your printer prints secret code to the printed paper. What?It is called "A Machine Identification Code" which prints date, time and printer serial number using tiny yellow dots almost invisible to your eyes. This is not something new. It has been going on since the begin...

We have been buying lunches from local restaurants every day since our resort work started on March 13. It may be a small thing but it is nice to be appreciated.

One of the fact I heard that there are more COVID-19 infections in NY is the fact that people have to use subway and other public transportation system to move around. Looking at some of the pictures, it reminds me of rush hours in Japan.Public Transportation is a good idea but when it comes to cont...

Japan is know for its vending machine culture. Gachapon is one of the validations of vending machine. Instead of buying specific item, you get one of the something in the machine. It started as a game for a child to get small toys. I always thought that I would never buy anything from this as it was...