PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Same Advertisements

3月

20日

During this crisis in Japan, many for-profit corporations have stop their TV advertisements. So, TV stations have nothing to broadcast for their spots. So, they have elected to broadcast public service messages from the government of Japan. It is called AC (ADVERTISING COUNCIL) ads.

Because they have only a handful of AC ads at a time, same ads are running so many times and people in Japan are just sick of them.

#Entertainment #TV

Japanese Nuclear Power Plants

3月

20日

World is now focused on Fukushima Daiichi (No.1) power plants. There are 6 power plants and people are now focusing on 1, 2, 3 and 4. On this picture, 1 lis on the right and 4 is on the left.

Here is something you might nor know. (This may not be true.)

The Power 1 and 3 are developed by Toshiba.
The Power 2 and 4 are developed by Hitachi.

Both power plants are based on the same design. In addition to Tokyo Electric Employees, there are many people from Toshiba and Hitachi and other companies are at the site. There are over hundred people there.

The overall mood here is that the nuclear disaster is being avoided. I hope so.

#Life #Politics #Society

Osaka is like a different country.

3月

20日

I arrived in Osaka yesterday. Osaka is about 400 miles southwest of Tokyo and this is like different country. There is no damage here, there is no shortage of power. People here are still very concerned about what is going on.

The picture is Mt. Fuji. I took it from the train moving 150 miles per hour.

#Life #Politics #Society

I am traveling to Kobe

3月

18日

I am moving from Tokyo to Kobe today. This is the way this trip was planned. Today is the first day of the three day weekend.

#Travel

Empty Hotel

3月

18日

Usually there are many flags flying at the entrance of the hotel I am staying. When dignitaries stay at the hotel, they fly the country's flags. But today, hotel has no flag what so ever ... No dignitary wanted to stay n Tokyo.

#Life #Politics #Society

Thank you!

3月

18日

http://www.pspinc.com/japanrelief

You have raised more than $50,000 to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund of American Red Cross. Thank you. PSPINC matched $20,000 on top of that. So, together we have raised over $70,000 in just a few days.

#Life #Politics #Society

Shibuya ... People are not out.

3月

17日

I did not see many people out. People are not trusting the government announcement about no health risk due to the radiation fall out from Fukushima Nuclear power plants.

#Beauty #Health

Another source of information

3月

16日

People are getting information from TV, Radio, Internet. Even the moving tickers where usually displays the stock prices are showing what is happening.

In Tokyo downtown, there is a shortage of batteries. A, AA, AAA batteries are nowhere to be seen. Also, external batteries for cellular phone are sold out.

#Life #Politics #Society

Good morning from Tokyo

3月

16日

You are looking at Shijyuku area, one of many downtowns in Tokyo metro area. There was an earthquake in Tokyo last night. It was not big. It feels like being on the cruse ship.

It looks like another beautiful day here in Tokyo. People here are not too concerned about earthquakes or after shocks. They are keeping their eyes on nuclear power plans.

- - - Below is not confirmed - - -

I have heard there are 50 employees of Tokyo Electric Co. volunteered to stay at the plants to manually cooling the systems. Needless to say, they are exposed to higher radiation. Japanese government raised the radiation safety limit yesterday, so 20 more people can go to the plants.

The prime minister said "thank you" to those people on TV. I think he know those people will not survive the radiation. CNN called them "HEROS".

#Life #Politics #Society

Tokyo Update

3月

16日

(1) Energy Conservation
- Many businesses are operating with less lightings.
- Many businesses are closing early or not even open

(2) Less People
- I just did not see many people.