July 2022– date –

【The highest compensation on disaster-related court dicisions】 Last month, two important disaster-related court decisions were handed down in Japan. The first was a lawsuit by shareholders against the former management of Tokyo Electri...

Do you like video games? Me? I have no interest at all. When I was a kid, almost all the classmates had Nintendo Entertainment System, but I didn't. No matter how hard I wished for it, my parents didn't give the nod. Alternatively, I sometimes went to my friends' houses to play video games, but it was not so fun because the friends were much better. When I was a college student, Biohazard was released. I bought PlayStation myself to play it. The time came when my dream came true, but probably it was too late. I didn't get into it.

Japan has more than 6000 high schools, about 4000 of which have a baseball team. Every summer, there's a championship to decide the best team in Japan. Many people get excited, and fortunes are moved. On the other hand, people called a man with good sense raise voices against the trend, like "Don't prey on the innocent effort of high school kids." To be honest, I doubt if high school kids are such innocent, though.

【A virtual hotel built on the bedrock of Daisetsuzan】 Recently our company launched a virtual hotel, Hokkaido Rock House designed by Sou Fujimoto. It is built on the bedrock of Daisetsuzan in Hokkaido. I am sure that anyone who was bor...

If you watched the movie "I Am Legend," I believe you've imagined "What would I do if I were Will Smith?" In fact, I did many times and was shocked every time to find the simple fact that I can't live long by myself. Mind you, I literally mean it and am not talking about a mental or philosophical issue.