Author: Kazuo Yokobori

One of popular Japanese sightseeing is Castle. Many of Japan’s castles that has traditional donjon were built after the end of 16th century. Initially it was a fort on the hill, but a powerful samurai began to build a castle with a castle tower( donjon: Tensyukaku).The powerful samurai is surprisingly the same as the president of modern society.An official resume was issued to the general public, and there was a mechanism to change jobs to other powerful samurai.In the days without the Internet, the splendid head office building seen from the town was an effective means of recruiting a competent (more…)

I went to Korea for the first time.South Korea is Japan’s neighbor, but historically relations are tough.Busan can also go by boat from my wife’s hometown of Fukuoka.a coastline lined with modern apartment buildings.Korea can buy industrial materials from Japan under almost the same conditions as Japanese companies. Because labor costs in Japan are high, Japanese companies have the advantage of being able to use cheap Korean labor. However, some Koreans benefit from this benefit, and the gap between rich and poor in South Korea is large. A Korean tour guide said that high-rise apartments cost twice as much as (more…)