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Busan in KORIA

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…)
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Kure sunset cruse.

Sunset cruises are popular for sightseeing in Kure City.In the evening, they will go around explaining the Japan Self-Defense Force ships anchored at The Port of Kure.This is the escort ship Kaga that is scheduled to be aircraft carrier.Kaga is same length with old aircraft carrier Kaga in 2nd world war. Same name and Same length, so everyone thought new Kaga is also aircraft carrier. F35B will be mounted from 2022, it will be an aircraft carrier.It is this ship that President Trump made a speech on board.Kaga is the 2nd ship of Izumo model, and first escort ship Izumo (more…)
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Tetsu no Kujira(Iron Whale) museum

Iron whale means the Submarine. This museum is produced by Japan Defence Force Marine and it displays retired submarines. It’s in front of the Yamato Museum.The submarine AKISHIO is sitting at the intersection.Visitors can enter to this submarine inner. But it can’t take pictures.And in beside museum building we can learn JDFM(Japan Difence Force Marine) and KUre’s history.Japan Difence Force and Kure’s history.The Japan Self-Defense Force Marine has been dispatched overseas soon after World War II. It is for the mine removal of the Korean War. There are also job makers.But this thing has long been a sensitive matter on (more…)
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YAMATO museum in Kure city

Yamato is old name of Japan. There were many contries in Japan in anicent. Yamato was largest country and it is current Nara city near by Osaka. Many countries were controled by this Yamato govenment. So, Japanese call Nara city as the old Capital city and Kyoto city is called the Capital city in ancient because Yamato govenment moved to Kyoto city in 794. Battleship Yamato was named from this old name of the capital city or govenment.This battleship has same model that name is MUSASHI. Musashi is old name of area of around Tokyo city( Current Saitama, Tokyo and (more…)
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REIWA Era.

There is an era in Japan.Basically, when the Emperor changes, the era changes.Or, the era name of Japan is changed when there is a natural disaster and the plague and it wants to change the mood.On May 1, 2019, the era name was changed from HEISEI to REIWA, Emperor changed.HEISEI means that the world becomes peaceful. REIWA means that the world will be beautiful and symphony.The era name is often decided from Chinese classics. This is because Japan has studied China since ancient times, and there are many researchers in Chinese history and classical literature. Since Japan was attacked 750 (more…)