#007 Suicides Caused by Loss of Job

Hi,

Today's topic is one of the most serious labor issues in Japan, suicides caused by loss of job.

Actually, I am a member of the ESS, which stands for English Speaking Society, and I am going to take part in a discussion contest next week. We will have to discuss labor issues, so I wrote a resume about suicides caused by unemployment. Now, I am going to introduce my resume.

     First, I’ll introduce my ASQ, which stands for Analysis Status Quo.

The cause is that jobless people can’t get enough money, and the problem is that they have no choice but to have a hard life. One of the most serious harm is that they commit suicide due to struggle to survive.

     Next, I’ll introduce my plan to solve this problem. The direction which I suggest is that the Japanese government should provide enough compensation to jobless people. Of course, the government give them compensation now, but it is difficult for them to live because of luck of money. In short, the government should give them money more. In particular, Japanese government should extend the period of unemployment benefit payments. Moreover, the government should expand Training and Education Benefits System.

     After my plan is adopted, jobless people will not have a hard life. Then, they won’t commit suicide due to struggle to survive. 

     This problem is pretty difficult to discuss and solve. So, I will continue to research about this topic in order to become a good discussant.

That’s all for today. Thank you very much.

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#006 Endocrine Disruptor / Reduction of the Number of Sperm

Hi,

Today, I'm going to write about Endocrine Disruptor.
Put simply, Endocrine disruptor is a category of chemicals which give various bad effects to people. Actually, we absorb endocrine disruptor in our bodies because there is many kinds of chemicals, which are included under the category of Endocrine disruptor, around us. Now, can you guess why it is dangerous that we absorb endocrine disruptor? I'll explain it. The reason is that Endocrine disruptor reduces the number of sperm each male person produces. In short, it must become pretty difficult for us to make our own children if we continue to absorb it.

Generally speaking, many researchers said that the number of sperm per each person was approximately 100 million (/ml). At present, however, the amount of sperm which young male people who are 20 years old have is about 32 million!! It's so amazing, isn't it!?

Endocrine disruptor includes so many kinds of products and foods such as　plastic wraps, cup noodles, junk foods or anything like that.

So, we should think what kind of food we should have seriously so as not to absorb too much the bad chemicals.

If you have any ideas to solve this problem, please tell me.

That’s all for today. Thank you very much.

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#005 Illegal Downloads from the Internet

As you know, a lot of people these days illegally download music and movies from the Internet. Today, I’m going to write about this problem.

In my opinion, it is too difficult for the governments to regulate such a actions. So, even if the governments make laws and strict punishments, probably they will not be workable. I’m sure it is one of the most difficult problems to solve perfectly.

Though illegal downloads are surely a crime, some people claim that a lot of products of cartoons, especially Japanese cartoons, were sold by people around the world in spite of not broadcasting them to any countries except Japan thanks to the Internet. As you know, Japanese cartoons, so-called “Anime”, are pretty famous for their great quality, so they are loved by a lot of people on Earth as well as Japanese people.  “the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu) is one of the good example to explain this phenomenon. In those days, the anime was broadcast in only Japan, but many Japanese viewers posted the movies which they recorded illegally on Youtube or something like that. Moreover, some people added explanatory titles, so foreigners could watch them. That’s why the anime was loved by people around the world very much. In such a sense, I can’t deny illegal movie downloads though I don’t think illegal downloads are good things.

That’s all for today.

Thank you very much

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●Reference●

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) - Anime News Network

#004 My Ways to Use the iPad

I’m sure iPad is a very useful tool. So today I’m going to introduce my ways to use it. First of all, we can enjoy reading books and comics. As you know, iPad has a big liquid crystal display touch screen, so we can read books all right. Also, it has a high-capacity, so you can save all of books you want to read in your own iPad. By the way, we can download the data of books if you use such applications as BOOK☆WALKER run by Kadokawa group. Actually, I’ve used the application for a few months and read some comic books. Second, we can enjoy watching movie files. As was explained earlier, iPad has a big screen. I heard some people watch long movies by using iPad. Though I don’t watch movies very much, I enjoy movie files by using iTunes U. If we can use iTunes U, we can get educational content such as lectures spoken by famous people, tours, audiobooks and language lessons. In short, iPad is pretty useful for us to learn something. Finally, we can enjoy various video games. Now, many programmers are making applications for iPad, so we can download various games and applications. For example, we can download Final Fantasy 3, which is one of the most famous Japanese video games in the world. That’s why I bet that iPad help us live an enjoyable life.

That’s all for today.

Thank you very much.

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[Reference]

http://blog.bookwalker.jp/

#004 Rodoku Shojo / Audiobooks

     Today, I’m going to introduce an interesting iPhone application, “Rodoku Shojo - Story Time Girl -” produced by OTOBANK Inc. In this application, Shiori Otoha, who is a cute girl in a school uniform, recites a story. I think it’s similar to audiobooks. Surprisingly, you can get it for free! But, in order to let her recite, you need to purchase novels which you want her to read aloud. Actually, over 50 novels is released on the Internet. For example, you can buy famous novels such as “Rashomon and “ A Dog of Flanders”. Moreover, you can buy popular Japanese novels primarily targeting junior high and high school students, so-called light novel, such as “Idiots, Tests, and Summoned Beasts (Baka to Test to Shōkanjū)”. That’s why you can enjoy various kinds of novels. If you have your own iPhone or iPod touch, I recommend this application for you.

     According to some researches, Japanese college students hardly read books a month. Probably, the reason is that they are so busy at work or something like that. But I think they should read books more. If they use “Rodoku Shojo” or audiobooks, they can enjoy the stories even while they are going to school. I’m sure it is pretty important for us, university students, to read books. So, I continue to introduce this application as long as I can.

That’s all for today.

Thank you very much.

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[Reference]

http://rodokushojo.jp/

http://en.akihabaranews.com/93185/software/kawaii-shojo-helps-you-recover-from-the-big-earthquake