Protect children

Recently, many children smoke and drink.
They are prohibiting hardly by law.
And they have a bad influence on health.

However, Children’s motive is simply.
It is curiosity.
In especially, Children can get Tobacco easily at dispenser.


Initiatives to prevent underage smoking are being demanded by society as a whole and have also been given top priority by the tobacco industry.
And taspo’ capable age verifying cigarette vending machines will be introduced from 2008 as a measure to prevent underage smoking.

‘taspo’, an IC card issued only to adults aged over 20 is required in order to use these vending machines and the machines will not allow users to purchase cigarettes unless a taspo card has been held up to the machine and the age of the user has been verified.

Smokers must apply in order to receive ‘taspo’. Applications for ‘taspo’ will be accepted from December 2007 for residents of Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Kanagawa prefectures and from February 2008 for residents of other prefectures. Application forms can be downloaded from this website or can be obtained from your local tobacco retailer. ‘taspo’ cards are issued free of charge and there are no annual fees.



This is wonderful system. But we must think other ways in addition to this for eradicaion.
I expect to eradicate smoker of minor in the future.
Then, I think Japan will become peaceful society.

Please check this taspo's home page.

http://www.taspo.jp/english/index.html

Wonderful zoo

I some times go ZOORASIA.

This is zoo.

We can see endangered species animal.

The animal name is Okapi.

Okapi is called the world three rare animal.

It is called living fossil.

At present, 42 head is kept in the zoo in 22 places in the world.
In Japan, we can only see okapi only zoorasia and Ueno zoo.

The okapi is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa.

Although it bears striped markings reminiscent of the zebra, it is most closely related to the giraffe. Native just to the Ituri forests situated in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it was known only to the local people until 1901.

ZOORASIA is located in yokohama.

this zoo was built in 1999.

so, It is clean.

I recommend ZOORASIA.

★ZOORASIA information★

Admission 　　　　　　 adult (１８years over) ￥１000 ,

Regular holiday Tuesday.
Hour 　　　　　　　　9：３０～１６：３０

Please check web site.

About okapi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi

About ZOORASIA

http://www.zoorasia.org/in.html

Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi hamasaki is one of the japanese popular singer.

This year her debut tenth anniversary.

She recieved various awards until now.
Her song is written by herself. Her song is wonderful.

I went to her count down live the other day.

We could see the first tier. so, I was very exiting.

She was very cute.

However, In a January 4 entry on her TeamAyu blog, ayu revealed that she had become completely deaf in her left ear, and that it is inoperable. It is believed that she suffers from tinnitus, and ayu has known about the condition of her left ear since last year after an examination. She also stated that she would continue on with her career for her fans, and was quoted saying ""Nevertheless, I would like to continue as a singer.

I was very shocked. If Iwere her , I couldn't continue singer life.

I respect her.

I will continue to support all the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/music/080107/msc0801070002000-n1.htm

Non smoking taxi

Tokyo's two largest taxi associations implemented a smoking ban Monday that made nearly all of the cabs operating in Japan's capital smoke-free amid rising health awareness and tighter regulations.

The ban was implemented by the Tokyo Taxi Association, whose member companies operate 34,000 cabs, and the Tokyo Independent Taxi Association, which has some 17,500 owner-operated taxis, association officials said.
The two associations account for around 95 percent of Tokyo's taxis, according to Transport Ministry official Yoshinori Takahashi. The 3,000 or so unaffiliated taxis in the city are also expected to go smoke-free, according to media reports.

by TOKYO AP

Recentry, Japan's smoking rate, one of the highest in the industrialized world according to industry data, has been steadily declining in recent years amid growing awareness of the health risks and a tightening of regulations.
so, I think this is very good system.
Because I am nonsmoker and hate smoking. so,I want to promote ban smoking with this system.
However, when I watched this news onTV, I had a worry.
It's about taxi driver.
a taxi driver expressed worries that the may get into trouble with drunk customers who insist on smoking. I think I don't want to happen some incidents.








http://uk.us.biz.yahoo.com/ap/080107/japan_smoke_free_taxis.html?.v=1

The Japan Record Awards

The Japan records Awards is a prize concerning the most famous music in Japan since 1959.
so, this year is 49 times.

In this year, The records Awards is kobukuro.
their song 蕾Tubomi was receive a prize.
this is first time prize that men duet.
I feel their song is very good. so, I think suitable to recipient of a prize.
someday, I want to listen to naked voices.

And,the most singer Awards is EXILE. Their song's 時の描片 is received.

the rookie of　the year is ℃-ute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Record_Award

Avocado

Avocado is my favourite food.

By the way, which do you think abocado is fruit or vegitable?

The answer is fruit.

avocado is the most nutritious fruit.

And it's said forest butter.

Recentry, because of having food value, avocado is introduce on TV.

abocado contain alot of vitamin E.

so, avocado can prevention of aging, dryness skin, and arteriosclerosis, promotion for blood circulation and so on.

However, abocado has high calorie. a avocado(250g) is about 327 calories.

so, we have to take care of eating much.

we can eat avocado with various cooking way.

for example, pasta, gratan, sashimi, juice.

my favorite eating way is avocado and salmon's tossing with mayonase.

please check this site!

http://www.avocado.org

Indian curry

I love curry.

Recentry, I absorb in Indian curry.

When I go to indian curry shop, I order set.

The set are nan, curry, side dishes and drink.

Usually,we eat Indian curry with nan bread.

Nan has many types.

For examle, Normal nan, Garic nan, Kaburi nan, cheese nan.

I love Garic nan.

This is delicious.

But finish eating this nan, my mouth is fulled of Garic smells.

so, I have to be careful.

curry's tipe are various.

For example, chicken curry, mutton curry, seafood curry, vegetable curry and so on.

I love butter chicken curry.
This is tomato based curry.
Usually, indian curry is spicy. But this curry is mild.

so,I love it. Children also can eat easy.

side dish has also many tipes.

For example, tandoori chicken, fish tikka, marai tikka, seek cabab and so on.

I love seek cabab. this is mutton's meat stick. this is a little spicy.

But I love this.

I love lassie.

this is indian yoghurt juice.

we can make at our homes.

I have recommend indian curry shop.The shop is Lazeez. My indian friend's friends working this shop.

Please check this HP.
http://www.lazeez.jp/menu/currya.html

Mochi

In Japan, we often can see mochi everywhere.

And many people eat Mochi on new year.

I love mochi.
I experienced Mochi tuki in the past.

My grand mother's house also make mochi every year.

so, I can eat a lot of Mochi.

Mochi is many eating way.

I saw ranking "how to eat mochi" on web page.

1. Ozouni

2. Yakimochi

3. Kinako Mochi

4. suger and soy sauce

5. isobe yaki
6. oshiruko

7. anko mochi

8. chikara mochi

9.agedashi mochi

10. mochi kincyaku

my best is oshiruko.

what is your favorite eating style?

Mochi is delicious.

but we can't bite it.

In especially, older people tend to choke. Every year I hear incident of mochi.

so,we have to careful when we eat mochi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi

A Happy New Year!!

A happy new year!

Did you visit a shrine?

I paid a visit to a shrine on New Year's Day.

The shrine name is Kawasaki daishi.

This shrine is second popular to meiji zingu.

300 millon people visit every year.

Althogh time is 6 a.m, it was full of many visitors.

I thrown in a coin and I draw a fortune slip.

Between kawasaki daishi station and Kawasaki daishi, many booths held.

the street name is nakamise streeet.

I can many candy shops, manju shops, senbei shops and so on.

At candy shops, craftsman demonstrated.

Because of first time , I was very exiting.

http://128.121.227.65/daishi/english/index.html