Following the previous article, "Bus and Subway Conditions in Manhattan, New York City," I would like to continue with the transportation connection, "At the Airport...Luggage Lost...Bags Broken. My bag is broken. I would like to share with you the following story. Have you ever encountered unexpected trouble at the airport? As a matter of fact, I lose my luggage at an alarming rate. Twice in the U.S., once in Europe, once at Narita, and twice at Kansai International Airport... In addition, my checked suitcase was broken three times. I had a baggage claim without my knowledge...

The other day, while out with my boss, I was walking up the hill from Kyotanabe Station and found something shiny at my feet. From its luster, it looked like a lure used for fishing. I stared at it, not knowing what it was, and my boss immediately said, "It's a jewel beetle! I was really surprised! I was really surprised! I couldn't believe it at first because I had an image of tamamushi as a phantom insect. I looked it up and found that we were looking at a species called "Yamato tamamushi," which is a large insect. It is much larger than we imagined. I say "tamamushi"...

An explanatory meeting was held at Doshisha University for the e-learning service "Chinese Proficiency Test Past Question Web (a.k.a. Chuken Web)," which allows students to prepare for the Chinese Language Proficiency Test via PC, smartphone, or tablet. At the briefing, we focused on explaining the operation method of Chuken WEB. One feature that was particularly popular with the students this time was the "study contents" provided as training. The content includes vocabulary...

Following the previous article, "Subway Conditions in Seoul, Korea," we would like to introduce "Manhattan Bus and Subway Conditions in New York City," which is related to transportation. The Yellow Cabs and the subways are very famous when it comes to transportation in New York City. It has been a long time since the New York City subways were considered dangerous (of course, there are still some dangerous places depending on the time of day and location). By the way, the doors of the New York City subways are faster than those in Japan....

We previously reported that the number of foreign visitors to Japan in July 2018 (estimated value) recorded 2,832,000, up 5.6% from the same month last year, making it the highest July on record. <Reference> From the Trends in the Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan - Latest Inbound Market Statistics (as of July 2018) In this issue, we provide inbound information on travelers from Thailand, where the number of visitors to Japan has been increasing year after year. In 2017, the number of visitors to Japan from Thailand reached a record high of 987,000...