Ethanol From Seaweed

SENDAI (Kyodo) Scientists from Tohoku University and Tohoku Electric Power Co. have discovered production methods of ethanol from seaweed such as sea tangle and sea grape.
They use natural yeast to make ethanol from fermentation method by the seaweed.
Ethanol is a form renewable energy which through the sugar fermentation process. The new technology can help the global food problem in the future, the scientists said. When the people use a lot of seaweed to make ethanol that can reduce the seaweed from the seaside a lot. Moreover, In two weeks, they succeeded in generating 200 milliliters of ethanol from 1 kg of seaweed.'
Japan has large reserves of sea tangle and sea grape in seas, while Tohoku Electric Power's thermal power plant in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, annually sees 300 tons of seaweed flowing into its intake for cooling waters, the scientists said.In my opinion, I think, In Thailand, There are not a lot of seaweeds because we can see a reason from the seaweed product that Thai people often buy the seaweed from Korea, but we can help the environment by other solutions such as to plan trees and reduce pollution.

In my opinion, I think, In Thailand, There are not a lot of seaweeds because we can see a reason from the seaweed product that Thai people often buy the seaweed from Korea, but we can help the environment by other solutions such as to plan trees and reduce pollution.

Ethanol generated from seaweed

SENDAI (Kyodo) Scientists from Tohoku University and Tohoku Electric Power Co. have discovered production methods of ethanol from seaweed such as sea tangle and sea grape.

They use natural yeast to make ethanol from fermentation method by the seaweed.

Ethanol is a form renewable energy which through the sugar fermentation process. The new technology can help the global food problem in the future, the scientists said. When the people use a lot of seaweed to make ethanol that can reduce the seaweed from the seaside a lot. Moreover,

In two weeks, they succeeded in generating 200 milliliters of ethanol from 1 kg of seaweed.

Actress Ryoko Hirosue divorces

Ryoko Hirosue, is 27 year old who is actress and pop single in Japan announced the shock news on her website that she has divorced with her husband, Takahiro Okazawa who is a designer.

They lived together for 4 years after divorce.


Ryoko Hirosue is best know single in Western audiences after she appearanced in the Luc Besson-produced movie , and it name " Wasabi " . She is mainly know in Japan from drama productions. For instance, “Oyaji,” “Long Vacation” and “Summer Snow“.


“My trust and respect for Okazawa has not changed, but our relationship is now that of a mother and a father,” Hirosue wrote on her website.


Hirosue and Okazawa were already expecting a child when they married in December 2003. Hirosue gave birth to the couple’s son in April 2004.


My opinion: Nowadays, I think statistics of divorce has increased. Although, It often happen in Western countries. As the same in Thailand, many actresses and ac tores are the main point to convince the many people to divorce. Maybe it is fashion style, and maybe many people will think that divorce is easier to stop their problem.

LINK: http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/celebrities/20080313page_id=4113

X Japan announce First US tour

Yoshiki Hayashi, is X Japan leader and vocalist. There was a conference and mini concert in Tokyo. From the conference, he announced a news about his the first tour concert of the band in North America. In Chicago, the concert will begin on 8 August at the Lollapalooza Festival, and two concerts will show at Yokohama Stadium on 14-15 August.Yoshiki hopes it will be third time lucky because he has ever planed to debut his album in US in 1992. However, the plans fell through and the band split in 1997. After two years ago, they planed to announc to show his band at Madison Square in USA again, but it did not work because Yoshiki suffered from a herniated disc.

X Japan, they will play their concert to 150,000 fans over two days. The shows will take in ten cities of America such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, New York and Boston, and the show will have at 2,000-6,000 seats.

Yoshi said that "It's going to be an intense show!" ,and "It's a new start for us in many ways. We're going to give it everything and leave no regrets".

My opinion. X Japan is the famous band in Thailand as well, and they had ever showed thire concert in Thailand too. I think. they have ability to bring asian band into the top of the world because of their talents, skills, styles and sagacities.

LIKN: http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2010/07/09/x_japan_announce_first_us_tour.shtml

The shinkansen

The Shinkansen , also known as the bullet train, is a network of high speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan railways group companies. Starting with the 210 km/h (130 mph) Tokaido Shinkansen in 1964, the now 2,459 km (1,528 mi) long network has expanded to link most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu at speeds up to 300 km/h (186 mph). Test runs have reached 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record 581 km/h (361 mph) for maglev trainsets in 2003.
Shinkansen literally means new trunk line, referring to the tracks, but the name is widely used inside and outside Japan to refer to the trains as well as the system as a whole. The name Superexpress, initially used for Hikari trains, was retired in 1972 but is still used in English-language announcements and signage.

The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the world's busiest high-speed rail line. Carrying 151 million passengers a year (March 2008), it has transported more passengers (over 6 billion) than any other high speed line in the world. Between Tokyo and Osaka, the two largest metropolises in Japan, up to ten trains per hour with 16 cars each (1,300 seats capacity) run in each direction with a minimum of 3 minutes between trains. Though largely a long-distance transport system, the Shinkansen also serves commuters who travel to work in metropolitan areas from outlying cities.

Air Transport in Japan

In Japan, There are three The main international gateways, and they are Narita Internaltional Airport (Tokyo Area), Kansai Internaltional Airport (Osaka,Kobe,Kyoto Area) and Chubu Centrair Internaltional Airport (Nagoya Area), and The main domestic hub is Tokyo Internaltional Airport where is the busiest Airport in Asia.

The two main Airlines are All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. Formerly, The major Internaltional operators from Narita Airport are Northwest Airlines.

Domestic air travel in Japan has historically been highly regulated. From 1972, The three major domestic Airlines were JAL, ANA, and JAS, and they allocated certain routes, with JAL and ANA sharing trunk routes, and ANA and JAS sharing local feeder routes. JAL also had a flag-carrier monopoly on international routes until 1986. Airfares were set by the government until 2000, although carriers had freedom to adjust the standard fares starting in 1995 (when discounts of up to 50% were permitted). Today, fares can be set by carriers, but the government retains the ability to veto fares that are impermissibly high.

My opinion: Japan is a power country, so there are a lot of Airports in the country.

Princess Aiko walks home from school alone

Princess Aiko, a third-grader at Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, walked home from school alone on July 23 for the first time since she entered her third year, an Imperial Household Agency official has announced.

Issei Nomura, grand master of the Crown Prince's household, said that Princess Aiko -- the only

child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako -- arrived at school with her mother by car on July 23, the last day before the school's summer break. The 8-year-old princess did not appear at the school's end-of-semester ceremony, but attended her homeroom class after the ceremony.

Princess Aiko and Crown Princess Masako waited in the classroom until the ceremony ended. After the homeroom class, the princess reportedly told her mother she would go home by herself and left for Togu Palace -- the Crown Prince's official residence in Minato Ward. The Crown Princess had a meeting with Gakushuin Primary School Principal Yoshio Miura and then returned home.