Engine brake

Hi there! Jun Tomioka here.

The other holiday, I enjoyed riding my motor bike
on mountain roads.
When I went down the roads, I saw a lot of warning sighs
to use engine brake and escape spaces to avoid accidents.

Usually, we use foot brakes and hand brakes to decrease
the speed of vehicles. But when you go a long and sharp
downhill, you must not use these brakes so much.
If you do it, brakes might overheat and break.
You will not be able to stop your vehicle.

Engine brake means that you decrease the speed by changing
to a low gear instead of using foot and hand brakes.

This is a very important point when you drive mountain roads.


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The Man Called a Pirate

Hi there! Jun Tomioka here.

I’m reading a novel titled “The Man Called a Pirate” now.
This is a novel but based on a true story.
The model of this novel is Mr.Sazo Idemitsu who established
Idemitsu Company which is a big oil selling company in Japan.

When he graduated from college in 1905, a main energy resauce in Japan
was coal but he predicted oil will become very important in the future.
He dreamed he would have his own oil selling company.
To study business, he entered a very small oil shop at first.
His friends who worked for big companies made a fool of him but he
didn’t care at all because he had a dream.

After he worked very much for a small company, he became independent.
Although he had a lot of troubles, he gradually made his company big.
He trained his employees very eagerly. They developed very much and worked
very hard.

They expanded their business to Asian countries where Japan dominated
at that time but lost everything because of Japan’s defeat of
The World War Ⅱ.

But he didn’t give up.
His company recovered while overcoming a lot of troubles.

I was impressed by him very much.
He always cherishes his employees like his family.
He is always fair about business.
He always thinks of Japan rather than his own company.

I knew there is a movie of the same plot.
After reading the novel, I will watch the movie.


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Biker’s Paradise

Hi there! Jun Tomioka here.

On the way to my mother’s house in Atami, I dropped by “Biker’s
Paradise” in Hakone.
It’s the store for bikers and located on the top of Hakone Mountain pass.

It’s my first time to visit there.

In the store, some classic bikes were displayed.
We can enjoy shopping and eating there.
They also provide rental bike services.
There were many kinds of rental bikes, from Japanese bike to
foreign bikes.

Since it was a nice place, I will visit there again soon.


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Atami

Hi there! Jun Tomioka here.

Yesterday was a national holiday.
I drove my motor bike.
I enjoyed riding on Hakone Mountain road and after that,
visited my mother’s house in Atami City.

Atami is a tourist site.
During daytime, young tourists gathered at popular sweets shops
and restaurants but it was very quiet in the evening.
Many hotels and bars closed due to the pandemic.

The government will lift the state of emergency soon.
I hope Atami will recover and many people will go there again.

By the way, I recorded many videos while driving and dropping by
some places in Hakone and Atami.
I will edit and post them to my YouTube cannel.
I’m looking forward to doing it this weekend.


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Corporate Brand Research

Hi there! Jun Tomioka here.

I read a newspaper and found an article about corporate brands.

Nikkei Research announced “Corporate Brand Research in 2021”.
This is the ranking that consumers in Japan evaluated.

1.Google
2.Kewpie
3.Yamato Transportation
4.Calbee
5.Ajimomoto
6.Meiji
7.Sony Group
8.Nissin Foods
9.Apple Japan
10.Japan Coca-Cola

Google jumped up to No1 from 10th of last year because YouTube that
they are providing became popular.

Google, Sony, and Apple are related to IT.
The services from them are necessary for us these days.

Yamato delivers a lot of goods to us.
The popularity might be related to pandemic because many people
use electric commerce.

Out of the Top 10, 6 companies are related to foods and beverages.
Japanese are interested in them very much.


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