インド、ほぼ全土で雨期入り・主力作物の栽培遅れ回復へ (6/30 日経新聞) 【ニューデリー＝山田剛】 インドの農業生産に大きな影響を与えるモンスーン（季節風）の雨雲が、29日までにパンジャブ州、ヒマチャル・プラデシュ州などインド北西部に到達し、ほぼ…

The No.1 import industry of Bangladesh is garment (clothing) industry. I had an opprtunity to visit one of them today. 99% of workers are female. They work 8 hours. 6 days/week and get only 1,500 - 2,000 Tk (= $30-$40) per month. But this …

あまりにもどうでもよいことなので、日本語で書いてみよう。最近、ありの巣を部屋の中に見つけた。さすが病室だけのことはある、バリアフリーだ。 部屋の中に置いてあるパンに向かって壁を歩いていたので、試しに上方から壁伝いにサラダ油を垂らしてみた。か…

Oh~~~ It's my hometown bus! This is the second time to see my hometown bus in the foreign country. The first one was the capital airport in Myanmar. Anytimes, surprising...

「猫にも職業訓練を」 ニート猫対策で中山大臣 中山文部科学大臣は１４日、通学や仕事をせず、職業訓練も受けない若者「ニート」やフリーターが増えている問題について「猫社会にも働く意志を見せない『ニート猫』が増えているのは看過できない」と語り、今…

I visited UNICEF Bangladesh office this morning, which is located in Sheraton Hotel (the most expensive hotel in Bangladesh). More than 200 staff (including 30 foreign staff) are working there. This means that Bangladesh office is one of t…

To all my friends, I got a mobile under the pressure of necessity... So, 24/7 call me at 0191-225567. (it's waste of time to care about my ID Information here) By the way, the mobile is so expensive comparing to US/Japan. The price differe…

In the Islamic world, the holiday is Friday, not Sunday. Because I'm not allowed to go outside by myself (it seems to me a kind of under house-arrested), I had nothing to do whole day. Of course, in my room, there is no TV, no internet, no…

Finished data collecting successfully, I came back to Dhaka from Pabna finally. In Pabna, people were so kind, too kind to feel embarrassing as a normal foreigner. Actually, it was very hard to be alone. Whatever you are doing, studying or…

In the Islamic world, including Bangladesh, "cow" is holy animal. Cow is everywhere. Kids are playing cricket, but at the same time, cows are feeding a weed. Not only cows, a duck family is crossing near the batter box. Rescuing a cow from…

I'm enjoying a quite low-productivity life here in Pabna. 7:30 Breakfast (Bread + Banana + Apple) 8:00 Taking Shower 9:00 Meeting (or Chatting) at the Office 9:30 Well Wandering at Project Site 11:00 Finish and go back to the Office 11:30 …

Yes, today is our university's 354th graduation day (Commencement). Enjoy the special costume and traditional ceremony. Congratulations!

These days, I'm wandering (not walking) around the town to collect the information about wells day by day. Only me? No. With one or two local staffs, officially. But usually, dozens of children are following me.

I came here Bangladesh to join in the arsenic poisoning (in Japanese "Hiso Osen") project conducting by our University. The project site is rural town in Bangladesh (about 300 km far from Dhaka), called Pabna City. It is 5 hours bus trip f…

OK. Let me introduce the food in Bangladesh. Cause I'm staying at the hospital, I usually use cafeteria in the hospital. Breakfast Bread + Fruit (Mango, Banana, Apple...) + Tea Lunch Curry + Curry + Curry (Fish/Chiken/Vegetable) Dinner Cur…

The hospital is located in the south of Dhaka city. As Dhaka is one of the populated town in the world, there are sooooo many people living around the hospital. The entrance of the hospital. These are views from the 2nd floor. It looks lik…