THE WILL TO DO GOOD OR EVIL FOR JOY
It is very common for a young man to think that he must be determined to do whatever difficult thing to be rich.
It is also very common for a young man to further think that he must be determined to do whatever evil thing to be rich.
It is also sadly too common for a young man to finally stop thinking about what evil thing he is engaged in.
When those young men live long in society to be executives in Wall Street businesses or politicians of whatever administrative or legislative level, they will expect young men to do whatever evil thing for them.
It is not a matter of economic rationality or democratic stability of society, but of absolute justice rooted in the fear of God.
Try to be accepted by the God but not by men of wealth or status.
SECTION I: Energy Consumption to GDP
The ratio of energy consumption to GDP is as follows for each country:
COUNTRY.......TOE/$Million
USA...........205
JAPAN.........104
Korea.........323
China.........789
India.........577
OECD..........190
Non-OECD......589
World.........289
(TOE: Ton of oil equivalent)
(http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chousa/gijyutu/014/shiryo/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2009/08/11/1281689_3_1.pdf)
The above table tells that Japan uses the least energy for its total economic activities.
America uses twice larger energy than Japan in its economic activities for the same amount of output.
India uses three times larger energy than America in its economic activities for the same amount of output.
China uses four times larger energy than America in its economic activities for the same amount of output.
As emission of CO2 is regarded as proportional to an amount of conventional energy consumed, Japan does not need to make any efforts to reduce CO2 emission till America, China, India, and other OECD countries really start to use less energy per GDP to take rank with Japan.
Rather, other countries should purchase energy efficient technologies from Japan, till they catch up with Japan.
SECTION II: Most Popular Politicians in Japan
According to the January 28 issue of The conservative and business-oriented Nihonkeizai Shimbun newspaper, Japanese politicians expected to take a major role in national politics by voters are as follows:
..#... Name... ... ... +++ ... ... ... Score
1..Yoichi Masuzoe (LDP)... ... 26
2..Seiji Maehara (DPJ)... ... 14
3..Yukio Hatoyama (DPJ)... ... 8
3..Katsuya Okada (DPJ)... ... 8
5..Naoto Kan (DPJ)... ... 7
6..Nobuteru Ishihara (LDP)... ... 6
7..Akira Nagatsuma (DPJ)... ... 5
7..Shigeru Ishiba (LDP)... ... 5
9..Sadakazu Tanigaki (LDP)... ... 2
9..Ichiro Ozawa (DPJ)... ... 2
However, it is said that Mr. Ozawa has personal power to request an urgent DPJ party convention to get a majority of votes for selection of the party leader, which he will be, at any time.
Then, immediately, he can request to convene a special session of the National Diet to select a new prime minister, which he will be, while forcing the incumbent P.M. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama silently to step down.
Yet, it is very unlikely, since what he has seems to be mostly 10,000 yen bills ($100 bills), though 40,000 to 80,000 bills in a safe at his home.
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Today:
The Tokaido Shinkansen Super-Express line, connecting Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka, stopped accidentally for about four hours today, making 150,000 travelers suffer in cars on tracks or on platforms, which is however a once-a-year event.
Prime Minister Mr. Yukio Hatotyama delivered administrative policy speech, using the phrase "Inochi" (life) more than 20 times in 50 minutes.
When I was young, I think, I did not read The Catcher in the Rye. Young Americans had better read a story of a Judaist or an Israelite of whatever title. A story about Columbus might be included there.
Yet, if you are moved by reading a story of any heroic Japanese, you can be great.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.