Toronto, Canada [July, 1994 Toronto, Canada] In July, 1994, my first visit of the north America was Toronto, Canada. It was a long flight from Osaka via Narita (Tokyo) and San Francisco. Kansai International Airport was to be opened two mo…

Hawaii [July, 1991 Hawaii] In the daytime of the party day, I walked around Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Magic Island of man made island and Ala Moana Shopping Center. The blue sky, the blue ocean, row of palm trees, the yacht habour, hibiscus, b…

Hawaii [July, 1991 Hawaii] We had free movement upto the evening on the day of party. Most of people joined some optional tours and went to the party site. I didn’t join anything as I don’t like very much to join an optional tour, going so…

Turtle Bay, North Shore, Hawaii [July, 1991 Hawaii] The main event during our stay in Hawaii, the 80th Anniversary for the company’s establishment, was taken place at Turtle Bay, North Shore located in the north of Oahu Island, that is pop…

Pearl Harbour [July, 1991 Hawaii] The dinner on the first day in Hawaii at a restaurant in our staying hotel with the brach manager of LA branch and his staff and Japanese staff approx. 15 people in total. I forgot what was that but we had…

Rainbow Islands, another name of Hawaii. Rainbow often rises. [July, 1991 Hawaii] Japanese were spoken in the night town, too. I went to the main street in Honolulu, Kalakaua Avenue, for dinner with two my seniors of the trading division. …

Diamond Head, Hawaii [July, 1991 Hawaii, the US] July, 1991, it was the bubble economy era in Japan. The 80th anniversary party for the company’s establishment was planed to be taken place in Hawaii. Approx. 400 people were to gather in Ha…

Amsterdam, The Netherlands [May, 1991 Amsterdam, The Netherlands] I asked a taxi at the hotel to go to the airport. It was a woman driver that came after waited for a while. There were still few women's drivers in Japan those days. I felt …

Amsterdam Central Station [April, 1991 Amsterdam, The Netherlands] At Amsterdam Central Station around 5:00 p.m. There were many people going back home due to the evening rush hour. And many musicians gathered for them. Some were setting u…

Tulips, national flower of The Netherlands, at a park in Amsterdam [April, 1991 The Netherlands] One day I took a Dutch national railways. Amsterdam Central Station is splendid appearance made with bricks. There are various views but it is…