Coach Alberto Zaccheroni returns home to Italy

Coach Alberto Zaccheroni  (Japan Soccer representative) returned to his home country Italy today (July 1, 2014)

In his interview before leaving Japan, he conveyed his frank feelings.

“I really had a very good relation with the organization, the team and the players, and I say this with frank feeling. You can understand this by seeing the warm reception by all these supporters, and as we have created a very good relation, somehow I have a strongly feeling of loneliness. I think that the memories of these 4 years in Japan would firmly stay in my heart. I really thank you all for having a wonderful time for all these four years spent together. I feel that you have given me more than what I have given you.”
Then he said in Japanese language “Ganbarimashou” (Meaning: Let us work hard). "

Question: Do you have any plans to coach a team in future?

I will take rest for some time, and would like to take full rest. I would go back to my family and spend some time, and yet I have not exhausted all my passion to soccer here. Initially, I will take rest, and there is a possibility that I may do some activity. It is difficult to think the next immediately after dealing with such a wonderful 4 years, and such a wonderful team. It is very difficult to move to new reality after having such a reality. I think that it would not be honest to say more than this, and with that, of course I still have an option of “Retirement”.

Question: Finally, do you have any message to the people of Japan?

“Even after returning to my home country, the supporters and citizens greeted with warm welcome. They dealt with me as if we really won the World Cup. I personally feel that every day in these four years, the people who I come across the streets, and those in the stadium, the supporters gave us a lot of support, and I really feel receiving a lot of energy from them. The supporters wished to convey their emotions of the coach, and I wish to convey to those supporters would stay in the heart of the coach eternally.”

Those who worked hard for Japan would return to the home country with only good memories.

The result of the World Cup was not good, but I feel very proud about the Japanese who accepted their coach warmly until the end.

You have all put your best efforts. Thanks.

YAMAHA’s car engine

If you say Yamaha, it is of course famous for 2 wheeler, but it has now developed and produced an engine for 4-wheeler. Yamaha has already made an engine for F1.

YAMAHA F1 V12

The car engine business of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. started from "Toyota 2000GT (Sold during 1967)" from the year 1964.

TOYOTA2000GT engine

It seem that with the start of the car that is under joint development and production by Toyota and Yamaha, it has also supplied the engines to Ford and Volvo.

The strength of Yamaha is the high speed, lightweight and compactness based on the technology cultivated for the 2-wheeler. Recently, Yamaha is supplying the V6 engine of 2.5L for Lexus IS/GS, Crown, and Mark X, in addition to the joint development and production for the V10 engine of Lexus "LFA".

LEXUS LFA

Yamaha has achieved the total production of engine for car is one million in the year 1989, and two million in the year 2005, and this time it has reached three million.
Surprisingly unknown fact but Yamaha made the engine of famous car of Toyota.

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Steam locomotive Thomas is running!

The Ooigawa Railways (Shizuoka Prefecture Shimada city) operating the steam locomotive, opened the trial-ride fair of the steam locomotive handling the “Steam locomotive Thomas”, a popular character of the story that personified the steam locomotive. The nursery school children invited for the event shouted out of joy “Just like Thomas”, and “Good-looking".

The birthplace of the story and Britain is already running the real train just like the Thomas, and this steam locomotive is the first of its kind in Asia.

The steam locomotive is the 227th machine of the C11 model made in 1942.
The face of Thomas of "Bright eyes" made with reinforced plastic was fixed in the head, and the body was painted blue.

Revival of next generation "Supra"

Toyota Motor seems to revive the next generation Supra with the adopted know-how of BMW having the established opinion, in the development of a high-class sports car in the joint development with BMW. This car will be the first shot of embodiment as a product for the comprehensive cooperation with BMW.
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There are lot of deep-rooted fans even after the sales end in the year 2002 for the predecessor of fourth generation (A80 model) Supra.

It is expected that this car name will be inherited because of the revival registration in the year 2010 for the trademark of “Supra” that was stopped in the United States in 2006, and then the extension of expiry date in January this year.
It seems that the platform of the next generation Supra is made in common with the succession model of BMW Z4, and the sales pattern will be by the respective brand and body design of both companies.

The engine capacity with 2.0L and 3.0L type are available, and 3.0L model handles 0~100 km/h acceleration in 4.8 seconds, and the drive is naturally “FR”.

In the 2.0L model, the direct-injection 4 cylinder turbo engine of Lexus NX200t will be installed. (Max power 238ps, 800~5600rpm, max torque 35.7 kgm/1, 650-~4000rpm)
There is an information that in the 3.0L model the 2.5L turbocharged engine of the HV specification that generates 400ps is installed.
The appearance of such a next generation Supra is expected during the year 2016.

BMW is proceeding with the technology of a light body using the carbon fiber, and it should be noted whether Toyota adopts it in the viewpoint of cost.

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Project start of actually operating full-scale model of Gundam

The project of actually operating the full-scale model of TV animation “Mobile soldier Gundam” has started.

The outline of the plan was announced on July 9, 2014 aiming at the operation during the summer of 2019 that will be the 40th Gundam broadcast anniversary.

In this project, the Gundam of 18 meters in height will be actually operated.
The professor of Waseda University takes charge of a technical supervision.
It is scheduled to widely invite the technical proposal such as physical and virtual reality from the end of July 2014.
The deadline for the technical proposal is aimed for February 2015, then the basic plan will be decided during the autumn of 2016 through the secondary proposal, and afterwards the production work will start.
At present the full-scale model is set up in Tokyo and the Odaiba district, but the place where actually operation will be held is yet to be decided.

The project team will be formed before this production, and the idea and plan will be collected widely from all over the world.
The production side will collect the intelligence all over the world, and challenge the ultimate dream!
It aims to operate the Gundam of 18 meters in height.
It is commented that the latest technology and wisdom of the world, the strong desire of the people who excel the field and the people from other nation will move the “Gundam”.

Do you like to see "Gundam" operating?

Next generation model debut of Roadster on September 4

Mazda has announced that they will debut the next model of open sports car of twin seat type “Roadster” to the public on September 4, 2014.

They will debut at the commemoration event of the 25th anniversary of the sale to be held at Chiba Prefecture, Urayasu City.

The event will be held at Japan, U.S. and Europe simultaneously, and the recruitment of the participant is accepted at the specially designed site from July 4 in Japan. Participation will be for the first 1200 people.

Nikon D810 – Best full size single lens camera

Nikon has announced the camera body model “D810” of the full size single lens camera.

The resolution of the sensor of the low pass filter less specification is 37 megapixel in total, and 36.3 effective megapixels. Though it is less, it has exceeded the old model D800/D800E.
It is possible to take pictures with an ISO sensitivity range of 64 to 12800. (Enhanced setting of ISO32 and ISO51200 is also possible). You can enjoy taking picture with open iris of the lens even in the scene with full of sunlight pouring like the laser.

The low pass filter less at this number of megapixels means this will be the digital camera selected by the user because even the slightest blur will appear realistically like the D800E, but to prevent the shutter blur, an electronic Front Curtain Shutter system is installed.
It seems that with this it is very easy to take a sharp photography of one hair or an eyelash.
AF is also improved. The accuracy of phase contrast AF for the geostationary subject has been improved.
The functions like the highlight weighted metering adjusted to the exposure value to suppress the over exposure is provided for taking photograph in the stage with lot of strong light source.

The function to suit various field settings were included.
The SD / SDHC / SDXC(UHS-I), CF(Type I, UDMA) memory card can be used, and this is same as the conventional model.
The Wi-Fi function that can be called as the recent digital camera trend is not provided.
 
I hear that the sales start is schedule in the mid of July.

Toyota President enters as race driver in the Nurburgring 24hr race

[Nurburgring (North west Germany)]  One of the most prominent car endurance race “Nurburgring 24hr race” will he held from 21~22 at this place.

Toyota Shouichirou (58), the president of Toyota Motor participates in the Lexus sports car "LFA".

The participation after assuming the office of the president is for the second consecutive year, is for driving one and a half hours with the Lexus sports car "LFA".
 
The Toyota president held the steering wheel in the car number 48 for about 1 hour on 21st, and about 30 minutes on 22nd, and finished it on the same day after 4pm by his own driving.
 
Toyota is participating from the year 2007 with the aim of car development and technical improvement of employee mechanic. The LFA and 86 have participated from the stage of the concept model.

Initial sales of fuel cell vehicle in Japan by Honda

Honda has pledged the policy to make the advance sales of the fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in Japan.

The price is assumed to be US$69000~79000 (7~8 million yen).
 
Honda had scheduled to launch the FCV in the overseas market from next year, but it is going to introduce it first in the Japan market.
 
The driving range is 800km for one time fuel charging, and Honda is aiming to improve the standard by 100km.

Sales start of DAIHATSU COPEN

Daihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. made the full model change of the light open sports car "COPEN", and made the nationwide market launch on June 19, 2014. 

Among the 2 design models announced at the same time, the entry price of the “COPEN Robe” expressing the throb feeling and elegance as the sports car is US$17,800 (1,798,200 yen), and the sales has started.

The other “COPEN X (Copen Cross) model” is scheduled for sale in the autumn of 2014.

How the Japan market will show its reaction to the Copen that is being sold ahead of the HONDA Beat, is going to be very interesting.

If this Copen sells well, then I wish to see the revival of the vanished sports car activity like the NISSAN Sylvia, HONDA prelude, and MAZDA RX-7

NISSAN Sylvia

HONDA prelude

MAZDA RX-7

The Japanese car is energetic for the first time in the recent years.

Is this the next generation GT-R?

Nissan and Gran Turismo has announced the NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo.

This will be delivered by a free update of the PlayStation3 exclusive use software “Gran Turismo 6” in July 2014.

The development of NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo was started by the style that the young designers of Nissan Design in Europe and London freely designed a dream sports car.
 
Afterwards, they incorporated the technical feedback from engineers of the Nissan technical center who received the design.
 
The development was promoted by the repeated collaboration of the design and the technology.

They have finished the car that shows the directionality of the concept model of the next generation GT-R model.

TOYOTA "86" patrol car appearance at Tokyo toy show 2014

The "Tokyo toy show 2014" is being held until June 15 at the Tokyo Big sight.

The “Tomica Police TOYOTA 86 patrol car” exhibited at the Takara Tommy booth was just one model in the world. (Tomica is the line of die-cast toy vehicles and related products produced by Takara Tomy Co. of Japan, formerly known as Tomy Kogyo Incorporated)

The design adopted in the product for the commemoration of Toyota "86" patrol car related product of Tomika was reproduced with a real car.

It is said that the enlightenment activity of the traffic safety was incorporated in cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
I hear that this car will be exhibited at various events in the future.

Most popular Japan representative of Soccer

The Soccer World Cup has finally started

Who is the most popular player among the Japan representatives of Soccer?
It is “Ucha” having many young girl fans!

Atsuto Uchida was born on March 27, 1988.

The participants of “Atsuto Uchida Schalke 04 official support tour” on February 26, 2011 belonging to the Bundesliga Schalke 04 came running, the popularity is such that the 90 persons of the total 95 persons were women, and the colleagues made a fun of him as “Japan’s Beckham”.

He is so popular that the women told him with bitter smile, “We had a wrong information that you are working as a model in your team in Japan”. When seeing from the Germans point of view he was rather childish and cute rather than saying as attractive.

The offensive ability is right side back. He is distinguished as he is young, and has accomplished the debut as the Japanese representative in his teens.
He participated in the Asian preliminary contest of the South African World Cup as regular, and it contributed to this tournament performance, but he was unable to appear in the main stage due to the changes in the team policy and poor health condition.
However, his talent was later recognized and transferred to Schalke 04.

He won the regular seat with the champion club of Germany, and is now an indispensable player.

Decoration Bicycle

Earlier we introduced the “Decoration truck - Art truck” in the blog.
http://tomochanstore.blogspot.jp/2014/05/decoration-truck-art-truck.html

The children are attracted by this truck but not able to ride this because they are yet to reach the age to get the driving license. They have made the “Decoration Bicycle” by decorating the bicycle to some extent. I searched the internet with this information.

This is quite a foolish concept, but I am introducing this because I like their determination to have seriously prepared the work, which is indeed useless.

I am quite absorbed in their foolish idea. They call it as hobby.
Naturally, there are lot of good-for-nothing things among the people, but it will be happy only if they consider it as a hobby.