Vol.43

2019.10.25

p.1 Visits “Japan Freight Railway” Akshay Singh Rathore（M1, Geotech Lab）

p.2 Visits “Fresh Concrete Factory” Kumar Avadh (D2, Nagai Lab)

p.3 I’m a Nippon Worker “LI Chunhe (李 春鶴) (2005 PhD)

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Oct.21,2019 Now, the Ginko berries have all fallen from the trees and it’s approaching the most beautiful season of the year in front of Building No.1 (by Kohei Yoda, Geotech lab M1)

JR Freight Railway Company provides cargo transportation all

over Japan. We started our visit with a brief company overview in

the company office and then moved to the cargo facility where

we had a first hand experience of the cargo handling process.

Then we proceeded to the training centre, which is one of the

most advanced training facilities in Japan. With the railway track

point and crossing model, the level crossing model and the

electric locomotive training facility, the newly recruited engineers

can acquire a holistic and in-depth knowledge of the working

operations of a cargo handling company.

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After the insightful site visit, we headed for lunch at

the company cafeteria. We had a very delicious

Japanese full course meal along with green tea. I had

a wonderful time talking with my host family, Motoi

Nakayama san, along with the employees of JR Cargo

about Japanese work culture.

What are they doing?

Lunch with my host family

Appreciation and profile of writers

Visits arranged by Host Family Program

Japan Freight Railway Co.

• Very clean and hygienic facility.

• Well motivated and knowledgeable workforce.

• Special attention to employee safety.

• Punctual, efficient and methodological handling of

cargo with special (E&S) Effective and Speedy

container handling system and RFID tag system

on the cargo container, the wagon and the cargo

trucks.

• The M250 express container train (Super Rail

Cargo) for high speed transportation.

• A very good training facility for newly recruited

engine drivers.

Writer: Akshay Singh Rathore（M1, Geotech Lab）

Impressive Points!

Organizer: Mr. Motoi NAKAYAMA (JRF Fudosan)

Attendants: Mr. Masayoshi Miyazaki (1968Ba)

Akshay Singh Rathore, Rinat Shaymukhametov (M1)

Ayushman BHATT(M1) , Kavalin Wangsiripaisal(M1)

It was a great experience for me to visit Musashino

Namacon and learn about the process of producing and

transporting huge quantities of good quality concrete to

support the infrastructure needs in Japan. The entire

process from material acquisition to logistics are performed

in a very systematic and professional manner ensuring the

delivery of high quality concrete.

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The delicious lunch

provided me a unique

opportunity to directly

and informally interact

with Mr. Funayama and

learn about the

intricacies and challenges

involved in concrete

production.

What are they doing?

Lunch with my host family

Attendants and profile of writers

Visits arranged by Host Family Program

Fresh Concrete Factory

I was very impressed by the fact that the factory

is located in a residential area and is completely

soundproof. Belt conveyers operate inside tubes

to avert the spread of dust. The factory was built

using concrete rather than thin metal sheets to

prevent inconvenience to nearby residents due to

loud noise.

Organizer: Osamu FUNAYAMA むさしの生コン㈱

Attendants：Kumar Avadh, Chandra Kiran, Kavalin

Wangsiripaisal, Beatrice Mogombana, Matthew Chua,

Junko Funayama, Akiko Suzuki, Ayuko AKAIKE

Writer: Kumar Avadh (D2, Nagai Lab)

Impressive Points!

The operations are performed in a very clean

and safe manner. They always clean up the

factory and all machines are controlled by a

computer in the remote office. This factory is

operated by around only 20 staff. Amazing!!

They also have a well equipped experimental room to

verify the quality of concrete. Most staff members

started to work after graduating from high-school; they

are trained here in various aspects involved in the

production of good quality fresh concrete over the years.

Before being employed in University of Miyazaki for 7 years,

I had been working in Gunma University for the same

duration. At that time, I communicated with my colleagues,

faculty members, all parties of joint research and relevant

staff mainly in Japanese. Better understanding of local

culture makes me know the way to respect and get on well

with each other.

How to develop my language skills?

How to settle down in Japanese society?

When I was a student, I took actively part in various events

after study, such as dinner party, seminar trip, etc., which

organized by the Lab. No matter who needed assistance

when conducting the experiment, the senior or the junior,

there’s no hesitation for me to help them out. In return for

this, I was also offered a great help as I was in need.

Besides, the days I spent with my colleagues enable me to

fit into the life of school so quickly that the study and

research can be carried out smoothly. Meanwhile, I found

that my Japanese has been significantly improved. More

than that, I understood better about Japanese cultural

traditions. The extraordinarily experience changed my life. It

allowed me to make more friends, enlarge my social contact

and enrich my knowledge, which play an important role in

carrying out project successfully.

There goes an old saying that never too old to learn. Even if

I started to work, I didn't stop learning. Most of my time

would be devoted to making progress in my field. I will work

harder to strive for creating a great academic environment

and building a harmonious interpersonal relationship.

As a teacher of Miyazaki University

I’m a Nippon Worker

LI Chunhe (李 春鶴）(2005 PhD)

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Since children are still young, I try my best to balance

well between family and work. So the time I dedicated

to my profession is as much as with my family. Under

that circumstances, it‘s too luxurious to enjoy what I like

to do alone. In recent years, as the children have been

growing up, the number of family driving trip is

increasing. My family and I obtain more and more

opportunities to get close to the natural world and have

some insight into the history and culture of Japan. In

addition, I use my weekend for activating my laboratory

by BBQ party or seminar trips with my lab pupils.

My relaxing time!