After an eye test, my daughter bought her glasses at a shop. In her case, her right eye is worse than the left eye. Her right eye is -1.75 diopter, the left eye is -0.5 diopter.The glasses price was 5830 yen ($44.45 €39.54). She also bough…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of watermelon monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of watermelon between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 10…

Japanese government monitors the price of peach every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of peach between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 1kg peaches (yen) …

I cannot see things well with normal goggles, so I need goggles which have lens. I have old goggles, but its plastic parts are melted a little. I have dicided to buy new goggles. I bought new swimming goggles for near sight persons at Seiy…

I went to a dentist to have a regular check on my teeth. This time I took an X-ray examination. The dentist found several minor damages on my teeth. I have to go to the dentist several times to fix them. Next week I will be informed the re…

Japanese government monitors the price of persimmon every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of persimmon between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 1kg persim…

My daughter recently has got nearsighted. She cannot read letters on the blackboard in the classroom. In order to make her glasses, she went to an eye doctor to take the eye test. After the test she received the prescription for the glasse…

Japanese government monitors the price of grapes every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of grapes between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 1kg grapes (yen)…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of pear monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of pear between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors many kinds of food prices monthly. An imported orage is one of the item which the ministry checks its price. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of imported orange b…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of lemon monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of lemon between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price o…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of grapefruit monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of grapefruit between 1975 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 10…

Citrus unshiu is a common fruit in Japan. It is like an orange. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of citrus unshiu monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of citrus unshiu between 1970…

In the summer break, my daughter went to some colleges to attend the college's open day. College's open day is a kind of publicity by colleges with presentation to recruit new students. On that day, high school students can come inside the…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of apple monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of apple between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price o…

Natto is a kind of strange food in Japan. It is made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis var. natto. Natto is a common food in Japan, but some Japanese persons cannot eat natto because of its powerful smell, strong flavor, and s…

I bought a gerdening planter for 216 yen ($1.79 €1.59) at a 100 yen shop. 100 yen shops sell goods which prices are not 100 yen. I also bought packs of soil. My son planted a eggplant and a cucumber in the planter.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of tofu monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of tofu between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of green pepper monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of green pepper between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of tomato monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of tomato between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eggplant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eggplant between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) P…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of cucumber monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of cucumber between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) P…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of pumpkin monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of pumpkin between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Pri…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of lotus roots monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of lotus roots between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = …

I grow cucumbers in my house. To hold cucumber vines, I bought three cucumber poles at a 100 yen shop. The price was = 108 yen ($0.89 €0.79).

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of onion monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of onion between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price o…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of burdock monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of burdock between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Pri…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of carrot monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of carrot between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is in a long-term r…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of daikon monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of daikon between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of taros monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of taros between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is in a long-term ris…