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Father, husband, and engineer. Currently in Shinjuku Usually on the road, commissioning industrial equipment around the world. I changed my name because too many confused by the a English name I use for work.
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This is a full size replica of the #CSA #Hunley. This is a Civil War Era sub that sank a USN ship but was lost with all hands. Hand cranked propellor.

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Enlisted personnel toilets on #USS #Alabama. Apparently if the floor is red, enlisted. If green, it is for officers.

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#ship #propeller from the #USS #Alabama. If you look closely, you can see small pitting. This is not from rust or corrosion. This is caused by #cavitation. The water boils due to pressure changes by the shaft spinning. This also is how Mantis Shrimp kill their prey as well.

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#toilet #bucket from the brig of the #USS #Alabama. 😱

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#baseball memorabilia from #USS #Alabama crew. A MLB Hall of Fame player volunteered to enlist. We have special section of the #Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame at #Tokyo #Dome which memorializes Japanese pro athletes that died in #WII. Baseball conquers all. Older than modern Japanese state.

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When talking to one of the volunteers of #USS #Alabama, he asked what ships we preserved in Japan. "No. US sank most of them". I shared that the motor factory for my employer survived the Nagasaki bombing and if he visited, I could show him .50 cal holes from US Army attacks in I beams.

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I took a #tour of the #USS #Alabama. Exceptional experience. Staff very friendly. They even had Asian American teenagers dressed in period correct Imperial Japanese Army uniforms, though they could not speak Japanese.

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#international #work has me in the lovely city of #Mobile, #Alabama. I get lost because there are parades for local celebration of #Mardi #Gras. I suspect it is some sort of religious thing. There are bands marching. People very friendly.

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Off to a new work site. #international #travel. I will be assisting in the commissioning of two #quay #cranes. These cranes take containers on and off large cargo ships. I hope it will be warmer than #Montreal, but we will see.

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Was recently in Vancouver and saw these beautiful birds at the Bloedel Conservatory. Started talking to them and they moved into attractive photo positions and then back to what they were doing.

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