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Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 1 (Africa)

Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer, Part 2 (Africa)

Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 3 (Africa)

Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 4 (Africa Edition)

Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 5 (Africa)

The focus of this project is to examine and develop countermeasures for slope failures in Kenya.

 

How do we handle things here that are taken for granted in Japan?

It starts with...

And they are installing or implementing countermeasures using the wrong methods.

 

Let's break it down from the ground up: How should we proceed? How should we carry out the work?

What kind of ingredients do you use?

That's the general idea behind the proposals we'll be putting forward.

The soil pipe (water channel) in the collapsed section is also quite large—what should we do about this?

 

In Japan, the construction methods are pretty much set according to standard practice, but this is Kenya.

First and foremost, we prioritize cost! Then we consider the construction method and select the materials.

 

In other words, it means figuring out how to do it on-site.

This is exactly the kind of thing I'm best at!

I'll figure out a way to make it work!!

I get a rush of adrenaline when my knowledge and experience come together, lol (brain juice).

There are various issues, but the biggest one is that the construction contract was awarded to China.

I can't help but think that if this were Japan, it would be even more perfect.

 

All kinds of Africans ask me, “Are you Chinese?”

That just shows how many Chinese people are coming here, but when you say “Japanese,” they go, “Oh!!! Japan!!! The Japan Bridge is the best!!”

I've been told that so many times lol

It seems Japan built a bridge there in the past.

That bridge is still there, but it really is “Japan quality,” isn’t it?

 

I hear a lot of people saying that "Chinese quality" just isn't up to par, lol.

Well, I guess we’ll just have to accept that we’ll lose at the bidding stage—there’s not much we can do about it—but I suppose that’s just the nature of the bidding process.

 

Jobs like this are really interesting.

Jobs in Japan are great, but jobs like this overseas are really great, too.

People may have their preferences when it comes to working abroad, but Japanese engineers can definitely hold their own on the global stage!

Absolutely!!

 

See you later.