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Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to Joetsu City—a place that doesn’t get much rain—to check out a few things. And this coming from me, a bona fide “rain man.” I was just stopping by on my way from Nagano to Ishikawa. But the moment I entered Niigata, it started pouring down!! I really am a rain man, lol…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Man, it’s hot. Just incredibly hot. Those of you sitting in air-conditioned offices writing up quotes might not really get it, but out here on the job site, it’s absolute hell. To be honest, this summer is… “If I don’t take a break at least once an hour, I’ll pass out.” It’s that intense…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s August!! Only five months left in the year!! It’s extremely hot right now, but there are just under two months left until it cools down! Let’s keep going while making sure to take plenty of breaks. The other day, I received a question about photo management, so I thought I’d write about it. &n…

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Seriously, though. The first thing I say when I meet someone these days is just “It’s so hot!” lol. We’ve been talking about the weather and how hot it is, and since the rainy season officially ended last Thursday, it feels even more intense… But anyway, did you know about this announcement the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism made the other day? Wages based on “standard labor costs”…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Around this time of year, the rain causes landslides in the mountains every now and then, doesn’t it? Even temporary shotcrete can’t withstand the soil pressure coming from deeper down. The sections above that are still holding up because we’ve installed rock bolts there, though. What do you do in situations like this…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You’re working on a quote, right? (Of course you are, lol.) How much do you usually set aside for equipment costs in those quotes? I imagine you come up with a rough budget before you submit the quote. That’s the figure you’re setting at that point. Roughly speaking, a budget is broken down into material costs, labor costs, …

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The rainy season is making concrete work a bit of a challenge... Things are a bit rough in a lot of ways, but we just have to keep plowing through, don’t we? It’s really hard to predict what’s going to happen during the rainy season. Hopefully, we can keep working steadily while staying safe from the heavy rain! If it gets hot...

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been feeling a lot like the rainy season lately. Things are getting dangerously slow for us slope contractors… Just like last year, the situation remains dire, but it seems like only the big companies are doing well… We small and medium-sized slope contractors are really in a tight spot, but we’ll hang in there and keep pushing forward…

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. It’s June!!! It’s already June!!! Only half the year is left, lol. I think this every year, but it feels like the days are just passing by without me accomplishing anything… Anyway, the rainy season is coming, so I need to get ready for that, and I also need to get ready for summer…