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Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This is a story from the other day when I went to a job site. A technical staff member contracted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism asked me to collect some drilling slurry. They said they needed a photo of it. But then they added, “It’s not even part of the inspection checklist, and we don’t really need it, but just in case…”

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I took a little trip out of town and came to Yamanashi. It’s been a while since I’ve been here. It reminds me of when I used to work on a large-diameter full-casing method (Benoto piles) project in Ōtsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Back then, I was stuck on an emergency site for the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in Niigata Prefecture for about eight months…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been pretty hot lately, but it’s cooled down a bit, hasn’t it? As a result, almost all of our employees seem to be coming down with colds. (Laughs) Let’s be careful during this change of seasons. But enough of that… Ground Anchor Installation Methods (Part 1) Ground anchors…

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I went to one of our job sites the other day. It was a meeting with our general contractor (my old workplace) and their first-tier subcontractor, but there was also another person there who was the general contractor’s general contractor, lol. That’s the real general contractor, lol. A young guy there was staring right at me. “Oh, it’s Enta…”

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I had a drinking party with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, so I couldn’t write a blog post, and this morning I had to be on site first thing, so it’s taken me until now to get to this. I usually make it a point to write the post the day before and upload it at 8:00 a.m., but every now and then, things like this happen... Well, I’ll keep writing every day…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, we’ve been getting a lot of requests for wells—ranging from shallow to deep. Well, since we drill observation wells anyway when injecting chemicals, it doesn’t really make much of a difference, so we can handle it. But what I’m not sure about is whether water will actually come out! Since we don’t have any data on that, that’s the tricky part…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The Obon holiday is over, huh? lol Things are finally getting back on track at work starting today. Everyone, it’s still really hot out there, so please be extra careful while working on site. It looks like the lingering summer heat will be intense this year too! But enough of that. Materials for cutting out boxes in anchor installation and rebar insertion work. Anchor installation…

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The Obon holiday started a few days ago. As you might expect, traffic to this blog has dropped significantly, and I’ve been thinking, “Maybe I should take a break during Obon, too.” But no! I’ll keep posting on the blog even during the Obon holiday lol. I’m going to go play with my kids until I’m completely wiped out…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, an acquaintance of mine—a construction manager and business owner—passed away after a long battle with illness. He was a true tough guy who survived the tough construction industry on his own. I wish I could have met him a little sooner. May he rest in peace. But enough of that. Regarding anchor work…