THANK YOU FOR ALL!!
GOOD BYE!!

Gorgeous night

HI, ladies!!
How are you doing?

Plum, I appreciate your frequent contribution to this blog, and I am interested in your various topics.

Tell the truth, I have much been obsessed by a big band since last year. This early morning, I got home from the concert of a-ha, the worldwide Norwegian band, held at the Tokyo JCB Hall, by a night bus. It was soooo excited that I couldn’t sleep a wink last night, keeping dozing off during the trip. The reason why so getting excited was that it was held in Japan for the first time in the last nine years, and that they already announced the dissolution of the band at the end of the next year. They have played for 25 years...

The hall was not so big that I could fully enjoy their good figures and beautiful songs at close. Most of the audience who gathered there were middle-aged women and men, singing, dancing, clapping and shouting all together! Me, too, of course…

Now I am completely groggy after this absolutely gorgeous experience…
I hope you are having a great time, too.
See you next! Night, night….

The price of tuna

HI, ladies!

Sunflower, thank you for your summary account of TIME article, good help for me.
I heard few days ago that the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) decided that the total annual catch would be limited by 40 percent, and thus the price of tuna would rise in Japan…

By the way, do you know the movie about dolphin fishing in Japan? It is the subject about our eating habits. I’ll write about it next. See you, Bye!

Overfishing of tuna

Hi, ladies!

From TIME magazine;
A tough catch
“The relentless hunt for tuna is harming not just the fish but businesses, consumers and the planet”

It is said that; The world’s tuna trade is an awesome 21st century hunt. But these days the chase is becoming unsustainable for some species of tuna, and some experts believe there is overfishing, saying the ecosystem will begin to get out of balance.

Japan consumes about 80% of the 60,000 tons of bluefin tuna caught around the world each year! Tuna-ranching has proven to be a good way to do business in some area like Philippines.

Oh, time is out...
See you next, good bye!

A better measure

Hi, ladies!

Plum, I was impressed and encouraged by your uplifting words, which sounds good for me. Keep trying… Yes, I never give up.

From TIME magazine:
French president Sarkozy suggested that countries should factor happiness into their statistics for growth. It is an interesting argument, isn’t it? So, I’ll try to think about happiness…

Japan’s GDP has ranked second in the world, and its people have believed for a long time that Japan can enjoy its power in its economy. But now, in this long recession, many feel doubts about what is true happiness. Even though people work hard as long as possible, at the cost of family ties, they cannot feel easy.

First, Japan can make better use of talented person more effectively. Women and foreigners, for example, can develop their ability and share social responsibility.
Second, the speed of aging of Japan’s society is very high. So, this recession might be a good chance to think deeply about it. If we can get out of this crunch, we will find better ways.
Last, some experts warned that a single-minded fixation on growth masked the financial crisis. We have to recognize more comprehensive way of growth.
Now we must think about our frame of reference in economic progress.

…I can’t organize it…
So, I’ll try again next. See you!

Women have become less happy?

Hi, ladies!
It has been another warmer day today, hasn’t it? These days’ cold weather has made me shiver, and now I feel very happy. I also hope you are enjoying the sunshine.

I found the special report on women on the TIME last week, reporting that “as women have gained more freedom, more education and more economic power, they have become less happy.” Is it true?

I think it may be true in some extent. Recently the number of mothers who work outside their home has increased, but it doesn’t always mean they can feel happy.
First, in such great recession, women have to earn money to live whether they like or not. Some cannot afford luxuries any longer than before, even though they are working longer hours both at home and an office.

Second, these days’ women have become more honest about what ails them than their mothers. In the past, it was more important for women to be a polite, humble and docile person in society. They should not complain about anything around them, or people often say badly about them.

Last, the more women can gain education, the more they get depressed by the real condition in society. What you don’t know won’t hurt you. Women must have more emotional power in order to tackle their new challenges.

I believe that women can feel happiness more quickly than men can, but it is important for women to develop their capacity to bring satisfaction on their own.

Talk meeting

Hi, ladies!
Long time no see…
How have you been these days?
My kids and I are really fine, now.

This afternoon I attended the English talk meeting for the first time at the restaurant arcade? in the Ion shopping center near to Cosmos’s house. The participants are Cosmos, Sunflower, Rose and me.
They brought some interesting topics, including cursive writing and printed writing; the false charge of Ashikaga case; drug abuse; Nobel peace prize for Obama.

It was a little bit hard for me to express my opinion in English during the meeting, but at the very end of it, I felt comfortable mainly because of the eagerness and kindness of the three. Thank you very much!

So, see you next time. Good night…