It is taisho (大暑), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節気), 24 solar terms. The last one was shosho (小暑) on July 7 and the next one is risshu (立秋) on August 7. Taisho literally means big hot. And it was really hot today. In the morning there was an earthquake.
July 23 is known as fumi no hi (ふみの日), Day of Letter. It was instituted in 1979 by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) to aim to be a help to succeed the letter culture through the pleasure of letter and happiness of receiving letters. They usually issue special stamps on this day every year.
Tonight I had a welcome and send off party of the colleagues. 31 people got together including special guests, 3 of those who have already left the office earlier this year. It is nice to have contacts with ex-colleagues. We enjoyed the party. The presents were really nice. We made a special book for each person with many pictures and messages from all colleagues and ex-boss. We wished their good luck.
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