Today is shokan (小寒), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), the 24 solar terms. Last one is toji (冬至) on December 22, and the next one is daikan (大寒) on January 20.
Shokan literally means small cold. It is the start of getting cold. Until daikan is the coldest season in Japan.
Actually it was very cold.
But there is a hot news. Ms. Seiko Noda (野田聖子), a member of the House of Representatives, gave birth to a boy today at the age of 50. It was in vitro fertilization between her partner and the third party donor. She has really wanted to have her own baby, and finally her dream came true.
Congratulations!
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