2013.8.12

It was another very hot day.
In Shimantom, Kochi, it went up to 41 degrees centigrade which is the hottest record in history in Japan.  They say 1116 people in all over the nation were brought to hospital because of heat stroke.  Even at night temperature is nearly 30 degrees centigrade.

It's been 28 years since the worst airplane accident happened in Japan.

Today is the day for the Perseid Meteor Shower.  I have a good memory to have gone to see them in the middle of nowhere in the Everglades National Park when I was in Florida.  I hope to see shooting stars tonight. 

2013.1.22

It slightly rained today, which made snow melted somehow, however there are still others left though it's been already more than a week since it heavily snowed.
Every day many different news happen.  These days the top news is the terrorism happened in Algeria.  Today's other news were U.S. President Mr. Obama's second inauguration ceremony and the Japanese world famous film director, Mr. Nagisa Oshima (大島渚)'s funeral.　He passed away at the age of 80 after a long struggle with illness.  
Recently Ms. Toyo Shibata (柴田トヨ) who is a famous poet also died of senility.  She was 101 years old.  She became famous after publishing her first book ”くじけないで(kujike nai de:  Hold on!)”at the age of 98 or so which was sold 1,600,000 copies by August 2012.  She started making poems after becoming 90's years old.  Amazing lady!　

2012.1.25

It was cold today.
In Tokyo there were still snow left on the side road. It was fine in the morning, but in the evening it started snowing again.

Unfortunately the professional tennis player Mr. Kei Nishikori (錦織圭) could not be the best 4 at the Australian Open, but I hope he will become a champion someday.

Today's big news was Japan has become a country with trade deficit (貿易赤字国：boeki akaji koku) after 31 years because of high Yen and the effect of the Great East Japan earthquake.

９月３日（kugatsu mikka）： September 3

The typhoon No. 12 hit Japan today. But not around here. It was hot and windy, and rained sometimes here.
It hit Kochi(高知) in the morning and　Okayama(岡山) in the evening、moving very slowly.

Do you know Doraemon (ドラえもん), Japanese famous cartoon character? Today the museum of its author, Fujiko F Fujio Museum (藤子F不二雄ミュージアム) opened in Kawasaki (川崎). They say September 3 is the birthday of Doraemon. This museum is only available by reservation 4 times in a day.

３月７日（sangatsu nanoka）： March 7

It was cold. It snowed in the morning in Tokyo, but changed to rain in the afternoon. They say it is going to be colder tomorrow.

Today's big news was the resignation of the Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (前原誠司) to take the responsibility of accepting the donation from foreigners.

四月十三日（shigatsu jusan nichi）： April 13

It was very fine today. The Mt. Fuji looked very beautiful in the morning, and the sunset was gold and really beautiful.
Tomorrow it will be cold again.
With this strange cycle of weather, the plants have been damaged, and the prices of vegetables have been increasing.

In Wakayama (和歌山) where is one of the most famous places of the harvest of ume (梅), Japanese apricot, the amount of damage reached to more than yen 1,800,000,000.
In Odawara, Kanagawa (神奈川県小田原市： kanagawa ken odawara shi) where is also famous for ume, the amount of damage is estimated about yen 138,000,000. This is the biggest damage in history.