八月九日(hachigatsu kokonoka) ： August 9

It's been 65 years since the Atomic Bomb called Fat Man was detonated over Nagasaki (長崎). There was a memorial ceremony and about 6,000 people attended including the representatives from 32 countries. 15 among them were the first comers. There were representatives from the nuclear powers, U.K. and France, and Israel which is considered to have nuclear weapons. But there was not the one from the United States though he attended in Hiroshima on August 6.
The total death number by this bomb reached 152,276 by now.
At 11:02 AM when the bomb was dropped, the participants offered a one-minute silent prayer to mourn the victims and wish for world peace.
I wish the World Peace too.

八月八日(hachigatsu yoka) ： August 8

Yesterday I watched two movies which I recorded the days before. One is an American movie "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" starring Richard Gere. It was released on August 8, 2009 in Japan. Just a year ago. The Japanese title is "Hachi, yakusoku no inu(ハチ　約束の犬)" Hachi, dog of loyalty. The original story happened in Japan in the early 1920s. It is a stroy of a faithful dog called Hachiko that had waited for the master every night at the station for 9 years after his death. There is a statue of Loyalty Dog Hachiko at Shibuya (渋谷) station where is the meeting spot now. I wonder how they can make with real dogs.
The other is a Japanese movie titled "Yogisha Muroi Shinji (容疑者 室井慎次)", The Suspect which was released on Augsut 27, 2005. This is one of the spin-off movies of the popular TV drama and movie titled Odoru dai sosasen (踊る大捜査線).
For both movies one common thing is dealing with a promise.

八月七日(hachigatsu nanoka) ： August 7

Today is risshu(立秋), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), the 24 solar terms. The last one was taisho (大暑) on July 23, and the next one is shosho (処暑) on August 23.
Risshu literally means stand autumn. It is the first day of autumn by the old calendar. It's been 8 days straight that exceeds 35 degrees centigrade. It is still middle of summer.
However the greeting is changed to "zansho omimai moshiagemasu (残暑お見舞い申し上げます)" instead of "shochu omimai moshiagemasu(暑中お見舞い申し上げます)" meaning "I hope you are doing fine in spite of this lingering summer heat."
Speaking of Japanese summer, it is a time of high school baseball tournament. It started today.