On a Short Winter Day, a Long Shadow Walks the Path

Today was Oza's last day at work after working for the company for four years. It was a consequence of the staff reductions. We held a…

Kunio Tsukamoto, a leading figure in modern tanka, has died. It feels as though an era has ended. At hand now, I have only “Ryokushoku Kenkyū”…

I had my hair cut on Sunday evening. I had it cut quite short. Because of that, a good many people said to me today, “You…