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“Tsunami Fundraising” Expands at the Grassroots Level: Sumatra Earthquake
Grassroots “tsunami fundraising” for the Sumatra earthquake is expanding. In Japan, the government’s contribution has drawn attention, while private donations have received little…
Being Conscious of Death — 60 Years after the War, 10 Years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Thoughts on the Chuetsu Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami —
60 years have passed since the war, and people who do not know war now make up most of the population. In peaceful Japan, as long as one lives an ordinary life, being conscious of…
I Met Governor Ishihara
I met Tokyo Governor Shintarō Ishihara at the Josuikai New Year’s reception. I was surprised by how very polite he was. He was quite different from the media image. He was in…
Choosing a Car — Test Drives Begin —
This may be sudden, but I am thinking of buying a car. Since the Mark II I used to drive was totaled (a truck that ran a red light at an intersection crashed into it, totaling it),…
An Unpleasant Dream
I keep having unpleasant dreams: dreams in which I am on stage and the performance goes badly. Today’s dream involved a glockenspiel and a cimbalom. Naturally, I cannot play either…
A Salon “for Grown-Ups”
I attended an event called “Scribble Of Melody part II” at Kawai Music Aoyama’s Salon Pause in Aoyama (from Omotesando subway station’s Exit A1, a 1-minute walk). The e…
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