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We mainly talked about an election, held last week. A LDP-coalition government won more than half of the seats as we expected. A lot of aging politicians couldn't win at a single-seat constituency. I felt the alternation of generation. We also talked about each party's strategy for the election, especially what to do with self-defense force. The Japanese Communist party is in opposition to the US security forces in Japan. The LDP is trying to change the Constitution, whereby making the self defense forces more of a proactive force, not just for defense.

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We mainly talked about a booklet I am making for my Ikebana teacher. Debora recommended me to publish online. Also, we went over my comments in English. At last, we discussed about a town, Suttsu which applied to be the dump. Government officials went to inspect wheher the site would work for the dump. They really have to prove it's not a bio-hazard to the area. Citizens are really concerned about that. It takes about 300 years to neutralize the nuclear.

江戸時代に起こった三大飢饉について学びました。江戸時代はかなり寒い時代だったそうで、その原因の一つとして
the Maunder minimum というのがあるそうです。周期的に太陽の黒点が少なくなり、寒冷が
もたらされる現象を言うそうです。dendroclimatology 年輪気象学という言葉も初めて聞きました。先生もご存じなかったです。勉強になります。

今回は江戸時代の飢饉の時代にサツマイの栽培に尽力した青木昆陽についてお話ししました。
当たり前に食べているサツマイモですが先人たちの苦労があってこそ、今があるのだと思いました。

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We mainly talked about M5.8 earthquake we had last week. It was the largest we had in ten years. 368000 were affected, were stuck in a train. There were temporary cut water supplies and power in some areas. Even we experienced the largest earthquake and Tsunami ten years ago, we are still susceptible to natural disasters. We talked about what kind of emergency stocks we should have. Also we talked about post doctors. Since the government has a limited amount of budget for studies, post doctors have to do office work on their own besides their studies and have limited amount of time for their studies. That's the reason why the number of thesis published is decreasing in Japan.

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We mainly talked about Princess Mako's marriage. A lot of people disagree about her marriage and I explained why is that. It seemed about the issue with money, but it's not now. Kei said he would return the money to his mother's ex-fiance, but his mother's ex-fiance was not still convinced. I understand why Princess mako suffered from PTSD. Also Kei's appearance is not appropriate as a fiance of Princess Mako. That's also one of the reasons a lot of people disagree with her marriage.

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We talked about a new Kishida administration. Most people are saying Liberal democratic Party will never change according to new board members. People tend to choose a person who is in favor of them as a new leader because they want to get positions, but that wouldn't change the party at all. Japanese tend to choose stability rather than change.

江戸時代の本草学について学びました。元々中国から入ってきた薬草についての学問でしたが、次第に鉱物、動物、などの
知識も含む博物学に範囲が広がったそうです。江戸時代、医者は内科のみで、薬剤師も兼ねていたため、薬草の知識が不可欠だったそうです。江戸の小石川薬草園は徳川幕府が作った日本で最初の植物園だそうです。機会があれば行ってみたいと思います。

江戸時代の奇人、変人、平賀源内についてお話しました。とにかく、ありとあらゆる分野に手を出していて、パワーを感じました。日本で初めて寒暖計､万歩計を作り、絵画、陶芸にも秀でて、見本市も企画・運営したそうです。悲惨な最後を遂げましたが、土用の丑の日にウナギを食べてせめてもの供養に代えたいと思います。

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We went over my website, continued to discuss about wife and husband marital relationship. In the United states, the spouse who makes the most money has the most say in the family. If the husband stays at home and takes care of the home, he is looked down on. It's similar situation in Japan. Also, we talked about typhoon. In Japan, typhoons usually cross Japan from West to East and devastate most part of Japan. On the other hand, hurricane usually comes to the United States, but doesn't cross the United States since it changes to extratropical cyclone before crossing the United states..

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We mainly talked about my business. I need to have a larger network that I can draw upon design work. I am thinking about adding a designer to my team. When creating webpages, slogan is very important to allure customers. Also we talked about the resignation of President Suga. He decided to resign on the same day as the closing ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics 2020. There is dichotomy to it. Some people say he is irresponsible, but some people say it is a right decision for him to resign so that Democratic Party can keep its power.

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We mainly talked about Paralympics.
There are different rules for disabled athletes. For examples, they can have supporters with them to assist in finding their goals. At blind soccer, supporters ring a bell to let players know where the goal is. Players must have some sort of audio cues. At first, I had sympathy for the athletes with disabilities and had some sort of discrimination against them, but my perspective completely changed. In terms of exercise capacity, these athletes are comparable to others without disabilities. They have goals to achieve, have their own life and should be proud of themselves.

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