On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, the weather in Kikugawa was sunny. The temperature is 7 degrees.
Today is meat day. The sound of 2 = Ni, 9 = Ku, Niku is the same as Japanese meat. February 9th is Meat Day.
Sale is held at various stores. For example, KFC. KFC offers a 30% OFF pack. A 6-piece pack of 1430 yen will be sold for 1000 yen.
・ Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, consumes a large amount of dumplings. Every year, I have been fighting with Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Hamamatsu City dropped to 2nd place in the purchase price per household of Gyoza announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on February 8, and Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture became the first in Japan in 2021. (Hamamatsu Economic Newspaper)
Hamamatsu City was ranked first for three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016, but Utsunomiya was ranked first in 2017 and 2019. In 2020, Hamamatsu returned to the top spot. Both cities have monopolized the 1st and 2nd place for many years, taking the position of "the best city of Gyoza in Japan", but Miyazaki City destroyed its stronghold for the first time.
The Hamamatsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has created a homepage to promote "Hamamatsu dumplings" to the world.
This site mainly introduces stores where foreigners can eat with peace of mind here in Hamamatsu.
Introduced in 30 languages such as English, French and Chinese. You can also select Tagalog.
https://www.hamamatsu-gyoza.jp/
・ Recommended to stop traveling to the United States and Japan ... Raised to "Level 4", the highest alert level.
On the 7th, the US Department of State recommended that the US people stop traveling by raising the level of travel alert to Japan, where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading, to "Level 4", which is the highest of the four levels. Until now, it was "Level 3", which requires a reconsideration of travel.
Click here for comments with many "Good" for this article.
It is good to raise the alert level, but please take proper control of the US military. Too they are not disciplined. It's a sealed place inside the base, so be more careful than any other place. I think the US military in Okinawa is doing it right now, but they don't keep wearing masks. It seems that other restrictions on going out have been lifted, but he is not conscious. I think it is fine to refrain from traveling in Japan, but I would like the guidance of the US Forces Japan.
In addition, I do not want to be called a travel alert level 4 to the United States, which has a large number of infected people. Also, since Japan is not accepting foreigners from overseas at all, "it doesn't hurt or itchy."
・ The Metropolitan Expressway "preventive road closure" is also available after the 10th of the fear of heavy snowfall in the city center.
There is a risk of heavy snowfall in the plains of the Kanto region later this week. The Metropolitan Expressway announced that it may carry out preventive road closures after the 10th.
From early dawn on the 10th to the 11th, there is a risk of heavy snowfall even in the plains of the Kanto region due to the effect of the low pressure system passing through the south side of Honshu.
In response to this, the Metropolitan Expressway announced that there is a possibility of "planned and preventive road closure".
The entrance may be closed even if the road is not closed.
Due to the heavy snow on the 6th of last month, the Metropolitan Expressway was gradually closed to traffic after it began to snow, but the car was stuck for a long time.
Before, when I was working in Yokohama, I went home to Shizuoka with my friends every weekend. In mid-February, it snowed heavily and I was stuck on the Tomei Expressway.
If I leave here around 8 pm, I will arrive in Yokohama around 10 and a half, but on that day, I returned to my apartment around 6 o'clock in the morning.
I think the "preventive road closure" carried out by the Metropolitan Expressway is a necessary measure. Even if you do not close the road, it will be effective if you close the entrance. But why is it the weekend when it snows heavily in the Kanto region every year?
・ This morning, the Manila Shimbun reported on the election of the Vice President, which started yesterday.
Monday, February 7, 2022.
Kobayashi won the gold medal at the Nordic Ski Jumping Normal Hill Men's Competition yesterday at the Beijing Winter Olympics. In addition, Horishima won the bronze medal in the alpine skiing, Morguru, and men's competitions. Earlier, Japan won the bronze medal in the figurine skating group. As the competition continues, Japan is expected to play an active role.
Pick up news from today's Manila Shimbun.
・ "Crime prevention effect is thin and risk is high", expert concern about SIM registration method. According to the SIM card registration law, "Cybercrime prevention effect is weak and personal information may be endangered."
⇒ A similar law was enforced, but "It is known that there is no crime prevention effect in Canada, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Ireland, etc., and Mexico, which enforced the SIM card registration law in 2009, was abolished in just three years. I have. " It seems that registering a SIM card from the middle has no effect. It is unclear what "cybercrime" means here. In Japan, "Its me, Its me, fraud" that comes from a prepaid SIM card phone is famous. I called my home phone from a mobile phone using a prepaid SIM card, said only "Its me" without saying a name, and made me think that the old man was calling from my grandson or son, "Company money "I lost it." And "I want you to go to the bank and transfer the money immediately.", And the fraud that transfers the money is popular. Recently, it has become difficult to obtain prepaid SIMs in Japan, so fraudulent groups are calling Japan from Thailand and the Philippines.
・ "Pursuit of illegal savings by the Marcos family", Mr. Pacquiao. Presidential candidate Pacquiao stated in a debate program that he would "recover the illegal savings of the Marcos family."
⇒ It would be impossible to say "recover the illegal savings of the Marcos family". In the past, he has also investigated the Philippine prosecution. I think Pacquiao's candidate is a statement to stand out in the debate program.
・ Duterte's policy toward China "inherit". Bonbon candidate. Presidential candidate Bonbon has announced his intention to inherit the current administration's "engagement policy" with China.
⇒ The United States does not like the response to China by the Duterte administration. I don't think the United States wants Bongbong Marcos to become president. Perhaps it leaks information about the "illegal savings of the Marcos family" that the United States has. Mr. Pacquiao, who noticed this, may have said in a debate program that he would "recover the illegal savings of the Marcos family."
If you read it in depth like this, it will be very interesting even in the presidential elections of other countries.
・ Australia seems to start accepting foreign travelers who have completed two vaccinations from February 21st. (This news is Yahoo News)
⇒ Japan does not accept foreigners at all. In addition, even Japanese people are taking strict measures such as waiting at a designated isolation facility and conducting a PCR test on the third day when returning from the Philippines.
Even if you can travel freely to the Philippines, the measures after returning to Japan are strict. Therefore, the number of travelers will not increase easily.
[Breaking news] Shintaro Ishihara, the former governor of Tokyo, dies.
Shintaro Ishihara, a writer and former governor of Tokyo, has passed away. He was 89 years old.
Mr. Ishihara was born in Kobe in 1932. While attending Hitotsubashi University, he won the Akutagawa Prize for his novel "Season of the Sun," which depicts young people living an enjoyable life on the beach in summer. When the novel was made into a movie, his younger brother Yujiro Ishihara made his debut as an actor, which triggered the birth of his big star.
His younger brother Yujiro Ishihara was active as a star in Japanese movies.
At that time, the Japanese movie industry had its own movie actors, and it was impossible to co-star with movie stars from other companies. At that time, there were five movie companies in Japan, and it was called the "Five-Company Agreement." Yujiro Ishihara was an employee and film actor of a company called "Nikkatsu". He retired from "Nikkatsu" and made an independent production to make the movie he wanted to make. After that, Japanese movies will also decline. Because Japanese entertainment has changed from movies to television. After that, the power of each movie company weakened, the "Five-Company Agreement" disappeared, and many movie actors moved to television.
Let's return to his brother Shintaro Ishihara.
He was the first politician to be elected to the House of Councilors in 1968. He became a member of the House of Representatives in 1972. He served as Secretary of the Environment Agency in the Fukuda Cabinet, Minister of Transport in the Takeshita Cabinet, and resigned as a member of the Diet in 1995.
After that, in 1999, he ran for the Tokyo Governor's election. He was elected by collecting 1.66 million votes, and during his tenure as governor of Tokyo for more than 13 years, he focused on environmental measures such as financial soundness of Tokyo and emission control, and made the Tokyo Marathon an international event. I grew up. The Tokyo Olympics held last year was able to be held by attracting from the time when Governor Ishihara was enrolled.
On the other hand, the establishment of a voluntary constitution, the theory of nuclear armament, and critical remarks on China caused ripples, and during his tenure as governor of Tokyo, he announced a purchase plan by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The result was to encourage subsequent nationalization.
His remarks and actions were conservative and to the right. However, considering the world situation surrounding Japan, I think his remarks and actions are correct.
In recent years, Mr. Ishihara has been ill with cerebral infarction and pancreatic cancer. It was announced that he had died around 2 pm today.
I pray for his soul. Gassho.