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Saturday,August22,2026HowVanGoghFoundHisStyleinTwoYears（ゴッホが2年間で自分の画風を見つけるまで）Followinguponmyentryyesterday,I’dliketoreflectonaJapaneseYouTubevideoIrecentlyusedforJapanese-to-Englishinterpretingpractice.Itwasa
Friday,August21,2026FiveYearsAfterMyWake-UpCall（あの「衝撃」から5年）WhenIwasahighschoolstudent,IdreamedofbecomingaprofessionalJapanese–Englishsimultaneousinterpreterinmythirties,jet-settingaroundtheworldtoworkatinternati
Thursday,August20,2026ShouldAIHavetheFinalSayinHiring?（採用の最終判断をAIに任せるべきか？）AttheKuwanaEnglishClublastnight,IhadtheopportunitytoreflectonhowAIcanhelpcompanieswiththehiringprocess—fromscreeningresumesandevaluatin
Wednesday,August19,2026FortyYearsofBeefStew—Lansen（40年愛されつづけてきたビーフシチュー――ランセン）AsImentionedinanearlierblogpost,mydaughtergotmarriedonAugust8andhasstartedanewlifewithherhusbandinAichiPrefecture.Onthemorningof
Tuesday,August18,2026ThePainterWhoKeptChasingWater—AlbertMarquet（水辺を愛した画家――アルベール・マルケ）OnFriday,August14,mywifeandIvisitedtheMiePrefecturalArtMuseumtoseeaspecialexhibitioncelebratingthe150thanniversaryofthebirth
Monday,August17,2026HowNottoBecome“BulkyTrash”AfterRetirement（定年後、「粗大ごみ」にならないために）Yesterdaywasthelastdayofmynine-daysummervacation.Afterhavinglunchwithmywifeatourfavoriteramenchain,MarugenRamen,forthefirsttime
Sunday,August16,2026LivingwithPurpose,Commitment,andGratitude（目的と覚悟、そして感謝を胸に生きる）Yesterday,IattendedtheBusinessLeaders’MorningSeminaroftheKuwanaCityRinriHojinkai.TheguestspeakerwasMr.KatsumiYamamoto,whohasrunanins
Saturday,August15,2026ConnectingPeopleintheAgeofAI（AI時代だからこそ、人と人とをつなぐことが大切）Yesterday,IattendedtheBusinessLeaders’MorningSeminaroftheKomono–InabeRinriHojinkai.ThekeynotespeakerwasMs.HitomiKitamori,whohasbeenworki
Friday,August14,2026TrustingYourOwnEyes（自分の眼を信じる）Yesterday,mywifeandIvisitedtheShigaMuseumofArtforthefirsttimetoseeaspecialexhibitioncalledThroughtheEyesofCollectorTaroFukutomi:PaintingsLovedbythe“CabaretKi
Thursday,August13,2026TheFreeChorusOutsideMyWindow（窓の外の無料の合唱団）Today,Iwokeupalittleafter3:30a.m.Aftermakingmyselfacupofcoffee,Iopenedthewindowsinmy20-square-meterofficeonthesecondfloor—twofacingeastandonefa
Wednesday,August12,2026It’sNeverTooLatetoStartAgain（人生はいつからでもやり直せる）Today,IattendedtheYokkaichiRinriHojinkai’sBusinessLeaders’Seminarforthefirsttime,from6:00to7:00a.m.TheguestspeakerwasMs.YasuyoKazefromtheOyab
夏本番になり、景虎地方も暑くなる日が多くなってきましたとは言え、今年の景虎地方は日中はどんなに暑くても夜はきちんと涼しくなるのでとても過ごしやすいです「そうだよ！20年くらい前の北海道の夏ってこんな感じだったよ！」と思いながら過ごしておりますしかし、そこは夏の夜です。虫もたくさん出てきます夜に涼しくなってから景虎の散歩に行こうにも昨年のこの恐怖体験(リンク参照)が切実に嫌過ぎるし、それなら朝早くに散歩に行ってみよう！思えば朝早くに景虎と散歩した事がないし！という事で景虎との初め
Tuesday,August11,2026WhatBirdsTaughtMeAboutJapaneseCulture（鳥から学んだ日本文化）Yesterdaymorning,IwenttoBantaneHospitalatFujitaMedicalUniversityformyregularbloodtestandcheckup.Reviewingmyresults,Dr.HiroyukiKatotoldmeth
Monday,August10,2026ATinyHouse,aWindowintoHistory（小さな家から見えた歴史）Yesterday,mywifeandIvisitedtheParamitaMuseuminKomono,MiePrefecture,forthefirsttimeinaboutthreemonths.Wearrivedalittleafter9:30a.m.,justafterthe
Sunday,August9,2026HowtoLiveWellAfterRetirement（定年後を豊かに生きるために）JakuchoSetouchi,oneofJapan’smostbelovedBuddhistnunsandmostinfluentialwriters,passedawayonNovember9,2021,attheageof99.Overherlonglife,shewrotemore
Saturday,August8,2026GettingaSecondOpinionfromAI（病院へ行く前にAIに聞いてみた）WhenIreturnedhomeyesterdayataround6:15p.m.,mywifetoldmethatthefrontrightsideofherneckhurtalittlewhenshetouchedit.Shepointedtothespottoshow
Friday,August7,2026CuriosityKeepsUsYoung（若さの秘訣は好奇心）AsImentionedbefore,IboughtTakafumiHorie's2017bestsellerMultitaskingPower(Tadoryoku)foronly350yenonSunday,July26[i].Sincethen,I'vebeenreadingiteveryweekdaydurin
Thursday,August6,2026BeyondPageViews（アクセス数では得られないもの）Iwakeupat4:00everymorning.Beforework,Iwriteanessay-stylediaryentryandusuallyuploaditby8:30a.m.I'vebeendoingthisformyself—notforanyoneelse.Istartedthisproj
Wednesday,August5,2026WhyAIWillNeverReplaceaGreatTeacher（AI時代だからこそ教師の役割は大きくなる）Theotherday,IhappenedtocomeacrossaTEDTalkbyMattWu,COOandPresidentofSchoolhouse.world,aglobalnonprofitpeertutoringplatform.Thetitle—
Tuesday,August4,2026TheGreatestLessonMyMotherEverTaughtMe（母が教えてくれた人生最大の教え）Yesterdaymarkedtheninthanniversaryofmymother'spassing.ShepassedawayonAugust3,2017,attheageof77.Shetookherlastbreathquietlyataround6:
Monday,August3,2026DiscoveringToyohashi（はじめての豊橋）Yesterday,IvisitedToyohashi,AichiPrefecture,forthefirsttime.Wewenttherebecausemydaughterisplanningtomovetothecitytobeginanewchapterinherlife.Toyohashiislocate
Sunday,August2,2026LearningThroughEverydayPractice（日々の実践から学ぶ）Yesterdaymorning,asusual,Iattendedabusinessleaders'morningseminarandlistenedtothreemembersofthelocalchaptertalkabouthowtheyhadbeenworkingtowardtheirN
Saturday,August1,2026TheStoryBehindMyFavoriteBowlofRamen（からみそラーメンふくろう）OneofmyfavoriteramenrestaurantsisKaramisoRamenFukuro.Aboutonceamonth,mywifeandIvisitabranchnearourhometoenjoytheirsignaturebowlofspicy
Friday,July31,2026Japan's"StressCheck"System（日本のストレスチェック制度）InJapan,companieswith50ormoreemployeesarelegallyrequiredtoconductanannualStressCheckfortheiremployees.AStressCheckisaworkplacestressassessmentdesignedt
助六を保護して昨日でちょうど3週間経ちました。そして動物病院で三種混合ワクチン2回のうちの1回目を接種しました。2回目は4週間後です。体重は、保護した日、とりあえず猫トイレにした入れ物です。それから3週間同じ入れ物で大きさ比較。現在の助六トイレはこの右隣の大きなものです。そしてずっと願っていることは、先住猫のりんちゃん♀️と助六さんがなんとなくでもいいから認め合って、うまくナワバリや上下関係を保ってくれる日がきてくれることです。毎日毎日毎日毎日、りんちゃんを第一にしながら、少し
Thursday,July30,2026WhatMakesaCityTrulyLivable?（本当に住みやすい街とは）Whichcitiescometomindwhenyouthinkoftheworld'sbestcities?London?NewYork?Paris?Accordingtothe2026World'sBestCitiesReportpublishedbyResonanceConsultan
Wednesday,July29,2026ASecond-CareerStrategyAfterSixty（定年後のセカンドキャリア戦略）LastDecember16,Icelebratedmy60thbirthday.Tomarkthisimportantmilestone,IwroteandpublishedMyPersonalLifeManifesto,astatementofhowIhopetospendt
Tuesday,July28,2026AVoiceShapedbyLife（人生がつくる声）OnSunday,July12,IwroteaboutthelateTerujiMizutani,whofoundedZuihoSangyoCo.,Ltd.inKuwanaCity—acompanyfamousforitsshigure-ni,atraditionallocaldishofclamssimmeredin
Monday,July27,2026LookingBack,LookingAhead（これまでと、これから）OnSaturday,July25,Iattendedthe20thanniversarypartyofE4,alocalEnglishclub,atCasadiBuu—ahidden-gemrestaurantinYokkaichi.Wecelebratedthemilestonefrom1:00to3:
Sunday,July26,2026LivingWithDeathinMind（死を意識して生きる）Yesterdaymorning,Iattendedabusinessleaders'morningseminarandhadtheopportunitytolistentoatalkbyDr.HiroshiImai,66,aboardmemberofKuwanaCityMedicalCenterandProf
