Gone!

saw this while i was walking around kouenji. For those who doesn't know him, he was the former Japanese prime minister.

the poster was on the board for the party he belongs. i thought it was funny.

a month to prevent suicide

a nice dinner with a friend and walked around shibuya afterwords.

we waited her boyfriend at the famous meeting spot in shibuya station, the statue of hachiko the dog.

hachiko had a sash and we looked at it to read.

"suicide prevention month" !!!

what? i know the statue is famous and people do look at it, but why there? and what do the public health dept. would do for this monthly campaign? i guess they succeeded in raising awareness.

i had to look up how many people do commit suicide in japan. 32,249 in 2008 in japan, it ranked 8th in the world. Lithania ranked the first, Beralrus, Russia, Slovenia, Hungary,　Kazakhstan, and Latvia follow.

an envelope from the love of my life

some mails came in today.

there was an envelope filled with love.

it made my day, and now it's added to my "favorite wall" in my room.

thank you mike san!

pleasant surprise at a library in tokyo

going through shelves at a library. guidebook section is a must for me these days. one book stopped my eyes and i pulled it out from a shelf.

"what i discovered from living abroad. - 100 women's experiences abroad."

of course i flipped pages for women in ny.

surprise!!!! the smile i saw everyday in my office in ny was on one page! my favorite and only boss was talking about her dream.

the book itself didn't interest me, but it was a pleasant surprise to see her smile in a library in tokyo, and i wanted to go home with the book.

i miss her and our time together so much.