今年の 余りにも大きな事件

【写真は江戸時代に倉賀野河岸があったところです。The photo shows the place where the Kuragano river-harbor used to be in the Edo period.】

　今まで日没は日に日に早まってましたが、今日１２月９日より、日没時刻が少しずつ遅くなります。【群馬県】

　一方、日の出時刻はこれから約１ヶ月間ますます遅くなり、季節はいよいよ厳冬期に入ります。

　この１年を振り返ると、最も強烈な印象は、奈良県での選挙応援演説中、多くの人が見守る中、安倍元内閣総理大臣が銃撃されるという事実はあまりにも衝撃が強く、未だに受け止められません。容疑者は宗教団体に恨みを抱いていたようです。

　世界に平和と民主主義を誇る２１世紀の日本で、一国の元総理が演説中、撃たれて亡くなるなど誰が予測しえたでしょうか。どんな事態が起こるかも知れない街中での演説が予定されてたにもかかわらず、警備が誠にお粗末であったと、いくら指摘されても仕方ありません。

　テレビで大相撲中継を見ても、警備に就く人たちは相撲を全く見ず、つまり、土俵側を背にし、常に観客席を監視してることが分かります。これが警備する目の方向です。

　葬儀の日、安倍元総理の亡骸は活躍の舞台であった国会議事堂などを巡り、道路には追悼の黒い人波が延々と続きました。

　３年前、トランプ前アメリカ大統領を国技館に招待し、元首相は並んで大相撲を観戦し、遠来の大切な人を日本文化で温かく迎える姿勢に深く感銘しました。

　葬儀では海外からの要人が余りにも多く、改めて安倍外交の幅広い友好関係が認識できました。合掌。

Dear my overseas friends

　Until now, the sunset time was earlier and earlier, but from December 9th today, the sunset will gradually be later. 【Gumma Prefecture, Japan】

　On the other hand, the sunrise will be later and later from today for about a month, and the season will finally enter the severe winter.

　Looking back on the past year 2022, the most intense impression I have is the fact that former Prime Minister Abe was shot while giving a speech in support of the election in Nara Prefecture while many people were watching. The suspect apparently harbored a grudge against religious groups.

　In the 21st century Japan, which boasts peace and democracy to the world, who could have predicted that the former prime minister of a country would be shot and killed while giving a speech? Despite the fact that it was scheduled to give a public speech in the city where any kind of situation could happen, I can't help but point out that the security was really poor beyond description.

　Even if we watch a sumo wrestling broadcast on TV, we can see that the guards do not watch the sumo wrestling at all and are watching the direction of spectators. This is the direction of the guarding eye.

　On the day of his funeral, the corpse of former Prime Minister Abe went around the Diet Building and other places where he played his active role, and the streets were lined with black crowds of mourners.

　Three years ago, Abe invited former US President Trump to the Kokugikan where they sat side by side to watch a sumo wrestling match. I was deeply impressed by his heartwarming hospitality with Japanese culture.

　At the funeral, there were too many VIPs from overseas, and I was able to recognize once again the wide-ranging friendship of Abe's diplomacy. Worship.

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