Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Change of Mind

　　I feel gloomy about the devastated people who have to stay in a shelter during such cold nights, but I'm writing about something happier for now. If not, I would be depressed. It will need such a long time measured in terms of 10-year units to recover from this catastrophe. I think of long-lasting aids for them to rise up, such as utilizing the products of eastern Japan, travelling there and timely donations for various events.
　　It's 2300 on the 14th. I'm in the safe office. Just now, lots of personnel are reportedly said to be on the go to repair the plant. They must be working in the exposure to the high-level toxic radiation. Some of them might lose their lives. I'm full of gratitude for their devoted work.
　　Anyway, I'll write about my new bike in the next entry.

(Vocabulary)
gloomy  憂鬱な, 重苦しい
devoted 愛情深い, 献身的な

Rotating Blackout

The authorities decided to take measures of a rotating blackout against the shortage of power due to the atomic power plant accidents. It's reasonable and I agree with the plan, but how many people will be affected by this plan? I've never heard of a rotating blackout before. The electric company explained that they divided their vast power-supplying area into 5 smaller area groups and would stop supplying power to those divided area by rotation. It will shrink the economic activity of Japan, but it can't be helped.
My eldest daughter lives in the heart of Tokyo. She says that ordinary people's lives have been considerably affected by the shortage of power. The transportation of necessities seems to be restricted and they are getting short of those day by day.
The power plant survived the ever-hardest quake as it was designed, but the authorities didn't figure out the more than 5 meter tsunami. One of my classmates in high school is what you call a top specialist in the field of atomic power and works at the neighboring atomic power research center in Tokai. He was really sorry, saying that his life would be nonsense if the research of the atomic power stopped due to this accident. The anti-tsunami system is far cheaper and easier than the anti-quake system. The researchers were successful in the difficult protection from the quake, but were careless about the tsunami, even though the measures against tsunamis were simple and far easier than those against rocking.
The Japanese people are seeing how it will develop with breathless interest.

(Vocabulary)
by rotation  交代で
can't be helped  仕方ない
with breathless interest  固唾を飲んで
on a rotating basis  輪番制で
rolling blackout  計画停電

Afterquake

　　As the main quake was super-enormous, the afterquakes are big. The tsunami-alert from Japan's Meteorological Agency has been continuously issued after the main quake. And so, the fire department can't start their work against the fire of the chemical industrial complex, because it is located near the seashore. The rescue team can't likewise recover the bodies floating along the coast .
　　Several villages can't be reached even by the rescue team yet because all the routes to the villages were completely damaged. A village had been reportedly smashed leaving only 40% of its population alive. It means that 60% of the residents are missing or dead. This quake is the most terrible natural disaster if you ask me.
　　The accident in the Fukushima atomic power station is getting serious and people living near the plant have been evacuated from their houses. Naturally, it will cause a shortage of power. All the national economical activities will be affected badly. What will become of Japan?

(Vocabulary)
afterquake 余震
main shock ［quake, tremor］/ principal earthquake 本震
meteorological agency 気象庁
industrial complex コンビナート

Catastrophe

　　The eastern part of Japan was relentlessly rocked by an incredibly horrendous earthquake. It is said to be the most enormous one for 1000 years or the biggest natural disaster since recorded history. As you remember, a big earthquake battered Kobe City in 1995 and the death toll rose to 6000. It was really terrible, but today's earthquake is supposed to be 180 times more powerful than Kobe's earthquake. Unbelievable! The magnitude of the earthquake was beyond belief.
　　Eastern Japan, especially the Pacific coast, has been told that a big earthquake would break out in the near future, considering several earthquakes that have occurred regularly around this area in the past ten centuries. And so, people who live there were ready for earthquakes. The buildings, houses, infrastructure and other systems against disasters were well prepared. Actually, the earthquake couldn't destroy those, but the tsunami was far beyond our belief. The tsunami was 10 meters high in some areas and went over the coastal levee. Though houses could get over the earthquake, the tsunami hit and destroyed them.
　　My hometown had no damage and I live a calm daily life now. However, the influence of the earthquake will gradually emerge in my city. It will take a long time to recover, but Japan is strong enough to overcome any difficulty. I sent some money as a donation that I had saved for my next ski trip to Canada. The TV news says that the atomic power plant had a problem and the affected area is short of electric power. I decided to save electric power to supply it to them.
　　I have something that I want you to notice. It is that there's no rioting, no looting and no rumor that foments insurgency. People willingly and patiently line up to get something like food, water and other necessities. People try to be nice and look out for each other. I think that it's a kind of virtue of the Japanese people. The rescue teams from all over the world will thankfully help us rise up. They will realize our spirit of cooperation, noticing our behaviour even in an emergency.

(Vocabulary)
horrendous すごく恐ろしい, ぞっとする
beyond belief　信じられない［信じ難い］ほどの
The vastness of the universe is almost beyond belief. 宇宙の広大さはほとんど信じられないくらいだ。
assumption  [C] 仮定, 想定, 思い込み
coastal ［coast］ levee  防潮堤
foment 〈戦争・暴動など〉 をあおる, 扇動する
try to be nice 気を使う
look out for each other お互いに気を使う 

Earthquake In New Zealand

　　Two victims of the latest earthquake in New Zealand were transferred to Japan. It is reported that one lost a foot and the other can't walk alone. Both are around 20 years old and had left Japan only a few weeks ago with big expectations for living in Christchurch. Nearly 30 Japanese students are still missing. I'm really sorry to hear the news with all the more reason that my second daughter lived in southern Germany for a year to learn German. The families of missing people were shown the scene today and it made them throw away the last bit of hope. The scene of the collapse is incredibly catastrophic.
　　Pacific Rim countries are prone to earthquakes. It is well-known common sense that the buildings in those countries are strong enough to survive earthquakes. What measures against earthquakes do they set up? Another earthquake rocked the same city 6 months ago. After the earthquake, the owner of the building in which there were lots of students who were reportedly crushed had gotten an official certificate to use the building as before. Don't certain mistakes exist in the administration?  Body damage was so heavy that families can't identify their daughters or sons. DNA tests will be used to identify the victims.
　　It is profoundly lamentable to lose people who were full of promise.

(Vocabulary)
with all the more reason that ~  それだけに一層～
the last bit of hope  一縷の望み
Pacific Rim 環太平洋地域
Japan is prone to earthquakes. 日本は地震国である。
full of promise / with a future 未来のある

Orientation of Lions Club

　　I attended a meeting for newly-joined members in Matsuyama Chuo Lions Club today. I got lessons about the organization of the worldwide Lions Club. All Lions Club members seem to be under the same regulations all over the world. It was amazing for me. What can I do as one of the members? I felt something overwhelming. The club is naturally for volunteer work, but it sounded like it will be of use for shaping my character.

Two Day Trip to Kobe

　　I was in a very rural village for three years 15 years ago. The population of the village was only 1500. At that time, an elderly surgeon was in a small town clinic adjacent to my village. He had considerable experience and used to give me good lessons. He had accompanied the whaling fleet in his younger days as the fleet's doctor. His travel notes were published and are very interesting.
　　While he had run his private clinic in Kobe for decades, which is one of the famous ports of Japan and located near Osaka, he had held a hope that he would serve people in a more isolated, rural place as a surgeon. After the big catastrophic earthquake in Kobe, his mind was made up. He closed his clinic and moved to the village and we met there.
　　At the beginning of this year, his postcard read, "I'm getting older and feeble. If you don't come to see me at once, you'll lose the last chance of seeing me." I was so surprised and decided to visit Kobe.

(Vocabulary)
whaling fleet  捕鯨船団
My mind is made up. 決心がついた。 

Memorable Patient

　　It's terribly cold. Such coldness in January reminds me of a patient who had been under my care for five years. He passed away at the end of the last winter. He was a victim of the atomic bombs. I wrote "bombs" in the plural not in the singular. To tell the truth, he visited both victim cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, just after the bombings, to help take care of live victims and recover bodies from wreckage and the river, where a number of people dived into for water. Ordinary people didn't know the danger of the residual radiation at that time. He wasn't supposed to be exposed to the radiation. His condition suddenly got worse on such a freezing day last January and he didn't come back again.
　　I'd like to write about victims of the atomic bombs. Most people in the world might think that the bombings are something that is done or passed long ago, but it's not true. The cruel influence of the atomic bombs is still continuing. Six months after his death, his wife visited the victim city, Hiroshima, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the first-ever atomic bombing. Her comment and picture were put on the local newspaper and I'm showing it later.
　　I'm angry about the attitude of the U.S. that has never apologized about the bombing. They made the convenient story up to protect themselves, but if you ask me, there is no rational excuse about the bombing. They attacked people who were not resisting, not only in this case, but also in lots of cities in Japan. Kamikaze never attacked the transport ships that didn't have the measures of attacks, following the international laws, but the U.S. did indiscriminately. It should have been the U.S., not Japan, to be judged in the Tokyo tribunal. My heart bleeds recalling his words.
　　At last, I'll post the article of the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the bombing in Hiroshima. The woman in the picture is his wife. I don't want to be bombed again. I insist that Japan should have the nuclear weapons unless all the countries throw the nuclear weapons away altogether. Japan is a single victim country of the nuclear weapons, so only Japan has the right to have the nuclear weapons to protect ourselves.

(Vocabulary)
memorable / unforgettable sight 忘れられない光景
in sb's care  ＜人＞の世話になっている
under sb's care  ＜人＞の世話［治療］を受けている
in the plural  複数形で
the danger of sth/of doing sth  ＜…＞の［＜…＞する］危険性
an indiscriminate attack / random attack 無差別攻撃
commemoration 記念, 記念式典, 記念物［碑］

 
 
 
 
 

Jan. 17th

　　16 years ago today, the Great Hanshin earthquake broke out in the Kobe-centered area in Japan. It was early morning. More than 6000 people were trapped dead in their houses. I remember the day just like yesterday. I happened to wake up earlier and saw people commemorating the 16th anniversary of the earthquake in the dark on TV.
　　Time flies. I was working in the university hospital at that time, and was sent to Kobe city as a member of the rescue team from the university. The transport measures were destroyed hopelessly around the city. Lots of people who had something to do with Kobe city carried necessities to their acquaintances on foot from adjacent areas, like Osaka.
　　It was the first time for the university to deploy medical personnel to such affected areas. We were not accustomed so that the preparation needed two days. A few fishery boats were chartered for the transport to Kobe. The Kobe port was also destroyed and our boats arrived at the shore which looked to be easy to get off the boats.
　　The scene of the commemoration reminded me of the rescue activities, during which I couldn't even take a shower. As for the shower, several days after our arrival, the Japan Self-defence Force set up the public bath near our camp. To my surpirse, they sounded like they could build the bridge, the paved road and even the port. It's wonderful.

(Vocabulary)
~ years ago today  ～年前の今日
Great Hanshin earthquake　阪神淡路大震災
deploy 〈人・装備・資源など〉 を動員する, 活用する

Repayment from 'Tiger Mask' ?

　　Childcare institutions and consultation centers across Japan have been receiving anonymous gifts such as school bags, stationery, and cash from someone who claims to be the 'Tiger Mask', the hero of a popular wrestling comic book and TV series in 1960s. In the story, he was brought up in a tiny orphanage and became the superstar in the field of professional wrestling. He wore the mask of a tiger in the ring and no one knew his face. His real life was concealed. He was truly a gentle, kind and merciful man, though he was powerful and brave when he had the mask on.
　　The first person who gave gifts to children must have spent his/her childhood in 60s. How witty he/she was to use the name of 'Tiger Mask'. Following him/her, lots of people did the same thing. It's really heartwarming. It looks like this anonymous donation became a social movement. I hope it'll continue.
　　By the way, a question came up while I was writing this entry. The years between 1960 to 1969 are called 60s. 70s, 80s and 90s are acceptable, but what shall I call the years from 2000 to 2009? Do you know? Is it ok to call 10s as the years 2010-2019?

(Vocabulary)
repayment 恩返し
In the story, , , という設定です。
orphanage 孤児院

Bulk Trash

　　There are five PCs and several parts of PCs which are lying idle since long ago in my house. They are outdated. You might wonder why I hadn't done away with them. Honestly, I've wanted to throw them away, but I couldn't. The rules about garbage collection are strict and we are required to make a classification of garbage on the basis of materials. Especially, several items were rejected to be collected by the municipal collection service. PCs are one of those items. Just for your information, I wrote about such bulk trash before.
　　The system of recycling materials in Japan is thorough. I saw the plastic bottle return system in Germany last year and I thought it was good, but it was for recovering the deposit money added on the bottles. I also wrote about it before. Come to think of it, it's great for Japanese people to support the system voluntarily. Anyway, I decided finally to ask a junk dealer to collect them with a fee, though electronics emporiums receive them with the cost of disposal. Oh, I almost fogot, I have to erase their data on the HDD before passing them to the dealer.
　　By the way, modern life never avoids consuming materials and producing garbage. I think before my outdated PCs that I have to spend life with as less waste as possible for the next generation.

(Vocabulary)
bulk [bulky, big, huge] trash〔家具、冷蔵庫、テレビなど〕粗大ごみ
idle 《通例[名]の前不可》 使用されていない, 稼動していない, 遊んでいる
The factory has been idle since May. 工場は5月から稼動していない．
sit/stand/lie idle  放置されている, 遊んだままになっている
do away with  (不要なものを)捨てる
for your information　ご参考までに（申し添えておきますが）、ちなみに、後学のため◆【略】FYI　場合によってかなりキツイ言い方になる。
voluntarily  自発的に／無償で
junk dealer / rag collector / recycle service 廃品回収業者
fee（サービスに対する）手数料
an electronics emporium 大型家電店

Miscellaneous Thought about 2010

　　The most remarkable characteristics of the year 2010 in Japan was the change in the way of thinking about China. The ratio of Japanese people who feel friendly about China went down from 70% to 20%, according to the leading newspaper's opinion poll. People of integrity have already known about the cruelty of China, but now, ordinary Japanese people are afraid of the recent huge armament of China. As the news originating from China increased, people began to recognize the real China. As for me, I know the spiritual nature of Chinese people. I visited Vancouver about 20 years ago for the first time. Since then, I've been there every 2-3 years. I directly feel the worsening of the security and the atmosphere in Richmond, just to the south of the Vancouver International Airport, where lots of Chinese people settled. Canadian people who had originally lived there couldn't stand it. I heard some of those had escaped from Richmond. That's also the case in Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Chinese people never follow the local rules and never join in the neighborhood community. They don't care about others. The other day, a Chinese fishing boat, which was considered to belong to the military, invaded Japan and hit a patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard on purpose. Besides that, stupid high officials hid the videotape recording of the violence of the Chinese boat from Japanese citizens. Lots of politicians are thought to be brainwashed by China. A democracy campaigner from China who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace is still in prison. Chinese common sense is by far different from ours. Most Japanese people know the real China. The current administration, I think, is stupid, but the people are never idiotic. I hope the government will be disbanded soon.
　　For my family, every daughter went up to their next step. All the members kept fit. My parents and Mocha are the same. Nothing bad happened to my family and it should be celebrated. I hope that the coming new year will be a brilliant year for all people on the globe.

(Vocabulary)
characteristic 《[C]通例複数形で》特質, 特性, 特徴
opinion poll [research / survey] 世論調査
spiritual nature 精神性
democracy campaigner 民主活動家
current administration 現政権
disband  [自]〈軍隊・組織などが〉解散する; [他] …を解散させる

Oct. 25th

　　Oct. 25th is the day which Japanese people should remember. It's the day that kamikaze suicide attacks started in 1944. The leader of the first attack team was Lieutenant Colonel Seki, who was from Saijo City in my prefecture. His team was ordered to attack the U.S. fleet near the Philippines and successfully destroyed the aircraft carrier, St. Lo, and other vessels.
　　On this account, a memorial service has been held on Oct. 25th in remembrance of all the kamikaze pilots. I couldn't take a day off on the day, so I visited the shrine on the 24th, the previous day. People in the shrine looked busy in preparation of the ceremony. The following picture was taken by my acquaintance last year.
　　I never answer yes against war or military conflict, but if your country's security is threatened, you have to stand up for justice. I was moved by the spirit of self-sacrifice. I offered my prayer of reverence and gratitude to the kamikaze pilots.
　　Japanese people were brainwashed by MacArthur and were deprived of their backbone after the Greater East Asian War, but now lots of people began learning the real and unfabricated history. The spell that was cast on us by him is breaking bit by bit.
　　I have something that I want to inform you about. Kamikaze pilots didn't attack the transport crafts, though they could have killed lots of soldiers and destroyed military materials before they reached their destination. It's against the spirit of Bushido to attack the enemy when they have no weapons. Can you believe it? The passenger ships that were transporting people from Okinawa or Taiwan to mainland Japan for evacuation, were often torpedoed by U.S. submarines. Hidden heroic stories are being dug out one after another recently. The Greater East Asian War must be researched more deeply. I think that Japan will wake up in the not so distant future.
　　Saijo City is about 2 hours away from my home. My wife and I decided to drive around the city for pleasure. Can you find a big house in the upper part of the picture? I dropped in at the house and I'll write about it in the next entry.

(Vocabulary)
Lieutenant Colonel  中佐
memorial service  慰霊祭
remembrance [C](フォーマル) 思い出, 記憶; [U](フォーマル) 回想, 追憶
a day/service/garden of remembrance  追悼記念日［追悼式典，記念公園］
in remembrance of sb  ＜人＞を追悼して, の記念に
in preparation for sth  ＜行事など＞に備えて
a remembrance ceremony  追悼式典
self-sacrifice  自己犠牲
offer one's prayers of reverence and gratitude to the war dead
戦没者に敬意と感謝の念をささげる
offer [他] (offer up とも)(祈り・いけにえなど）をささげる
prayer  祈りの言葉
reverence [U](フォーマル) 尊敬, 敬意
spell [C] 魔法, 呪文(じゅもん)
cast/put a spell on sb  ＜人＞に魔法をかける
break the spell  魔法を解く
be under a spell  魔法にかかっている
fabricate  (話・うそなど)をでっち上げる, 捏造(ねつぞう)する
The police were accused of fabricating evidence.  警察は証拠を捏造したとして告発された．

 

First Meeting

　　I attended the regular meeting of the Lions Club at noon for the first time. At first I thought about this meeting at which the members would get together with their own lunch, and talk about something frankly in a relaxed atmosphere. Actually it might be so for old members, but I was a stranger there, and felt uneasy for some time. The meeting will be held every two weeks on Tuesdays from now. That's a lot of pressure on me.

(Vocabulary)
a relaxed atmosphere 　和やかな雰囲気

Temporary Job

　　My acquaintance, who is a physician running a private hospital, asked me to stay for some time in her hospital, because she had something to do for her daughter. She and her husband went somewhere and I'm staying in her hospital now. About 80 inpatients are almost motionless, and I'm so bored now.
　　I brought some books to kill time, but I don't feel like reading them, because the outside is totally sunny and a welcoming breeze is coming into my room. I'm frustrated. I wonder whether to take a walk around the hospital. This hospital is located in a rural fishing village. Only 10 minutes' walk is enough to feel the sea breeze.
　　Not a few people have sent me e-mails for years and some of the senders are really in miserable or dangerous conditions. If I didn't receive their e-mails, I wouldn't notice how happy the Japanese people are. The Soccer World Cup is just around the corner. I heard the security in South Africa, where the event will be held, was the worst level in the world. I wondered that people could fully enjoy watching the game in such a dangerous country. Anyway, in a secure non-stressful country, I'm enjoying passing the time by going around the nearby park and the seashore.

• (Vocabulary)
• motionless 身動きしない, じっとした
• hospitable (人が)もてなしのよい, 歓待する;(場所・環境などが)快適な, 居心地のよい;(ビジネス環境・市場などが)適した, 好条件の [反意] inhospitable
• welcoming (人・表情などが）歓迎する, 歓迎を表した；（場所が）くつろげる
• fishing village [C] 漁村
• pass the time ひまをつぶす

Empty-nest Syndrome

　　I have three daughters. The eldest lives in Tokyo, the second in Germany, and the youngest became big enough to leave home. She left home today to live near her university. It's only 20km away from home, but I felt that she had gone far away. I had my house built 7 years ago. It was big enough for my three daughters to come back with their husbands and kids. However, its size makes me feel more lonely. My wife often says, "What are they doing now?"

　　I heard about the empty-nest syndrome recently. They say that lots of parents whose kids left home  tend to suffer depression because of loneliness. However, the criteria for the syndrome diagnosis doesn't match our couple's current condition at all. We feel a little unhappy, but at the same time, we notice that we get more time for ourselves. We can dine out whenever we like, never minding kids' schedules. So, the title of this entry is a kind of joke.

　　By the way, the summer season is coming. I'm wondering where to go, or what to do this year. I have lots of choices. Some friends tell me to climb mountains. Others tell me to go for a motorcycle ride. My father and daughters want to visit Freiburg where my second daughter lives. I've actually no time to become depressed.

• (Vocabulary) 
• empty-nest syndrome  空の巣症候群
  
• criteria for autism diagnosis  自閉症の診断の基準
  
• couple  夫婦
  
• jokingly  ふざけて, 冗談で

Not Borrow But Buy Books

　　This is the word of Mr. Shoichi Watanabe whom I respect for his integrity and intelligence. Reading books is one of my hobbies and I have read considerably more books than ordinary Japanese people have done. Reading various books would help, I think, widen the view of each person. It is preferable, but it has two problems. One is that it requires a lot of money, and the other is that it requires a large store space. The panacea is to utilize the municipal library. I have frequently dropped in at the library on my commute. However, I wanted to keep good books in my hand. I decided to make a room into a private library in my house. At first I set up a sturdy set of shelves as you can see in the picture. I think that it's common to be put along the wall, but I placed it so I could walk around it like in a library. Numerous books are being published in Japan now. I should borrow books in the library firstly, and if the book was good, I'd make it a rule to buy it after examining the contents. And good books would gradually occupy my library. I can read those books again whenever I like. I should arrange good books on the shelves that my grandsons and granddaughters could read in the not too distant future.

(Vocabulary)

widen one's view  視野を広げる

panacea  万能の解決策

sturdy  丈夫な, 頑丈な

Egg Vending Machine

　　I dropped in at a bakery shop that was referred to as the best bakery shop around me. The French bread of the bakery sounded like very nice. I lost no time going there. I brought back some famous jam from Alsace in France, and wanted to eat them with real French bread. As a result, the combination of both was wonderful.
　　By the way, I found a vending machine that sold eggs. There are lots of vending machines in Japan, but I saw the egg-selling machine for the first time. I didn't buy anything, but I'll try to use it next time. As for the automatic vending machines, there are so many in Japan, but I don't remember seeing them in Germany during my one week stay. The number of automatic vending machines in Japan tells us how secure Japanese society is, I believe.
　　Additionally, there are lots of unmanned and non-mechanical vendors in Japan. Foreign tourists who find them are sure to take pictures. Then, all of them wonder if the commerce is really possible.

See also;

http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2009/11/conscience-stall-.html

http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2007/09/mini-touring.html

(Vocabulary)
go straight to / lose no time (in) doing  早速～する
call in (英）立ち寄る
as a result その結果、、
remember doing sth ＜…＞したことを覚えている
He didn't even remember getting home.  彼は家に帰ったことすら覚えていなかった．
unmanned (乗り物・駅などが)無人の
commerce  商業, 商取引

Kyoto

　　Kyoto is obviously one of the world renowned cities in Japan. Numerous tourists gather there every year to feel the solemnity of history. This city might be the most popular city among foreign tourists in Japan.
　　By the way, the annual meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society was held in Kyoto and I attended it. The main purpose was to refresh my knowledge about the state-of-the-art medical science. The medical technology as well as lots of other fields is fast-evolving, so I must learn them, all the while I work as a surgeon.
　　Another purpose was to see old friends who also joined the meeting. We escaped the meeting a few hours early and took a walk around the area where we had walked during college days. The pictures are the garden of Giouji Temple and Katsuragawa River. Both are located in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto.
(Vocabulary)

obviously 言うまでもなく

solemnity [U] 厳粛さ, 荘厳さ

state-of-the-art  最新鋭の

fast-evolving 日進月歩の

all the while  (接続詞的に) …する間ずっと, (副詞的に) その間ずっと

cutting-edge 〈研究・芸術などが〉最先端［最前線］の

Copenhagen

　　There's no direct relationship between the title and the content in this entry, but lots of people recall environmental issues from the name of this city at present. I'm going to write my personal opinion about the issue.
　　In my daily work in the cold season, I recommend patients to take a bath after warming the bathroom in order to prevent any unexpected incident in the tub.
　　Fill the bathtub with hot water at first, and keep the shower flowing for some time to warm the room. However, the reverse of this procedure is unreasonable. I mean, warming the air of the bathroom for the purpose of heating water in the bathtub is ridiculous and meaningless. The water's capacity for holding heat is several thousand times larger than that of the air.
　　If you see this phenomenon from the global view, Japan is surrounded by the sea and ocean currents and is the least warming-sensitive country among the developed countries. Should such a country lead the movement for preventing warming? In your daily life, if the most influential person doesn't do anything, it's nonsense that the rest should struggle to do something.
　　We are told fossil fuels will run dry in about 100 years or so. If Japan saved it and human beings could use it for 10 more years, it's total nonsense. The fuel that Japan could save would be utilized by some other countries. It mainly goes to China and leads to the enhancement of their military power, and lastly Japan would be occupied by them.
　　The issue of global warming is apparently imputable to China and the U.S. They are staging a deceptive drama, and Japan has to see into it to keep the energy and the technology from them.

(Vocabulary)
Copenhagen　コペンハーゲン
tub  浴槽, バスタブ, 湯船 =bath, bathtub(英)
fill the bathtub with hot water  浴槽に湯をためる
environmentally sensitive  環境変化の影響を受けやすい
current in the ocean / ocean current 海流
fossil fuel 化石燃料
run dry in __ years or so  ＿年くらいで枯渇する
imputable
impute sth to sb (フォーマル) ＜罪・責任など＞を＜人＞に負わせる, 転嫁する, ＜性質など＞を＜人＞に帰する
deception 欺瞞, だますこと, 詐欺行為
stage a deceptive drama  欺まん劇をでっち上げる
see into（人の本心などを）見抜く

　タイトルと内容に直接の関係はないが、今、コペンハーゲンと聞けば、多くの人は環境問題を思い浮かべるであろう。以下に私見を述べる。

　風呂での事故を防ぐため、浴室を暖めてから入浴するよう指導している。お湯を張って部屋を暖めて、その熱で浴室を暖める。しかし、その逆、つまり部屋の空気を暖めてその熱でお湯をわかすという発想はない。熱を保持する能力は空気に比べて水は数千倍にもなるからだ。
　地球レベルで見ると、海に囲まれた日本は先進国中、その海水のおかげでもっとも温暖化の影響を受けにくい国だと言える。その国が率先して温暖化防止をしなければならないのだろうか？私生活で何かしようとしたとき、もっとも大きな影響がある人が何もしないのに、残りが議論しても意味がない。
　あと、１００年しか持たないと言われる化石燃料だが、日本が節約して１０年長く持ったとして、それが一体どれほどのことだろう？日本の節約分は確実に他国に使われる。化石エネルギーを節約して、その節約分が支那に廻り、軍事力増強に繋がり、日本が占領される。
　温暖化問題は明らかに米中の問題である。エネルギーを、技術を奪われないためには、米中の欺瞞を見抜かなければならない。