後期高齢者医療費の負担が2割に！

The government seems to raise 20% of medical expenses over 75 years after 4 years. This measure should be quite a burden for the elderly.
The reason for this is that as people get older, their physical fitness is disturbed and their confidence is lost. Therefore, the only reliance is on welfare such as medical care and nursing care, but raising the fee is equivalent to being told to die early.
Now, let ’s get up, senior citizen group!

え！それはないだろう

We have an English conversation circle at a neighborhood meeting for the elderly. A former junior high school teacher is the leader.
When a member suggested native participation, the leader objected. The reason was that former teacher cannot speak English fluently.

核兵器と世界の気候変動 ふたつの脅威

The World Meteorological Organization has announced last year's climate change situation, but it seems that greenhouse gases and temperature of seawater are getting worse.
The Roman Catholic Pope talks about the horror of nuclear weapons. We can understand that both are not good for future Earth life.
Now is the time for humanity to stop and think about both of threat.

駅近への志向

Ten years ago we moved to an apartment house near the station. At that time, we were asked "why?" by neighbors in the residential area.
However, as we get older, we feel the importance of being near the station and restaurants.

劣悪な日本の歩道２

Experts say that elderly people need daily walking to keep healthy. However, the sidewalk has bumps everywhere and is inclined. In such a situation, there is a possibility of falling, and it is scary to walk. This is the actual situation of Japanese pedestrian roads.