The following is from a serial column by Yoshiko Sakurai, who brings weekly Shincho on sale to a successful conclusion, entitled "Japanese Problems Cut Japanese Problems Cut Out by Ethology."
She is a "national treasure," as defined by Saicho, a supreme national treasure.
This paper is also a must-read not only for Japanese people but also for people worldwide.
I received a book, which has about 60 articles in seven chapters, and if I had three eyes, I would read all three pieces at the same time.
The book is A Woman with a Tight Waist Can See Right Through a Man's Heart (WAC).
I thought to myself, "What an obscene title," and then I saw that the author was Kumiko Takeuchi.
The author is Kumiko Takeuchi, a well-known researcher in animal behavior and whose articles I have clipped and saved.
As soon as I started reading, the headline of a story in Chapter 4, "Lizards in solidarity to prevent their wives from being taken are just like leftist men," jumped out at me.
I have always felt that both in Japan and the international community, the left-liberal camp has more solidarity and more enthusiasm in promoting political movements than the conservative camp, and their activities last longer.
In comparison, the liberal-conservative camp sets goals and pushes forward, but I regret to say that they tend to relax and feel relieved once they achieve their goals.
Why do the left-liberal movements last so long?
More to the point, I continue to search for answers as to why they continue to be solidaristic and persistent in Japan and around the world.
In this frame of mind, the headline mentioned above, "Solidarity lizards look like leftist men," came into my mind.
I heard that the Japanese Society for Animal Behavior, which Ms. Takeuchi and her colleagues founded with their mentor and colleague, was somehow taken over by "Japanese liberals.
They must have been very sorry to hear that.
As if to remind us of the words and actions of the people who took over the Society, Ms. Takeuchi defined "Japanese liberals" as "people who are willing to fabricate, falsify, cover-up, and obstruct research for the sake of their ideology.
It is not surprising that the newspaper that reported on the comfort women issue and the desperate actions of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Director Masao Yoshida and his staff to protect the plant came to mind.
Ms. Takeuchi looked for animals that could compare to the "models or roots" of these leftist forces that roam human society.
And there it was.
She found a "side-blotched lizard" that lives in a semi-desert area on the west coast of the United States.
Thoughts on the Akishino Family
For more details, please read Takeuchi's book, but the male lizards can be divided into three groups according to the color of their throats and the size of their bodies.
The most humble, least attractive males and the interesting minor group have blue throats.
The males in this group have bright orange or yellow throats and are more attractive to females.
For the males of the dullest group, keeping an eye on their wives from all angles to prevent them from being attracted to other attractive males is an unwinnable battle based on the species' instincts to ensure the survival of their offspring.
The battle against the other two groups of males is a lifelong battle of instinct and persistence. It is a battle that lasts until death.
Ms. Takeuchi, who drew the scene, concludes, "Oh, I've seen this somewhere .......
I felt the same way when I read ......, which I had seen somewhere, or perhaps in the Tsukiji area.
The theme of the book then changes abruptly.
This article continues.
