同曲は軽やかに吹き抜ける春風のようなサウンドに乗せ、時に無情に襲いくる天災への畏怖と哀悼、そして、いつの日か必ず芽吹く新しい生命への希望を、儚くも美しい“桜”に重ねて描いたポップ・ナンバー。 2024年1月1日に発生した能登半島地震の被災地へ想いを寄せる形で、1月11日に石川県からスタートする全国ツアー“LIVE TOUR 2025「THANK YOU SO MUCH!!」”に先駆けてのリリースとなる。
Jason Furman President Biden claiming Japan’s investment in an American steel company is a threat to national security is a pathetic痛々しい and craven臆病な cave to special interests that will make America less prosperous and safe. I’m sorry to see him betraying our allies while abusing the law.
Friendshoring This currently in-fashion trade buzzword has arrived out of recent economic crises and strains on global supply chains caused by various shocks to the global economy. These include the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Essentially friendshoring refers to the rerouting of supply chains to countries perceived as politically and economically safe or low-risk, to avoid disruption to the flow of business.
The practice has stoked concern within the international community about the possibility of further geo-political fragmentation and deglobalization of the world’s economy – the decline of interdependence between nations, global institutions and enterprises.
The US government, for example, has stressed its intention to obtain components and raw materials from ‘friendly’ countries with shared values to increase security of domestic production.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen set out Washington’s new approach to trade last year: “Rather than being highly reliant on countries where we have geopolitical tensions and can’t count on ongoing, reliable supplies, we need to really diversify our group of suppliers,” she said.
“Friendshoring means… that we have a group of countries that have strong adherence to a set of norms and values… and we need to deepen our ties with those partners and to work together to make sure that we can supply our needs of critical materials.”
Tech giant Apple is one American company to have recently made friendshoring moves, relocating some of its iPhone production to India from China. Currently, only 5% of Apple products are made outside of China, but recent JP Morgan analysis suggests this could rise to a quarter by 2025, Reuters reports.
Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The tech-billionaire owner of X has called him an “incompetent fool” and urged him to resign. On Thursday Musk will use his platform to host Alice Weidel, the head of Germany’s far-right, anti-immigrant AfD for a lengthy chat. For many German politicians it smacks of political interference, with the AfD running second in the polls ahead of federal elections on 23 February. “You have to stay cool,” says Scholz. “Don’t feed the troll.”
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor speaks ahead of Japanese Nobel Peace Prize winner’s
A Japanese organisation of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its “efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons”. The group, known as Nihon Hidankyo or Hibakusha, which is a Japanese term to describe the survivors of the atomic bombings, was awarded the prize in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Friday morningThe Norwegian Nobel Committee, announcing the award, said in its citation: “Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.”
“Komorebi” literally translates to “sunlight leaking through trees” or “sunlight filtering through leaves“. It’s more than just a description of the light; it’s about the aesthetic and emotional experience of witnessing this particular natural scene. The word is often associated with feelings of peace, serenity, and a connection with nature. It highlights the beauty of the ever-changing patterns of light and shadow in a forest setting.
なのに今、これほど愛子さま待望論が盛り上がっているのは、「なぜ天皇家にお子さまがいらっしゃるのに、甥っ子に皇位を継がせなければならないのだろう」という素朴な庶民の感覚による疑問から生まれているのではないか。皇位を卑近な例で考えるのも恐縮であるが、自分の家に優秀な跡取りの娘がいるのに、わざわざ甥っ子に家業を継いでほしいと考えるだろうか。多くの国民は、娘に継がせようと考えるのではないか。 FULL TEXT
