Cherry Blossoms Spring!

The cherry blossoms finally start blooming even here. I have been waiting for them! Do you know that in Japan we have the forecast for the cherry blooming in the early spring? Cerry blossoms bloom earlier in warmer places, and gradually go to colder area. In Tokyo, they enjoyed cherry blossoms more than twenty days ago, and then, we've heard the news of the blossoms in many other towns and cities. Our place is about 700 meters above sea level, and so we have to wait long for the blossoms.
Why do we worry about cherry blossoms so much? They are the symbol of spring for us. After a long,cold, and colorless winter, pink cherry blossoms excite us. If you visit Japan in this season, you can see pink blossoms everywhere.

A big news. Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan was nominated for the Nobel Prize for peace!! The prize winner will be the people of Japan.
The article declares that we will never go into a war as the means to solve a conflict between the other nations, and so, we will never have an army and weapons. According the article,we have not attacked or fought with other nations for almost 70 years. It is really worthy for the Prize, isn't it?
Abe Government is hurrying to change our constitution and make Japan a warlike nation. The sentiment to support it is spreading, we fear. And, actually, we have a big army already. We are doing hard to stop the government, but it is very difficult. At this time, the news about the Nobel Peace Prize encourages us a lot. And we hope every nation will have the same idea as the article 9, of course.