Coming Winter

The place I live is about 700 meters above sea level and we have already had some frosty mornings. Tree leaves are changing their colors. People are rushing to harvest and get ready to meet coming winter. Tokyo is far warmer than here.

Two women ministers of the government quit today. One month ago the prime minister Abe designated five women as new ministers saying "the society women can act". He is trying to get more popularity. But two of them had to quit becaause of their money scandals. I would like to say that women love peace, but it's not always true. Those five women are war-like and agressive, conservative in gender problems. One of them was in a photo with a leader of an extreme right group, and another was also in a photo with the leader of the group that has been doing hate crime.

In Japan, we have so many serious problems,like changing constitution, nuke power, new US military base, taxes, tax treaty with America, etc. The LDP government and greedy capitalists are destroying our country and our lives. We are saying "NO!", but our voice is not loud enough. They are ignoring the voice. I"m gazing this stream, scared.

We, Japanese people have never experienced struggling and getting democracy ourselves, I think. The democracy of Japan was given or forced from the Allied Powers after the WWII. In Japan we are told to be subdued, not to be against the power.
Oh, I remember there were people who tried to start a revolution against the government 150 years ago in Japan. They named themselves "the party of struggling people", and their motto was "change the society, equal society". It's wrong that we have no experience. But they were crushed only after half a month and only a few people know about them.
I am feeling to be stiffened preparing for coming winter of Japan.