採用調査・人事調査の企業サービス【昭和５４年創業】

　ビックリポン。何と、かの有名（弊社では・・）な、経歴詐称詐欺師の履歴書が、再度弊社に届いた。但し受件段階では、その事は判らず、通常とおり営業から調査課に書類は回され、担当となった調査員は、何時もの通り淡々と調査を進めた。

　調査結果は、採用不適当。学歴は全くのウソ。職歴も大半は詐称されていたが、最終勤務先だけは、勤務期間は違うが、在籍したことだけは間違いなかった。但し、在籍時に数百万円の横領を働き、解雇処分となっていた。しかも会社は、刑事告訴を検討中とのことであった。

　かの人物。以前にもこのブログで紹介したことがあるので、ご記憶しておられる方もあろうと思うが、「開成高校から東大法学部に学び、卒業と同時に通産省にキャリア採用され、すぐにハーバード大学法科大学院に国費留学。以後、スカウトで三菱商事、帝国ホテル、大阪ガスと転職し、最後は外務省の特別通訳をしている」との履歴書を某企業に提出した御仁。役員面接試験もOKとなり、採用直前に弊社に調査依頼があり、その結果、学歴も職歴も全て嘘、デタラメな履歴書である事が判明した御仁のことである。

　その御仁が、こともあろうに某中堅企業にこの度就職応募し、その御仁の調査依頼が、またまた弊社にあったという訳である。

　同一人物の履歴書ながら、二つの履歴書を照らし合わせると全く違う。同じなのは、氏名、生年月日、現住所のみ。履歴の中身は大方違う。従って、受件段階では同一人物とは思えなかった。従って、上記の通り、何時もの通り、調査を実施したわけである。

　同一人物と分かったのは、調査報告書があがってからの事。アレッ・・この人物、かの経歴詐称詐欺師ではないか・・・。そう思い、過去の受件台帳をめくってみたら、案の定という事であった。

　この御仁、東大法学部とハーバード大学法科大学院だけは自分の履歴からは外せないらしく、今回の履歴も、やはり、この２校はキッチリと書かれていた。ところが、後の学歴、職歴は全く違い、最後には数百万円の横領を働き、刑事告訴の被告人にならんとしているのである。

しかも、横領を働いた前職には、民間紹介会社の紹介で入社し、部長職で就業していたもの。前職は、本人申告（履歴書、東大法学部卒、ハーバード大学法科大学院修了）をそのまま信じ、採用調査も何もせず、部長職でキャリヤ採用した。ところが口ばかりで仕事は全くできず、半年以上もしてから、流石におかしい、と疑問を持ち、調査をしたらしい。すると、入社時の履歴書が全くデタラメデある事が判明。そこで、社内点検を行った結果、数百万円の横領が発覚したとのこと。

　推測するに、民間紹介会社の紹介でキャリヤ採用したという事は、紹介会社への紹介手数料は150万円は下らないと思う。しかも部長職で採用し、仕事はできないは、横領はするは・・。踏んだり蹴ったりとは、まさにこのこと。

　昔、「塀の中の懲りない面々」と題した本があった様に思うが、塀の中に入らなくても、懲りない面々は、何処にでも居るものなんだ。

　その事が判れば、厚労省も「採用調査は絶対にしないで下さい」などとの行政指導はしないであろうに・・。国民の汗の結晶である多額の税金を使い、汗水たらして行政指導を行う、懲りない面々がここにも居る。

Bicepon. What’s more, the resume of that famous (in our company…) career fraudster has arrived at our company again. However, we didn’t know that at the stage of receiving the case, and the documents were passed from the sales staff to the investigation department as usual, and the investigator in charge proceeded with the investigation indifferently as usual.

The findings are unsuitable for adoption. My education is a complete lie. Most of the work history was also misrepresented, but only the last place I worked, though for a different length of time, I was sure that I had been there. However, he had been dismissed for embezzling millions of yen when he was a member of the company. Moreover, the company was considering criminal charges.

That person. As some of you may remember, I’ve written about him in this blog before, “He studied law at the University of Tokyo from Kaisei High School, was hired by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry upon graduation, and immediately went on to study at Harvard Law School as a government-sponsored student. A man who submitted his resume to a company that said, “After that, I changed jobs with Mitsubishi Corporation, Imperial Hotel, and Osaka Gas through scouting, and finally, I worked as a special interpreter for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As a result, it turned out that his resume was a lie and his academic and work history were all bullshit.

This man had applied for a job at a certain medium-sized company, and our company was asked to investigate him again.

The same person’s resume, but the two resumes are completely different when compared against each other. The only thing that is the same is your name, date of birth, and current address. What’s in your history is largely different. Therefore, they did not appear to be the same person at the receiving stage. Therefore, as mentioned above, the survey was carried out as usual.

We didn’t know it was the same person until the investigation report came out. Well… this guy is some kind of background thief… Thinking so, I flipped through the past receipt ledger and found out that it was as expected.

This man couldn’t seem to exclude the University of Tokyo School of Law and Harvard Law School from his resume, and this time, too, these two schools were clearly written on his resume. However, they had completely different educational and professional backgrounds, and in the end, they embezzled millions of yen and tried to become the accused in the criminal complaint.

What’s more, the previous job where the embezzler worked was the one where he joined the company through the introduction of a private placement agency and worked as a department manager. At my previous job, I believed the person’s declaration (resume, University of Tokyo Law School graduate, Harvard Law School graduate) and hired the carrier as a department manager without any hiring survey. However, he was all talk and couldn’t do any work at all, so after more than half a year, he began to have doubts about what was wrong with him and investigated. Then, it turns out that my resume at the time of joining the company is completely bullshit. As a result of an internal inspection, it was discovered that several million yen had been embezzled.

If I had to guess, the fact that the carrier was hired through the introduction of a private placement agency means that the introduction fee to the placement agency would not be less than 1.5 million yen. What’s more, he was hired as a general manager, couldn’t do his job, and was guilty of embezzlement. Stepping and kicking is exactly what it is.

I think there used to be a book titled “The Unwinnable Inside the Fence”, and even if you don’t go inside the fence, there are unwinnable people everywhere.

If this were known, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare would not give administrative guidance such as “Please do not conduct a recruitment survey”… Here, too, there are people who spend a large amount of taxpayer money, which is the fruit of the sweat of the people, and who sweat profusely to give administrative guidance.
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最近何かと忙しく、ブログ更新の時間が取れない。よって、最近書いた会報誌原稿を添付させていただきます。あしからず。

「業界団体のあり方」　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　会長　松谷　廣信

新年あけましておめでとうございます。今年の年明けは、小春日和を思わせるような穏やかな日和となり、一年の計を立てるに相応しい晴れ晴れとした気持ちで、新年を迎える事が出来ました。会員の皆様はいかがでしたでしょうか。今年一年、この年明けのように穏やかな年になるよう願わずにはいられません。

表題を、「業界団体のあり方」と、大上段に構えましたが、表題に相応しい内容になるかは、いささか不安ですが、私なり考察し、新年の挨拶にかえさせて頂きたく思います。

現在日本に調査業（探偵、興信）の団体はいったい何団体あるでしょうか。私が知る限り、全国団体としては（一社）日本調査業協会、ＮＰＯ法人全国調査業協会連合会、全国調査業協同組合の３団体があり、それぞれ地方協会を設けているが、上部組織を持たない地域団体も多くあり、ざっと数えただけでも30団体は下らない。しかし、これほど多くの団体が組織されているにも関わらず、いずれの団体にも所属しない調査会社が全体の80％近くを占めるのでは無いかと思われる。

何故これほど未加入企業が多いのか・・。それは、この業界の特殊性にある様に思う。歴史的には、興信、探偵業は明治初期に早くも企業組織として存在し、近代国家建設と相まって成長して来たにもかかわらず、昭和50年ころまでは業界団体らしきものは存在しなかった。何故なのか、それは私なりに考えるに、業そのものが忍者、影武者的な存在との認識を持つものが多く、この業は表に出るべきではない、との考え方を自任していた傾向があり、業界団体などもっての他的思考にあった様である。それが昭和40年代後半から大々的に広告を打って、一般大衆からの調査を受ける、所謂、大衆調査会社と呼ばれる企業が急激に増え、若手経営者の台頭も目立ち、それらの中に団体結成を標榜する動きが出てきたものである。ただ、団体は結成されたが、一匹狼的経営者が多い業界故、考え方も様々で団体運営での意見衝突も多々あり、結果的には離合集散を繰り返し、前述の通り、団体数は多いが組織率は低迷する現状にあるのではと考えている。

一方、団体そのものにも、疑問を感じざるを得ないような状況で、何を目的に組織されているのか判然としない所さえある。

私は、昭和56年、当時４団体と云われた内の一つ、調友会に入会し、以来３5年の長きに亘り団体活動に係って来ている。しかし、満足の行く活動が出来た年は１年としてなく、満足できる結果をみた活動もない。だからと言って、この団体活動歴が私にとって徒労であったかと云えば、決してそんな事は無い。活動を通じ、多くの業界人と知り合え、生涯付き合える友も得た。また、同和差別調査根絶に向けての運動では、世間の評価は兎も角として、私が関係した団体の中では、１００％根絶する事ができ、「人事調査は差別につながる」などと云わせることを許さない、毅然とした態度で、人事調査を行える基盤が出来たと確信している。ただ、それは自己満足の世界であり、行政や社会からそれが認められたかと云えば、全くそうでは無い。厚生労働省や地方行政の労働部などは、昭和50年の地名総監事件時の状態が未だに続いているかの如く、採用時の調査は差別につながるとして、「絶対に行わないでください」との指導を未だに続けている。此のことについて、昨年来、私は、厚生労働省との話し合いの場が持ちたく、業界団体一丸となって、この問題に取り組むべく、関西総合調査業協会及び全国調査業協会連合会を基盤に活動を続けているが、未だ途半ばである。

各業界団体は、その何れもが「自主規制と社会的地位の向上」を目指して活動しており、会員の自主規制によって不祥事を無くし、業界の社会的認知度を高め、信用ある調査業界を築こうとしている。しかし、自主規制面では、意見の衝突や食い違いが生じ、総意を得るに時間と労力を要するのは理解できるが、目的を一にする外向けの活動は、歩調を合わせ積極的に取り組んでいきたいものである。

この関調協も全調協も組織率は極めて低調であるが、他団体も同様に会員減少に歯止めがかからず、近年、業界の組織率は低下の一途をたどっている様である。その背景には、市況の問題など色々あるが、一番の問題は業界団体の魅力の無さでは無かろうか・・。統計をとった訳ではないが、入会のメリット、会費、人間関係、競業問題など色々と理由はあるが、一番多く聞かれるのが、「何をしているのかサッパリ判らない」と云うことである。正直、これを云われると耳が痛い。それは、私だけでなく他団体の役員メンバーの皆もそうではないかと思う。各団体共に内向きの問題に労力をとられ、団体としての本来の活動が何処まで出来ているのか、大いに疑問である。特に外向けの活動は乏しく、行政からの指導や指示の言いなりで、業界の意見を上申することはせず、未だ苞かぶり体質から抜け切れずにいるように思う。

団体としての組織率を上げる方策の第一は、先ず魅力ある団体に成る事である。その為には、会員にとってのメリットを考え、具体化する事では無かろうか。親睦は勿論であるが、交互調査や調査手法の研究や情報提供、また営業面の後方支援（社会的認知度）など様々にあるが、第一は、業界を取り巻く環境の改善である。所謂、興信、探偵業の必要性、人事調査の正当性を社会に訴え、調査の仕事が社会の秩序維持、事件事故の未然防止、各種トラブルの解決や防止にいかに役立っているかと云うことを広く知らしめる事である。また、自主規制の問題では、苦情処理に努め、業界のモラル向上に寄与する努力を惜しまず継続する事ではなかろうか。

私は業界活動に首を突っ込んだ当初から、業界団体の一本化を標榜し、常にその事を念頭に活動してきたつもりであるが、実際は離合集散の繰り返しで、一本化の話はあれど現実に実を結ぶ事は無く現在に至っている。ただ、その足掛かりとして、外向けの活動で思いを一にし、共に行動する事により、内向きの問題の解決にもつながるのでは無いかと強く思っている。そこで、今年こそは、その一環として、「採用時の身元調査は絶対に行わないで下さい」との行政指導に対し、業界団体としての考え方をまとめ、関係省庁との意見交換の場を設けて頂けるよう、活動する覚悟ですので、ご協力の程宜しくお願い致します。

I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to update my blog. Therefore, I would like to attach the manuscript of the bulletin that I wrote recently. No offense.

Hironobu Matsutani, Chairman

Happy New Year to you all! The beginning of the new year was a gentle day that reminded me of a mild spring day, and I was able to greet the new year with a clear feeling that was appropriate for making plans for the year. How did members feel about it? I can’t help but hope that this year will be as peaceful as the beginning of the year.

I am a little uneasy about whether it will be a content suitable for the title, but I would like to consider it myself and return it to the New Year’s greeting.

How many investigative organizations (detectives and intrigue agencies) are there in Japan today? As far as I know, there are three national organizations: the Japan Association of Surveyors, the National Federation of Surveyors’ Associations, and the National Surveyors’ Cooperative Association, each of which has its own regional association, but there are also many regional organizations that do not have a superintendent organization. However, despite the fact that so many organizations have been organized, it seems that nearly 80% of all research companies do not belong to any one organization.

Why are there so many companies that have not joined? I think it’s a peculiarity of this industry. Historically, the entertainment and detective industry existed as a corporate organization as early as the early Meiji era, and although it grew in tandem with the construction of a modern nation, there was no such thing as an industry association until around 1975. There is a tendency that there are many things with the recognition that the industry itself is a ninja and the existence of a shadow warrior, and this industry should not go out to the surface, and the idea of the self-directed tendency, and it seems to have been in the other thought such as an industry association when it thinks to me why. From the latter half of the 1960s, the number of so-called “public research companies,” or “mass survey companies,” which were subject to surveys from the general public, increased dramatically, as did the rise of young managers, and a movement to advocate the formation of organizations among these companies emerged. However, since there are many lone wolf managers in the industry, there are a lot of conflicts of opinion in the management of the group, and as a result, there are many groups, but the organization rate is low.

On the other hand, even the organization itself is in such a situation that one can’t help but wonder what the purpose of the organization is.

I became a member of the Association in 1981, one of what was then called four organizations, and have been involved in its activities for 35 years since then. However, there has not been a single year in which we have been able to carry out any satisfactory activities, nor have we seen any activities with satisfactory results. However, I don’t think it’s been an exhausting experience for me. Through these activities, I have met many people in the industry and have made lifelong friends. In addition, I am convinced that the campaign for the eradication of the Dowa discrimination investigation, regardless of the public’s evaluation, has been able to eradicate 100% of the organizations I have been involved in, and has created a foundation for conducting personnel investigations with a resolute attitude that does not allow people to say, “Personnel investigations lead to discrimination. However, it is a world of self-satisfaction, and if the government and society recognize it, it is not at all like that. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the labour departments of local administrations are still instructing people not to carry out investigations at the time of hiring, as if the situation is still the same as it was in 1975, when the inspector general of the place names was found. Since last year, I have been working with the Kansai Association of Surveyors and the National Federation of Surveyors’ Associations to address this issue in a concerted effort to have a forum for discussion with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, but we are still in the middle of the process.

All of the industry associations are working to “self-regulate and improve their social status”, and they are trying to eliminate scandals, raise the public profile of the industry, and build a credible investigative industry by self-regulating their members. However, in terms of self-regulation, it is understandable that there are conflicts of opinion and disagreements, and it takes time and effort to reach a consensus, but we would like to be proactive and keep pace with external activities that have a single goal.

The organization rate of both Kancho and Zenkyou has been extremely low, but other organizations have not been able to stop the decline in membership, and the organization rate of the industry seems to be on the decline in recent years. In the background, there are various market problems, but the most important problem is the lack of attractiveness of the industry association. I don’t have any statistics, but there are many reasons for joining, such as the merits of membership, membership fees, human relations, and competition problems. To be honest, it hurts my ears when you say this. I’m sure that’s not just me, but all of the board members of other organizations as well. It is very doubtful how far they are able to go in their original activities as an organization with all the effort they put into inward-looking issues. It seems to me that the industry is still stuck in a bracture, with little activity, especially for the outside world, at the mercy of the government’s guidance and instructions, and without appealing to the opinions of the industry.

The first way to increase the rate of organization is to become an attractive organization. In order to do so, I think it is important to think about the benefits for the members and make it concrete. There are, of course, fellowship, but the first is the improvement of the environment surrounding the industry, although there are a variety of ways to research and provide information on alternating surveys and survey methods, as well as logistical support on the sales side (social recognition). The purpose of this project is to promote the necessity of detective work and the legitimacy of personnel investigations to the public, and to show how investigative work helps to maintain order in society, prevent accidents and incidents, and resolve and prevent various problems. In addition, with regard to the issue of self-regulation, I think that we should continue to make efforts to handle complaints and make efforts to contribute to the improvement of morale in the industry.

I have been advocating the unification of industry groups since I first plunged into industry activities and have always intended to keep this in mind, but in reality we have been repeatedly separated and consolidated, and although there has been talk of unification, it has never actually come to fruition. However, as a foothold for this, I strongly believe that by uniting our thoughts and acting together in outward activities, we can solve inward-looking problems. Therefore, this year, as a part of that, we are prepared to act as an industry organization to summarize our thoughts on the administrative guidance “Please do not conduct a background check at the time of recruitment” and to provide a place for the exchange of opinions with related ministries and agencies.

先週一週間は新年会が目白押し。7日間で４回もの新年会が入っていた。胃腸にはすまなく思うが、これも浮世の責め、自重しながらつとめなければと思っている。

先ず最初が、天風会の新年会。その席で新年講話を務めて頂いたのが、東福寺の元宗務総長、青木謙整住職。講師紹介で私は「今東光」を彷彿とさせる人と、青木住職を紹介したが、その弁に偽りはなく、1時間半の講話が一瞬に感じられるほどの素晴らしいものであった。講話の中身は、自らの修行を振り返ってのものであったが、感じさせられるものが多く、天風会の新年講話に相応しいものとなった。本当にありがとうございました。

翌火曜日は船場ロータリーの新年会。場所は会社の近く、北区西天満の高級料亭「芝苑」であった。一つ星の懐石料理は流石に美味しく、つい酒が進んでしまった。

2日後の金曜日は島根経済倶楽部の新年互礼会。場所は大阪のリーガーロイヤルホテル、講演は「100円のコヒーを1000円で売るほう」の著者であったが、超アナログ人間の私には今一つピンと来なかったが、なるほどと気づかされるところも多々あり、大いに商売の参考になった。懇親会には、島根県知事他県庁の役職者が多く参加され、県との交流を深める事ができた。

そして翌土曜日は我が故郷、西ノ島町の出郷者の会、「國賀会」の新年会。場所は難波の國賀家（居酒屋）。何といってもこの会が一番である。同郷の人というのは不思議なもので、なにがどうなのか判らないが、集まっているだけで楽しくなるのだ。人に加え、國賀家の料理がまた懐かしい。大半が隠岐の島産の魚介類で、サザエ、アワビ、ブリ、ハマチ、ナマコ、焼き飯（握り飯）等々・・・。普通こうした会は2時間で中締めと称し、終わるものであるが、この会だけは3時間たっても何処からも中締めの声は出ない。店主も同郷故、文句ひとつ言わない。何時果てるとも判らない会ゆえ、お疲れ気味の小生は3時間を過ぎた頃に、隠れるようにしてそっと逃げ出した。

それにしても今場所の隠岐の海は凄い。３役返り咲きも夢ではない。ただ、詰めが甘いというか、土俵際もさることながら後半が今一つ。しかし今場所はちょっと違うような気がするが・・・。とにかくガンバレ。

The past week has been a blur of New Year’s parties, four in seven days. I feel sorry for my stomach and intestines, but I also feel that I have to do my best while taking the blame for the ukiyoe.

First of all, we had a New Year’s party at the Tenpukai. It was at this time that Kenzo Aoki, former head priest of Tofukuji Temple, delivered the New Year’s sermon. In the introduction of the lecturer, I introduced him to someone who reminded me of “Ima-To-Ko” and to the priest Aoki, and he was true to his word. The content of the sermon was a reflection on his own practice, but there were many things that made me feel, and it was appropriate for the New Year’s sermon of the Tenpukai. Thank you very much.

The following Tuesday was a New Year’s party at Funaba Rotary. The place was “Shibaen”, a high-class restaurant in Nishitenma, Kita-ku, near the company. The kaiseki cuisine of one star was as good as it could be, and the sake went on with it.

Two days later, on Friday, the Shimane Economic Club’s New Year’s Reciprocal Meeting. The lecture was given by the author of “How to sell 100 yen coffee for 1,000 yen”. The reception was attended by the Governor of Shimane Prefecture and many other officials of the prefectural government, and we were able to deepen our exchange with the prefecture.

The next Saturday was the New Year’s party of the “Kokuga-kai”, a group of people from my hometown, Nishinoshima. The place is Kunigaya (izakaya) in Namba. After all, this meeting is the best. I don’t know what it is about people from my hometown, but just getting together with them makes it fun. In addition to the people, I miss the cuisine of the Kuniga family again. Most of them are seafood from Oki Island, such as turban shells, abalone, yellowtail, yellowtail, sea cucumber, fried rice (nigiri rice), etc… Normally, such a meeting ends after two hours, but for this one, even after three hours, there was no call for the end of the meeting. The owner never complains because he is from the same town. Because of the unpredictable nature of the meeting, I, who was feeling tired, ran away to hide after three hours.

It’s not a dream to return to 3 roles. However, I felt that I didn’t have enough time to finish the game. But I feel like this place is a little different… Anyway, go for it.

　平成２８年の幕開け。小春日和というか、明けて１週間は、早春を思わせるほどの温暖な日和で、一年の幕開けに相応しい心地良いものとなりました。この一年が、幕開け同様に平穏で心地良い年になりますよう、祈らずにはいられません。

　ただ、株式市場は、ご祝儀相場どころか、幕開け初日より大幅下落が続き、四日連続の下げで、日経平均は一挙に1,200円の下げを記録、波乱の幕開けとなりました。

　しかし、弊社は4日の初出早々、大量の初荷が届き、てんやわんやの嬉しい幕開けとなりました。

　昨年同様、真摯に仕事に取組み、より正確な情報提供ができるよう、社員一丸となって努めて参りますので、ご指導ご鞭撻の程、よろしくお願い申し上げます。

　話はコロッと変わりますが、今朝（1月8日）の読売新聞にこんな記事があった。「筑波大学名誉教授が糖尿患者を対象に行った実験。食後の血糖値の上昇を診るに、糖尿病のメカニズムを講義した後に測った数値と、吉本の漫才をきいた後に測った数値では、血糖値の上昇率に大幅な差があり、笑い、感動、愛情などポジティブな積極的な思考、言動が人間の免疫力を高めるとの実験結果を得た」とのこと。

　私が平成4年より続けている天風会（心身統一法）の教えも、一言で云えば「ポジティブ」、「積極的」に活きること。そして、積極的に活きるため具体的方法を教え、それを日常生活の中にどう取り入れていくかを教えているものである。

　その会の新年講演会が1月10日午前11時より前東福寺派宗務総長の青木住職を講師に迎え、枚方市の楽寿荘で開催されます。どなたでもご自由に参加できます。ご興味のある方は是非ご参加下さい。

The dawn of 2018. The first week of the year has been warm enough to remind us of early spring, and it has become a pleasant time for the beginning of the year. I can’t help but pray that this year will be as peaceful and pleasant as the opening.

However, the stock market, rather than the celebratory market, has fallen sharply since the first day of the curtain, and for the fourth day in a row, the Nikkei 225 dropped 1,200 yen in one fell swoop, and it was a tumultuous start.

However, we received a large amount of first shipment as soon as the first shipment came out on the 4th, and it was a happy start to the day.

As we did last year, we will do our best to provide you with more accurate information, and we look forward to your encouragement and guidance.

On a different note, there was an article in the Yomiuri Shimbun this morning (January 8). Professor Emeritus of the University of Tsukuba conducted an experiment on diabetic patients. The results of the experiment showed that positive thoughts and actions such as laughter, emotion, and love boosted human immunity.

The teachings of the Tenpukai (mind-body unification method), which I have been following since 1992, can be summed up in one word: to live positively and proactively. It teaches them specific ways to make a positive impact and how to incorporate them into their daily lives.

The association’s New Year’s lecture will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 10 at Rakususo in Hirakata City, with Mr. Aoki, the prefect of the Tofukuji sect, as the lecturer. Anyone is welcome to attend. If you are interested, please join us.

北海道から沖縄まで、日本全国津々浦々にまたがる１０数名の、小生のブログ愛好者の皆さま、今年１年本当にありがとうございました。こころより深くふかくフカク御礼申し上げます。

ブログというのは従来の日記と少し違い、何処か他人を意識するところがあり、それ故に続けることが出来るような気がします。「継続は力なり」は、重々承知しているが、従来の日記は最高で１ケ月、大方は７日と続かなかった。ところが、このブログは１０年も続いている。多分何処かで誰かが見てくれていると思うから・・。唯々感謝かんしゃである。だって、始めたのは平成５年４月１日、個人情報保護法が施行された日からである。我ながら感心する。しかも、週一更新を原則とし結構頑張って来た。結果、このブログが小生がこの世に残す、最高に価値あるものに成るような気がしている。

で、このブログにつづき、継続は力なりと、今日から少し続けてみようと思っている事がある。誰しも歳を重ねると足腰が徐々に弱ってくる。そこで、今日から片足５００グラムの錘を付けて歩くことにした。さて何時までつづくやら・・・自分を信じて遣ってみよう。来年の今頃、「未だやっていますよ・・」と報告出来るように。

今年の漢字は「安」。安心、安全、安倍の「安」、安保法案の「安」とか。まー取り方によっては良いかという感じ。来年は不安の安でなく、皆が安心して暮らす「安」であって欲しく思う。

今年最後のご挨拶は、「廣太郎」で・・・。来年もよろしくお願いします。

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I would like to thank all of the 10 or so people who love my blog, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, all over Japan. I would like to express my deepest and deepest gratitude.

A blog is a little different from a traditional diary because there is something about it that makes you aware of other people, and I think that’s why you can continue to do it. I know very well that “continuity is power”, but my previous diaries did not last more than a month and most of them lasted seven days. However, this blog has been going on for 10 years. I’m sure someone somewhere is watching me… I am very grateful to you. It started on April 1, 1993, the day the Personal Information Protection Law came into effect. I’m impressed. In addition, I’ve been doing my best to update it once a week as a rule. As a result, I feel like this blog will be the most valuable thing I will ever leave behind.

So, following up on this blog, there is something that I’m going to continue to do from today as I believe that continuation is power. As we all get older, our legs and back gradually become weaker. So today I decided to walk with a 500 gram weight on one leg. Now, I don’t know how much longer I can go on… I’ll just have to believe in myself and do it. This time next year, I hope to be able to report “I’m still working on it…”.

The Chinese character for this year is “cheap”. Safe, secure, “cheap” for Abe, “cheap” for the security bill, etc. Well, it’s good depending on how you take it. I hope that the next year will not be an anxieties of anxiety, but an “anxieties” in which everyone can live in peace.

The last greeting for this year is “KOTARO”…. We look forward to seeing you next year.