Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. Many conflicts and new problems continue to be occurred in the world, such as the war between Palestine and Israel, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and North Korea's nuclear proliferation. They are very sad and gloomy news. However, this information should be reported so as not to hide the lives of the innocent victims. I believe that continuous news reporting can solely stop the shallow political decisions by government officials. Thank you for corrections that are useful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. My dad was one of the persons who kept the idea of traditional patriarchy, resulting gender inequality not only in household chores but also in female empowerment. It was thought to be a standard in his era. As you know, Japan is an unique nation that maintains a spirit of harmony while individuals practice self-repression not to bother others even their friends and families. Maintaining the harmony is considered to be critical both at workplaces and at home, and insisting one's opinion is considered as selfish. Even today, this traditional custom remains strong and pervasive in Japanese society. As a result of strong advice by the UN to the Japanese government around 1980, Equal Employment Opportunity Act was reluctantly legislated. Since it was not actively established, the law didn't have any fines and penalties to violators at first but it was just as a kind of slogan at the beginning. Subsequently, as the number of female workers who can work better than male workers increases, the circumstance of Japan has transformed little by little. Consequently, sexual harassment is recognized to punish those who should be punished such as 6 months in jail at maximum. Although the penalty of the act is still light like the fine of $1200 at maximum, bosses and superiors have to make a effort to stop harassment at workplaces nowadays. There should be things to develop the society to realize gender equality in houses. In my case, my mom was one of the talented students who graduate university in 1960's when only 10% of female students are enrolled into universities at that time. As she could have a qualification of nutrition and worked in a hospital. After one and half year passed, she got pregnant at her age of 23 with my dad. My mom were forced to give up working anymore because she became a mother and had to follow a custom that obligate mother should not work and must look after babies in any case. Although she was talented, it is only one and half year that she could work. After quitting her job, she suffered from a sickness at the age of 36, she couldn't work for good due to blindness. Until she passed away, she repeatedly regretted that she wanted to work more. She was so sad and I strongly understood that having a job is a part of basic right of individuals. Now, I have my wife and two sons. I always active to sharing household chores with my spout. I continuously instill into my sons to practice house tasks as a matter of course. I strongly hope that women who hope to work out should be allowed with fair share of house chores to increase happiness in a family and a society. Thank you for corrections that are helpful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. Hayao Miyazaki's movies are very interesting and contain many messages. In the real world, conflict and hatred never end, but it is the power of love and hope to overcome such difficult times. In order to have a better future, each person must become independent and wiser. His films are always philosophy by itself. Thank you for corrections that are useful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Just like you, I want to tell me in the past to be more relaxed and less worried about my baby.
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. In Japan as well, deteriorating water quality is becoming a problem due to illegal dumping of industrial garbage and aging of water supply facilities. Many water sources are located in mountainous areas, but there are a number of incidents where industrial waste is disposed of near the water sources. It is urgently necessary for the police to crackdown on the criminals. Thank you for corrections that are helpful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
I wanted to write, "The hero was modeled after the designer of Zero Fighter." like you wrote.
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. I am interested in roasted zucchini and will try it with some honey. I am looking forward to enjoying what it tastes like. By the way, yes, absolutely. A fresh avocado tastes like a raw fish but its smell isn't fishy. The freshness with umami in a piece of avocado resembles that of raw fish. In addition, the texture of avocado is really smooth like raw tuna and salmon. Since Japanese prefer eating raw fish very much, avocado becomes one of the popular fruits in Japan. Thank you for corrections that are helpful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. I see. I could have mentioned some of the other issues that result from economic problems. Thank you for corrections that are useful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Teacher Ellie＿P Thank you for kind words as always. As for 'these countries transform the world's economy into a borderless world', I mean as below. Looking back at history, countries with an abundance of talented young people have gained economic hegemony, such as Japan in the past and China in the present day. Due to their economic influences, the ideas and values of Japan and China are becoming known to the people in the world. Also, more Japanese and Chinese people are going abroad, and the world's borders are becoming smaller than before. I think the same thing will happen in countries like India and Indonesia. Economic development transforms the world into a borderless global economy. Thank you for corrections that are helpful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. I agree that I will need relatively a long time like a year to get accustomed to a new condition if I move to the country where I have to switch the different type of driving. Getting used to the environment is critical for me not to cause traffic accidents. I am afraid that I may confuse and cause an accident in the new environment. Thank you for corrections that are useful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. I think that life is a pile up of choices. It's best for me and my family to make choices that we think is best at the time. There was recommendation of studying abroad for me, but my father was terminally ill with stomach cancer, so I declined refusing the option. It was a great opportunity, but I have no regrets because I was able to see my father's end of life. I was satisfied with his soothing face at the moment. Life doesn't occasionally go as planned, but I believe that it's convincing for me to choose the best option at the each moment. Thank you for corrections that are helpful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Thank you for your feedback with suggestions to improve my sentences as always!
I checked Goldfinch and saw the images. Their red face is cute! Oriental Greenfinch in Japan is a little close to it.
Teacher Ellie_P Thank you for kind words as always. Yes, we have Kyoto in Japan that are overcrowded by tourism besides Tokyo. Kyoto is very famous for a huge number of foreign travellers due to a variety of historical heritages such as shrines, temples, historical places, and beautiful nature. As Kyoto is the ancient capital city of Japan, there are many places that travellers enjoy visiting there. As a result of its popularity, it is common for Kyoto to have overtourism through a year, even in cold winter. Kyoto local government legislated by law to preserve ancient atmosphere, as a result, there are strict difficulty improving road and housing conditions. Even there are heavy traffic congestion, the by law stricltly require individuals and authority to get permission rebuilding roads from independent third organization to preserve historical mood of Kyoto. When an individual ignore the provision and built his house without permission, the authority demolished his newly constructed house since his house didn't fit the atmosphere. This instance shows all the rest. Kyoto has been sustaining the unique atmosphere of old capital, instead there are rampant traffic congengestions and crowd in whole area of Kyoto city. It is common for popular historical places to require visitors to get reservation with expensive entrance fee nowadays. Thank you for corrections that are useful to me. Best regards, 5971mak
Thank you for your feedback. As always, you offered me an alternative phrase for each sentence, which was very helpful! In Japan, a suicide rate is relatively high in Akita, and it is widely believed that its snowy weather and short summer partly cause this phenomenon. This makes me wonder how Finland has overcome its cold weather.
