Other Days, Other Times (4)

I had removed my mask and was getting ready to leave when one of the trainees handed me a magazine: “Would you like to read it?” It was a copy of the February 13, 2021, issue of the Shukan Gendai[1]. Thinking there might be an article about boxing, I took a look. What caught my …

Those Days, Those Times, Those Guys (9)

I received a postcard about my previous blog: “When Naoki Yanase and I were on the Cat Day[1] Executive Committee, we invited Abe-san as a guest.” The sender was Akiko Kumai. The Abe-san she referred to was Joji Abe[2]. I knew that Abe-san had liked cats, but I didn’t know that Akiko-san did as well. …