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Satou Chikuzen celebrates 30th year of his solo career
A year ago tomorrow was 35th anniversary of Sing Like Talking.Satou Chikuzen says that Suzuki Masayuki alias Martin advised Chikuzen to celebrate everything related with anniversary year.That's why Chikuzen is celebrating his anniversary of solo career. Have you, including international visitors, watched TV commercial of McDonald's "Big Mac Set"?From this July, Chikuzen's first recording in 1987 is used for this advertisement.When he passed an audition and got selected as a commercial singers of Coca-Cola Company's jingle, he was twenty-three years old.Back then, Japan was in the middle of Babble Era, and many companies could afford to spend lavishly on publicity.This Jingle was recorded by a bunch of big-time musicians; Steve Gadd, Will Lee, Jeff Mironov, Joe Caro, Ralph McDonald, Richard Tee.After this Jingle was appreciated highly among industrial world, about two-hundred companies requested jingles to Chikuzen and Inoue Daisuke, the composer.However, Inoue told Chikuzen that he was going to turn down all of those offers if Chikuzen wanted to keep performing in the band, while he wouldn't mind if Chikuzen wanted to work as a jingle singer in the future.Inoue has seen singers who become well-known by jingles eventually get all-too-familiar and go decline.Back then, Chikuzen felt that it was a pity to throw away opportunity to make more money.But now, he says that without Inoue's wise decision, he would have not been what he is now.His first solo work was Japanese translation of "Something Sad".In the aftermath of the single, he made a release of first solo album "Cornerstones", his cover works series.Back then, record company side reacted negatively toward covers.On the other hand, fans welcomed this work, appreciating him for introducing those great songs.Chikuzen criticizes that it's only Japanese who underrepresents covered songs than original.That's why such a shameful thing happened in Japan that the singer who sang Japanese version theme song of a famous musical movie is abused. Chikuzen says there is no difference between original and covered songs in expressing with singing.Also, he points out that singers who cannot perform covered songs are unable to express themselves with original songs written for them. Classical music and jazz have no notion of "cover". Even Enka, Japanese's favorite, either.For about forty years, Chikuzen and members of Sing Like Talking have been stubbornly honest to what they want to perform and express.Fans must be proud of being fans of them.And their challenge goes on...(Translation: Unable-to-think-up-Handle)◇：Ready to place translation if askedWho is 720,000th visitor!?
2024年09月29日
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《設定・条件》夜0時～朝５時の深夜から朝方に行った・居たことがある場所はありますか？・コンビニ ○・24時間スーパー・ディスカウント店 ○・BAR ×・Club ×・ライブハウス ×・銭湯 ×・TSUTAYA ×・ゲーセン ×・ネットカフェ ×・ホテル ○ 宿泊したら当然そこで寝ている・ラブホテル ×・駅 ○ 朝5時前後の始発列車に乗ったとき、ある年の大晦日のカウントダウンライブから終夜運転の電車で帰宅したとき・バス停 ○ 今は昔、夜行長距離バスで、えらく早く（朝5時前）着いたときなら・飲食店 ×・行き着けの店 ×・公園 ×・繁華街 ×・海 ×・河川付近 ○ かつて、最寄駅からの途中に川がある所に住んでいた時「深夜労働」の法律上の定義が原則22時～翌朝5時であることに基づいて、もし設問が「22時～翌朝5時」だとしたら○がもう2つ3つ増えると思います。深夜労働といえば…ある居酒屋での求人の貼紙で「22時以降は時給25％アップ！」とアピールしているのを見て、これって法律でそう定められていることは、学生の傍らのアルバイトも含めて働いたり仕事を探したりしたことのある人なら知ってるんじゃ …なんてつい考えてしまいました。 by給与計算実務能力検定1級合格者 ―まあ、さらに言うと「深夜労働」と「深夜残業」は別物で、深夜「残業」となると割増率が時間外労働25％＋深夜労働25％で50％になることは、2010年代以前は知らなかったのですが…（休日労働が絡んできた場合、残業時間が月60時間を超えた場合はまた別）cf.https://hrnote.jp/contents/roumu-shinyaroudou-nanjikara-20220525/https://minagine.jp/media/management/midnight-work-allowance/https://www.adire.jp/lega-life-lab/overtime-fee-after-2200-989/また、別の飲食店でのアルバイト募集の貼紙に「有給休暇あります」と出ていたのを見たとき、いやいや、パート・アルバイトでも常用で要件を満たしたら有休を取る権利は発生するけど？ ―あるいは、これは労働者・雇用主共知らない人がまだいるのかいな …とも思ってしまいました。 ただし、出勤日が週4日以下（もしくは1年の労働日数が216日以下）かつ労働時間が週30時間未満の両方に該当する人は、取れる有休の日数はフルタイムの人よりも少なくなる、という決まりもあります。cf.https://hcm-jinjer.com/blog/kintai/paidleave_days_calculation/https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/osaka-roudoukyoku/hourei_seido_tetsuzuki/roudoukijun_keiyaku/hourei_seido/jikan2/kyuka.html そういや猫って夜行性でしたっけ？―と、思ったのですが…どうもそうではないようですね…cf. https://peco-japan.com/71570https://www.koneko-breeder.com/magazine/12905おまけ＜バトン持ち帰り＞------------------エムブロ！バトン倉庫http://mblg.tv/btn/view?id=38194------------------
2024年09月22日
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「♪あれマツムシがー鳴いている〜…」
9月前半が過ぎようとしているにもかかわらず日中は猛暑日、という所もある中、8月後半になって蝉の声がいつの間にやら聞こえなくなり、代わって8月最終週頃から、都市部でも草むらや灌木のある所で秋の虫の音が聞こえ始めたことで、秋の気配や季節が進んでいることを感じます。場所にもよりますが、特に目立つのが「キリッキリッキリッキリッ…」「チッチッチッチッ…」朝の通勤時間によく聞くのが「ギギギギギ、…ギギギギギ、…」これらに比べるとあまり出くわさないものの、たまに「リーーーー、リーーーー、…」…これはスズムシかな？とは判りますが、蝉は種類によって音の違いがはっきりしているのに比べると、秋の虫はそれほどでもないし、未だに見分け（聞き分け？）がつきません。（＊文字化は当方の主観）そんな中で皆様方におかれましては「残暑バテ」してませんでしょうか？9月1週目の夜のラジオニュースで聞いて思い当たる節があったのですが、ごくごくカンタンに申しますと「夏の疲れに季節による気候の変化が加わって自律神経が乱れることによって起こる体調不良」と。また、私の場合は、4月下旬に転職が決まった前職で7/31まで働いて、1日の空白もなく8/1から今の仕事に就きました。（最低賃金割れ疑惑が発端となって、その仕事と同時進行で進んでいた今の会社の選考を辞退せず予定どおり受けた結果、最終面接で不採用になったものの、私が最終候補に残ったうちの一人だったそうで、5月末頃「事業拡大のため、やっぱり来てほしい」とオファーがあった、といういきさつ）酷暑の中での通勤と環境の激変で、主に体力面でキツかったのは確かです。さらに困ったことに、今の職場で、勤務時間中にアニメやらゲームやら、そのメンバーの社外の厄介な人間関係の愚痴といった雑談が止まらない人々が複数いて仕事に差し障っています。ただ、転職以来毎日帰宅したら疲労困憊して神経がすり減っていると感じているのはその遊び人達が原因、と断定するのは正しくないでしょう。単なる夏〜残暑バテや、今の私にとっては経験不十分な中で難度の高い仕事に四苦八苦、ということからかもしれないので。とはいえ…狭いオフィスなんだし、少なくとも電話中のオシャベリはやめてもらいたいもんです。(｡•︿•｡)さて717171アクセス目のジグザグを踏む読者様はどなたでしょう！？
2024年09月15日
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Sequel: That's meaningless.
(Previous)4. Every time opposition parties submit non-confidence motion against the Cabinet, Since there are more Ruling parties' legislators from the beginning, and Ruling parties reject, and it always ends up in vain.Commonly speaking, it's impossible that Ruling parties' legislators vote non-confidence to themselves unless in extraordinary circumstances.The true Non-confidence motion is votes against Ruling parties by general public.Just before I took up this composition, Premier Kishida suddenly announced that he is giving up making a bid for upcoming Party president election, which means resignation from Prime Minister.Then what I'm afraid of can come true: As the new premier takes the position, cabinet approval rating soar and they take the chance to call a snap election and win the victory, the very thing that happened when Kishida took the seat of Prime Minister.It's up to general public's choice. 5. This spring, there was a sudden announcement that income tax and inhabitant tax is reduced across the board in summer.Unfortunately, this Tax reduction is for once and for all.Also, ostensibly for childcare support, they are planning to raise social security premium.And besides, forest taxation is going to be added on inhabitant tax.Therefore, wise general public shouldn't and won't spend the extra income by tax reduction.For months, Premier Kishida had been suffering from low approval rating, and at least as of this spring, he was trying to cling to his position.To sum it up, this haphazard Tax reduction policy is Kishida's ad captandum in order to stay on Premier position, and delusion before tax increase they are plotting.-Is it fine to explain in English like this? 6. Fewer and fewer college students apply for teaching job, so Education authority is accelerating application period?The problem is not short recruiting term but teachers' inhuman working condition, isn't it?Students who really attempt to become teachers will confirm the schedule of screening and apply.With longer recruiting period, Education authorities would be able to attract some who want to set their course and finish job hunting early or who think of teaching job as insurance.Even if those students pass teacher recruitment exam, they will decline teaching staff position if they find better job.Besides, current education system discards even teachers in vision and sometimes drives them to death. In the meantime, what to say for sure is: One of the villains behind our state's decline is education.Distrust against education and school can give general public a good excuse not to have children -or more like; stop feeling guilty about being unable to have children due to various reasons, especially health reason.◇：Ready to place translation if askedWho is 717171st visitor!?
2024年09月08日
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Sequel: Let me go splitting hairs.
(Previous)4. Putting aside other countries, on weather forecasts in our country, they usually call rainy weather as bad weather and express as weather recovery when rain stops, and so on.It's true that in rainy days, people face various troubles such as laundry doesn't dry, we get wet, we have to take umbrella, sports events are cancelled...On the other hand, for example, for farmers, weather is indicator for their task, and crops need rain to grow. So I think that saying rain as rain and sunny as sunny is enough -Expect in case when the weather can wake disasters and cause health damages.5. A while ago, when I was having late lunch at a restaurant, a birthday party was going on near my seat.When a server brought a birthday cake to the party table, a birthday song suddenly came, singing: "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday ...". This song by the visually impaired music legend who is respected as a soul music god is bright uplifting tune, and sounds suitable for birthday parties. At the same time, I wondered whether those people knew what this song is about.This song was written when the Legend was taking part in a campaign to make the civil-righter Clergyman's birthday a national holiday.Later, when I laid bare this question to Husband, he told me about a famous misunderstood rock tune in the national origin of the Legend, saying:It's funny that the Rock song whose hook is often used as a patriotic song at sports matches and political events is actually a song about a returned soldier from the War that is well-known for tragedy caused by defoliant. 6. This summer, I went to a biographic movie about a worldwide popular seventeen-minute long ballet tune written between two World Wars, and its compositeur.Needless to say, the music was great.And while I seldom choose movies to watch by casts, I thought that the acting by leading performer is notable.There was a big point to gibe, though:I understand that unlike now, back then, smoking was supposed to prove adulthood and relax people.Even so, at the scene when the Compositeur is trying to draw out ideas for the Ballet tune with a cigarette in his hand, I couldn't help imagining that the reason why he is unable to write songs is he is smoking so heavily that his brain is going oxygen shortage. As a result, the Ballet performance turns out to be a great success.However, the Compositeur actually hates the Chef-d'œuvre, and since then, the Chef-d'œuvre that the Compositeur devoted his life into begins to undermine his life, until he ends up in cranial nerve disease.I accuse that what destroyed his life was heavy smoking habit, not the spell of Ballet tune nor agony due to gap between his ideal and actual evaluation.◇：Ready to place translation if asked
2024年09月01日
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