But she proved the technique and beauty of her skating this time. She made the 3 Axeljump twice in the Free Program, and before that, she did it in the Short Program too.  Modori Ito first succeeded it in 1992 at Alvertville Olympic, after then, nobody did it in the Olympic games.

Of course she aimed the Gold medal this time, but as an unfortunate thing for her, techniques are not judged high recently. So she could not make the score higher under this judging system, which was also pointed out by the Silver medal winner, Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko of Russia.

Anyway, she should be celecrated.  Medal color doesn’t matter mach. She tried the best tequnich this time and it was successful.

Also she is a really beautiful skater !

Japan will face shortage of labor soon because the population of Japan is on the decrease. If Japan wants to keep the present prosperity of economy, immigrants or imported labor will be soon needed.

I’ve seen immigrants in the world when I traveled. As my impression, Japanese immigrants are rather less than any other nations in many parts of the world. In Hawaii and Brazil, Japanese immigrants are many because of the history but at present time the number is not increasing in the world.  Chinese, Korean, Dutch, French, Spanish and more nations are often seen on the stressts of the world, but if we look back the history, the biggest immigrants in the world are British people. They were the first poeple who landed on the unknown world for Europeans, and they stayed in the new land.  If we think like that, history of human is a process of immigration in a sense.

Today I saw a news about Netherlands about the problems of immigrants form Middle East or Africa. Netherlands is rather a small country with small numbers of people. It used to be said a nice country to live in, or as a dreamland of human.  Dutch are thought to be strong people in the history, they crossed the oceans and opened new world then.  But they seem to be suffering from the problem of immigrants.

When people live in peace, they are sometimes very weak when others come in.  Peaceful nation belive people, and have no self-defence. As time goes by, the peace is often broken by new friction among people.  maybe that’s what Netherlands has as a problem now.

This is probably what Japan will soon be faced with.

British government seems to have decided to keep the studio as one of the listed buildings. If so, this studio can’t ever be changed without the permission of the British government.  Also some days ago, the different news said this studio would not be sold by the change of mind of EMI. 

I really don’t know why the news of sales of this studio happened. If someone with a little  musical knowledge think about it, he would soon notice it’s really stupid idea to sell it.

Beatles are really great as a music group now and forever. Also they are already a part of the history that would never fade away as far as human being exist on the earth. The Beatles are like Mozart, Beethoven, or more than them in some ways because they shook the world more.

Tremendous number of fans still visit this studio like pilgrimage to a holy place. Beatles music is the same as firm religion. And it sets us free and comfortable with huge impact, which is almost the same as major religion worked on people ever.

The Beatles spoke like God through music.  And the music was recorded in Abbey Road Stuio.

Do anybody sell the place of Calvariae Locus because of lack of money ?  It’s forever a holy destination of human in spite that Yes Christ is no more there.

I saw a lot of Japanese fans visiting the studio in search for the shadow of their God,  Beatles.

Many of them know that Japanese media are working closely with powerful politicians. And the controlling power of the politicians are hiding deep in the backside of society.  It means what we nation see on the TV is not news of justice.  We are controlled by the big power through the media, in other words, we are always brainwashed through media.

Recently some may know this fact in Japan. But still most of the peolpe don’t know the truth in the backside.  They don’t think by their own head, they just accept what media say.  Then it does not change.

If somebody ever explains about the tricks on us, can they notice the truth ? Probably NO. Majority of them will still be the same because they prefer smiling without thinking.  Difficulty of democracy always stays here.

I lament Japan ? Yes, I do. About this, it’s really tragic.

But seeing the media of the world, especially in the advanced countries, I think most of them are almost the same situation as we have in Japan.  It’s a world tragedy.

This book was very interesting for me. I’ve already read some books about history of Japanese religions and immigrants from other parts of the world. The Author, Ken Joseph and Ken Joseph Jr. explained how our history education has had a lot of lack in teaching religion of Japan, and the people of Japan.

We Japanese learn that Buddhism always was the only leading religion in Japan although Shinto has been an original Japanese religion since the country was formed. And the first Christianity in Japan was brought by Francisco Xavier from Portugal back in 1549.

But it’s not true at all.  As we search for the history, we almost knew that Christianity and some kind of Judaism had already arrived soon after the coutnry of Japan was formed by the people from Israel and Assyria called HATA clan.

Ken Joseph Jr. investigated the real history of Japan’s religion and he found many facts which have apparently been hidden for a long time in Japanese history study. And he gives us some hints to find the real history of ours.

He seems to be a descendant of the lost country, Assyria.  But he says that Japan surely has the influence from Assyria and Israel in the old time of Japan because they came to Japan through  Silk Road in the ancient time.  So he is proud of himself as a Japanese .  He says Japanese people consist of various nations but it’s not taught now, and nobody in Japan knows that fact.

After reading this book, I again got sure image about old Japan and the origin of our blood.  Ken’s questions to Japan are all clear and simple. But they are all heavy questions with his straight attitude to the investigation. Indeed they are all taboo questions in Japan among Japanese looking Japanese people.  Ken’s questions are all very important and probably his answers for them are also nearly correct.

This book is written in Japanese language. If you are OK, I recommend this book for new awakening of the facts which have long been hidden by unknown reasons.

Well, I sometimes talked about him here. So somewhat I think it’s already enough about him here.

Recently I saw his TV show, and I thought he really got old. When he was a comedy boy rather than a movie director, his talks on stage was like the thunder storm. That was really sharp and strong with such an impact on our brain. But his recent talks don’t tell me much.  Maybe it’s because he once had an serious traffic accident. At the accident, he lost the nerve in his face. Since then, he can’t speak well because of the loose face muscle. As he gets older, he lost speed in his talk maybe because of the accident history.

Also he apparently lost his attitude with anti-power topics. He often broke taboo of Japanese politics to Japanese people’s customs, which nobody ever pointed out. After his presence, media of Japan apparently changed the journalism style too.  They could criticize things because Takeshi Kitano had already broke the taboo and showed how stupid they world we know was.  In that sense, he really changed the Japanese mental mechanism too. 

It’s sad if he is losing his ability. Takeshi Kitano is indeed an irreplaceable talent of Japan.

On the other hand, it may be his destiny.  I once saw his interview. He said then ” People often say they want to be happy. They want it before they die in the one and only life.  But I don’t need peaceful life. I think we can be peaceful after we die, so I would rather be dangerous and stimulative in this real life. I don’t need happiness.”  What a word !

Takeshi Kitano is really great comedian. But his life contains flavour of death all the time. He lives with such a speed and he cuts anything into pieces by his sharp observation. His life didn’t have any rest.  In other words, he might be running for his happy goal, or death.

His talks is becoming not stimulative recently.  If it means he is approaching his death, I don’t want to see him any more on TV or in the movies. I don’t want to lose him so fast.

Takeshi Kitano’s Biography in France may be a good timing book for him too.  Actually he has been running, but it’s close to his goal too.  I don’t know how he is accepted in France.  I hope the reader of this book in France will know about his inside maddness, which is a real talent we have enjoyed in Japan.

Tengu is believed to live in the steep mountains and he is strong with much knowledge for life.

Please see the little box in his head. This is what we Japanese don’t know why he wears it.  But as a cusotm from old time, Tengu has it on his head in the legend. This little box is often seen on the head of Japanese priests called Yamabushi, too.  He blows big horns with this box on his head for rituals. But again, the reason for this box on his head is not sure. 

Next, Tengu has a scroll in his hand ( see photo). This scroll is called TORANOMAKI in Japan. It’s said that Toranomaki has much wisdom for life and it’s given to the people who trained much.  But again, we Japanese don’t know why Tengu has it in his hand.

Above all of these, we don’t know who Tengu really is.  He is living in the legend of our life, but why did he appear in Japanese historic tale ?

But recently, Tengu is suspected that he could have been Jewish people.  People with Judaism in the old time often went to the mountain for pray.  That could be a reason why Tengu was often found in the steep mountain of Japan.

If he was a Jewish, some strange things can be explained.

Tengu is bigger than usual Japanese persons.  Also the nose of Tengu is bigger than us Japanese. Jewish people could be bigger than the Japanese.  They mayb have imagined big people in their mind when the Tengu image was completed in their mind.

The box on the Tengu’s head is also used among the people with Judaism. And the scroll in his hand could be the Torah Scroll.  Torah became TORA in Japanese and the Scroll is called MAKI.  No means OF in Japanese. If I translate it, it becomes perfectly… Scroll of  or Torah’s scroll.

The following video tells well about Tengu story.　But it’s only in Japanese language. Look at the timing about 5:50

Her first concert tour in Japan seems to have been decided. Coming April she will sing in the Budokan, where is the holy place for the Japanese marshal arts like Karate, Judo or Kendo.  Bodokan maybe famous among Rock music fans not only in Japan but in the world because it’s often used for big name artist concerts.  The first Rock group that used this was the Beatles back in 1966.  After that, many Rock musicians started using this hall.  Many live recording albums were published through Budokan.  Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, and many more used it for live recording albums.

This time, Susan Boyle will sing there before 10,000 audience with full orchestra on the 1st of April.  Wings to Fly is of course included in the song list now.

If it’s OK with her, her live album is also expected again from this concert stage.

SHINTO shrine honors its God but it’s not visible from us human. We don’t have idol worship at shrines of SHINTO samely as Judism.

There are uncountably large number of Shinto shirines in Japan. Each of them has its own God to honor. It’s not one and only God doctorine but it’s believed there are many Gods resting in nature of Japan.  This is different from Judism, but if you are familier to Kabbala, you must know that there is visible side story and invisible side story or bright side and dark side.  On the bright side story that we are taught officially, there are many Gods in Japanese Shinto, but on the back side, it’s said there is only one God in Shinto.

Why did I say about Kabbala  ?  It’s because Shinto seems to have the same kind of theory as Kabbala has.

If I expand on Kabbala from Japanese Shinto side, it will take more than a day or two to tell it all.  Before that, I’m not sure about it because it’s a story that has never been told.  All of the information we can get is just ” a Guess”.  But some say it must be related with each other because Shinto doctorine is too similar to Judaism written in Old testament.

If you go to the top shrine of Shinto, Ise Jingu (photo at bottom, you will see a lot of resemblance there.  On the route leading to the main shrine, you will find the Mark of Israel ( as photo ) on the stone lanterns.  It’s unusual for us.  Ise Jingu is believed that it honors the God of Shinto, which made the Emperor of Japan.  In the holly place, why is this mark curved ?

In the shrine, you will see the old and grand buildings. In the one of them, there are the three Sacred Treasures (symbolizing the Japanese Imperial throne) : the mirror, the sword, and the crescent jewel just like Judaism has the three sacred treasures. And the building of the shrine is really like the old shrine of Israel in the idea of reaching God.  The place, direction, and the poles of the buildings are designed same, and it has a place to wash hands and body by water before going in as Judaism shrine had.

Ise Jingu is the top ranked shrine among all of the Japanese Shinto shrines. And it’s God is God of the Sun or the Creator of all the thing.  The God is believed to have appointed the first Emperor of Japan back in B.C. 650 or so.

If Ise Jingu is somewhat under the influence of Judaism in the old time of Japan, and if it was built under the doctrine from old time of Israel, who is the God in the Ise Jingu Shrine ?  And…who is the Emperor ?

This is a taboo story of Japan maybe. It’s free to have a guess like a mystery entertainment.  But it’s also true that some investigators strongly believe that Japanese Shinto was a reflection of Jewish people, who came to Japan when the Shinto of Japan was about to be formed.

As for me, I can’t help thinking, at least, there is much influence of Jewish because it’s nearly one of the facts of Japan that there used to be an immigrants from western world, called Hata Clan, who seemed to be the Jewish with Primitive Christianity. And Hata clan had strong influence over Japan in politics, economy, and arts too. Some say Hata clan had some of the people from the 10 LOST TRIBES.

There might be some other explanation about the unique matching between Japanese Shinto and Jewish influence. But if we think as above, the history becomes natural to me. I don’t know why.

Look at this video, and this one too.  Someone made this ( not me )

Japanese female figure skating made some good results in the past Olympic games. Shizuka Arakawa got Gold medal, and Midori Itoh got Silver when she first successed tripple accel jump in the history of female figure skating.

Of course the figure skating competition is a game born in Western world, it’s not a Japanese or Oriental born sport game. It’s natural that Asians can’t catch up with the world class players.

We would like to congratulate Daisuke Takahashi for his accomplishment that Japanese figure skating players could not ralize for a long time.

But above that result, I want to look at his effort before this Olympic.  He got injured his leg and it was a very hard rehabilitation to come back to this stage now. 

Also, he was raised in a poor family. His mother worked hard to raise him. And when his mother found his ability, she worked all day and night at supermarket or restaurant for the funds to support him.  His mother answered to interviewer ” this medal is more than a gold medal for me “.

Daisuke Takahashi made the result for himself but he knows it’s also for all the people who supported him to be there, of course including his mother.

When I saw him had a little tear in his eyes while he was looking at Japanese national flag rising up,  I remembered the story of his mother and his way to reach there.  That was a touching moment, and the color of the medal didn’t matter as his mother told.