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９月１９日（水）

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７時起床、今日も残暑きつそう。○

ブログＵＰ。シドニー風景、ブロークンヒル風景下書き。

午後５時１０分～６時５分、公園へ歩行訓練。やはり右足を軸にすることが難しい。何とかがんばって事務所まで往復を試みる。３５点。終わってドラッグストアでタバコを１パック買ってもらう。

ＭＥＮＵ①Ｂ＆メープルバター・ハム野菜・ＪＡＭ＆ＹＯＨＧＵＲＴ・珈琲・バナナ・②秋豚入りＵＤＯＮ③肉たたき・ギョーザ・とろろ・チーズ+アスパラ+トマト＊無花果

●同日付ＢＢＣから日本の世界最高齢者がギネスに、酒もタバコもやらない・永遠に生きたいといったそうだOldest man marks 112th birthday

Mr Tanabe says being teetotal and keeping a daily routine keep him young The world's oldest man, who is celebrating his 112th birthday in south-western Japan, has said he wants to live "indefinitely". Tomoji Tanabe, who was born in 1895, says avoiding alcohol is the secret of his longevity. He drinks milk, does not smoke, keeps a diary and reads the newspaper daily. He was declared the oldest man in January by Guinness World Records after the death of Emiliano Mercado Del Toro, of Puerto Rico, at 115.

●Sumo world hit by giant troubles By Philippa Fogarty BBC News 朝青龍問題と永田町のバトルが同列でリーダーシップについて揶揄されている

Mongolian Asashoryu is known as the bad boy of sumo
Right now, all eyes in Japan are on the leadership crisis playing out in central Tokyo's Nagatacho district. But only a few miles north-east from where the next prime minister will be chosen, another crisis is rumbling. At the sumo stadium in the Ryogoku district, the autumn tournament is in its second week. But the sport's top fighter - and one of its leading draws - is not there. Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu has returned to his native land, apparently suffering from deep depression triggered by a suspension. And it appears that Japan's sumo elders are not sure whether he will return, or indeed if they want him back
Mongolian Asashoryu is known as the bad boy of sumo Right now, all eyes in Japan are on the leadership crisis playing out in central Tokyo's Nagatacho district. But only a few miles north-east from where the next prime minister will be chosen, another crisis is rumbling. At the sumo stadium in the Ryogoku district, the autumn tournament is in its second week. But the sport's top fighter - and one of its leading draws - is not there. Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu has returned to his native land, apparently suffering from deep depression triggered by a suspension. And it appears that Japan's sumo elders are not sure whether he will return, or indeed if they want him back