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A Happy New Year!
Today is Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
In Japan, there is a custom of truly enjoying the first New Year of the year, but unfortunately, a large earthquake struck the Hokuriku and Noto Peninsula region on New Year's Day this year, and efforts are still being made to rescue victims and assess the damage situation. , Japanese society as a whole is depressed, unable to truly enjoy the New Year.
As an expert in architecture and urban planning, I believe that the day will come when I will go to the disaster-stricken area to assess the extent of the damage to the many cultural assets it possessed.
Meanwhile, Kaori and I are doing well in Fukuoka.
Since the coronavirus pandemic has continued for four years, I am having trouble remembering the period during which I was self-restraint.
When were the last time we went to Vietnam?
When were the last time we met you, your family, and your young staff?
We are very, very happy.
Remembering you makes us want to drink some delicious coffee right away.
Has the coronavirus pandemic ended successfully in Vietnam?
How are you and everyone else doing?
I am sure that you are still actively engaged in fashion design work, which is important for Vietnam, not only within Vietnam but also to the world.
And at what stage is Vietnamese silk, an important fashion material, being revived?
Furthermore, I believe that you are supporting the handiwork of dyeing, weaving, and manufacturing by ethnic minorities.
Thanks to you, I feel nostalgic as I remember the faces of the ethnic minority aunts and uncles I was able to meet with you there.
If we have a chance, Kaori and I would like to visit Vietnam again and see the important work that you and your young colleagues are doing.
If you have an opportunity to hold an important event or fashion show in the future, please let us know the date and location. I look forward to seeing you there.
Now, I have heard that I met Ako last year, and I hope to have the opportunity to meet her again when she comes to Fukuoka or Japan.
We look forward to the next opportunity like this.
We hope that we can turn the four years we lost into something more meaningful.
