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4. This is more like a memorandum on the new year.
Our nation had believed in a superstition about the year coming every sixty years;
Girls who are born in the Superstition year grow up to be violent-tempered and miss marriage or bring their husbands misfortune.
Therefore, statistically, number of childbirths drops in every Superstition year in history.
Sixty years ago, in former Superstition year, both number of childbirth and birthrate dropped only in this year while birthrate was higher than two every year at that age.
From some reports, mass media made a great fuss about the Superstition.
Now, at least, childbearing generation won't believe in such Superstition,
Although if my Grandfather mentioned below were alive without dementia, he could have warned his grandchildren not to have babies in this year.
Besides, for thirty years or more, both birthrate and number of births keep on declining to be much lower than in former Superstition year.
The highlight about this Superstition year is:
If the number of births declines again in this year, Panjandrums can shift blame on Once-in-sixty-year Superstition, shutting their eyes to their irrelevant child supports that promote birth decline.

5. Last spring, Grandfather departed from life at the age ninety-nine.
He spent final two years in a special elderly nursing home after he had dementia and ended up in bedridden.
About half month before Grandfather's passing, when I visited him, from a few of the hospital room doors open, I saw other bedridden elderly people.
I confess that at that time, I wondered whether they were happy.
If those elderly have no family or friends to visit to meet them, it could be miserable.
Every time social security and medical crisis are discussed, some of general public claim, mainly online, to introduce euthanasia system.
　But I never approve such system.
　　In our state, euthanasia is possible, but currently, necessary conditions to execute it is very strict.
If conditions under which euthanasia is tolerated becomes easier, our nation will definitely abuse.
Especially, eugenic adherents will try to put down elderly and handicapped people easily, maybe methodically.

6. I don't remember precisely when I heard of the news for the first time about the plan to introduce wearable filming equipment for police officers who are in charge of police questioning in the street.
Even if those wearable cameras are currently just for police and some live streamers, but eventually, it can spread among general public.
When road rage by idiot drivers rapidly increased, dashboard camera became commonplace among general drivers.
Recently, who-gives-a-damn phantom street assaults and various street criminals frequent here and there.
Then just like driving recorders, Walkers' recorder may spread as well.

◇：Ready to place translation if asked



In our country, if someone passes away, their family refrains from cerebrating New Year, noticing beforehand.
　But many of English-speaking nations don't have such custom.
　　Thus I'm placing "Happy New Year" only in English.
　　　Best regards.