As I lay on the sofa after a long morning's work, I felt as if I were lying on a raft on the beach and the waves were dragging me further and further out to the sea. Then, before I knew it, I was dreaming that I was immersed in the shallow…

While I was looking for postage stamps for this year's International letter-writing week, I noticed that the stamps for the 76th National Sports Festival have been canceled. This year's host would be Mie Prefecture, and I wonder if they ar…