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We held a seminar on learning from the past, led by former Minister of International Trade and Industry and Chief Advisor to the Tokyo branch of the Liberal Democratic Party, Takashi Fukaya.

Mr. Fukaya and our group's Chairman Matsumura met by chance while watching sumo wrestling, and were attracted by Mr. Fukaya's excellent personality and vast knowledge. They founded the Onkochishinjuku study group with the desire to "touch his throat" (to be so close that they could hear his throat). This year marks the 9th session of the Onkochishinjuku.

This was the first time that Professor Fukaya and our group's Chairman Matsumura shared the poems of Professor Sakamura Shinmin, who is highly respected by both of them, and they taught us various life lessons through the poems of this man. Onkochishinjuku has always valued "encounters" between people. He explained the importance of such "encounters and encounters" with the poem, "Because we only have one life, let us stop and gaze upon the dew of the morning glory, thinking of the wonder of encounters."

I look forward to learning a lot this term as well, and cherishing the encounters I have here to further strengthen the bonds I have with my fellow students as colleagues who will lead the next generation forward together.