More Badges2023/12/20

In my previous post I mentioned about politicians wearing lots of badges to demonstrate their agenda. 
I said then that our governor wore so many badges that he looked like a punk rocker. But here is an even more punkish one in central government.  

This lady is a (hereditary) minister in charge of lots of issues: Okinawa and Nothern Affairs, Consumer and Food Safety Affairs, Local Developments, Ainu Policy and World EXPO... and her own issue related to the recent series of "party ticket sales quota" scandals. By the way, how can one take care of, or be responsible for, so many things that can affect the fate of this country, and remain sane?

A Side Dish with No Name2023/12/20


I don't know what this is called in either English or Japanese. 
A dish of Konnyaku threads seasoned with sugar and soy sauce, mixed with soft scrambled egg. 糸こんの卵とじ?

This is a side dish that is very familiar to me, but completely foreign to my husband, Considering the age difference between me and him, I guess this dish might have been popular among mothers in certain areas of Japan at a certain period of time.