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Hi, Hello.
With the arrival of autumn, I thought that today would be the last day of the 68th term of the Reiwa New Year's Kuzuki, but the heat is coming from the morning as if it is returning to summer, and it is not a place to change clothes.
Is it October from next week to the sunlight that makes you wonder if the outfit will really change to an autumn thing from next week? Is it only me who doubts that?

In any case, I am relieved that the 68th term of Touji Distribution Co., Ltd. will come to an end without any problems.

Looking back, in 2022, the global pandemic restricted people-to-people relationships in various places and regions. In addition, there were of course the mental burden of anxiety and fear due to the constant crisis of infection, and health problems due to breathing problems (shallow breathing) caused by masks, and of course there were sequelae of infection.

Recently, the number of infected people has finally begun to clearly decrease even in Japan, and it may be easier to spend time at work and in daily life.
It's a personal opinion, but there have been many casualties in the past three years due to the corona disaster, and I think that most people are infected and are very worried, but I feel that most people are firmly accepting the society with corona, including vaccines and coping methods.

I think most people have changed by thinking at an individual level about "what has happened cannot be helped, and how to create a standard of life and rhythm in that situation."

The pandemic (corona disaster) was certainly a major event that will go down in a painful and harsh history for humankind, but from another perspective, I feel that it was an infectious disease that brought about major changes in many ways, to the extent that it would be too thoughtless to interpret it as "unnecessary." At least for me (the environment), it can be said that the last three years have been about 180 degrees Celsius of environmental reform.

At this timing, the 69th period (from the Reiwa Year of the Year to the Reiwa of the Year of the Child) will finally start next week.
With our thoughts so far, we have also changed our one-year policy.

As the 69th President's Policy
1. Believe in safety and quality improvement, and contribute to society with smiles and joy
2. Take pride in the company you work for and create even more value together with your customers

Improving safety and quality is a constant and eternal theme, so this belief remains unchanged. I believe that the goal of achieving zero accidents as close as possible is absolutely necessary as a transportation company. It is an accumulation of days at a time, but when you accomplish your work or achieve your goals, we believe that (smile) and (joy) are a set, so we have made it the first policy proposal.
In addition, the number of bankruptcies at companies in Japan economies due to the Corona disaster has continued to increase since last year and this year, according to reports from the media and research companies. It's a huge blow to a completely Japan society. I think that the existence of companies is not a matter of course, but I think that society continues to be impressed. Just being able to do sales activities is very valuable! "Pride" (self-confidence) is a necessary skill for the new era ahead.
Our management philosophy is "value creation." We have made this the second policy with the desire to create further value by valuing the connection between people together with producers (shippers) who can create things.

Once again, I would like to express my great gratitude to everyone who has been involved in this company for the past year.
We were able to finish the 68th term successfully.

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In addition, in the next 69th fiscal year, I would like to connect with people with whom I have connections in any way and first of all create a 100-year company.
Truly an ark for the next generation! With the earnest desire to become this company, we will move forward step by step.

We look forward to your continued support.

Toho Distribution Corporation
Representative Director
Hayakawa Tomohiro

Hi, Hello.
Every day, various news is transmitted through TV and SNS.
Where have the topics of peace and bright light gone? The only thing that can make you smile is a comedy show.

Even in the recent news, there was an interesting article.
I saw that a representative of Tow dropped the gift in front of me when presenting a bundle of nose during a martial arts tournament. It is said that this act is flaming on SNS, but it seems that the parties concerned do not care much.

In my personal opinion, it is simply retaliation. I'm sure everyone has various opinions.
To put it simply, this is complacency, isn't it? I don't think it's the consensus of the people.

Retaliation is no different from 〇〇 that is carried out between countries in the Ima world. There is no peace there. Repeated conflicts and retaliation can only produce retaliation, no matter how far they go. Don't you realize that it will start a spark? I must say that it was an unfortunate act.

Rather than regretting the past, the serious competition held by Ima must have been first of all respect, respect, and applause. I interpret that there was a gap in the thoughts toward that point, and such an unfortunate event occurred.
But I digress.

The other day, when I attended a transportation conference hosted by a shipper, this is an excerpt of what was on the agenda.
The content of the subject was related to health, but the lack of exercise due to the corona disaster is a theme that has become a serious problem not only for Ima and Japan people but also on a global level, so I took it up.

As you can see in the attached image, the number of steps taken per day by businessmen due to the introduction of remote work has decreased by 29% compared to before the corona disaster, and the percentage of people who do not participate in exercise and sports has increased compared to before the corona disaster. There were statistical survey results that the opportunity to move the body due to the corona disaster was definitely decreasing.

The theme of this time is "To create a body that does not get tired ~ Let's train the muscles of the lower body ~"
The merit of building physical strength is that it has a positive effect not only on the body (body) but also on the mind.
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〇 Prevention of onset and exacerbation of lifestyle-related diseases
〇 Less tiring
〇 Reduced risk of falls, etc.
〇 Maintain a healthy body shape
〇 Improvement of cardiopulmonary function
〇 Improvement of blood circulation
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〇 Change of mood and stress relief
〇 Improvement of sleep quality
〇 Increased concentration

If you are worried or familiar with the above, we recommend that you incorporate exercise into your life.
In fact, the human body is made by taking in something such as food. If there is a change in what you take in, it is natural for various changes to occur in the body.

It is important for each individual to decide what to focus on.
"Key points for building physical fitness"
I introduced the story that the muscles of the lower body = about 70% of the muscles of the whole body are concentrated in the lower half of the body in a previous blog, but the content of this agenda further explained the muscle parts in detail, which was very helpful.

Main lower body muscles
Quadriceps: Composed of four muscle parts, the muscles on the front of the thigh and the thickest muscle in the lower body.
Gluteus maximus: The muscles of the buttocks, a muscle that extends from the spine to the back of the thighs to cover the buttocks.
Hamstrings: Composed of three muscle parts, the muscles that bend the knee and lift the legs back.
Triceps: The calf muscles, muscles that raise jumping and heels when walking or climbing stairs.

The important thing is that the muscles of the lower body are "more likely to weaken" than the upper body.
After all, it is a muscle far from the heart, and since it is a muscle on the lower side, blood is also more difficult to reach than the upper body, so it can be said that it is a part to train consciously.

Another data shows that if you train your lower body well, it will affect your upper body muscles, so it has the effect of killing two birds with one stone.

Finally, building physical strength is also a steady effort, so it is very important to continue = continue.
We strongly recommend that you start even if it is only a few minutes a day.
Let's be aware of the health of both the mind and body.

Hi, Hello.
As many of you may know, Mr. Kazuo Inamori, who was also the honorary chairman of Kyocera, passed away on August 24, the last day of last month. He was 90 years old. He was a great person who founded Kyocera and KDDI, successfully rebuilt JAL, which went bankrupt, and contributed greatly to the people who work there and the customers who use it. Once again, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for his achievements during his lifetime and sincerely pray for his repose of his soul.

In "The Law of 'Success' and 'Failure'" published in Heisei 20, Mr. Inamori said that "success" does not mean making a high name and making a fortune, and that "'true success' is from the time you are born into this world.Even a littlebeautifullygoodIt is to exalt, purify, and refine one's own soul so that it can become a human being." It is a humbling feeling once again. I guess that you have continued to think about it until the end of your life. It was an event that I wished I could imitate as much as possible the way of life practiced by my predecessors.

The other day, I participated in a summer seminar held regularly by the Tokyo Trucking Association, where managers of other transportation companies exchanged dialogues and discussions, including my own learning.

We were able to spend a really meaningful time sharing the methods practiced by the shipping company while incorporating the actual situation at the current shipping company, and discussing better teaching methods, education methods, and improvement methods at each company.

In particular, regarding the "assertion skill" in the title, he gave four points to be aware of as "the skill of expressing oneself while respecting oneself and others."
1The claw is to depict = objectively convey the facts.
→ convey the "facts that are happening" as they are, not your own subjectivity or expression, and without personal feelings.
2The claw is to explain = convey your opinions and feelings.
For the first time at this stage, → engage in dialogue with your own emotions. The distinction between description and description is clear.
3Proposal = based on facts and opinionsSolutionTo propose.
And finally, the fourth important point is to choose = choose to execute or not execute the proposal.
→ here in general, there is no deadline or it is troublesome, so most of the time it proceeds without being executed.

A company is an organization because it works in the same direction.
We will move forward with a management philosophy, goals, and policies, but self-righteousness will not work.
I believe that dialogue and discussion will lead to advice and appropriate guidance, and as a result, lead to mutual growth and human resource development.
Individual "assertiveness" and "respect" for the other party. I think this sense of balance is a very important skill when working in an organization, company, or company.
I think it is a skill within yourself that is involved in any place, environment, or situation. This was something that I was aware of again after this seminar, so I wanted to share it with you and wrote an article.

In addition, in the latter half of the seminar, there was a Q&A about what I try to keep in mind as a manager and driver of a transportation company as a meeting material, so I will share this as well.

One is about "selection of appropriate operation route" in the 12 safety items ~ 7 ~ stipulated by the national government (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
Needless to say, it is necessary to select routes for school routes and residential areas, but it is also safe for managers and drivers to discuss weather information, road congestion conditions, and accident-prone areas in casual traffic.

In addition, the manual "To use tires more safely and longer", which is a lifeline for drivers, explained how to understand the cause from the wear (wear and tear) of tires, which are consumables. If you buy a car, the tires come with a set, but it was a distribution of materials including the reality that accidents such as bursts of this tire have increased in recent years.
As a characteristic of tires, it is important to understand that tires made of rubber expand due to summer heat and burst due to fluctuations in air pressure, from the perspective of preventing serious accidents.

I will attach the materials, so I would appreciate it if you could refer to them.
Thank you for your safety and security first.

Hi, Hello.
Today is one of the five verses of Japan, "Chongyang Festival". It seems to be original.
It is one of the five ceremonial days established in the Edo period, January 7 (Nanakusa Gayu), March 3 (Peach Festival), May 5 (Tanabata no Setsuku), July 7 (Tanabata Festival), and today's ceremony day, Chrysanthemum Festival, which is clearly stated in the calendar.

Chongyang means "yang overlaps" and is said to have its origin in ancient China. In China, odd numbers are designated as auspicious days "Yang days", and it is the largest number among them.9overlaps9March 9It is said that it is a very happy day.

On the other hand, it is said that the custom of praying for a disease-free life while dispeling evil spirits began to be practiced because the Ki of the sun was 、、、so strong that ominous things were likely to occur, so it was considered a day when sinister things were likely to occur.

This custom was transmitted to Japan, and it is said that a party using "chrysanthemum" was held as a court event of the emperor.
It is a day with numbers that tends to be passed through casually, but if you look up "Why Chongyang?", you will find that it is a special day that is defined with meaning from certain events that have continued continuously from the past. I would like to spend today with such a mindset.
But I digress.

Now, from 9/21, which will be a series of consecutive holidays next week, we will enter a very important nationwide movement for our company.

The activities of the national road safety movement in the fall of Reiwa 4 begin.
Every year at this time of year, I feel very enthusiastic about the information and posters that are carefully sent in envelopes by the Metropolitan Police Department.
With the end of this campaign period, the fiscal month ends, which is the culmination of our year-end.
For one year, we have been working on safe transportation management, goals, and priority items, with the eradication of accidents as an organization and zero traffic accidents as a transportation company and the target of no more than six traffic accidents.

Thankfully, we are within the target number of cases this fiscal year, and all of our employees are safely and safely close to achieving the target with a smile. It is truly reassuring to be able to achieve this in the second half of the fiscal month with the support of the Metropolitan Police Department.

On this day, when the sun is rising once again, I would like to work together to achieve compliance with traffic rules and zero traffic accidents through the end of the 68th term.

Hi, Hello.
About one month has passed since the corona infection. I started the disease exactly on 8/6, so it was perfect last month today, but my sense of smell is still dysfunctional.

It's definitely an aftereffect. It does not interfere with daily work, but the sense of smell with the senses is a matter of life and death in my life.
If you don't have a sense of smell, you can't smell the smell of gas. It also means that it is impossible to determine whether the food is spoiled or not. It's very painful not being able to use the functions that you have.

I don't know how long this after-effect will last, but today I feel that I have no choice but to accept the situation and focus on the daily life, work, and ima in front of me.

There was an interesting article about this corona in the Naritasan Shinshoji newsletter that is sent to the company regularly every month, so I would like to share it with you while tracing the process to Ima. I hope that there will be some points of reference for everyone, including future measures taken by the professor of the Faculty of Medicine.

"It has been two and a half years since the pandemic caused by the new pandemic (lecture in July 2022). As of July, the total number of infected people has exceeded 570 million and the death toll has exceeded 6.4 million. It has caused damage that is very different from previous infectious diseases, and has greatly changed the values of the world. However, this does not mean that we really have the right grasp of the current situation. In the United States, 90 million people have already been infected, reaching nearly 30% of the population, but the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the United States actuallyApproximately 200 millionIn other words, it is estimated that 60% of people are infected. In addition, the WHO assumes that the number of deaths worldwide will exceed 15 million, which is 2.5 times the number of deaths known.
Japan Japan has repeated a number of epidemics and is now entering its seventh wave. Looking back, the damage that the coronavirus has caused to the world has been far beyond imagination, and this infectious disease has brought various pains that cannot be expressed in numbers. Even if it is moderate or mild, infected people have a very hard time, and there are quite a few people who suffer for a long time due to the aftereffects. In addition, I think there was enormous indirect damage, such as economic hardship and mental overwhelm.

What is different about this new coronavirus from other viruses? First of allInfectivityAre. The new coronavirus can float not only in droplets, but also in the airaerosolSince infection by small droplets called (microdroplets) also occurs, the virus reaches a wide area. It should be especially noted that there are asymptomatic infected people, so they can become a source of infection without even realizing it. secondlySeverityIt is an easy point. The virus multiplies in the lungs and causes pneumonia, worsening respiratory conditions. The Omicron variant is unlikely to cause pneumonia, but it worsens and aggravates the underlying disease in the elderly. ThirdlyImmune escapeAre. Even people who have experienced infection or have been vaccinated can bypass the action of antibodies and become infected. And fourthlySpeed of mutationAre. Starting with the Wuhan strain, various mutant strains such as alpha, beta, delta, and omicron have appeared and caused epidemics. (Some parts omitted)
So, how will the new coronavirus infection develop in the future? The current seventh wave is expected to calm down to some extent around September, but infectious disease experts are particularly wary of the fall and winter epidemics. At that time, the spread of influenza may overlap. I think that new vaccines and therapeutic drugs will make the threat of the new coronavirus infection less than it is now. If that happens, the legal treatment of Japan will be different from the current class 2.Five categoriesOr it could be changed to a different framework, and it may go from being a special infectious disease to being considered one of the common infectious diseases. As for the next year and beyond, the first thing we can say with certainty is that this virus is not going to disappear from the world. In that case, there can be no so-called "end". However, I think we can expect a "convergence" in which the world can reduce the impact of this infectious disease and allow us to live a conventional social life. If we can easily test at any medical institution like influenza, and anyone who tests positive can get medicine to suppress the virus and be able to recuperate at home without worry, I think the new coronavirus infection will not be as much of a threat to society as a whole as it has been in the past." (Naritasan Shinshoji Temple ~ How to deal with corona correctly in the future ~ Excerpt from the lecture record of Tetsuya Matsumoto, chief professor of the Faculty of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare)

The current situation of the coronavirus was explained in detail and in an easy-to-understand manner, and it was a really easy-to-understand lecture record that was very easy for ordinary students to understand. I would like to express my gratitude for the content of the article.
The content of the article made me feel that we human beings are constantly evolving without staying in the situation and making efforts to overcome it on a global basis. We judge that it is a time when evolution and growth are necessary not only on a national and global level, but also at the individual level.
Let's deepen our knowledge step by step and ~progress~.