A new start!

The farewell party continued till six in the morning!!
I really had hoped it was Saturday or something...
But... attending a party to say thanks to our staff heading to a new start... especially by staying till the end, is how I show how high I have regards to them working with us.
Hope they'll have a great new start next month!
送別会は朝の６時まで続いた！！
きょうは土曜か何かやったらとマジで祈ったわ…。
でも…新たな旅立ちに出るスタッフに御礼を言う会に参加すること…特に最後まで付き合うっちゅうことは、一緒に働いてきた彼らにどれぐらい敬意を表しているか示すことなんや。
来月からの新たな旅立ちが素晴らしいものになることを祈ってますわ！

In the morning, there was a breaking news about the Kanazawa district court giving out a decision ordering a ban of the operation of the Shika nuclear power station in Ishikawa Prefecture, saying an earthquake fault existing near the station (the Ouchigata Fault) could cause a breakage in the station.
My colleagues who were there at the party had to stay awake throughout the day to cover this unprecedented news. A really tough day for them!!
But me... I was just spending a "half-dead" day, calling around labs of researchers to find new ideas and occasionally taking a nap at the sofa at break time.
朝になって大ニュースが入ってきた。金沢地裁が石川県の志賀原発の運転を差し止めるよう命じる判決を下した。原発の近くにある地震断層（邑知潟断層）が破損の原因になりうるという判断を下して。
飲み会にいた同僚たちは一日中起きてこの前代未聞のニュースを取材しないといけなかった。彼らにとってはきっつい一日やなぁ！！
でもオレにとって…オレは「半死」の日を過ごしただけ。新しいネタを探すために学者の研究室を電話し回って、時々休み時間にソファで仮眠を取って。

And in the evening, I went out to Ginza to attend a farewell party of government officials I frequently visit for covering stories about disaster prevention.
I hope they too will have a nice new start next month!
そして夕方になって、防災の取材でよく顔を出している役所の人たちの送別会に参加するために銀座に出掛けた。
彼らにとっても新しい旅立ちが良いものとなりますように！

Ginza... a whole different place for me just tonight!
銀座…今夜だけはいっつも違うところかもね！

And for me, I hope today will be a beginning, a new start from this special night!
そしてオレにとっても、今日は始まりであって欲しい。この特別な夜から新しい旅立ちへ！