: former Minister of Finance who, back in February, was possibly drunk at a major financial summit in Rome was found dead in his home, victim of suicide;
“In 2000, after winning re-election to Parliament, Mr. Nakagawa turned up seemingly drunk to greet supporters and the news media at his campaign office.
Following tradition, he took up an ink brush to paint the eye of the auspicious “daruma” doll, a staple of Japanese political campaigns. Candidates paint in one eye before the campaign, and the other following victory. Painted by Mr. Nakagawa’s unsteady hands, the daruma’s eye soon appeared to be shedding a long stream of black tears.” -Former Japanese Finance Minister Is Found Dead, Hiroko Tabuchi, October 4, 2009, New York Times;
teach poetry to 3-nensei; Jack and Jill, The Red Wheelbarrow, and have them attempt an acrostic poem of their own; collating tax forms, signing, asterisks, notes, addresses; ran into Y. on his way home; plan to meet for Monday so I can help him with his speech; meeting at E.’s for the recitation contest game; then to the post office; the stars are beautiful on a cool evening; walk past the Sports Center; the streets are full of students on their bikes; use EMS to ensure my forms arrive on time; then grab dinner at Mos Burger; outside B.’s place T. is sitting; “He lock you out,” I ask; we talk for a while about school, the job; Fringe and then The Sopranos; a late night trip to 7-11; as he walks by me, his bike has patches of torn metal and rust, I turn around to glance and he does too.
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