昨日早朝から孫と息子夫婦を連れ立ってカミさんも含めて５人の旅路。息子の嫁さんの実家が九州・久留米なので、そちらの実家に孫初見参〜たっぷり「顔見せ」旅路であります。
　なんですが祖父母夫婦としては、送り届けた後は「どうぞごゆっくり、孫との溺愛を」という配慮から、まったく別行動で気ままなあちこちブラブラ歩きをと計画しております。しかし、「ブラブラ」が主目的なので、それこそ１日１万歩以上のブラブラが最大の願望。昨日はさっそく夕方〜夜には久留米の街探訪。
　夫婦とも日頃からこの程度の運動量を日課にしているので、昨日は新千歳空港から福岡空港のなかでも、活発に歩きまわっていました。しかしやはりそれだけでは足りないので、夕方４時頃にホテルに入った後、さっそく周辺の散歩〜よさげな夕食店舗探しをしておりました。
　若いときならそのままお酒が入るのでしょうが、カミさんは別としてわたしは、ほとんどお酒は「付き合い」だけなので、手づくり感のある食事店舗という目的意識で探した結果、ありついたのが上のセットメニューの和食店。「ごはん屋一の剣」さんの揚げ出し豆腐メインの定食。ちょっと軽すぎかなぁということで牛スキ焼き椀単品も追加していただいた（写真撮り忘れ）。
　しかし一番感動させられたのは、右側にひっそりとあったひと椀の「手づくり豆腐」。ひとくち味わって無言。直撃のうま味。高齢者なので、たくさん食べたくなる、という反応ではなく、その口中での「味わい」に完全に翻弄されて、ただただ無言化させられる瞬間を楽しませていただいた。
　で、その他の小皿類もそれぞれがみごとに「控えめなのにしっかりとした自己主張」を感じさせられた。
　あ、カミさんは別セットメニューでしたので、そちらもちょっと仲良く「和食」。
　街歩きで、「お、なんとなくこの店、いいかも」という瞬間的ひらめきで店選びする楽しみですが、こういうのんびり散歩がてらの時間は、なんとも至福のいっとき感があります（笑）。
　梅雨まっ盛りの九州ですが、ひとの縁につれられてのこういう旅路を、ゆっくり楽しみたいと思っています。あ、次の写真は散歩道で「火産霊神（ホムスピノカミ）」を祀っているという秋葉神社にあった、狛犬さん。ちょっと異様ないでたちでしたが、なぜか可愛いかった。う〜む、負ける・・・。

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[A Trip to Leave the Grandkids with Family: A Leisurely Stroll Through the City / Kurume Edition]
A trip where we leave our grandchildren with our son’s wife’s parents so we can fully indulge in some much-needed relaxation. A carefree, spontaneous journey focused on health, with over 10,000 steps a day…

　Yesterday, starting early in the morning, the five of us—my wife, my son and his wife, and my grandchild—set off on a trip. Since my son’s wife is from Kurume in Kyushu, this was a trip to introduce our grandchild to her parents for the first time—a proper “meet-and-greet” visit.
However, as grandparents, we plan to go our own way and wander around at our leisure after dropping them off, out of consideration for them to “take your time and dote on your grandchild.” Since “wandering” is our main goal, our greatest wish is to clock over 10,000 steps a day. Yesterday, we immediately set out to explore the streets of Kurume from the evening into the night.
Since both my wife and I make it a daily habit to get this much exercise, we were already walking around energetically even during the flight from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport. But of course, that wasn’t enough, so after checking into the hotel around 4:00 p.m., we immediately went for a walk around the neighborhood to look for a nice place for dinner.
　When I was younger, I probably would have gone straight for drinks after that, but—aside from my wife—I rarely drink unless it’s for social occasions. So, with the specific goal of finding a restaurant serving home-style food, we ended up at the Japanese restaurant shown in the set menu above: “Gohan-ya Ichinokeni.” We ordered the set meal featuring deep-fried tofu. Thinking it might be a bit too light, we also added a bowl of beef sukiyaki (I forgot to take a photo of that).
　But what impressed me the most was the single bowl of “handmade tofu” sitting quietly on the right. I took a bite and fell silent. It was a direct hit of umami. As an older person, my reaction wasn’t one of wanting to eat a lot; instead, I was completely captivated by the “flavor” in my mouth, and I simply enjoyed that moment of being rendered speechless.
　As for the other small dishes, each one perfectly conveyed a sense of “subtlety with a firm sense of identity.”
Oh, my wife had a different set menu, so hers was also “Japanese cuisine.”
One of the joys of strolling through town is choosing a restaurant on a whim—that split-second flash of inspiration when you think, “Oh, this place might be nice.” These leisurely walks feel like moments of pure bliss (laughs).
　Kyushu is in the thick of the rainy season, but I intend to take my time and enjoy this journey, guided by the bonds of human connection. Oh, the next photo is of the komainu (guardian dogs) at Akiba Shrine, which I came across on my walk—a shrine said to enshrine “Homusupinokami” (the Fire-Creating Spirit). They had a slightly bizarre appearance, but for some reason, they were cute. Hmm, I’m no match for them…

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　戦後の「農地解放」は日本社会に劇的な変化を与えた。それまでの地主と小作の関係が一気に瓦解し、農業人口の７割をも占めていた「小作」層が自作農に転換した。
　写真は戦前まで小作だった父が、その農地を繰り返し水害として襲ってきた「幌向川」と農地との境界に自分で造作したという「堤防」上の道路と農地。こういう労作も自弁だったわけだ。さらに農地解放関係書類を入れていたと思える封筒断片。（昭和）二十四年二月という日付が書きかれている。
　GHQ占領軍統治が世界史で例を見ない「成功例」になったのにはこの農地解放が深く与っている。
　1952年生まれのわたしは歴史教育で明治以降について「時間切れ」で授業が終わるケースが多かった。また、もっとも重要と思われる庶民「経済」についてわかりやすく教えることがなかった。
　江戸幕藩体制の崩壊、明治維新くらいまでが扱い領域。勢い戦国期の勇壮な信長、秀吉，家康、そして幕末維新期の西郷隆盛、坂本龍馬などの「大スター」がもて囃されるのが「日本歴史」という刷り込み教育が行われていると思う。NHK大河ドラマの２大人気時代。
　しかし本来は税の構造、庶民の暮らし目線での分析こそが歴史理解に必要不可欠なテーマ領域だろう。
　江戸期の人口構成では農民が８割以上を占めていて武家専制権力はその農業生産、主にコメ生産高を唯一の尺度にした社会経済構造を作っていた。
　恥ずかしながら、この時代の農民の「懐具合」についてわたしは不勉強だった。今回気付かされ、いろいろ調べてみて、そもそもが自分で農地を持っている農民でも、約半分ほどは専制権力に納税させられ、さらに幕府崩壊時点で農民の大部分だった「小作人」は、さらに地主に所得を削られる構造だったことを知った次第。領主・地主・小作人の取り分がおよそ3：3：4の比率が一般的だったという。
　そうした構造が明治政府によって改革されたが地主層は優遇されていた。戦前までの農家人口の７割は依然として「小作」であり、おおむね５割の収入が地主によって収奪される構造だった。その残りの中から生産手段の経費なども自己負担させられていたと。
　それが、農地解放で構造破壊されたのだ。ハンパない「大革命」。
　日本人の歴史にとってこの改革こそが「民主主義」を実感させるものだったことは疑いがない。
　これへの日本人総体の肯定的意識が基盤にあって、アメリカとの同盟関係に至る民意の道筋が確定したのだろう。こういう認識は、不勉強そのものだったわたしには初めて得られた次第。

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[Postwar “Agricultural Land Reform” and the Major Turning Point in My Father’s Life]
To my shame, it was only through sorting through my father’s belongings that I learned about agricultural land reform for the first time. I am grateful. It really drives home just how drastically Japanese society changed and the magnitude of that upheaval. …

　The postwar “agricultural land reform” brought about dramatic changes in Japanese society. The traditional relationship between landlords and tenant farmers collapsed overnight, and the “tenant farmer” class—which had accounted for as much as 70 percent of the agricultural population—transformed into independent farmers.
The photograph shows the road and farmland on the “embankment” that my father, who had been a tenant farmer until before the war, built himself along the boundary between his farmland and the Horomuki River, which had repeatedly flooded the area. This labor-intensive work was, of course, funded entirely out of his own pocket. Also shown is a fragment of an envelope that likely contained documents related to the land reform. It bears the date February 1949.
This land reform played a significant role in making the GHQ occupation a “success story” without precedent in world history.
Born in 1952, I often found that history classes covering the Meiji era and beyond would end “out of time.” Furthermore, there was no clear teaching of the “economy” of the common people, which I consider the most important aspect.
The scope of instruction typically covered the collapse of the Edo shogunate and feudal system up to the Meiji Restoration. I believe we have been indoctrinated to view “Japanese history” as a narrative where the “superstars”—such as the heroic Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu of the Warring States period, and Saigo Takamori and Sakamoto Ryoma of the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration eras—are celebrated. These are the two most popular eras featured in NHK’s Taiga dramas.
However, an analysis of the tax structure and the lives of ordinary people is arguably the essential theme for understanding history.
In the Edo period, farmers made up over 80% of the population, and the feudal military elite had established a socio-economic structure where agricultural production—primarily rice yields—served as the sole measure of their authority.
I must admit, I was ignorant about the financial circumstances of farmers during this era. This realization prompted me to do some research, and I discovered that even among farmers who owned their own land, about half were forced to pay taxes to the autocratic regime. Furthermore, “tenant farmers”—who constituted the majority of the farming population at the time of the shogunate’s collapse—were subject to a system where their income was further eroded by landlords. It is said that the typical ratio of income distribution among feudal lords, landlords, and tenant farmers was roughly 3:3:4.
　Although the Meiji government reformed this structure, the landowner class continued to be favored. Even up until the pre-war period, 70% of the farming population remained “tenant farmers,” and roughly 50% of their income was extracted by landlords. Furthermore, they were forced to cover the costs of production out of the remaining portion.
It was the Land Reform that dismantled this structure. A truly monumental “revolution.”
　There is no doubt that, for the history of the Japanese people, this reform was what truly brought “democracy” to life.
It was likely this positive sentiment held by the Japanese people as a whole that laid the foundation and paved the way for public opinion to lead to the alliance with the United States. This realization was something I, having been so uninformed, was able to grasp for the very first time.

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Posted on 5月 19th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　トランプ訪中が終わって、徐々に情報が出てきているけれど、今回の外交は「共同声明が出ない」ということがすべてを物語っているのでしょう。外交とは国同士の対話なので相当深いレベルでの話合いが進められてその結果が共同声明というカタチで表現されるもの。もっと実際的な「合意」が得られれば「共同記者会見」までがセッティングされて、両国トップが共同のその時点での責任ある「意思」を明らかにまでする。
　今回の外交は、従ってある限定的な範囲での合意形成しかなかったということなのでしょう。
　案の定、アメリカ側からは小出しに中国の異常性を示すような情報が発出されてきている。上の写真情報(SNS上で発見）では、トランプの椅子と習近平の椅子が異様に「高低差」が付いていて、トランプは足をやや仕舞い込まざるを得ない姿勢を強制されている。これがAIによるフェイクではないのであれば、かれの複雑な心境を思わせる表情がその背景事情を物語っている。たしかにトランプの忍耐配慮は相当レベル。
　こういう写真情報が、どういうルートで出てきているのか、判断するとすればやはりアメリカの同行取材陣からのリークであることは明らかだろう。こういうトップ同士の正面「画角」での写真撮影は、公式の許諾を得た立場でしか撮影し得ない。従ってトランプ周辺の許諾を得ての公表であることも自然だと思われる。
　もっと言えば、この「高低差」も外交交渉での結果である可能性もある。中国側としてはトランプの要求である飛行機と大豆の購入については受け入れたが、台湾問題については実利は得られなかった（アメリカは無視で習近平の発言だけ）。そういう内容面の失地を、中国国内的には一切見せられない「メンツ」最重視の行為として、このような「椅子の高低差格付け」という「実利」を獲得できたのかも知れない。
　習近平共産党独裁政権としては国内の経済破綻による国民の不満の高まりからの強権維持策として、ほら、トランプまでひれ伏しているぞ、と見せつけたかったのではないか。トランプ側は、その程度の「譲歩」で有利な貿易成果が得られればと合理的判断を下したと。エプスタイン文書問題で窮地にあるトランプとしては、その程度のメンツ譲歩で貿易利得が得られれば、という本音なのかも。
　さてこういう情勢下で、イランと世界の情勢はどう推移していくのか。・・・

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[Xi Jinping’s Measures to Maintain His Stronghold and Trump’s “Superficial” Tolerance]
A behind-the-scenes report has revealed that chairs were arranged at different heights during the U.S.-China summit. Has he lost sight of how the world’s common sense and decency would view this? …

　Now that Trump’s visit to China has concluded, information is gradually emerging, but the fact that no joint statement was issued speaks volumes about this diplomatic engagement. Diplomacy is a dialogue between nations, so discussions proceed at a very deep level, and the results are typically expressed in the form of a joint statement. If a more concrete “agreement” is reached, a “joint press conference” is even arranged, where the leaders of both countries clearly articulate their shared, responsible “will” at that moment.
　This suggests that the current diplomatic engagement resulted in nothing more than an agreement within a limited scope.
　Sure enough, the U.S. side has been releasing information in dribs and drabs to highlight China’s peculiar behavior. In the photo above, there is an unusual “height difference” between Trump’s chair and Xi Jinping’s, forcing Trump into a posture where he has to tuck his legs in slightly. If this isn’t an AI-generated fake, his expression—suggesting a complex state of mind—speaks volumes about the circumstances behind it. Indeed, Trump’s patience and consideration are on a whole other level.
　If we were to speculate on the source of this photographic evidence, it is clear that it must have been leaked by the American press corps accompanying the delegation. Photographs taken from a direct “angle” of the two leaders facing each other can only be taken by those with official authorization. Therefore, it seems natural to assume that the release was made with the permission of those close to Trump.
　To put it another way, this “height difference” may also be the result of diplomatic negotiations. From China’s perspective, while they accepted Trump’s demands regarding the purchase of aircraft and soybeans, they gained no tangible benefits on the Taiwan issue (the U.S. ignored it, with only Xi Jinping making a statement). To compensate for this loss of ground on the substance of the matter—and as an act prioritizing “face” above all else, which they could not afford to show domestically—they may have secured this “tangible benefit” in the form of a “chair height hierarchy.”
　As for Xi Jinping’s Communist Party dictatorship, perhaps they wanted to demonstrate—as a measure to maintain their authoritarian rule amid rising public discontent due to domestic economic collapse—that even Trump is bowing down to them. The Trump administration, on the other hand, likely made a rational judgment that securing favorable trade outcomes was worth such a “concession.” For Trump, who is in a tight spot over the Epstein documents scandal, this might be his true intention: if he can gain trade benefits by conceding a bit of face, then so be it.
　So, under these circumstances, how will the situation in Iran and the world unfold? …

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　さて注目のトランプ訪中日程が進行中。１日目は大きな動きは出てきていない。
　なんですが、トランプにはアメリカ経済界・IT関係のトップ連の随行が明らかになった。イーロンマスクや半導体トップなどだが、そのなかにAppleの現CEOのティム・クックの名もあった。かれは今年の９月に後任に身を譲るとされるけれど「政治的な動きについての経験」からの同行と思われた。
　最近のAppleは生成AI勃興のTec業界全体の流れからは距離を置いた対応になっている中で今回の「企業行動」はどういった意味合いかと思わされた。
　ちなみにAppleのAIへの戦略対応は？とAIに問うたら、以下。
　＜Appleは2026年時点でプライバシー・実用性・デバイス内処理を核とした独自の戦略「Apple Intelligence」を展開。GoogleのGemini技術を採用しOSにAIを深く統合しiPhoneをハブ化する＞と。
　一方わたしの最近のMacの活用方で頻度が高いのが紙に印刷された文書をiPhoneで撮影して、その「写真」アプリからテキストをデータとして「吸収する」作業。上の写真はそのプロセス。画面一部に上書きしたマークが、テキスト抜きだしサイン。それを選択すると文字データがMacに取り込める仕組み。
　どう考えてもAI活用と思っていたが、確認すると以下の返答。「Macにおける写真からのテキスト抽出技術はまさにAI（人工知能）が活用されています。具体的には機械学習を用いたOCR（光学文字認識）技術が進化した、AppleのOSに標準搭載されるテキスト認識表示（Live Text）機能がそれにあたります。」
　わたしは対話型AIもそれなりに活用しているけれど、このAppleの仕様進化もそれ以上に利便性を急上昇させる。iPhoneが文字を吸い出すことで利用者は文意を汲み取る対話者へ進化できる。
　AppleはAIの爆発的な市場浸透のなかで一歩引いたような印象だけれど、堅実なアップデートとしてはわたし的にはありがたい。この「写真からのテキスト抽出技術」は、他社も引きずられ追随している。そういうなかで先日紹介の凸版「古文書カメラ」という日本的なAI活用も進んできているのかも知れない。
　いずれにせよ、ユーザーの行動を進化させる方向性には基本、賛成であります。

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[Apple’s AI Strategy and How It’s Transforming My “Document Work”]
This is so handy (lol). For me, it might be the biggest benefit of AI. Believe it or not, it can even digitize “handwritten text.” Keep it up! …

　So, Trump’s highly anticipated visit to China is underway. No major developments have emerged on the first day.
However, it has been revealed that Trump is accompanied by top figures from the U.S. business and IT sectors. The group includes Elon Musk and semiconductor industry leaders, and among them was the name of Apple’s current CEO, Tim Cook. Although he is expected to step down in favor of a successor this September, it appears he joined the delegation based on his “experience with political matters.”
　Given that Apple has recently distanced itself from the broader tech industry trend of generative AI, this “corporate move” made me wonder what it signifies.
By the way, when I asked the AI, “What is Apple’s strategic approach to AI?” it responded as follows:
　“By 2026, Apple will roll out its own strategy, ‘Apple Intelligence,’ centered on privacy, practicality, and on-device processing. It will adopt Google’s Gemini technology, deeply integrate AI into the OS, and turn the iPhone into a hub.”
On the other hand, a task I frequently perform with my Mac lately involves taking photos of printed documents with my iPhone and then “extracting” the text as data from the Photos app. The photo above shows that process. The mark overlaid on part of the screen is the text extraction indicator. Selecting it allows the text data to be imported into my Mac.
I had always assumed this was an AI application, but upon checking, I received the following response: “The text extraction technology from photos on the Mac does indeed utilize AI (artificial intelligence). Specifically, it refers to the ‘Live Text’ feature—a standard part of Apple’s OS—which is an advanced form of OCR (optical character recognition) technology powered by machine learning.”
　I use conversational AI quite a bit myself, but this evolution in Apple’s specifications boosts convenience even more. By allowing the iPhone to extract text, users can evolve into conversational partners who grasp the meaning of the text.
　Apple seems to be taking a step back amid the explosive market penetration of AI, but as a solid update, I personally appreciate it. Other companies are being drawn in and are following suit with this “text extraction from photos” technology. Amidst this trend, perhaps the Japanese-style AI application I introduced the other day—Toppan’s “Ancient Document Camera”—is also making progress.
In any case, I fundamentally support any direction that evolves user behavior.

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Posted on 5月 15th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　写真は1945年8/15終戦の玉音放送のアーカイブ写真。
　最近の世界情勢から「世界が壊れつつある」ことを実感させられてきています。第２次世界大戦は日本の敗戦を持って終結しそこから、わたしが生まれた「戦後世界」が始まったワケだけれど、その戦後世界というものが、さまざまな意味でいま、壊れつつあると思われるのですね。
　「国連中心主義」というようなタテマエがお花畑的に言われてきたけれど、現在のかの組織の存在感の希薄さをみれば、その欺瞞性が完全に露見してしまった。アメリカは国連やWHOなど国際機関をまったく尊重していないことが煌々と白日の下にさらされた。
　わたしのような人間がこういう話題に触れるのは本来は場違いかも。
　だけれども、イランを巡る状況が現在の世界の象徴であり、世界最強の軍事国家アメリカのトランプ大統領が5/14-15の日程で訪中して、どのような会談内容になるかによって大きな動きが予想されるタイミング。今回はアメリカからベセント財務長官が来日し事前の日米「擦り合わせ」も行われた。
　いくつかの「シナリオ」が考えられる極限的な局面だと思う。
　・・・という状況下でふと、玉音放送での「耐え難きを耐え」で戦後の復興を成し遂げた日本の存在が戦後世界のある意味の「基盤」だったと思えるようになって来た。原爆まで落とされてなお、耐え難きを耐えた日本があってはじめて戦後世界は現出したのだろう。
　いまの「最高指導者」不在のイランにあの当時の日本のような対応は可能だろうか。
　中国共産党は自ら振り上げた拳、対日強硬姿勢で硬直化しているけれどその心底には、対アメリカで日本が示してきた「耐え難きを耐え」を、独裁国家として強制したくて仕方ないのだと思える。
　それに対し日本社会は、基本的には冷静に対応している。それこそ成熟した冷静な対応で直対応せず淡々路線。これは正着だと思える。
　相対的に中国共産党の姿勢に対して世界の常識は、その異常性を直視してきている。
　さてここからどのように情勢が推移していくか、今後の世界にとって、またどのような立場の人にとっても目が離せない局面が続くと思われる。
　

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[Japan’s “Enduring the Unendurable” and the Postwar World, with a Look at Iran]
The realization that the foundation of postwar global stability was Japan’s “enduring the unendurable.” Is this possible for Iran? A world on the brink of collapse, teetering on the edge. …

　This is an archival photograph of the Emperor’s radio address announcing the end of the war on August 15, 1945.
Recent global events have made me acutely aware that “the world is falling apart.” World War II ended with Japan’s defeat, and from that point on, the “postwar world”—the era in which I was born—began. Yet it seems to me that this postwar world is now, in many ways, falling apart.
　While the pretense of “UN-centeredism” has been bandied about naively, the organization’s current lack of presence has completely exposed the hypocrisy of that notion. It has been laid bare for all to see that the United States has absolutely no respect for the UN or the WHO.
It might be out of place for someone like me to touch on such topics.
　However, the situation surrounding Iran is symbolic of the current world, and with U.S. President Trump—leader of the world’s most powerful military—scheduled to visit China on May 14–15, major developments are expected depending on the outcome of their talks. This time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Vessent visited Japan, and preliminary “coordination” between Japan and the U.S. has already taken place.
I believe we are at a critical juncture where several “scenarios” are conceivable.
　…Under these circumstances, it has suddenly occurred to me that Japan—which achieved postwar reconstruction by “enduring the unendurable,” as stated in the Emperor’s radio address—served as a kind of “foundation” for the postwar world. It was only because Japan endured the unendurable, even after having atomic bombs dropped on it, that the postwar world could emerge.
Is it possible for Iran, which currently lacks a “supreme leader,” to respond in the same way Japan did back then?
　The Chinese Communist Party has become rigid in its hardline stance toward Japan—a stance it brought upon itself—but deep down, I suspect it is desperate to impose on other nations, as a dictatorship, the very “enduring the unendurable” that Japan demonstrated in its dealings with the United States.
In contrast, Japanese society is responding with a fundamentally calm demeanor. It is a mature, level-headed approach that avoids direct confrontation and maintains a measured course. I believe this is the correct strategy.
　In contrast, the global community is beginning to recognize the abnormality of the Chinese Communist Party’s stance.
Now, how the situation will unfold from here is a phase that the world—and people of all walks of life—will need to keep a close eye on.

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Posted on 5月 13th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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