Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
A comedy legend passed away the other day.
I've been watching it ever since I was a kid.
For those of us in our 40s, he's a superstar.
I've loved it ever since I was a kid!
I still remember those scenes from *The Drifters* that used to make me laugh every week.
If you look at it now, the TV is like a relic—the kind where you have to flip through the channels by turning a dial, and sometimes a channel would just pop into view,
There were issues with channel interference, the picture cutting out due to power outages, static, or the antenna swaying in the wind...
Fond memories come flooding back, along with laughter.
When I heard that he had passed away, I felt a bit lonely.
Oh, it really felt like... the Showa era had come to an end.
A Comedy Legend!
You've really made me laugh a lot so far!
Thank you very much.
Please get some rest!
But that's beside the point.
That's how the times change, isn't it?
These days, the world is all about COVID-19.
A recession on the scale of the Lehman crisis is on the horizon.
How should we live?
How will you proceed?
We’re about to face a series of critical moments. (This is where the trouble begins!)
Even so, we need to continue doing work that will lead to the next step.
Just like the legends of comedy, we'll keep the legacy going!
The Japanese and global economies are in trouble.
However, there is a very real possibility that this will lead to the emergence of the next generation of leaders.
I, too, hope to find a way to turn this crisis into an opportunity.
There are things that only I can do, and there are things that only all of you can do.
Let's use it to make things even a little better and build a better future!
So, where should we start?
See you later.
