I go to London every few years. This is because there is someone who was very kind to me when I was young. Thanks to her, I have grown to love the UK so much that it feels like a second home. Now, she is over 80 and approaching her 90th birthday. I will only be there for about a week, but I hope to catch up with old friends and help with the housework as much as I can. It takes about eight hours to get from Tokyo to London via Russia, but more than 12 hours via Alaska. But just how long will the war between Ukraine and Russia last? (Kei)

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