Historical Perspective
When Yasunari was in high school.
There was a terrorist incident at the Munich Olympics.
The release of the already captured terrorists was demanded.
The terrorist group took Olympic athletes as hostages, barricaded themselves in the Olympic Village, and confronted the snipers.
Using the hostages as shields, they went to the airport, demanded an airplane, and attempted to escape the country.
Negotiators specialized in persuasion.
A sniper team observing from a distance, waiting for the opportunity.
And the media teams trying to get closer.
At that time, Yasunari was interested in war journalism.
He had gone through all the books and movies on the subject.
He remembers names like Minoru Omori, Ken Kaiko, and Minoru Oda.
There were many movies about the Vietnam War.
In the streets, the slogans of anti-war demonstrations echoed.
These kinds of movies and TV dramas were produced in large numbers afterward.
In the dramas, the negotiators always manage to save the hostages.
However, the Munich Olympics terrorist incident became the worst in history.
Even now, I still enjoy historical reflection.
Just as I look at the past, I imagine the future and anticipate the events to come.
My 42 years in management have always been about learning from the past and predicting the future.
Being a sci-fi enthusiast also comes from trying to imagine future history across time and space.
At midnight, I look down at the lights of the city from the top of a high hill.
I don’t call it a divine perspective, but it’s a way to look at the world from a little distance from present life.
It’s during moments like these that I reflect in libraries and cinemas.
This, too, is not much different from being a recluse escaping reality.
You could also call me a critic or a historian.
My soul, detached from my body, wanders through time and space.
When I write this diary, I hope you see it as the time of my soul.
Blood sugar 195, boiling ramen.
Koyama G Representative, Thunderbird Representative, Vice President of Health Station, Yasunari Koyama