-29.1 ℃ at Rikubetsu, northern Hokkaido this morning.

  How cold it is !  In the morning, in many parts of Japan, the lowest temperature was recorded this morning. I walked to the hospital to have my diabetes checked. The result of the check-up was very good. HbA1/c was 6.3, and it was below 7.0 for two regular check-ups.