I received a mail from Dr. Kenji Tamaru, a class mate, as follows.
Mr. Tamaru wrote (translated by the editor):
When I stay at the International High-grade Science Labolatoy,
I have time for writing letters. So I write you an e-mail repeating
almost the same story as of my former letters. I also mail you
a copy of article co-wrote with my daughter for "Chemistry
and Industry", a magazine issued by the Japan Society of
Chemistry (members: about 40.000).
As I put my e-mail address on the article, I received many comments on my article. Usually I received few letters from readers of the said magazine. But this time I received friendly letters from unknown persons. One of them was from a man staying in U.S.A. I will send you a copy of his letter.
As my daughter put your homepage web sight in 'favorite' for me, I can open it at once. I agree with your opinion about Nissan affairs. I think Japan should stand on its feet. How can we do that? Now it is a good timing for rethinking on various matters, but I am afraid we are rather loose. Someday a chance for swinging to another direction will come.
Graduates of my laboratory will celebrate my
77th birthday on the coming Friday (November 5). Many of my students
became professors, namely six or seven at Tokyo University, two
at Tokyo Technology University and one at each of Kyoto, Osaka,
Hokkaido and Tsukuba Universities, plus one at Riken (Science
Laboratory.) Many foreigners told me often "Your students
are very active in various fields of science." I replied
them "As I was weak as a professor, the students had made
efforts to do better works." Some of them said "I got
it." My grand children are too invited to the party. My daughter
called me and asked "Have you any wear for the ceremony,
dad?"
I wrote too much about myself. As the weather becomes cooler,
please take care of yourself.
Regards,
Kenji Tamaru