I list up the “words of the year” in every yearend based on what I experienced in that year.

The words of the year for 2001: getting a flat within the Tokyo metropolitan area, a position change at the office, and Soarer.
The words of the year for 2002: America.
The words of the year for 2003: the airplane and the musical.
The words of the year for 2004: the blog, Asian countries (Singapore and Hong Kong), and the GSM mobile phone.
The words of the year for 2005: darts, the GSM and WCDMA mobile phone, and visiting Hong Kong again.
The words of the year for 2006: the US stock and the mutual fund.
The words of the year for 2007: changing my car and visiting Hawaii.
The words of the year for 2008: England and Fukagawa.
The words of the year for 2009: office position change, MacBook Pro and JR Seishun 18 Ticket.
The words of the year for 2010: Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia; iPhone; and the credit card.
The words of the year for 2011: the car, the British culture and China.
The words of the year for 2012: Oji, the mahjong, the flight attendant and Facebook.

Now the words of the year for 2013 are: Ayurveda, Korea, high school alumni and Tsuyoshi Takashiro.

Let’s say good-bye to the miserable past and welcome the new year of wonder. May this year be a more magical, more wonderful, more marvellous, more fabulous, more beautiful, and more glorious one. I sincerely hope all the people in this country live in peace and stability.