About 5 years ago, shortly after moving to a rural town in the Kanto region, my wife and I, despite being unfamiliar with the process, joined the "Neighborhood Association" and participated in their meetings held several times a month at the community center. Occasionally, when I couldn't attend due to work, my wife would go alone in my place. At these meetings of the Neighborhood Association, we used the video recording function of a video camera as a substitute for meeting minutes. One day, when I, as the secretary, played back the recording, there was my wife, forced to drink and in a disgraceful state...!
