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Phrase: Toss and turn
Have you ever experienced a night where you couldn’t seem comfortable?
You toss and turn, trying to find the perfect position, but nothing seems to work.
It’s frustrating and can even lead to a lack of sleep, which can adversely affect your health.
Toss and turn is a term used to describe the restless and uncomfortable movements people make while trying to sleep.
It’s a common problem, and there are many reasons why people experience it.
For some, it’s due to physical discomfort, such as an uncomfortable mattress or pillows.
Others may be dealing with stress or anxiety that keeps them up at night because no matter how hard they try not to think of it, it continues to run through their mind.
Regardless of the cause, tossing and turning is a frustrating experience that can leave you tired and irritable the next day.
Fortunately, there are some things you can do to reduce the frequency and intensity of these restless nights.
For the past seven days, I have been tossing and turning due to animal cruelty occurring in the middle of my community.
Two raccoons were caught in an unmonitored trap placed next to the main road in plain sight of children walking to and from school.
I watched these two animals slowly die from starvation and exposure.
This is the side of Japan you don’t see.
Before I go on, I am not a bleeding heart.
I love hunting and guns as much as anyone else.
I grew up on a subsistence farm.
I don’t mind killing for food or eliminating vermin, but cruelty is evil.
I discovered the raccoons early on the morning of November 4th, and even though I tossed and turned, I believed they would be gone on Monday.
They were not.
We contacted the town office, but they said they could do nothing.
We contacted the local police station and were told the same thing.
Apparently, Animal cruelty is not a crime in Japan.
If that’s not enough to make you toss and turn, I don’t know what is.
Just be aware kawaii culture is only one aspect of Japanese culture.
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