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911 has become a history
This month marked 20th anniversary of the terror attack to the World Trade Center in New York. 20 years ago I watched a news program on TV. Then suddenly the scene of airplane crash into the buildings were shown. An hour later the two building collapsed. Around 3000 people died. I truly t... Read more ...
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The fall of Kabul, more interested in history...
The capital of Afghanistan, Kabul was suddenly occupied by Taliburn regime, managed by Islamic foundamentalists in the middle of August 2021 when the US forces were withdrawing from the country. A lot of Afghans are fleeing their homeland including the former President of the state, Ghani... Read more ...
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Film “Hidden Figures” breaks the stereotype
It’s been thought women are not good at mathematics and not suitable for engineering jobs. But that kind of notions were proved to be nonsense a long time ago. The film “Hidden Figures” described three Afro-American women working for NASA rocket engineering department as mathematicians, in Jim-C... Read more ...
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Documentary “A Bold Peace”, why Costa Rica...
Japanese pacifists sing praises for Costa Rica’s disarmament. According to the documentary “A Bold Peace,” the nation abolished national army in 1948, the same period Japan announced current constitution which states disarmament. Japan was actually forced to do so by US occupational forc... Read more ...
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Trump is the very American President
The world is shocked by white supremacists' march and subsequent terror attack to its counterprotestors in Charlottesville, Virginia, and President Trump's response to the incident. To me, it was the same day I participated in a peace march protected by the police force and met with nation... Read more ...
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Obama's visit to Hiroshima and Mass shooting in...
Last month, US president Obama paid visit to Hiroshima and hugged survivor of the atomic bomb which the U.S. force dropped onto the city. For most Japanese he was very much welcomed because he was the first sitting president who paid visit although he never apologised for the ato... Read more ...
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Visited the location site of 007 film ”You Only...
Last month during what is called "Silver week" holidays (September 19 to 23), I visited a feudal period castle, Himeji Castle. It is located in Himeji city, 3 hours and half by Bullet Train from Tokyo and almost 1 hour from Kyoto. As the train was reaching the Himeji station, I could view the w... Read more ...
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Film ”Pride” The oppressed united
I just happened to know this film while participating in Tokyo Pride Parade event. It was British movie. The Japanese title was "Parade e Yokoso (Welcome to the Parade)" The story is based on facts. In 1980's coal miners did strike against Thatcher adminisitration's policy to close down un... Read more ...
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Dear Fellow Americans, JFK Exhibit is held in...
I went to the exhibition of John Fitzgerald Kennedy at National Archives of Japan located near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. I went there with one old American couple whose young days were when JFK were alive as US President. They told me that the assass... Read more ...
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Deutscher film ”Ludwig II” Mad, kind and gay king
Biographic story of Bayern king in 19th century Deutschland (Germany). A young Ludwig succeeded Bayern crown after sudden death of his father. Unlike his father, he never liked war and loved music and art. He believed art and music could maintain the peace but at the same time he had to strugg... Read more ...