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French film: ”SIMONE, Woman of the Century,...
I just saw the film at a small theatre in Tokyo. It was a biopic about the French politician who lived through holocaust and after the war became a lawyer and the minister of French government and became the first female president of European Union assembly. She helped promote w... Read more ...
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Is MacArthur a parent who gave birth to Japan’s...
Last Sunday I visited Atsugi Air Base in Kanagawa prefecture, an hour train ride from Tokyo. The place is jointly used by both US and Japanese forces. There was an event to exhibit the aircrafts and associate with servicemembers working there. Near the entrance I saw a very pecul... Read more ...
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German film ”Die Wannseekonferenz” ”The...
The movie described how the decision of murdering 6 million Jews in Europe was made in less than 2-hour conference at Wannsee in Germany 1942. One of the participants was Eichmann, a Nazis high ranking officer who later was captured by the Israeli police and convicted to capital punishmen... Read more ...
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Novel: ”Henoko Bar, Stars and Stripes” Chapter...
The novel is based on this issue and my own experience. In Henoko, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, shaken by the issue of the construction of a new U.S. military base, a female singer time slips to the time in the midst of the Vietnam War. What is the Henoko New Base Issue? What was... Read more ...
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Film ”Platoon” America is no longer the police...
Academy winning film (1986) directed by Oliver Stone. A young American boy joined the military force combatting in South Vietnam, and witnessed the hell including division within the comrades. Although it gained a good reputation, it wasn't as good as I expected. I liked "Bo... Read more ...
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A French woman I fell in love with
I recently fell in love with a French woman working at a food and sweet shop nearby. She was very pretty not just appearance but mind of her. How I found her mind was so beautiful was this question I asked her in French when I stopped by the shop she worked for. "Les Françai... Read more ...
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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 ...