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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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Film”The Butler” Is that a story of Barak Obama?
A story of a man whose father was shot in front of him on the cotton field by a white farmer and later became a house servant of the farmer and then hotel servant and finally was hired by the White House. It is a fiction but it is based on a real butler who served the White House from 1950... 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 ...
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Film ”Grace of Monaco” Monaco is like the...
A biographic story of Grace Kelly who left Hollywood when she was a top star and got married to the Monaco Prince. I remember TV documentary on her life a long time ago. It was her family's philosophy that leaving the business when he or she is on the top ranking. Not letting anyone see you dow... Read more ...
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Film: ”The Railway Man” We are all humans
The story based on autobiography of former British military personnel in charge of radio communication, Eric Lomax, who became POW of Imperial Japanese Army in occupied Singapore during the second world war. Even after the war he suffered from trauma caused by his experience as POW in Thai... Read more ...
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Making a novel based on my alma mater's history
Last month I attended my alma mater's alumni event in Tokyo. A lot of alumni living in Japan gathered at a restaurant exchanging memories and update information of the university. One faculty member from SFSU joined and told me about current situation. I graduated in late 1990's. He said a lot ... Read more ...