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Great words from a Canadian principal
I have recently become a big fan of TV drama "Hanako and Anne" aired daily on NHK, Japan's public broadcasting station. It is a story on a real woman who lived between end of 19th century and 1960's. The woman's name was MURAOKA Hanako. She was a translator who translated famous English books i... Read more ...
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”Chinmoku (Silence)” by Japanese Christian...
The novel was written by Japan's most notable novelist in 20th century, Endo Shusaku. Recently the news that Hollywood decided to make the story into film next year was reported. The setting of the story was early 17th century of Nagasaki, Japan when the government ruled ban on Chrisi... 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 ...
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True lesbian story ”Юрико, до свидания.”
The title is Russian but it is Japanese film about two Japanese women who had a sexual relationship in 1920's. It means "Yuriko, Good-bye!." One of them is Yoshiko Yuasa , who was a translator for Russian literature. The other is Yuriko Nakajo, a novelist. They met in Tokyo and start... Read more ...
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My new novel idea ”Uptown Girl” inspired by the...
"Uptown Girl" is my favorite song sung by famous U.S. pop star, Billy Joel. I recently heard the song again and then came up with new novel idea. The title is "Uptown Girl." The story is a daughter of big auto maker owner got out of boring party and stopped by a small bar. She met a you... Read more ...
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Short Novel: 4 American Hostages, Introduction
After The Flight to Tokyo , I am presenting an interesting and shocking story to you, Americans. The story is fiction but based on what is really happening in America now. The facts came from two books written by 2 Japanese women. One is Ms. Yumi Kobayashi's and the other is Ms. Mika Tsuts... Read more ...
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”The Great Gatsby” Poor Guy
That is what I felt. I read the book and saw the movie which Robert Redford was in. I was never impressed by the story. Actually boring. It is interesting to note the original novel was published in 1920's. It was Golden Age before Great Depression era. Maybe the author wanted to critici... Read more ...
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Dear Britons: ”A Little Princess, Sara Crewe”
Following "Dear Canadians" Series, this post is for other English speaking people than Americans. This time is for Britons. Actually the home country for English language. But the fact of the matter is English used worldwide is American. I've heard from one British guy, American English is Shake... Read more ...
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Dear Canadians: ”Anne of Green Gables”
The purpose of this blog is to send messages to American readers. But since this is written in English. I believe other English speaking people should be reading. So I decided to post messages to them from time to time. Today, I write an article for Canadians. The topic is "Anne of Gr... Read more ...
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Short Novel: The Flight to Tokyo, Chapter 1
A story of a B-29 pilot who time-travels from the war-time Tokyo to present-time. At midnight of March 10, 1945, James Austin was flying over the enemy's capital, Tokyo. He was in US Air Force's bomber aircraft, B29. The mission was to bomb the city to give the enemy shock and owe. This is imp... Read more ...