Today’s story-teller is Kei Ogura, a Japanese songwriter and composer. His story is about teachers who affected his life. The story goes back to the time when he was the…

There are new lives coming into this world in places where we cannot see. Miki took this picture of the moss at Muroji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

  Have you ever called an ambulance? And in what situation did you call? Recently in Japan, the number of ambulance calls has been increasing. But why? Are more people…

  Some people think little of manga, but there are great manga that move the readers’ hearts and great lines that leave in the readers’ minds. The following are the…

  Manners and etiquette are different in each country, and it’s fun to know the variations. Today, I would like to introduce some Japanese manners in a Q&A style. Give…

Today’s story-teller is former ballroom dancer Yurie Yoshino. Her story about her disease had been published in a serial form. In March 2005, Yoshino was told that she had ‘retroperitoneal…

Today’s story-teller is violinist Yasuko Otani. Let me get straight to the topic. Otani has been friends with Norio Ohga, Sony’s general counsel, since she was in graduate college. And…

Today’s story-teller is writer Minato Shukawa. The story is about people he thought, “I am grateful to the person for being in this world.” One of the people Shukawa feels…

Today’s story-teller is screenwriter Sugako Hashida. Hashida is famous for writing ‘Oshin’, a TV drama that captured hearts of people in Japan. Her story is about ‘Oshin’.   ‘Oshin’ is…

  Four days passed since the major earthquake. Fortunately, the damage wasn’t so big here in Tokyo while the areas around the center of the shock were severely damaged –…

Today’s story-teller is Kabuki actor Kamejiro Ichikawa. The story is about leading Japanese philosopher Takeshi Umehara. One day, Ichikawa visited Umehara’s house in Kyoto. Sometimes monkeys and wild boars are…