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My name is Shizue Tomoda. After retiring from the international civil service, I pursue my interest in creative writing.
My Creative Writing Works
This is a fascinating memoir/study by a former director of ILO's Colombo office that deciphers the tragic civil war, the complex ethnic composition, and social and labor issues of vulnerable women workers in Sri Lanka. It is a story of pain, toils and agony, but also of light.
This novel explores the life and times of a brave young Japanese woman named Sachiko who escapes the stifling culture in Japan for a life of promise in the United States. Through hardships and lost love, she comes to discover a new spiritual peace within herself.
A sweet memoir describing the process of how the author formed a lovely family with her two adopted cats Taro and Tomi. The fact is you can learn a lot from a cat, and this book serves as a beautiful portrait of the simple life.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Crisis of democracy in Japan?
Japan ranked 61st among 180 countries in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RWB), a Paris-based watchdog. It ranked 11th among 173 countries in 2010, but its position deteriorated quickly to 53rd among 178 countries … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, International relations, Japan
Tagged "comfort women", anti-Japanese propaganda, Carsten Germis, Democratic Party of Japan, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, freedom of the press, Katsuto Momii, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, media pluralism, NHK, Okinawa, PM Shinzo Abe, Reporters without Borders, right to know, secrecy law, Shigeaki Koga, World Press Freedom Index
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