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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: October 2016
Inhumane Treatment of Nuclear Disaster Victims
On October 02, I visited the towns of Tomioka and Naraha in Fukushima prefecture. Tomioka is situated within 10 km south of Fukushima Dai-ichi (No. 1) nuclear power plant, where four of the six reactors exploded following the major earthquake … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer treatment, democracy, Economic development, Energy policy, Happiness, Japan, Men and Development, Multicultural, Nostalgia, Nuclear energy, Women & Development
Tagged evacuation order, Fukushima prefecture, health, Houkyou-ji, housing aid for evacuees, human rights, ICRP, inhumanity, Mr. Tokuo Hayakawa, Naraha, nature, nuclear disaster victim, nuclear power plant, screening effect, TEPCO, the Citizen's Network for Evacuees from Radiation, thyroid cancer, Tomioka, travel, voluntary evacuees
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