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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.
Category Archives: Economic development
Father Convicted by High Court for Raping Own Daughter
For most of 2020, I had been downcast due mainly to a series of non-Covid-related medical problems I experienced but also because of lingering socio-political situations that don’t seem to improve much, making me lethargic. However, a newspaper article I … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Economic development, Japan, Men and Development, Uncategorized, Women & Development
Tagged "flower demo", credibility and reliability contested, daughter's testimony, developmental disability, Father-daughter rape case, High court in Tokyo, male-dominated society, Overturning earlier verdict, Shizuoka district court
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The State of Nuclear Emergency Declared after the Fukushima Meltdown is Still On Today!!!
Most people in Japan do not realize that the state of nuclear emergency declared after the nuclear accident in Fukushima in March 2011 is still in place today, about eight years after the meltdown. In relation to this state of … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer treatment, democracy, Economic development, Energy policy, History, Japan, Nuclear energy, Women & Development
Tagged "under control", 20 mSv vs 1 mSv/year, ALPS, cesium 134 & 137, Citizens' Nuclear Information Center, evacuation order, ICRP, meltdown in Fukushima, Nuclear emergency, PM Abe, radioactive materials, retraction, Satoshi Haruhashi, strontium, TEPCO, tritium, UNHRC, voluntary evacuees, women of childbearing age
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