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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.
Tag Archives: China
Historical revisionism and Denial
Towards the end of last year, I saw a 2016 film Denial, written by David Hare and directed by Mick Jackson. The movie was based on a book entitled History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, … Continue reading
Posted in History, International relations, Japan, Multicultural, National security and defence
Tagged Auschwitz, China, David Hare, David Irving, Deborah Lipstadt, former defense minister, Historical revisionism, Holocaust denier, Mick Jackson, MOFA Japan, Nanjing massacre, Nazi Germany, PM Shinzo Abe, Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Tomomi Inada
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Worsening child poverty in Japan and women’s predicament
According to Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, a report released in 2014 by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan, the Japanese are economically worse off now than before. The relative poverty rate (the proportion of people … Continue reading
Posted in Child poverty, Economic development, Japan, Labour issues, Men and Development, National wealth, Women & Development
Tagged aspiration and dreams, child poverty in Japan, China, class consciousness, economic downturn, economic hardship, egalitarian society, equal pay, fringe benefits, gender bias, gender gap in pay, household, ILO Convention No.100, life outlook, low-pay jobs, Mexico, non-regular workers, OECD, population decline, regular workers, relative poverty rate, seniority, single/divorced mothers, the United States, Turkey, work of equal value
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