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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: Japan
Essay: Ageing female prisoners in Japan
According to the 2013 edition of World Population Ageing, a UN report, Japan was most aged society in the world with 32% of its population being 60 years or over. Italy and Germany came second and third, both with nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Happiness, Japan, Multicultural, Philosophy, skills training, Women & Development
Tagged ageing female prisoner, ageing of population, canes and walkers, cataract, communication skills, counselling in prison, diabetes, economic development, Germany, high blood pressure, homes for old people, husband's violence, independent mind, inmates, insecurity, Italy, Japan, Japanese women, loneliness, lumbago, meaning of life, parents-in-law, prison clinic, psychological wound, purpose of life, recidivists, shoplifting, theft, wishes and dreams
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Essay: A big “No” to the re-start of nuclear reactors
Before the meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant following the powerful earthquake and the tsunami of March 11, 2011, there were 54 nuclear reactors operating throughout Japan. They used to supply about 30% of the energy in the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy policy, Japan, Nuclear energy
Tagged Buenos Aires, densely-populated, earthquake of 2011, earthquake-prone, energy shortage, Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, IOC conference, Japan, Japan earthquake & tsunami disaster, meltdown, most stringent nuclear safety standards, natural disasters, nature's destructive force, nuclear power plant, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear Regulation Authority, nuclear waste, PM Shinzo Abe, re-start of nuclear reactors, renewable energy
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