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My name is Shizue Tomoda. After retiring from the international civil service, I pursue my interest in creative writing.
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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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Essay : My thought on Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine
As expected, both China and South Korea reacted furiously to Prime Minister Abe’s visit to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in late December 2013. Diplomatic relations between Japan and these countries, which had already been strained, worsened further with no hope … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Japan, Multicultural
Tagged Caroline Kennedy, China, Foreign Minister Kishida, German government, Hitler, Japan, Japanese government, Junichiro Koizumi, North Korea, PM Shinzo Abe, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, the A-class war criminals, the EU, the United States, the Yasukuni shrine, US Ambassador to Tokyo, VP Biden, Washington
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Essay: The Enigma of Gender Gap in Japan
In March this year, I posted on my blog an essay titled “Japan: The worst developed country for women?” I mentioned in it that Japan came in 101st in the “global gender gap index” in 2012 out of 135 countries … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Japan, Labour issues, Men and Development, Multicultural, occupation, Women & Development
Tagged Chunnel Tunnel, female coal mine workers, Finland, France, gender gap, gender gap index, gender parity index, Germany, global gender gap index, Iceland, Japan, life expectation, Margaret Thatcher, Norway, Philippines, propose a toast, Republic of Korea, Seikan Tunnel, Sweden, UK, undersea coal mines, UNESCO, USA, wedding in Shinto style, WHO, World Economic Forum
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Essay: Honest-box Vegetables in Tokyo
I was planning a month-long trip to Japan from mid-March of this year, but decided to postpone it because of the powerful earthquake/tsunami that struck there and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant explosions that followed. I delayed my trip … Continue reading
Essay: Food poisoning: Hygiene control and staff training
Food processing plants and catering establishments must always be thorough in handling and conserving food ingredients because goods produced in factories with poor hygiene standards or meals served in such restaurants can cause food poisoning. Both must always be extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Multicultural, occupation, skills training
Tagged bean sprouts, catering, cucumbers, E. coli O111, E. coli O114, food poisoning, food processing plants, Geneva Airport, Germany, hygiene control, hygiene standards, Japan, multinational, poor hygiene, sandwich, steak tartar, Switzerland, washing hands, West Africa
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Essay: On Euthanasia
At the end of April this year, I had a sad experience when I had to euthanize Malice, my feline companion for nine years. I wrote the details of this painful event in an essay, “Euthanasia for Malice”, which I … Continue reading