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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: Kyushu
Lies, empty promises and deception around the Japanese nuclear policy
In March this year, Japan commemorated the sixth anniversary of the powerful earthquake and the tsunami responsible for destruction in vast areas along the northeastern coast of Honshu, north of Tokyo. These natural disasters caused power failure at a nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Economic development, Energy policy, Happiness, Japan, National wealth, Nuclear energy
Tagged active fault, earthquake, Fukushima, Futaba town, Honshu, Ikata nuclear plant, Inland Sea, JCER, Kyushu, Median Tectonic Line, METI, NRC, Sadamisaki peninsula, Shikoku, Shikoku power company, Takashi Hirose, TEPCO, tsunami, Yonden
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Abe Shinzo, a runaway prime minister: His decision to re-start nuclear reactors
Currently 56.7% of Japanese people oppose the restart of nuclear reactors while 34.4% support it (see Tokyo Shimbun dated August 16, 2015). Ignoring this national sentiment, PM Abe decided that nuclear reactors would re-start from the 11th of August. The … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Economic development, Energy policy, Japan, Multicultural, Nuclear energy
Tagged children's thyroid cancer, evacuation plans, Fukushima, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Minamisoma, Narahamachi, Nippon Keidanren, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, nuclear waste, PM Noda, PM Shinzo Abe, re-start of nuclear reactor, Sakurajima, Sendai power plant, world's most strict safety standards
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