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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.
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“Comfort Women”: Newly uncovered Japanese wartime military documents can finally settle the controversy once and for all!!!
In the morning edition of Tokyo Shimbun dated Dec. 07, 2019, I came across an article with a headline: “One Comfort Woman per 70 Soldiers: Foreign Ministry documents implicate the military’s involvement in supplying them.” According to the article, the … Continue reading
Posted in China, Historical revisionism, History, International relations, Japan, Multicultural
Tagged "comfort women", Angela Merkel, Asian Women's Fund, F-W. Steinmeier, Japan-ROK treaties and agreements, Kim Eun-sung, Kim Hak Sun, Kim Seo-kyung, Miki Dezaki, Moon Jae-in, Park Geun-hye, Republic of Korea (ROK), Research Action Center on Violence Against Women in War, Richard von Weizsacker, Shinzo Abe, Son Shin Do, Statue of Peace, Takashi Kawamura, Tomiichi Murayama, war-time sex slave, Yohei Kono
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