July 10, 2023
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I followed our neighborhood farmer, Toida-san, for years. With his permission, I photographed him, his vegetables, and his fields next to our west Tokyo house. He retired at 90 and passed away at 99 in 2021. I was in … Continue reading
March 11, 2014
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At 2:46PM today, people stopped to give a moment of silence in remembrance of 3-11-11, the day the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.
March 11, 2013
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SCBWI Japan Translation Group has posted a link to an essay about the tsunami. It was written by second grader Mai Nakamura of Sendai in 2011. The essay appears in the book Children of the Tsunami: The Unwritten Stories (Bungeishunju … Continue reading
February 21, 2013
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It’s almost been two years since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake! Your purchase of this anthology of short stories, Tomo: Friendship through Fiction, will benefit the teens in the affected areas. Read an update here about the 2012 donation. … Continue reading
June 4, 2012
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Click here for the story of this coin design. And here for the story of the Miracle Tree.
March 25, 2012
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Details for the New York launch of Tomo can be found here. Click on the image for its amazon page. Proceeds of the sale of the book will benefit teen programs in the tsunami affected areas of Japan.
March 9, 2012
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Out for an appointment this week in Tokyo, I noticed something new on the front of the bus. It’s been one year since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Click on the photo to enlarge it. The … Continue reading
February 22, 2012
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Saturday, March 10, 2012 Tomo Anthology Launch: An Evening of Readings, Discussion and Reflection Time: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Place: Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University). … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
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Before Big Sister left Japan in June for university, she and I had teatime at “Afternoon Tea”, a place that serves lunch and tea with cakes or scones. An adjoining shop sells tea and a variety of things. This … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
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Within weeks after the East Japan earthquake and tsunami March 2011, UniQlo had a big display of specially designed T-shirts in the middle of their store in Sesekisakuragaoka on the Keio line. Celebrities including Lady GAGA and Nicole Kidman … Continue reading