We lived in one and half rooms on the second story of the house on the left. A multi-purpose room and a kitchen were upstairs, the bathroom and laundry were downstairs. Grandfather, Grandmother, and Aunt lived downstairs. We finally were … Continue reading →
On this day in 1964, Bob Hayes won the Gold Medal in the 100 meter race in the Olympic Games here in Tokyo. He was drafted as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys after the Olympics. He won … Continue reading →
J-Boys: Kazuo’s World, Tokyo, 1965, a middle grade novel written by Shogo Oketani, has been translated into English by SCBWI member Avery Fischer Udagawa. It will be available this July. It sounds really interesting and I can’t wait to … Continue reading →