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Today was a big news day for showbiz. The king of Pop Star, Micheal Jackson died of heart attack and one of the hottest angel of "Charlie's Angels", Farrah Fewcett died of cancer. Two big icons of American entertainment died. Both of them were very familiar to me. I remember when Micheal Jackson visited Japan in 1980's. He stayed in Japan for more than 40 days. He really liked Japan and gave big compliments to our country. He said something like "In Japan shy people like me can be welcomed unlike the U.S." Did it mean he was not welcome in the U.S.? The other big star, Farrah...

This was in fact Scottish folk song. The song for rememberance and friendship. In 19th century the song was introduced to Japan and was used as martial song. Japanese translated version "Hotaru no Hikari, The glow of a firefly" was for promotion of patriotism and imperialism. I learned this song when I was small. Recently I enjoyed the song in the war story film "Umi-yukaba." The story...

Today, I have become a guide for free walking tour guide for Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Though I am not a professional guide but I speak English so I joined the volunteer activity. It was nice....

Japanese woman who experienced Bauhaus art and turmoil in 1930's Germany.   Please read from introdcution first. She woke up and found herself lying on a sofa in a small room. The young...