確か中学生のとき、国語の授業で「言葉がものをあらしめる」というテキストを読んだのを覚えています。はっきり覚えてないけど。。。笑 で、こんな事が書かれていた気がします。はっきりとは覚えてないけど。。。笑 「ある国のA村では、虹が３色に見える。そ…

The other day, I wrote about the importance of thinking. I like thinking. And I like discussing with people about what I think.But then, some people say, "You think too much. Stop thinking and just do it." I partly disagree with it because…

I started traveling around the world partly because I did not really like Japanese homogenous and intolerant society at that time. I thought that people were intolerant towards different people and values.(*1: I am not criticizing japanese…

When I introduce myself, surely, I mention my nationality: Japanese. Then, most of the people reply: "Oh, so you practice martial arts right? Karate?? Jyudo??? You must be strong!! You even have a Samurai hairstyle!! Do you know how to use…

In Japan, culturally, modesty is one of the virtues. We are highly encouraged to be modest in every aspect of our life. (By the way, Im not saying that I am modest. Haha!!) Why is modesty important? Is that just a traditional habit that do…