Japan
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The Difference Between Compassion and Pity
The Difference Between Compassion and Pity: Volunteering after Japan’s Earthquake & Tsunami (Part 2) New York, N.Y. During my stay in the disaster area, I had been prayin…
Volunteering after Japan’s Earthquake & Tsunami (Part A)
New York, N.Y. I volunteered in the Great Northeastern Japan Earthquake disaster area through April 2011. The area was far more devastated than what could be seen on TV.…
1965: My First Visit to Soviet Russia - Full of Lines and Surprises
New York, N.Y. For the first time in 1965, I went to Russia to accompany my husband’s performance of 10 cities tour. At that time, the country was still called the Soviet…
74 Years After Hiroshima, Nagasaki: Authoritarianism, Hatred on Rise
New York, N.Y. The 26th Annual Interfaith Peace Ceremony to Commemorate the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings was held this week at the Japan Society in New York Cit…
A Japanese New Years and a 94-Year Old Female Priest
New York, N.Y. This year I had an unusual New Year in Japan. I visited Tenkawa Shrine in Nara on January 5 when I returned to Japan for New Year’s Day, and I went to do t…
All Children Born in this World are Treasures of the Universe
Need For Comprehensive Facility In Japan Where One Can Learn About The Heart New York, N.Y. I am thinking recently about 'How to Raise Children.' I have only one daughter…
Celebrating Hina-Matsuri and Osekku: Japanese Childrens' Festivals
New York, N.Y. If you are watching a Japanese TV program on NHK called Don't be Beaten by Chiko-chan , then the words "Ohina-sama" and "Dairi-sama" are wrong, and "Ohina-…
Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura's Column in Japan's Weekly Biz
New York, N.Y. In 2017, the distinguished Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura began to publish a weekly series of essays in the Japanese language publication Weekly Biz . A tran…
First Trip to Manjushree Tibetan Orphanage High in Himalayas
Tawang, India. Waking up my first morning in Manjushree, I hear the children already up and practicing their spirituality, chanting in Tibetan. Their soft voices can be h…
From Poland, Where Jews Died, Henryk Tomashevski's Great Mime Group
New York, N.Y. An amazing art group comes from Poland, a nation with a dark past, a tragic country for Jews. I have visited many countries and brought numerous cultural g…
History from Time: How and Why the Dalai Lama Left Tibet
New York, N.Y. Henry Luce, published of Time-Life, born in China of Presbyterian missionary parents, had a lot to say about China, Taiwan and Tibet. The April 20, 1959, c…
In Dubai: Travelling Around World, Explaining Research Results
Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Finishing the Conference on Alternative Medicine in Abu Dhabi, the other day, I went to the desert city of Dubai, one of the famous cities in the United…
In Wein, the Moving Performance Known as Vienna Operetta
New York, N.Y. Vienna operetta moving performance Vienna, the Austrian capital, has a special feeling. Known as the capital of music all over the world, it has been comme…
Kodō: Working with Pierre Cardin to Bring Japanese Drum Art to the World
New York, N.Y. There is a great group in Japan called “ Kodō ” (鼓童), a group that based on folk culture of the island of Sado with performances of Japanese drums and danc…
Meet Japanese Grandmother of Tibetan Orphanage in India
Tawang, India. I first met Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura, OMD, at a Christie’s benefit for Tibet House at Rockefeller Center in 2o10. We began to chat about Japan, where I had…
Mexico's Day of the Dead Reminds Me of Japan's Bon Festival, Halloween
New York, N.Y. In August, almost all Japanese people have a Bon Festival. The souls of those who died earlier will be called back TO ONE'S OWN HOME . Families get togethe…
Michael Jackson - Part B
New York, N.Y. At the Beacon Theatre, I was producing about 200 events per year. Thanks to my dear friend Leonard Bernstein, Princes Grace agreed to become honorary chair…
New Year's Eve in Japan: The Young Continue (Very) Old Traditions
New York, N.Y. We hope that you read this article along with the 54th edition (for January 1st issue) I wrote about New Year’s Day in Japan when I went to Japan this year…
Onnetsu: Medical Conferences from the Netherlands to Mexico
Amsterdam. This summer, I presented the keynote speech at the International Conference on Cancer Science & Stem Cell Research , held in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I wa…
Orphans International Announces New Director for 20th Year
New York, N.Y. The Board of Directors of Orphans International Worldwide ( OIW ) announces with great pleasure the hiring of Luisa Duarte-Silva, Ph.D. as Executive Direct…
Real Genius, Brilliantly Shining: My Story of Michael Jackson
New York, N.Y. In the late 1960’s I was committed to stop the destruction of the Beacon Theater. It was a cultural gem on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that had to be…
Reminisces of Being in Leningrad for the Collapse of the Soviet Union
New York, N.Y. I remember well being present in Leningrad - now St. Petersburg - the day the Soviet Union collapsed. It was 1991 and a major incident was about to occur w…
Simple: Whatever Faith Tradition, It’s All About Kindness
Tawang, India. Since 2000, we have been operating charities Raising, Supporting, and soon Educating Young Global Leaders. From every corner of the world and from every fa…
Stepping Back in Time: Becoming 12-Layered Princess of Heian Period
New York, N.Y. I had an interesting experience this New Year: I dressed up, wearing twelve layers of royal costume and transformed myself into a Heian-era princess! Where…
The Dalai Lama and Dr. Kazuko: A 47-Year Friendship
Dharamshala, India. Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura and I had an audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, yesterday. They have been friends for…
The Story of Visiting the Manjushree Orphanage Again (A)
Children Are All Precious Gifts from Space NOV 2 New York, N.Y. It was a great pleasure to be able to visit the Manjushree Orphanage again in the village of Tawan on this…
Tibetan Monk Gatzo: No Matter How Hard, People Can Endure
New York, N.Y. Do you know a Tibetan monk named Palden Gyatso ? He was arrested by the Chinese government for being "a crime” as he had a picture of Dalai Lama when he wa…
Vienna: Mrs. Reagan and the 'Just Say No' Campaign (76)
New York, N.Y. In my last column, I wrote the operetta performance, but when I was planning this performance, I was contacted by Mrs. Reagan's office. At that time, it wa…
What I Want In 2019: Compassion, Communication, Courage
New York, N.Y. Now that we have a new year, I would like to talk about one of my two “dream” and “goal”, goals that I have long wanted to do. That is, I would like to cre…
Young Global Leadership Needed to Combat Threat of Climate Change
By Adam Shlomi, 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient Washington, D.C. As the world begins to face the realities of climate change, which is a global threat to our way of…
At the World Religious Council: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
New York, N.Y. Human arrogance will destroy the world. This was my theme as I pitched in to cover a presentation for Mr. Masami Nakagaki of Jodo Shinshu , who encountered…
Called by Mother Teresa, Serving Calcutta
New York, N.Y. I met Mother Teresa once in Harlem, a woman I respect deeply. I had long believed that I would visit Mother's facility in India someday. Once, I took peopl…
Definition of True Happiness, Learned from Mother Teresa
New York, N.Y. On the second day, I went to Mother’s orphanage. Hundreds of children ran and gathered around me, so they could be hugged. They just wanted 'skin-ship,' to…
Master Goenka Travels from India to Teach Vipassana Mediation in U.S.
New York, N.Y. One year, Master Goenka planned to travel from India to America to teach Vipassana Yoga. He was to tour in an RV, teaching meditation to prisoners in major…
Memories of New Year's Day in Japan, This Year's New Years in NYC
New York, N.Y. The Tatsumura family in Kyoto has many very old traditions, especially for New Year's Day. One I remember well was rice cakes baked a few days before New Y…
Memories of Old Yugoslavia, New Slovenia's Capital Ljubljana
Memories of a Medical Conference in Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia. In September this year, I was invited as keynote speaker to a medical conference in the Republic of Slov…
Metropolitan Opera in Japan (A)
New York, N.Y. Becoming an Impresario in 1967, I immediately began working on bringing Kabuki from Japan to America - the Grand Kabuki, which is the most important perfor…
New York's Metropolitan Opera Tours Japan (B)
New York, N.Y. As I wrote in my last column , t icket sales for the first overseas performances of New York's renown Metropolitan Opera in Osaka and Nagoya were stagnant…
Orphanage Support is My Lifetime Work and Legacy
My goal is to create nine great orphanages in the world, modeled after Manjushree with three C's concept, "Courage, Communication, and Compassion." I continue my struggle…
Pavarotti's Story: Pavarotti Who Lived 100% of His Life
New York, N.Y. There was a tremendous tenor singer from Italy named Luciano Pavarotti. There are many people who know as the Three Tenor with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido D…
Remembering with Pride the Old Japanese New Year, Shōgatsu
New York, N.Y. The tradition of New Year is the pride of the Japanese I wrote about the New Year's Day ( Shōgatsu ) last January (see the 11th), but many people have aske…
The Lighter Side of My Journey, Continuously Beaten on the Head
New York, N.Y. Let's talk a bit lightly. The other day, it was a day of continuous trials of challenging incidents. It was a very difficult day for me. In the end, the da…
The Story of Onnetsu Therapy (Part 2)
New York, N.Y. xxx Medicine that respects nature's self healing power is the real thing I gave lectures on Onnetsu therapy to over 70 doctors in Cuba. And I realized one…
The Story of the Tibetan Manjushree Orphanage (A)
New York, N.Y. At the beginning of February 2009, I heard from HH the Dalai Lama about the Tibetan village named Tawang in the northeast of India. I also heard the story…
The Story of the Tibetan Manjushree Orphanage (Part2)
New York, N.Y. xxx Treatment of children's pulmonary tuberculosis, new school building was born in Manjushree 2015! From that day I lived together with my children for tw…
Volunteer Experience with Hurricane Katrina (Part 1)
New York, N.Y. In August 2005 I was watching Hurricane Katrina's television broadcast with a terrible despair and deep sorrow. I wondered if there was anything I could do…
Volunteer Experience with Hurricane Katrina (Part 2)
New York, N.Y. When I volunteered at Houston's Astrodome that accepted 35,000 people who became evacuees in Hurricane Katrina, surprisingly there was hope for the face of…
A Japanese Woman in China Before It Opened to the West
New York, N.Y. There have been many interesting things in my life, but I think perhaps this story is most interesting: I went to China, a country without diplomatic relat…
Ambassadors Awarded for Achievement in Global Goals
New York, N.Y. It’s a heady experience to be surrounded by world leaders, so it was a particular pleasure for me to attend a special celebration of the adoption of the ne…
Despite Heavy Protests, Japan Lower House OKs Expanded Military
Tokyo, Japan. Japan's lower house of parliament has approved legislation that would allow an expanded role for the nation's military in a vote boycotted by the opposition…
Japan's Ohsumi Awarded Nobel Medicine Prize
Tokyo, Japan. Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize for medicine for his work autophagy — the science of how cells break down and recycl…
Lions Clubs International Focuses on Global Issues at U.N.
With Kristopher Kempski. New York, N.Y. On March 12, 2016, just a few days after International Women’s Day, more than 700 Lions, Leos, ambassadors and guests gathered at…
Live Report: Cement Dust Coats All of Haiti, as 9/11 Dust Coated New York
Leogane, Haiti. It is 5pm on our first full day in Haiti. Our relief team has achieved much, but we woke up - as most Haitians do - at 5am to make it all happen. We arriv…
TRASH: Ambassadors Awarded for Achievement in U.N. Global Goals
New York, N.Y. It’s definitely always a heady experience to be surrounded by world leaders, so it was a particular pleasure for me to attend a special celebration of the…
VIDEO: At Least 32 Dead in Second Japan Earthquake
Tokyo, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese rescuers were digging through the rubble of buildings and mud on Saturday to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitud…
Japan Marks 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing
Hiroshima, Japan. Japan is marking the 70th anniversary of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which led to the end of World War II. Tens of thousands…
Japan, South Korea Agree to ‘Comfort Women’ Settlement
Seoul, S. Korea. Japan and South Korea have reached a landmark agreement that both countries' foreign ministers say resolves the longstanding dispute over Tokyo’s respons…
Optimism Over US-Japan Relations Ahead of Abe's Visit
Washington, D.C. There is optimism about strengthening relations between the U.S. and Japan days ahead of a state visit April 28 by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to…
Japan Donates Protective Gear to Ebola Health Workers
Tokyo, Japan. The first of 700,000 sets of protective gear intended for healthcare workers battling on the frontlines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa arrived today f…
Despite Risks, Tokyo Takes Summer Olympics 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tokyo will host the Summer Olympics in 2020, after beating Istanbul and Madrid in the final push for the coveted honor. The Japanese capital last…
Japan PM Wants Fukushima Plant Closed
Tokyo, Japan. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has inspected the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to reassure the public over leaks of contaminated water.…
Roosevelt Island Prepares for Third Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
New York, N.Y. Warm weather is upon us at last, and with it comes the Third Annual Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival. Located under the 59th Street Bridge, across…
Art Students League's "Scroll for Japan" Benefit
T he Art Students League of New York, one of America's premier art schools, will be unveiling Baptism of Concrete Estuary , an amazing and historic 30-foot-long scroll by…
Buddhism and the Universal Concept of Social Responsibility
Bodh Gaya, India . Studying in Japan back in college, I had a very unique Buddhist experience, one of which I did not understand until years afterwards. I had joined a Bu…
Jim Luce (ジムルース) on Japan & Japanese-Americans
Jim Luce declared East Asian Studies - Japan (Literature) his major during his freshman fall quarter at The College of Wooster. He went on to spend three semesters in Tok…
The Two Krishnas: A Novel You Can't Ignore
New York, N.Y. When I was a freshman in college I moved into the international dorm and was faced with people from around the world who spoke English better than I. Many…
Touching the Untouchables in a Rural Indian Village
Bodh Gaya, India. I have been privileged to visit two "Untouchable" villages while here on pilgrimage in India - the first about four miles outside Bodh Gaya in Bihar pro…
Construirá Escuela para Huérfanos Tibetanos
Tawang , India . Conocí a Kazuko Tatsumura, OMD, en un evento de beneficencia de Christie’s para la Case del Tíbet ( Tibet House ), en el Rockefeller Center. Comenzamos a…
Fascinating: Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet Found in Japan
New York, NY. I have never been disappointed by a program at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in New York City, and Dr. James P. Delgado 's recent lecture was no e…
Connectivity Is Key To Social Change
New York, NY. Approaching my 24th trip to Haiti in 12 years, just before the first anniversary of the earthquake, I have decided to call Haiti home for a while. I am able…
Franketienne: Haiti's First Nobel Laureate - Hopefully
New York, N.Y. As a cultural area studies graduate, seldom do I feel over my head culturally. Standing in the home of possibly the next Nobel Prize recipient for Literatu…
Meet a Muslim Voice of Reason: Ibrahim Ramey
Washington D.C. I first met Ibrahim Abdil-Mu'id Ramey after he delivered the plenary speech about Dr. Martin Luther King and the linkage between Dr. King's movement and t…
Relationships Between Israelis and Arabs – Thru Gaming?
I learned from my American grandparents – who had family fight in WWII on both fronts – that Germans and Japanese ‘were not like us.’ It was hinted that they were "other"…
Susan Wadsworth: Almost 50 Years of Young Concert Artists Series
New York, N.Y. Not many people can fulfill their passion - and build an institution - for fifty years. Susan Wadsworth can. The founder of the Young Concert Artists Serie…
Which Publisher in the U.S. will Discover Brilliant Haitian Writer Franketienne?
Brooklyn, NY. Having only recently discovered Franketienne – in the way that Columbus "discovered" America - I feel like a Johnny Come Lately to the cultural feast. This…
2,870 Mayors for Peace: Does Yours Belong?
New York, N.Y . 2,870 cities in 134 countries. That's how many cities have committed themselves to not being a nuclear target by joining the U.N.-associated Mayors for Pe…
Korean-American Hahn-Bin Wows Carnegie Hall In Debut
New York, NY. There are few male Asian-American sex symbols. Violin prodigy Hahn-Bin , studying under Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho, is one of the few. Opening the 49t…