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The World’s Greatest AthleteThe World’s Greatest Athlete How Olympic Decathlete’s Japanese Heritage Led Him to Gold Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay is an Olympic Gold and Sil...
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EXILE: A Quest for Eternal SuccessEXILE: A Quest for Eternal Success Interview by Anthony Al-Jamie and Elizabeth Mays Photographs by Shane Karns EXILE is an all-male J-po...
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Dancer and Actor Naoki KobayashiDancer and Actor Naoki Kobayashi From EXILE to Hollywood Over the last decade, Naoki Kobayashi has carved out a place for himself in Japa...
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Naomi Kawase’s VisionFrom Nara, Japan to the Tokyo Olympics Naomi Kawase’s Vision for the Future of Film and the Next Generation One of Japan’s most promine...
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In a League of His Own: Peter O’MalleyIn a League of His Own: Peter O’Malley Former Owner of the L.A. Dodgers and Ambassador of U.S.-Japan Baseball Peter O’Malley, a member of ...
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Jim Press: A Driving Force in the Automotive WorldJim Press A Driving Force in the Automotive World Former Toyota North America and Chrysler President Discusses Working for a Japanese Com...
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Four Decades of Rock in JapanFour Decades of Rock in Japan Legendary Rock Photographer Bob Gruen in Japan I first arrived in Japan with Yoko Ono in August 1974. I stoo...
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TRENDS & SOCIETY
Big in Japan: Welcoming Foreigners and Promoting Respectful ExplorationWelcoming Foreigners and Promoting Respectful Exploration Tokyo has been hard at work on the mammoth task of preparing for the Tokyo Olympi...
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Haitian Culture & Politics
Haitian CultureSynopsis of Art by Artists of the Haitian Diaspora One of Haiti’s greatest exports to the world is its beautiful art. To illustrate t...
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Photo Album from CubaPhoto Album from Cuba: “A Midsummer Night’s Memory” There were nights when each of their dreams gathered. The dreams beca...
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Travel & Food
Figs and Ham TartFigs and Ham Tart For making last-minute meals, I always try to have a few key ingredients at home. I keep a few rolls of frozen puff pastr...
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Chef Ben FordNew American Comfort I have memories from my childhood of my mother and father packing the car for our annual summer stay in Wisconsin. Int...
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Mari's Homemade Cooking RecipesMari's Homemade Cooking Recipes How to Make Miso-simmered Mackerel Ingredients (4 Servings)Miso broth: 4 tablespoons miso 4 tablespoon...
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Global Educator David NunanTeaching to the Heart and Head In teacher education seminars and conferences, a common warm-up task is for the workshop leader to ask parti...
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MOVIES,MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Sex PistolsSex Pistols In the fall of 1976, I met the Sex Pistols for the first time when Malcolm McLaren took me to Club Louise in London. That same ...
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ON JAPAN
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On Japan
MacArthur and MeMacArthur and Me I once met United States General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. I had seen him before, from a distance, when he was drivin...
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The Warlord and the WimpThe Warlord and the Wimp In this excerpt from his Japan Journals, Donald Richie learns what separated leaders from losers. ...
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J-flicks in the USAJ-flicks in the USA U.S. Releases of Japan-Related Films ...
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Awa Sparkling Sake: International Debut at Tokyo OlympicsAwa Sparkling Sake: International Debut at Tokyo Olympics Champagnes and sparkling wines have long been used to celebrate milestones from F...
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The Four Seasons of JapanThe Four Seasons of Japan From white to pink to green to red and yellow, the beauty of Japan changes in each of its four distinct seasons. ...
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Hotels in TokyoTokyo Hotels Tokyo Journal sent a celebrity review team to stay at some of Tokyo’s top hotels. Dylan Sprouse is an American actor and entre...
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Kyoto: Japan's Cultural CapitalKyoto Japan’s Cultural Capital Kyoto was Japan’s capital city until 1868. Today, it is widely considered to be the country’s cultural capi...
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Osaka: Japan’s Amazing “Water City”Osaka: Japan’s Amazing “Water City” Osaka, at the mouth of Odo River on Osaka Bay, is not high on the list of most foreign visitors to Japa...
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Success Built in Japanese ProductsHow the Japanese Build Success into Their Products The Japanese have a culture of achieving a profound degree of refinement in the products...
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Travel & Food
Model Jessica Minh Anh Visits JapanSupermodel Jessica Minh Anh Visits Japan Supermodel Jessica Minh Anh visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukushima to explore potential catwalk venues...
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Yosakoi FestivalYosakoi Festival Tokyo Yosakoi (dance festival) is the second half of the Fukuro Festival, which has been an annual tradition in west Ikebu...
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Tokyo HotelsTokyo Hotels Hotel New Otani Excellent Service in a Serene LocationEstablished in 1964, this superbly designed luxury hotel is known for i...
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Serviced Apartments in TokyoServiced Apartments in Tokyo If you plan to stay in Tokyo for more than a week or two, you may want to consider a fully furnished and servi...
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Koshu Wine – Indigenous to JapanKoshu Wine – Uniquely Indigenous to Japan When it comes to Japanese alcoholic beverages, most people think of sake. But in recent yea...
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On Japan
The Barges of the DeadThe Barges of the Dead Donald Richie is struck by a haunting apparition at the seashore in this excerpt from his Japan Journals The follow...
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Petition in Creole
LÈT TOU LOUVRI POU PREZIDAN AMERIKEN BARACK OBAMA
KI SÒTI NAN MEN SITWAYEN NAN LEMONN YO
Prezidan Barack Obama,
Nan lane 2008 lè ou vin 44è Prezidan epi premye Prezidan Afriken Ameriken peyi Etazini, moun yo tap tann anpil bagay sou kesyon gwo chanjman ou ta pral fè nan peyi Etazini menmjan tou nan lemond. Valè ou te senbolize epi ou tap pale yo te reprezante nan zye moun toupatou sou latè yon pakèt lespwa ke ta pral gen gwo transfòmasyon ak bèl aksyon pou lapè nan lemond.
Menmsi ou te gen mwens pase yon lane nan pòs la, Komite Nobèl Nòvejyen an te tonbe daplon ak tout rès mond lan pou yo ba ou Pri Nobèl Lapè 2009 la, sèten pa pou sa w te fè pou lapè nan lemonn men pito sou baz sa sitwayen yo te prevwa ou ta pral fè nan sans sa a.
Sitasyon Nobèl la ki gen tout prestij avè l te gen ladan pwen sila yo:
- “Komite a te bay yon enpòtans kapital a vizyon Obama te gen pou travay dekwa pou pa gen zam nikleyè ankò sou latè”.
- “Grasa a inisyativ Obama a, Etazini ap jwe yon wòl ki pi konstriktif nan resoud pwoblèm klimatik lemon ap fè faskare avè yo”.
- “Obama antan ke Prezidan te vin kreye yon nouvo klima nan politik entènasyonal yo. Diplomasi miltilateral la vin repran yon pozisyon santral, ak yon aksan sou wòl Etazini ak lòt enstitisyon entènasyonal yo kapab genyen”.
Met sous sa, nou menm, sitwayen nan lemonn, nou swete ak tout fòs nou ansanm ak èd INISEF, ou konitnye ou rapouswiv san rete objektif pou fè respekte dwa fondalnatal tout timoun yo kèlkilanswa kote yo sòti sou latè: dwa sila yo se swen sante, jwenn manje pou yo manje epi lekòl ak levasyon pou yo.
Yon latè san zam nikleyè, lite kont chanjman klimatik yo, pwogrè nan lapè entènasyonal ak respè dwa fondalnatal tout timoun sou latè, nou swete y ap vin pwen santral politik entènasyonal ou pou kat lane k ap vini yo.
Prezidan Obama,
“Li lè li tann pou nou tout pran responsablite n pou bay yon repons global a pwoblèm global yo". Pawòl sa yo se te pwòp pawòl pa ou. Nou menm, sitwayen sou latè alawonnbadè, nap mande ou preseprese ede lemonn anbake sou bato lapè ak prosperite a.
Pou lane 2013 k ap louvri la, nou priye w resevwa souwè fratènèl bòn sante ak siksè san rete pou ou ak fanmi w.
Marcel Duret
Creole Translation by Myrtho Casseus from Haiti
