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New Book “Song of War”

My new book “Song of War” was published in July 2020.

2020/08/14 02:47

What’s the difference between “anger” and “hate”?

It’s been almost a year since the deadly white supremacy rally in Charlottesville VA.  “I think there’s blame on both sides” said U.S. President Donald Trump after the incident, w…

2018/08/07 21:05

Prejudice Towards People with Disabilities

I recently spoke with Yuki Arai, a writer and a researcher of disability in the arts.  We talked about two of his books: One is about the art studio in the psychiatric hospital in Tokyo, and the ot…

2018/07/31 05:11

BLISS #6 Caring for People with Dementia in Japan

Koichiro Shogaki is a teacher of The Validation technique, a method of communication with older adults experiencing dementia. An American social worker, Naomi Feil, created this method. You may hav…

2018/07/03 03:36

BLISS #5 Hospice Music Therapy in Japan

In this episode of BLISS I speak with Hisako Nakayama, a music therapist, in Hokkaido, Japan.  She has been working at hospices for 15 years and advocating for music therapy through a NPO organizat…

2018/06/05 12:23