Fishing is one of the popular outdoor pastimes of Japanese men, and you can sometime find a fishing pond in your town where you often see a salary man fishing…

I started a new project, “My Work” last year (please see for the last article) in our site. This is a section to introduce the interviews in which people who I…

Jun Ikeido has a unique background that he became a writer after his career in a bank. He won the 145th Naoki Award for “Shitamachi Rocket” in 2011. Despite his…

As a new series of my blog, I decided to start writing about various works under a title of ‘My Work’. In this serious, I am going to interview people…

When you choose a job for life, you have to prioritise something over other; money, time or whether work itself  being challenging /satisfying or not… Me?  Well, I would like to add…

Today’s story-teller is screenwriter Kumiko Tabuchi, who wrote “Atsuhime” which was aired on NHK. The story is based on her interview. First, answering to the question when she decided to…

Today’s story-teller is Kabuki actor Kamejiro Ichikawa (35 years old). It is not unusual for him to perform in the 3 major cities in Japan for 3 months in a…

Today’s story-teller is Tokyo TV’s female announcer Miho Ohashi. She read a book written by a social entrepreneur. Her story is about the book. The book is: “Leaving Microsoft to…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Use Your Natural Ability” Today’s story-teller is rokyoku singer Kosiwaka Kyoyama. (rokyoku is a Japanese narrative singing) The story’s period is in the…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Clench your teeth and keep digging one point” Today’s story teller is an actor [W:Ken Watanabe]. Centering on the film he starred, “Shizumanu…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Overcome Fears and Step ahead” Today’s story teller is a novelist, Main Koda. She started her story with her friend’s word.   “Today’s…