Podcasts about Kyoto

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: From Storm to Success: Hiroshi's Diplomatic Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-07-20-22-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 澄んだ夏の朝、清水寺の鐘の音が京都の街をゆっくりと目覚めさせました。En: On a clear summer morning, the sound of the bell from Kiyomizu-dera gently awoke the city of Kyoto.Ja: 緑豊かな境内には、世界中から集まった人々のざわめきが波のように広がっています。En: In the lush temple grounds, the murmur of people gathered from all over the world spread like waves.Ja: 皆、国際サミットのためにここに集まりました。En: They had all come together for an international summit.Ja: ひろしは拝殿の隅で一息つきました。En: Hiroshi took a moment to catch his breath in a corner of the main hall.Ja: 彼は落ち着いた性格の外交官ですが、今日ばかりは緊張しています。En: Normally a composed diplomat, he felt nervous today of all days.Ja: 重要な合意をまとめ、国同士の関係を強化したいと願っています。En: He hoped to finalize an important agreement and strengthen relationships between countries.Ja: 突然、空が暗くなり、遠くに雷が鳴り始めました。En: Suddenly, the sky darkened, and thunder began rumbling in the distance.Ja: 参加者たちの間で動揺が広がります。En: A stir spread among the participants.Ja: 「嵐が来るんだ」と誰かが叫びました。En: "A storm is coming," someone shouted.Ja: みゆきとあきらも近くにいました。En: Miyuki and Akira were nearby as well.Ja: みゆきは心配そうに空を見上げ、あきらは参加者たちが安全な場所を探すのを手伝っていました。En: Miyuki looked up at the sky with concern, while Akira was helping participants find a safe place.Ja: ひろしは顔をあげ、決意を新たにしました。En: Hiroshi raised his head, renewing his determination.Ja: ここで恐れている場合ではありません。En: This was no time to be afraid.Ja: 「みんな、近くの茶屋へ移動しましょう！En: "Everyone, let's move to the nearby tea house!"Ja: 」ひろしは声を上げました。En: Hiroshi called out.Ja: 急な雨でびしょ濡れになりながらも、彼は道案内をしました。En: Soaked to the skin by the sudden rain, he guided the way.Ja: 小さな茶屋に着くと、みんなはほっとした様子です。En: Once they reached the small tea house, everyone was visibly relieved.Ja: 窓の外では雨が激しく降り続けていますが、中は落ち着いた雰囲気です。En: The rain continued to pour heavily outside, but inside was calm and serene.Ja: ひろしはここでのチャンスを逃しませんでした。En: Hiroshi seized the opportunity there.Ja: 彼は丁寧に話を始め、各国の代表者に自分の提案を説明しました。En: He began speaking politely, explaining his proposal to the representatives of each country.Ja: 天の演出が彼の言葉を引き立てているかのように感じました。En: It felt as if the storm set the stage for his words.Ja: 彼の誠意は伝わり、嵐の中でも強い絆が生まれました。En: His sincerity resonated, and strong bonds were formed even amidst the storm.Ja: 数時間後、雨は去り、雲間から清々しい光が差し込みます。En: A few hours later, the rain cleared, and refreshing light streamed through the clouds.Ja: 参加者たちはひろしの提案に賛同しました。En: The participants agreed with Hiroshi's proposal.Ja: 「今回のサミットは成功だ」と笑顔で握手を交わします。En: "This summit is a success," they said with smiles, exchanging handshakes.Ja: ひろしは大きな安堵の息をつきました。En: Hiroshi took a deep sigh of relief.Ja: 予想外の嵐にも負けず、彼は自分の限界を越えました。En: Despite the unexpected storm, he surpassed his limits.Ja: 茶屋を出ると、街は賑やかな祇園祭の準備でいっぱいです。En: As they left the tea house, the town was bustling with preparations for the lively Gion Festival.Ja: ひろしは街の活気を感じながら、柔軟性の大切さを心に刻みました。En: Feeling the energy of the city, Hiroshi imprinted the importance of flexibility in his heart.Ja: これからも彼は新たな挑戦に立ち向かうことを決意しました。En: He resolved to face new challenges in the future as well.Ja: その日、ひろしは自分の成長を実感しました。En: That day, Hiroshi felt his own growth.Ja: 嵐が彼を強くしました。En: The storm had made him stronger. Vocabulary Words:murmur: ざわめきsummit: サミットdiplomat: 外交官finalize: まとめdarkened: 暗くなりthunder: 雷stir: 動揺participants: 参加者determination: 決意soaked: びしょ濡れguided: 案内serene: 落ち着いた雰囲気seized: 逃しませんでしたsincerity: 誠意bonds: 絆resonated: 伝わりrefreshing: 清々しいstreamed: 差し込みますhandshakes: 握手relief: 安堵bustling: 賑やかflexibility: 柔軟性growth: 成長lush: 緑豊かなcompose: 落ち着いたconcern: 心配proposal: 提案amidst: 中surpassed: 越えましたimprinted: 刻みました

Il fait trop chaud à Kyoto !En ce moment, c'est le moment de la fête de Gion !

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Raindrops, Ramen, and a Creative Spark in Kyoto Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-07-17-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の午後、京都の小さなラーメン屋「いちばん」は、涼しい雨のリズムに包まれていました。En: One summer afternoon, the small ramen shop "Ichiban" in Kyoto was enveloped in the cool rhythm of the rain.Ja: 商店街の一角に佇むこの店は、提灯の柔らかな光で訪れる人々を迎え入れます。En: Nestled in a corner of the shopping district, this shop welcomes visitors with the soft glow of its lanterns.Ja: 店主のユナは、いつも通りの温かい笑顔で店を切り盛りしていました。En: The proprietor, Yuna, managed the store with her usual warm smile.Ja: ある日、激しい夏の夕立が降り始め、人々はラーメン屋の軒下へと駆け込みました。En: One day, a fierce summer shower began, and people rushed under the roof of the ramen shop.Ja: 大学生の春樹はその一人でした。En: One of them was a university student named Haruki.Ja: 彼は京都を訪れ、物語のインスピレーションを求めていましたが、新しい出会いを避ける癖がありました。En: He was visiting Kyoto seeking inspiration for his stories, but he had a habit of avoiding new encounters.Ja: 雨宿りをしていると、もう一人の若者が軒下に駆け込んできます。En: While taking shelter from the rain, another young man dashed under the roof.Ja: 彼は地元のミュージシャン、あきらでした。En: He was a local musician named Akira.Ja: あきらは明るい性格で、人々とすぐに打ち解けることができる性格です。En: Akira had a bright personality and was able to easily get along with people.Ja: 「ああ、雨がすごいですね」とあきらが話しかけてきました。En: "Wow, the rain is intense, isn't it?"Ja: 春樹は少し驚きましたが、勇気を振り絞って話を続けました。En: Akira spoke up.Ja: 「そうですね。En: Haruki was a bit surprised, but he mustered up the courage to continue the conversation.Ja: でも、雨の音はいいインスピレーションになります。En: "Yes, but the sound of the rain can be quite inspiring."Ja: 」自己紹介をし合い、あきらが自分の音楽プロジェクトについて話し始めます。En: They introduced themselves, and Akira started talking about his music project.Ja: 「新しい声を見つけようと思っているんです。En: "I'm looking to find a new voice.Ja: まだ具体的じゃないけど、何か特別なものを作りたい。En: It's not concrete yet, but I want to create something special."Ja: 」春樹は自分の夢を共有することを決意しました。En: Haruki decided to share his dream.Ja: 「僕は作家を目指しています。En: "I'm aiming to become a writer.Ja: 京都から素晴らしいストーリーを持ち帰りたいんです。En: I want to bring back a wonderful story from Kyoto."Ja: 」その瞬間、二人はお互いの目標が交差していることに気づきます。En: In that moment, they realized their goals intersected.Ja: 雨の中で立ち話をしながら、彼らは一緒に食事をすることにしました。En: While standing and chatting in the rain, they decided to have a meal together.Ja: 店内へと入り、ユナの美味しいラーメンを楽しみました。En: They went inside and enjoyed Yuna's delicious ramen.Ja: 「ギオン祭りがもうすぐですね。En: "The Gion Festival is coming up soon.Ja: すごく賑やかになるんだろうな」とあきら。En: It's going to be really lively, I bet," said Akira.Ja: 「その雰囲気に合う音楽と物語を組み合わせたら、面白いかも。En: "Combining music and stories that fit the atmosphere could be interesting."Ja: 」春樹は意気込み始めました。En: Haruki started getting enthusiastic.Ja: 「そうだね！En: "Yeah!Ja: それをテーマにした物語を書いて、音楽と組み合わせたらどうだろう？En: What if we wrote a story themed around that and combined it with music?"Ja: 」二人は一瞬で意気投合しました。En: They instantly agreed.Ja: 雨がやみ、二人は新しい共同プロジェクトに心を踊らせました。En: The rain stopped, and the two were thrilled about their new joint project.Ja: 「また来年の祭りで発表できたら、最高だね」と春樹。En: "It would be great if we could present it at next year's festival," said Haruki.Ja: 「絶対にやってみよう。En: "We definitely should.Ja: 君なら素敵な物語を紡げるよ」とあきら。En: You can weave a wonderful story," said Akira.Ja: こうして、偶然の出会いが素晴らしい友情と創造的なプロジェクトの始まりとなりました。En: Thus, a chance encounter became the beginning of a wonderful friendship and a creative project.Ja: 京都の静かな街並みが、もうすぐ始まる新しい冒険を静かに見守っていました。En: The quiet streets of Kyoto quietly watched over the new adventure that was about to begin.Ja: 春樹は新たな可能性を胸に、京都の町を歩き出しました。En: With fresh possibilities in his heart, Haruki set off walking the streets of Kyoto.Ja: ユナはカウンター越しに二人を見送り、店に明るい笑い声が響きました。En: Yuna, from behind the counter, saw them off, as bright laughter echoed through the shop.Ja: ここから、物語と音楽が交わる新しい旅が始まります。En: From here, a new journey where stories and music intertwine begins. Vocabulary Words:enveloped: 包まれていましたnestled: 佇むproprietor: 店主fierce: 激しいshelter: 雨宿りdash: 駆け込むmustered: 振り絞ってinspiration: インスピレーションconcrete: 具体的intersected: 交差しているenthusiastic: 意気込みthrilled: 心を踊らせintertwine: 交わるglow: 光encounter: 出会いpresent: 発表weave: 紡げるchattering: 立ち話soft: 柔らかなlively: 賑やかjoint project: 共同プロジェクトpossibilities: 可能性quietly: 静かにafar: 見守ってset off: 歩き出しましたechoed: 響きましたadventure: 冒険seek: 求めていましたgoal: 目標ambition: 夢

Liên hoan Nhiếp ảnh Quốc tế tại  thành phố Arles miền nam nước Pháp ( Les Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles ) năm 2026 vừa khai mạc ngày 06/07 vừa qua. Qua sự giới thiệu của Galerie Bao tại Paris, loạt tác phẩm mang tên Re/cover của nghệ sĩ nhiếp ảnh Việt Nam Phan Quang đã được tuyển chọn để tham gia cuộc triển lãm The Best Possible Way to Tell the Truth, trong khuôn khổ giải thưởng Prix Découverte Louis Roederer tại Liên hoan. Dựa trên quá trình nghiên cứu kéo dài nhiều năm, Re/cover khai thác một chương ít được biết đến trong lịch sử Việt Nam, đó là câu chuyện của những người phụ nữ có gia đình với binh lính Nhật đã ở lại Việt Nam sau Chiến tranh Thế giới thứ hai. Trả lời RFI Việt ngữ, Lê Thiên Bảo, người sáng lập và hiện điều hành Galerie Bao, cho biết: "Tôi biết Arles là kinh đô của nhiếp ảnh thế giới và đã theo dõi các chương trình của Liên hoan Arles từ lâu, đặc biệt là giải Decouverte Louis Roederer, một giải thưởng uy tín được thành lập từ năm 2018 để giới thiệu các sáng tác của các nghệ sĩ mới đến với công chúng Châu Âu. Tôi cũng biết serie Re/cover của Phan Quang từ rất lâu rồi, khi còn ở Việt Nam và thấy serie này sẽ rất thích hợp với giải thưởng nên đã soạn kỹ một đề xuất hoàn chỉnh và nộp cho Liên hoan Arles. Rất vui là tác phẩm của nghệ sĩ đã được ban giám khảo và giám tuyển của Liên hoan Arles đánh giá rất cao về chất lượng." Đối với Lê Thiên Bảo, “hơn mười năm sau khi ra đời, tác phẩm Re/cover vẫn giữ nguyên sức mạnh của một tác phẩm thể hiện khả năng của nhiếp ảnh trong việc lưu giữ, khơi lại và tái kiến tạo lịch sử.” Về phần mình, giám tuyển Nadine Hounkpatin của giải thưởng Découverte Louis Roederer ghi nhận những nét độc đáo trong tác phẩm Re/cover của Phan Quang: " Mỗi bức ảnh khắc họa nhân vật trong không gian sống thường nhật, khoác trên mình chiếc khăn voan cô dâu màu trắng truyền thống. Chiếc khăn này trở thành một biểu tượng đa tầng nghĩa: vừa gợi nhắc về những mối lương duyên dang dở và những người cha vắng mặt, vừa đóng vai trò như tấm màn che chở ngăn cách ánh nhìn của người xem với sự riêng tư đầy mong manh. Nó vừa là tấm khăn liệm cho quá khứ, vừa là cử chỉ của sự kín đáo. Thông qua cách dàn dựng mang tính điêu khắc đầy chủ đích này, Phan Quang làm nổi bật sự hiện diện bền bỉ nhưng thầm lặng của những câu chuyện ấy ( ... ). Như vậy, một thập kỷ sau khi ra đời, *Re/cover* vẫn là một suy ngẫm đầy sức thuyết phục về khả năng kiến ​​tạo ý nghĩa thế giới của nhiếp ảnh, vượt xa khỏi vai trò đơn thuần là ghi lại thực tại." Sinh năm 1976 tại Bình Định, Phan Quang nguyên là một phóng viên nhiếp ảnh, hiện sống tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Đà Lạt. Tác phẩm của anh nằm trong các bộ sưu tập của The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, Hoa Kỳ; Asia Society Museum, New York, NY, Hoa Kỳ; Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Nhật Bản; và Singapore Art Museum, Singapore. Các triển lãm tiêu biểu của Phan Quang bao gồm The Next Step, Sàn Art, TP. HCM, 2022; RE/COVER, Blanc Art Space, TP. HCM, 2016; Space/Limit, Sàn Art, TP. HCM, 2013; The City in the Blue, Dakar Biennale lần thứ 12, Dakar, Senegal, 2016; và And That Which Was Always Known, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore, Singapore, 2015. RFI Việt ngữ đã có dịp gặp Phan Quang tại Paris ngày 07/07/2026 trước khi anh đến thành phố Arles để dự triển lãm: RFI: RFI Việt ngữ hôm nay rất vui được tiếp chuyện với nghệ sĩ Phan Quang tại Paris. Theo chúng tôi biết thì ban đầu anh là một nhiếp ảnh gia cho ngành báo chí. Thế thì vì sao anh đã quyết định chuyển sang con đường nhiếp ảnh nghệ thuật? Phan Quang: Nhiếp ảnh nghệ thuật là một cách thể hiện khác về nhiếp ảnh. Nó đã thôi thúc tôi trong rất nhiều năm, thì có một cơ duyên từ năm 2009, sự thôi thúc đó đẩy tôi ra bên ngoài và tiếp cận với nền nhiếp ảnh gọi là nghệ thuật đương đại. Đó là một trong những phương pháp thể hiện khác với lối nhiếp ảnh trong nước đang vận hành. Lối nhiếp ảnh đấy đeo đuổi tôi tới bây giờ. Từ 2009, tác phẩm của Quang nằm trải dài ở rất nhiều cuộc triển lãm ở Việt Nam cũng như quốc tế, nhưng hầu như nhiều người ở Việt Nam cũng chưa quen lắm, cho nên cách mình thể hiện cũng lẳng lặng và việc mình thực hành thì đi sâu vào trong các giá trị cốt lõi. Phải nghiên cứu rất là kỹ. Phải đọc rất là nhiều. RFI: Khi ta nói về nghệ thuật đương đại và nhiếp ảnh nghệ thuật thì có nghĩa là không chỉ có nhiếp ảnh, mà đôi khi tùy theo chủ đề chúng ta có thể kết hợp với các bộ môn nghệ thuật khác để thể hiện đúng ý đồ của mình? Phan Quang: Thực ra thì nó không có giới hạn. Do Quang “thuận tay” với nhiếp ảnh nên đi hẳn về nhiếp ảnh. Chứ còn Quang có làm phim, làm điêu khắc rất nhiều, vẽ cả tranh và bản thân trong nhiếp ảnh của Quang cũng là một performance rồi. Nên là nó không có giới hạn trong các môn thực hành. Còn đối với Quang, nhiếp ảnh là một môn mà mình giỏi nhất, thì mình thường dùng phương tiện ấy để thể hiện ý tưởng của một serie tác phẩm hoặc một tác phẩm.  RFI: Trong quá trình tìm tòi đó thì anh đã hoàn tất một công trình nghệ thuật mang tên là Re/cover vào năm 2016, đã được giới thiệu ở nhiều triển lãm quốc tế. Nay thì tác phẩm này được giới thiệu tại triển lãm ảnh nghệ thuật ở Arles. Trước hết anh có thể cho biết vì sao anh đã chọn đề tài gia đình của những phụ nữ đã lấy lính Nhật ở lại sau Thế chiến Thứ hai? Phan Quang: Thực ra Re/cover là một trong khoảng 10 serie mà trong quá trình thực hiện của Quang được show ( giới thiệu ) ra bên ngoài. Re/cover một đề tài thuộc loại “rơi tỏm” ra ngoài khỏi sự quan tâm của giới nghệ sĩ, cũng như xã hội ở Việt Nam. Tôi may mắn được tiếp cận một cách tình cờ trong quá trình chuẩn bị, vì tôi đã chọn văn hóa Nhật Bản để làm đối trọng, nên khi đó mới chú tâm tới những gì liên quan đến Nhật Bản và đã phát hiện ra manh mối rất là nhiều thứ về việc đấy. Cũng nhờ kỹ năng làm báo một phần để tìm tòi ra những mắt xích rồi, sâu chuỗi nó lại, làm cái dự án trong vòng 6 năm. Bản thân tôi tới bây giờ vẫn vậy: làm tác phẩm không lo. Bản thân tác phẩm hay thì nó sẽ tự có đời sống của nó, không có lúc này thì lúc khác. Nên thật ra đối với tôi, tôi cứ làm. Không biết nó sẽ đi tới đâu ở trong đời sống của tác phẩm ấy.  RFI: Nhưng cơ duyên nào đã đẩy Phan Quang tới với những gia đình đó? Phan Quang: Thực ra nó cũng là một cái duyên. Lúc đầu tôi dùng văn hóa Nhật Bản để đối trọng với một số nền văn hóa của châu Á. Thì tôi thấy lạ lùng vì có những người rất giống người Nhật! Rồi tôi đào sâu, đào sâu mãi và tôi ngồi với những gia đình đấy trong vòng 6 năm, trở thành giống như người thân, người anh, người em trong gia đình, thì mới triển khai được dự án này.  RFI: Như vậy thì 6 năm chắc là đủ để có được sự tin cậy của những gia đình đó để Phan Quang có thể chụp những bức ảnh theo đúng ý đồ nghệ thuật của mình. Trong những bức ảnh đó, có những người ngồi giống như bức tượng và phủ trên họ là một tấm voan ( voile ) khá là trong suốt. Vì sao anh lại có cái dụng ý đó? Phan Quang: Thật ra là năm 2013, tôi có may mắn được lưu trú ở bên Nhật, ở Yokohama, tôi mới đi tìm hiểu, mới đọc được một tài liệu về năm 1955, năm mà tất cả những người lính Nhật buộc phải về nước. Thì cũng chính năm đấy thì ở thành phố Kyoto có một cái nhà máy sản xuất vải voan. Đúng thời điểm đấy luôn thì mình may mắn tìm ra được nhà máy đó và mua vải voan đấy, vì voan đối với Việt Nam là một loại vải tượng trưng cho đám cưới. Còn ở Nhật nó cũng được dùng để may kimono, nên cũng là đại diện cho tình yêu. Năm mà những người lính Nhật phải về nước thì cuộc sống những gia đình đấy ở Việt Nam giống như bị đóng băng toàn bộ, bị bao phủ lên một lớp màn. Họ là con của những người phát xít, nên nói chung vào thời điểm đó rất mà khó phát triển ở Việt Nam. Bên Nhật thì họ cũng không có liên quan gì tới cái đấy hết. Bởi vì đối với lính Nhật, họ không đồng ý cho cưới một phụ nữ ở xứ An Nam. Cái thời điểm đấy nó khác, văn hóa khác. Giống như những cuộc sống gia đình của họ rơi ra khỏi vòng xoáy phát triển của xã hội. Khi đó mình mới giải quyết được câu chuyện chụp hình, thì mình mới mua vải voan ở bên Nhật về phủ lên hết các gia đình đó. Gia đình Việt Nam mà phủ vải trắng lên là tương đương với tang chế, nên phải đủ thân thì họ mới cho phủ lên như vậy.  RFI: Chắc họ sẵn lòng để cho phủ lên tấm voan đó bởi vì họ hiểu rằng tấm voan tượng trưng cho sự ngưng động của thời gian, tức là kể từ đó cuộc sống của họ coi như cắt đứt liên lạc với những người mà họ đã từng chung sống? Phan Quang: Đúng rồi, họ vẫn mong người cha, người chồng của họ, nhưng mà vô vọng. Có một chi tiết làm tôi vẫn khóc hoài, đó là lúc mà tôi ở Nhật thì những người con đó muốn xin một nắm đất từ bên Nhật về bỏ vô lư hương để thắp hương hằng ngày, để họ nhớ về quê cha đất tổ, thì tôi đã phải dùng một "thủ thuật" để mang được đất về cho họ, chứ còn Nhật đâu có cho mang vô, mà chính phủ Việt Nam cũng không cho mang vô. Mang nắm đất tượng trưng về để họ bỏ vô lư hương, họ thắp hương thì ai cũng khóc, tôi cũng khóc luôn! RFI: Như vậy thì mấy chục năm sau tâm trạng của những người con, người cháu trong những gia đình đó như thế nào. Họ có còn hoài niệm về thời đó hay không? Hay là đối với họ bây giờ đã trở thành quá khứ rồi?  Phan Quang: Người Việt mình mà, anh ở đâu đi nữa, anh cũng cần về quê cha đất tổ. Đối với những người đó, họ mong mỏi được qua Nhật, được sống với tinh thần hào khí của Nhật Bản, vì trên ID ( căn cước ) của họ vẫn là nguyên quán Nhật Bản mà. RFI: Trong quá trình tái lập công lý cho những gia đình đó, để gây sự chú ý của nhà chức trách Nhật, anh đã có những hành động gì và chính phủ Nhật có đáp ứng hay không?  Phan Quang: Khi tìm hiểu các dữ liệu ở Việt Nam, khi tôi làm gần xong, đọc lại toàn bộ lịch sử thì thấy tất cả châu Á đều ảnh hưởng gần giống nhau. Khi lính Nhật tràn vô thì tất nhiên phải có liên quan với phụ nữ. Khi ấy tôi đã viết gần khoảng 270 lá thư bằng tiếng Anh gửi đi tất cả các lãnh sự quán, cũng như tất cả những nơi có liên quan đang tới Nhật Bản. Tôi tin họ có một dữ liệu cụ thể nào đấy để có thể cung cấp đầu mối, vì ở Việt Nam đi tìm rất khó. Trong vòng cả năm trời gửi đi, rồi hy vọng, nhưng  không có một phản hồi nào. Sau đấy thì tôi phải tự đi tìm mua những tài liệu và xâu chuỗi từng nấc một, từng nấc một, để tìm ra những người Thái Lan, người Malaysia, người Philippines, người Hàn Quốc. Mỗi nơi sẽ có những trường hợp khác nhau, những vấn đề khác nhau và tôi phải tự đi làm hết. Thật ra Nhật Bản không support dự án này vì họ coi là không có liên quan. Nhưng có một điều đặc biệt là khi Nhật Hoàng qua thăm Việt Nam ( năm 2017 ) thì đài NHK mới phỏng vấn và đưa ra những nhận định đây là một mối liên kết. Sau đấy thì Nhật Hoàng có tới thăm bà Xuân ( một gia đình cựu binh Nhật ). Rồi mình không đi sâu vào vấn đề đấy nữa. Nhưng khi NHK bay vô Sài Gòn phỏng vấn tôi, thì tất nhiên dự án này trước đó họ đã biết rồi. Nhưng mà tôi gửi mail thì họ không trả lời, không đả động gì hết!

Liên hoan Nhiếp ảnh Quốc tế tại  thành phố Arles miền nam nước Pháp ( Les Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles ) năm 2026 vừa khai mạc ngày 06/07 vừa qua. Qua sự giới thiệu của Galerie Bao tại Paris, loạt tác phẩm mang tên Re/cover của nghệ sĩ nhiếp ảnh Việt Nam Phan Quang đã được tuyển chọn để tham gia cuộc triển lãm The Best Possible Way to Tell the Truth, trong khuôn khổ giải thưởng Prix Découverte Louis Roederer tại Liên hoan. Dựa trên quá trình nghiên cứu kéo dài nhiều năm, Re/cover khai thác một chương ít được biết đến trong lịch sử Việt Nam, đó là câu chuyện của những người phụ nữ có gia đình với binh lính Nhật đã ở lại Việt Nam sau Chiến tranh Thế giới thứ hai. Trả lời RFI Việt ngữ, Lê Thiên Bảo, người sáng lập và hiện điều hành Galerie Bao, cho biết: "Tôi biết Arles là kinh đô của nhiếp ảnh thế giới và đã theo dõi các chương trình của Liên hoan Arles từ lâu, đặc biệt là giải Decouverte Louis Roederer, một giải thưởng uy tín được thành lập từ năm 2018 để giới thiệu các sáng tác của các nghệ sĩ mới đến với công chúng Châu Âu. Tôi cũng biết serie Re/cover của Phan Quang từ rất lâu rồi, khi còn ở Việt Nam và thấy serie này sẽ rất thích hợp với giải thưởng nên đã soạn kỹ một đề xuất hoàn chỉnh và nộp cho Liên hoan Arles. Rất vui là tác phẩm của nghệ sĩ đã được ban giám khảo và giám tuyển của Liên hoan Arles đánh giá rất cao về chất lượng." Đối với Lê Thiên Bảo, “hơn mười năm sau khi ra đời, tác phẩm Re/cover vẫn giữ nguyên sức mạnh của một tác phẩm thể hiện khả năng của nhiếp ảnh trong việc lưu giữ, khơi lại và tái kiến tạo lịch sử.” Về phần mình, giám tuyển Nadine Hounkpatin của giải thưởng Découverte Louis Roederer ghi nhận những nét độc đáo trong tác phẩm Re/cover của Phan Quang: " Mỗi bức ảnh khắc họa nhân vật trong không gian sống thường nhật, khoác trên mình chiếc khăn voan cô dâu màu trắng truyền thống. Chiếc khăn này trở thành một biểu tượng đa tầng nghĩa: vừa gợi nhắc về những mối lương duyên dang dở và những người cha vắng mặt, vừa đóng vai trò như tấm màn che chở ngăn cách ánh nhìn của người xem với sự riêng tư đầy mong manh. Nó vừa là tấm khăn liệm cho quá khứ, vừa là cử chỉ của sự kín đáo. Thông qua cách dàn dựng mang tính điêu khắc đầy chủ đích này, Phan Quang làm nổi bật sự hiện diện bền bỉ nhưng thầm lặng của những câu chuyện ấy ( ... ). Như vậy, một thập kỷ sau khi ra đời, *Re/cover* vẫn là một suy ngẫm đầy sức thuyết phục về khả năng kiến ​​tạo ý nghĩa thế giới của nhiếp ảnh, vượt xa khỏi vai trò đơn thuần là ghi lại thực tại." Sinh năm 1976 tại Bình Định, Phan Quang nguyên là một phóng viên nhiếp ảnh, hiện sống tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Đà Lạt. Tác phẩm của anh nằm trong các bộ sưu tập của The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, Hoa Kỳ; Asia Society Museum, New York, NY, Hoa Kỳ; Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Nhật Bản; và Singapore Art Museum, Singapore. Các triển lãm tiêu biểu của Phan Quang bao gồm The Next Step, Sàn Art, TP. HCM, 2022; RE/COVER, Blanc Art Space, TP. HCM, 2016; Space/Limit, Sàn Art, TP. HCM, 2013; The City in the Blue, Dakar Biennale lần thứ 12, Dakar, Senegal, 2016; và And That Which Was Always Known, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore, Singapore, 2015. RFI Việt ngữ đã có dịp gặp Phan Quang tại Paris ngày 07/07/2026 trước khi anh đến thành phố Arles để dự triển lãm: RFI: RFI Việt ngữ hôm nay rất vui được tiếp chuyện với nghệ sĩ Phan Quang tại Paris. Theo chúng tôi biết thì ban đầu anh là một nhiếp ảnh gia cho ngành báo chí. Thế thì vì sao anh đã quyết định chuyển sang con đường nhiếp ảnh nghệ thuật? Phan Quang: Nhiếp ảnh nghệ thuật là một cách thể hiện khác về nhiếp ảnh. Nó đã thôi thúc tôi trong rất nhiều năm, thì có một cơ duyên từ năm 2009, sự thôi thúc đó đẩy tôi ra bên ngoài và tiếp cận với nền nhiếp ảnh gọi là nghệ thuật đương đại. Đó là một trong những phương pháp thể hiện khác với lối nhiếp ảnh trong nước đang vận hành. Lối nhiếp ảnh đấy đeo đuổi tôi tới bây giờ. Từ 2009, tác phẩm của Quang nằm trải dài ở rất nhiều cuộc triển lãm ở Việt Nam cũng như quốc tế, nhưng hầu như nhiều người ở Việt Nam cũng chưa quen lắm, cho nên cách mình thể hiện cũng lẳng lặng và việc mình thực hành thì đi sâu vào trong các giá trị cốt lõi. Phải nghiên cứu rất là kỹ. Phải đọc rất là nhiều. RFI: Khi ta nói về nghệ thuật đương đại và nhiếp ảnh nghệ thuật thì có nghĩa là không chỉ có nhiếp ảnh, mà đôi khi tùy theo chủ đề chúng ta có thể kết hợp với các bộ môn nghệ thuật khác để thể hiện đúng ý đồ của mình? Phan Quang: Thực ra thì nó không có giới hạn. Do Quang “thuận tay” với nhiếp ảnh nên đi hẳn về nhiếp ảnh. Chứ còn Quang có làm phim, làm điêu khắc rất nhiều, vẽ cả tranh và bản thân trong nhiếp ảnh của Quang cũng là một performance rồi. Nên là nó không có giới hạn trong các môn thực hành. Còn đối với Quang, nhiếp ảnh là một môn mà mình giỏi nhất, thì mình thường dùng phương tiện ấy để thể hiện ý tưởng của một serie tác phẩm hoặc một tác phẩm.  RFI: Trong quá trình tìm tòi đó thì anh đã hoàn tất một công trình nghệ thuật mang tên là Re/cover vào năm 2016, đã được giới thiệu ở nhiều triển lãm quốc tế. Nay thì tác phẩm này được giới thiệu tại triển lãm ảnh nghệ thuật ở Arles. Trước hết anh có thể cho biết vì sao anh đã chọn đề tài gia đình của những phụ nữ đã lấy lính Nhật ở lại sau Thế chiến Thứ hai? Phan Quang: Thực ra Re/cover là một trong khoảng 10 serie mà trong quá trình thực hiện của Quang được show ( giới thiệu ) ra bên ngoài. Re/cover một đề tài thuộc loại “rơi tỏm” ra ngoài khỏi sự quan tâm của giới nghệ sĩ, cũng như xã hội ở Việt Nam. Tôi may mắn được tiếp cận một cách tình cờ trong quá trình chuẩn bị, vì tôi đã chọn văn hóa Nhật Bản để làm đối trọng, nên khi đó mới chú tâm tới những gì liên quan đến Nhật Bản và đã phát hiện ra manh mối rất là nhiều thứ về việc đấy. Cũng nhờ kỹ năng làm báo một phần để tìm tòi ra những mắt xích rồi, sâu chuỗi nó lại, làm cái dự án trong vòng 6 năm. Bản thân tôi tới bây giờ vẫn vậy: làm tác phẩm không lo. Bản thân tác phẩm hay thì nó sẽ tự có đời sống của nó, không có lúc này thì lúc khác. Nên thật ra đối với tôi, tôi cứ làm. Không biết nó sẽ đi tới đâu ở trong đời sống của tác phẩm ấy.  RFI: Nhưng cơ duyên nào đã đẩy Phan Quang tới với những gia đình đó? Phan Quang: Thực ra nó cũng là một cái duyên. Lúc đầu tôi dùng văn hóa Nhật Bản để đối trọng với một số nền văn hóa của châu Á. Thì tôi thấy lạ lùng vì có những người rất giống người Nhật! Rồi tôi đào sâu, đào sâu mãi và tôi ngồi với những gia đình đấy trong vòng 6 năm, trở thành giống như người thân, người anh, người em trong gia đình, thì mới triển khai được dự án này.  RFI: Như vậy thì 6 năm chắc là đủ để có được sự tin cậy của những gia đình đó để Phan Quang có thể chụp những bức ảnh theo đúng ý đồ nghệ thuật của mình. Trong những bức ảnh đó, có những người ngồi giống như bức tượng và phủ trên họ là một tấm voan ( voile ) khá là trong suốt. Vì sao anh lại có cái dụng ý đó? Phan Quang: Thật ra là năm 2013, tôi có may mắn được lưu trú ở bên Nhật, ở Yokohama, tôi mới đi tìm hiểu, mới đọc được một tài liệu về năm 1955, năm mà tất cả những người lính Nhật buộc phải về nước. Thì cũng chính năm đấy thì ở thành phố Kyoto có một cái nhà máy sản xuất vải voan. Đúng thời điểm đấy luôn thì mình may mắn tìm ra được nhà máy đó và mua vải voan đấy, vì voan đối với Việt Nam là một loại vải tượng trưng cho đám cưới. Còn ở Nhật nó cũng được dùng để may kimono, nên cũng là đại diện cho tình yêu. Năm mà những người lính Nhật phải về nước thì cuộc sống những gia đình đấy ở Việt Nam giống như bị đóng băng toàn bộ, bị bao phủ lên một lớp màn. Họ là con của những người phát xít, nên nói chung vào thời điểm đó rất mà khó phát triển ở Việt Nam. Bên Nhật thì họ cũng không có liên quan gì tới cái đấy hết. Bởi vì đối với lính Nhật, họ không đồng ý cho cưới một phụ nữ ở xứ An Nam. Cái thời điểm đấy nó khác, văn hóa khác. Giống như những cuộc sống gia đình của họ rơi ra khỏi vòng xoáy phát triển của xã hội. Khi đó mình mới giải quyết được câu chuyện chụp hình, thì mình mới mua vải voan ở bên Nhật về phủ lên hết các gia đình đó. Gia đình Việt Nam mà phủ vải trắng lên là tương đương với tang chế, nên phải đủ thân thì họ mới cho phủ lên như vậy.  RFI: Chắc họ sẵn lòng để cho phủ lên tấm voan đó bởi vì họ hiểu rằng tấm voan tượng trưng cho sự ngưng động của thời gian, tức là kể từ đó cuộc sống của họ coi như cắt đứt liên lạc với những người mà họ đã từng chung sống? Phan Quang: Đúng rồi, họ vẫn mong người cha, người chồng của họ, nhưng mà vô vọng. Có một chi tiết làm tôi vẫn khóc hoài, đó là lúc mà tôi ở Nhật thì những người con đó muốn xin một nắm đất từ bên Nhật về bỏ vô lư hương để thắp hương hằng ngày, để họ nhớ về quê cha đất tổ, thì tôi đã phải dùng một "thủ thuật" để mang được đất về cho họ, chứ còn Nhật đâu có cho mang vô, mà chính phủ Việt Nam cũng không cho mang vô. Mang nắm đất tượng trưng về để họ bỏ vô lư hương, họ thắp hương thì ai cũng khóc, tôi cũng khóc luôn! RFI: Như vậy thì mấy chục năm sau tâm trạng của những người con, người cháu trong những gia đình đó như thế nào. Họ có còn hoài niệm về thời đó hay không? Hay là đối với họ bây giờ đã trở thành quá khứ rồi?  Phan Quang: Người Việt mình mà, anh ở đâu đi nữa, anh cũng cần về quê cha đất tổ. Đối với những người đó, họ mong mỏi được qua Nhật, được sống với tinh thần hào khí của Nhật Bản, vì trên ID ( căn cước ) của họ vẫn là nguyên quán Nhật Bản mà. RFI: Trong quá trình tái lập công lý cho những gia đình đó, để gây sự chú ý của nhà chức trách Nhật, anh đã có những hành động gì và chính phủ Nhật có đáp ứng hay không?  Phan Quang: Khi tìm hiểu các dữ liệu ở Việt Nam, khi tôi làm gần xong, đọc lại toàn bộ lịch sử thì thấy tất cả châu Á đều ảnh hưởng gần giống nhau. Khi lính Nhật tràn vô thì tất nhiên phải có liên quan với phụ nữ. Khi ấy tôi đã viết gần khoảng 270 lá thư bằng tiếng Anh gửi đi tất cả các lãnh sự quán, cũng như tất cả những nơi có liên quan đang tới Nhật Bản. Tôi tin họ có một dữ liệu cụ thể nào đấy để có thể cung cấp đầu mối, vì ở Việt Nam đi tìm rất khó. Trong vòng cả năm trời gửi đi, rồi hy vọng, nhưng  không có một phản hồi nào. Sau đấy thì tôi phải tự đi tìm mua những tài liệu và xâu chuỗi từng nấc một, từng nấc một, để tìm ra những người Thái Lan, người Malaysia, người Philippines, người Hàn Quốc. Mỗi nơi sẽ có những trường hợp khác nhau, những vấn đề khác nhau và tôi phải tự đi làm hết. Thật ra Nhật Bản không support dự án này vì họ coi là không có liên quan. Nhưng có một điều đặc biệt là khi Nhật Hoàng qua thăm Việt Nam ( năm 2017 ) thì đài NHK mới phỏng vấn và đưa ra những nhận định đây là một mối liên kết. Sau đấy thì Nhật Hoàng có tới thăm bà Xuân ( một gia đình cựu binh Nhật ). Rồi mình không đi sâu vào vấn đề đấy nữa. Nhưng khi NHK bay vô Sài Gòn phỏng vấn tôi, thì tất nhiên dự án này trước đó họ đã biết rồi. Nhưng mà tôi gửi mail thì họ không trả lời, không đả động gì hết!

We dachten: laten we weer eens een Q&A doen - en deze keer met NintenDaan! Het resultaat is een lange podcast waarin we door ruim 70 vragen gaan over: de volgende Mario, Zelda-wensen, gametips, Switch Online, onze gamegewoontes en nog veeeeel meer.Kom bij onze Discord. Via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deze link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ kan je met ons en andere luisteraars kletsen over games, deals, nieuws en meer.(00:00) Intro: Daan is terug (mét baard)(00:55) Controllers opsturen vanuit Kyoto(02:30) Nintendo Museum & PokéPark(05:30) Start van de grote Q&A(14:00) Welke games moeten naar Switch 2?(16:00) Beste niet-Nintendo game op een Nintendo-platform(19:00) Wanneer komt er een nieuwe 3D Mario?(24:20) Welke franchise verdient een nieuwe game?(36:00) GameCube-games voor Switch Online(42:00) Releasedata gokken: van Switch 2-games tot GTA 6(56:15) Wat als GTA 6 flopt?(1:06:00) De beste Smash-onthulling ooit(1:10:00) Team Tifa of Team Aerith?(1:26:20) Daan moet ervandoor(1:32:00) Welke games spelen we dit najaar nog?(1:36:00) Warmste Nintendo-herinneringen(1:37:30) Werken in de game-industrie: nieuwe banen en carrièreswitches(1:50:00) De laatste tien vragen in sneltreinvaart(1:55:30) Saus op of naast de patat?(1:58:00) De toekomst van Bonuslevel & afsluiting

今回も近藤・桑原・かずみんの3名でお送りします！番組冒頭では、京都の夏の風物詩「祇園祭」の豆知識をディープに語ります。地元民ならではの知られざる裏話は必聴です。そしてNorth Kyoto 100 振り返りでは、ゴール地点の鴨川デルタのカオスな光景（花火、水着、ウェディング撮影!?）や、初めての100km・トレイルに挑むランナーたちの熱気をたっぷりお届け。さらに、進化した「自転車並走ライブ配信」の撮影テクニックや、スターリンクの通信トラブルをどう乗り越えたかという配信チームの奮闘記も公開します！そして後半は、いよいよ開幕した「大北・大南アルプス」の話題へ。なんと、大南アルプスにパーソナリティのあの人が参戦することが判明！体力不足を「山小屋（お金）で解決」しようとする過酷な6日間の大縦走計画について、不安と期待が入り交じる意気込みを語っています。トレラン初心者から、配信機材好き、アルプス縦走を夢見る方まで楽しめる濃厚なエピソードです。ぜひ最後までお楽しみください！【募集】TJARハイライト配信ボランティアカメラマン日本屈指の過酷な山岳レース「Trans Japan Alps Race (TJAR)」。その熱戦の模様を、アルプスの山の上から記録し、IBUKI Broadcastにて毎晩お届けする「ハイライト配信」を制作することになりました。山上の厳しい環境下で、選手の動向を視聴者へ届けるプロジェクトに協力していただけるボランティアカメラマンを募集します。1. 募集要件必須参加： 事前ブリーフィング（日程は後日発表）への参加登山経験： 日本アルプスにて3日以上の縦走経験がある方登山計画： 大会期間中の安全かつ現実的な登山計画を提出できる方機材： ご自身のスマートフォンを撮影・配信に使用できる方保険： 活動中の万が一に備え、山岳保険への加入済みの方遵守事項： 大会の趣旨を理解し、ルールを守って撮影・行動できる方2. 役割・注意事項活動内容： 選手を撮影し、映像素材をIBUKIへ提供していただきます。提供いただいた映像素材は、制作上の判断に基づきハイライト番組にて使用いたします。必ずしも全ての提供映像が公開されるものではありませんので、あらかじめご了承ください。 重要ルール： 大会運営の公正を期すため、選手の追いかけや並走は一切禁止です。指定されたエリアでの待機および撮影を徹底してください。 安全優先： 山の上という過酷な環境での活動です。撮影よりもご自身の安全確保を最優先し、悪天候時や体調不良時は無理な行動を避けてください。3. 免責事項・権利関係・待遇機材の破損： 撮影活動中に生じたスマートフォン等の機材の破損、故障、紛失等について、主催者は一切の責任を負いかねます。ご自身の管理の下、十分にご注意ください。 安全と免責： 山岳地帯での活動に伴う転倒、滑落、急病等の事故については、ボランティア参加者ご自身の責任となります。主催者は活動中の怪我や事故等に対して一切の責任を負いかねますので、あらかじめご了承ください。 保険の必須加入： 上記の通り、活動中の万が一の事態に備え、山岳保険（救援費用を含むもの）への加入を必須とさせていただきます。必ずご自身で保険に加入した上で活動にご参加ください。 待遇： 報酬はありません。 著作権・利用権： 撮影された映像素材の利用権はIBUKIに帰属し、ハイライト配信制作およびドキュメンタリー制作に活用させていただきます。また、提供いただいた映像素材は制作上の判断に基づき使用いたします。必ずしも全ての提供映像が公開されるものではないことをご了承ください。4. 募集人数20名5. 応募方法以下のフォームより必要事項を記入の上、お申し込みください。https://forms.gle/2B8MrARq2c2YZeVf8大北アルプス・大南アルプス 参加募集中！大北アルプスと大南アルプスの開催要項を公開しております。ぜひチェックして、今年の冒険の計画にお役立てください。皆さんのご参加をお待ちしています！■ 大北アルプス 2026 https://great-trails.jp/events/north_alps_2026■ 大南アルプス 2026 https://great-trails.jp/events/south_alps_2026IBUKI STATION ROOMIBUKI STATION ROOMは、9月25日にスタートしたポッドキャスター向けの有料メンバーシップサービス「rooom」を使ったメンバーシップです。「プレミアムプラン」（月額500円）メンバーになっていただくと、有料プラン限定のアフタートークをご覧頂いたり、メンバー限定のチャットルームに入っていただけます。また、「スピーカースポンサープラン」（月額2000円）に入っていただくと、ベストスピーカー賞の投票に参加でき、賞金相当額のギフト券をベストスピーカーさんにお送りできます。日頃ご愛顧いただいている皆さんにぜひ加入いただき、今後の取材費や制作費、機材費に充てさせてもらえたらと思います。IBUKI STATION ROOM採用募集IBUKIでは京都オフィスで共に働いていただける正社員・アルバイトを募集します。山岳スポーツやトレイルランニングの現場で活躍しながら、個人向けサービスの戦略立案やマーケティングにも携わっていただきます。アウトドアの魅力を伝える仕事に関心がある方のご応募をお待ちしています。詳細：https://ond-inc.notion.site/IBUKI-GPS-2e128faf955780889645f0eb977c79e7 LISTENで開く

Rafe Pomerance, who died on May 21, 2026 at age 79, spent nearly five decades trying to make the world take climate change seriously before it was too late. I last spoke with him at the Arctic Repair conference in Cambridge in summer 2025, where he told me his message was "absolutely the same" as it had been in 2018: the fate of Miami is tied to the fate of Greenland.A Career That Started With a Coal ReportPomerance's climate awakening began almost by accident. In the late 1970s, while lobbying for clean air at Friends of the Earth, he came across a government report on coal liquefaction warning that carbon dioxide emissions could cause a "significant and damaging" rise in Earth's temperature. From that point he devoted himself almost entirely to climate change, pushing Congress toward hearings and testifying himself in 1984 that the consequences, once clear, would be irreversible. He helped organize the landmark 1986 Senate hearings on the greenhouse effect, a genuine turning point in public awareness. From 1986 to 1993 he worked at the World Resources Institute, and under President Clinton he became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment, leading the U.S. negotiating team that helped produce the Kyoto Protocol.In August 2018, the New York Times Magazine devoted an entire issue — "Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change" — to the story of how climate action nearly happened in the 1980s, with Pomerance at its center. The piece, later expanded into a book of the same name, cemented his reputation as one of the movement's earliest and most persistent voices, sometimes dubbed the "Paul Revere of climate change."In our Cambridge interview, Pomerance was focused on his final project: the Upper Limit Project, which sought to establish a global cap on sea-level rise as a companion metric to the 1.5°C temperature target. He argued that temperature alone had failed to sufficiently drive policy, but that sea-level rise — visceral, universal, and tied to the collapsing Greenland ice sheet's 24 feet of locked-up sea-level potential — could finally galvanize leaders from Miami to Tuvalu. He was candid about America's retreat from climate leadership under President Trump, calling the dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act "a real tragedy," though he found some relief in China's growing role in clean energy technology.Despite the political headwinds, Pomerance remained resolutely hopeful. "It's just not acceptable to lose the homes of hundreds of millions of people over time," he told me, "and that's not an outcome that the world can accept." He leaves behind a policy legacy stretching from the Clean Air Coalition to Kyoto to the Arctic Repair movement, and generations of scientists and advocates he personally inspired.The Cover That Made Him FamousStill Pushing, Even at the EndAn Optimist to the Last

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Kyoto Nights: An Unexpected Journey into Adventure and Romance Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-07-13-22-34-01-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の日が暮れ始めると、京都の街は活気に満ちていた。En: As the summer day began to fade, the city of Kyoto was filled with energy.Ja: 祇園祭りの季節、古都の通りは色鮮やかな浴衣を着た人々で賑わっていた。En: It was the season of the Gion Festival, and the streets of the ancient capital were bustling with people dressed in colorful yukata.Ja: 太鼓の音が響き、提灯が輝く中、ヒロシは祭りへの期待を胸に、友人たちと一緒に歩いていた。En: The sound of drums echoed, and lanterns glowed as Hiroshi walked with his friends, filled with anticipation for the festival.Ja: ヒロシは東京で学校の先生をしている。En: Hiroshi is a school teacher in Tokyo.Ja: 彼はいつも同じ生活リズムに従い、生徒たちと慎重に向き合う日々を過ごしていた。En: He usually follows the same daily routine, carefully interacting with his students.Ja: しかし、今日の京都は彼の心を揺さぶっていた。En: However, today's Kyoto stirred his heart.Ja: 「今日は何か新しいことをしてみよう」と心に決めた。En: He decided, "Today, I'm going to try something new."Ja: その時、彼はミカと出会った。En: At that moment, he met Mika.Ja: ミカは大阪出身のフリーランスの写真家で、祭りの写真を撮るために京都に来ていた。En: Mika is a freelance photographer from Osaka, who had come to Kyoto to take photos of the festival.Ja: 彼女は冒険心が強く、新しい文化に触れることを楽しんでいた。En: She had a strong sense of adventure and enjoyed experiencing new cultures.Ja: 彼女の明るい笑顔がヒロシを引きつけた。En: Her bright smile attracted Hiroshi.Ja: 「こんにちは。素敵な浴衣ですね！」とミカはヒロシに話しかけた。En: "Hello! Your yukata is wonderful!" Mika spoke to Hiroshi.Ja: 「ありがとう。お祭りを楽しんでいますか？」ヒロシは緊張しつつも答えた。彼女の無邪気さがすぐに彼を和ませた。En: "Thank you. Are you enjoying the festival?" Hiroshi answered nervously, but her innocence quickly put him at ease.Ja: ミカの誘いに応じて、二人は祭りを探索することにした。En: Responding to Mika's invitation, the two decided to explore the festival.Ja: 広がる果てしない人波の中、彼らは焼き鳥の香りにつられて屋台に立ち寄り、伝統的な踊りを鑑賞した。En: Amidst the endless crowd, they were drawn by the aroma of grilled chicken, stopped by a food stall, and watched traditional dances.Ja: ヒロシの心は、少しずつその新鮮さに染まっていった。En: Hiroshi's heart slowly began to be colored by the freshness.Ja: 時間が経ち、夜の帳が降りると、花火が川辺の空を彩った。En: As time passed and night fell, fireworks illuminated the sky by the river.Ja: その瞬間、混雑の中でヒロシはミカを見失ってしまった。En: At that moment, amidst the crowd, Hiroshi lost sight of Mika.Ja: 彼の胸は鼓動を早め、彼女を失いたくないという思いに駆られた。En: His heart began to race with the thought of not wanting to lose her.Ja: ヒロシは新たな気持ちで人混みをかき分け、ミカを探し続けた。En: With renewed determination, Hiroshi pushed through the crowd, searching for Mika.Ja: そして、ついに鴨川のほとりで、彼女が川面に映る花火を静かに見ているのを見つけた。En: Finally, he found her quietly watching the fireworks reflected on the river's surface at the edge of the Kamo River.Ja: 「ミカさん！」ヒロシは胸の内の思いを呼び出し、声をかけた。En: "Mika!" Calling out his feelings, Hiroshi spoke up.Ja: ミカは振り向き、微笑んでくれた。「見つけたのね！」En: Mika turned and smiled. "You found me!"Ja: ヒロシはすべての勇気を出し、言葉を紡いだ。「あなたのおかげで、もっと自由な気持ちになりました。もっと冒険したいと感じたんです。」En: Hiroshi mustered all his courage and spoke the words. "Thanks to you, I feel freer. I want to seek more adventures."Ja: ミカは少し驚き、そして嬉しそうに答えた。「それは素晴らしい！一緒にいろんな景色を見に行きましょう。」En: Mika, a little surprised, replied with a delighted expression. "That's wonderful! Let's go see various sights together."Ja: その瞬間、二人の間に新しい絆が芽生えた。En: In that moment, a new bond was formed between them.Ja: 京都の夏の夜空のように広がり、色彩を増していった。En: It spread like the summer night sky of Kyoto, gaining more colors.Ja: ヒロシは、ミカと出会って得た勇気で、自分の心をもっとオープンに、そして人生をもっと豊かにしていくことを誓った。En: With the courage he gained from meeting Mika, Hiroshi vowed to open his heart more and enrich his life.Ja: 祭りの終わりに向かって、彼らの新しい物語が始まったのだった。En: As the festival came to an end, the beginning of their new story unfolded. Vocabulary Words:fade: 暮れ始めるenergy: 活気ancient: 古都anticipation: 期待routine: 生活リズムstirred: 揺さぶるfreelance: フリーランスsense of adventure: 冒険心innocence: 無邪気さexplore: 探索するaroma: 香りgrilled: 焼きstall: 屋台freshness: 新鮮さilluminated: 彩るrace: 鼓動を早めるmuster: 全部の勇気を出すbond: 絆determination: 気持ちsurface: 川面courage: 勇気enrich: 豊かにするdelighted: 嬉しいinvitation: 誘いamidst: 中bustling: 賑わっていたat ease: 和ませたmustered: すべての勇気を出しovercome: 乗り越えるnewly: 新たな

In this deeply personal conversation, Jay and Millie Bobby Brown talk about the process of discovering who she is outside of finding immense fame at a young age. She opens up about the isolation of growing up in the spotlight, the impact of shaving her head as a child, and the three-month long anxiety spiral that led her to Kyoto, Japan. She also reflects on what parenthood means to her, and we learn more about the moment she found out she was becoming a mother. Jay discovers the daily techniques Millie uses to manage her anxiety, and dives into how her and her husband Jake built a strong foundation for their marriage.  In this episode you'll learn:  How to Build Confidence Outside of External Opinions How to Manage Anxiety and Panic Attacks in High Pressure Moments How to Build a Strong Foundation in Relationships  How to Set Healthy Boundaries with Social Media  How to Build and Maintain Loyal, Honest Friendships   How to Approach Adoption and Building a Family   How to Raise Children Deeply Rooted in Confidence This episode is for everyone who needs a reminder that no matter how hard the world gets, you are the creator of your own story. Protecting your peace and your time with loved ones is never selfish, it's restorative. Knowing yourself before anyone tells you who you are will keep you rooted in the calmness of the present moment.  With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty JAY'S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe ⁠⁠https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe⁠⁠   Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! ⁠⁠https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast⁠⁠  PURPOSE10 for 10% at altrarunning.com/onpurpose. Free Shipping and Free 30-Day Trial. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 00:49:00 What 11-Year Millie Would Think Of Her Now 00:01:39 Why She Shaved Her Head at 10 00:03:55 The Role She Most Identifies With   00:05:43 The Unbreakable Bond with Her Mom 00:06:40 Why Millie Wanted to Be a Mom 00:07:40 Sneaking Out to Get Her 11 Tattoo  00:10:57 How Motherhood Changed Her Forever 00:12:32 This Perspective Shift Changed Her Life 00:13:37 Writing Wedding Vows for a Whole Year  00:16:16 Why Adoption Was Always Part of Her Plan 00:19:08 The Moment She Became a Mom… 00:21:15 Important Lesson From Her Parents 00:23:31 Being A Big Sister 00:24:56 Addressing the “Trad Wife” Assumptions  00:26:07 Being Young In The Spotlight  00:26:16 Her Epiphany After Public Criticism  00:29:16 How to Accept Your True Self 00:32:17 Millie's Favourite “Rappers” 00:33:13 Why She Quit Social Media Cold Turkey 00:34:52 Healing Her Worst (3 Month) Panic Attack  00:35:38 Living With Health Anxiety and Triggers 00:35:59 Finding Peace In Kyoto, Japan with Monks  00:36:46 Her Go-To Techniques for Anxiety  00:38:52 How She Discovered Her Health Anxiety 00:41:11 A Crazy Encounter Turned Nightmare  00:42:50 Mediation With A Monk 00:44:24 Being Open To Divine Intervention  00:46:15 Her Go-To Techniques for Anxiety  00:49:44 Building a Strong Foundation with Jake 00:53:08 What Jake Understands And What Others Miss 00:55:42  What Millie Values Most In Friendships 00:56:53 Watching Jake Become a Dad 00:59:41 Ignoring The Public Noise, Together  01:03:19 Scrutinizing Women In The Public Eye  01:06:44 The Advice She Gives Young Stars  01:08:54 Millie's Mentors Growing Up 01:10:05 #1 Belief She Stands For, No Matter What 01:12:03 The Jake Game! 01:16:27 Millie On Final Five Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode of The Wellness Woman, I sit down with Kiko Miwa, a raw vegan chef and guide who has been on her plant-based journey for 22 years. We'll explore how raw food helped her overcome long-standing health challenges and transformed her well-being. Beyond her personal story, Kiko shares her passion for guiding others toward healthier, more joyful lives through mindful eating and connection to nature. Let's dive in!  This episode is sponsored by IM8 Multivitamins : 3rd party tested and NSF approved! Get 10% off here https://www.im8health.com/CyclesWellness10   Lumen the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube Namawell the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!  Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine?  Check out @Nuzest EU /UK https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS  Want to know about your body composition and health? Check out the HUME Pod, 99% DEXA accuracy at home https://www.humehealth.com/CHANTAL53458 Get 35% off    About Kiko Kiko Miwa is a Japanese raw vegan chef, guide, interpreter, author, and the creator of a weekly raw vegan café in Kyoto. Her journey into raw veganism began over 22 years ago following a series of serious health challenges while living abroad. After exploring conventional and alternative approaches to healing, she discovered the power of raw, plant-based nutrition—a path that transformed not only her physical health but also her relationship with food, nature, and herself. Having lived in Japan, the United States, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, and France, Kiko brings a global perspective to wellness while remaining deeply rooted in Japanese values and culture. She is passionate about creating simple, beautiful, and nourishing recipes using whole, unprocessed ingredients that make healthy living enjoyable and accessible. A former business and personal coach, Kiko stepped away from coaching with a promise to herself: she would return only after creating the kind of life she had always dreamed of. Today, she is living that dream and is passionate about helping others create lives filled with health, purpose, joy, and a deeper connection to nature. Through her YouTube channel, podcast, writing, and café, Kiko shares practical insights on raw vegan living, longevity, mindful eating, and holistic well-being. She is the author of Namadō – My Raw Vegan Journey, which combines her personal story, practical guidance, and 10 signature recipes, and Namadō II – Raw Journey Through Ups and Downs, a more intimate reflection on the challenges, lessons, and practical wisdom she has gained over more than two decades of living the raw vegan lifestyle. Kiko believes that food is a way of reconnecting with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. Her mission is to help others discover that a healthier, more joyful, and more peaceful life is possible.   IG: https://www.instagram.com/namadokiko/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@namadokiko Website: https://nama.ovh/ Women's health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show

Sparks of Tomorrow, is Kyoto Animation's new steampunk anime based on the light novel 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku. Set in an alternate early-20th-century Kyoto where steam power dominates and electricity is nowhere to be seen, the pilot follows a cynical young tinkerer and a sake brewer's daughter as they uncover the mysterious Electrical Catalog.On the podcast, we discuss the pilot episode, “The Electric Boy,” the show's Mulder-and-Scully coming-of-age adventure. We make comparisons to Arcane, His Dark Materials, and Uzumaki. And we also get into Kyoto Animation's history, the studio's emotional perseverance and dedication to its work.  Tune in to hear our full breakdown and rating. Welcome to Today's Episode!

We speak to Chai Kanda, founder & CEO of "Shiki Properties", on the topic of Kyoto & Kansai's hospitality properties market, boutique hotels, & winter resorts - what's happening in the market, what are people buying, and what SHOULDN'T they invest in?

DR1THINGS WE MISSEDThe meritocracy is still a lie: ‘Don't look at the résumé': Elon Musk admits he's ‘fallen prey' to flashy credentials and says conversation matters most when hiring“Generally, what I tell people—I tell myself, I guess, aspirationally—is, don't look at the résumé,” he said. “Just believe your interaction. The résumé may seem very impressive…but if the conversation after 20 minutes is not ‘Wow,' you should believe the conversation, not the paper.”“I think goodness of heart is important.”Four Black women. Nine degrees. Not one steady paycheck.The president promised to save “Black jobs,” but his policies have resulted in fresh pain for the Black middle class as the employment gap widens.Study: Women are more likely to get hired after taking GLP-1sZuck still sucks: Mark Zuckerberg Sure Sounds Eager to Get Young People Hooked on Online GamblingThe Meta CEO is developing a social network betting market app—and wants help from Polymarket and Kalshi.Starbucks “Actively Reassessing” 2030 Climate GoalStarbucks initially unveiled its climate goal in 2020, targeting a 50% reduction in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2030, on a 2019 basis.While the company's impact report indicates that it has succeeded in cutting operational emissions, with Scope 1 and 2 falling 17% since 2019, wider value chain emissions have continued to climb, with Scope 3 rising by 8% since 2019. With Scope 3 accounting for over 90% of overall emissions, Starbucks has seen its GHG footprint grow by 7% overall since 2019.The reassessment of the goal comes as the company takes “a fresh, comprehensive look at our sustainability goals,” according to a blog post by Starbucks' Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer Kelly Goodejohn, as part of the company's ‘Back to Starbucks' strategy initiated by CEO Brain Niccol. From the Impact Report:Overall Grants from the Starbucks FoundationFY25 $13.6M ($31M)FY24 $21.4M ($96M)Delaware Court of Chancery Interprets New Section 144 and Applies Heightened Presumption of Director IndependenceThe Opinion arose in a common context in Delaware stockholder litigation: claims over director and management compensation. In the decision, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will applied, for the first time, the statute's heightened presumption of independence for directors of public companies determined by the board to be independent under the relevant NYSE or Nasdaq listing standards to dismiss derivative claims on demand futility grounds.In conducting the demand futility analysis, which looks to whether a majority of the board can independently consider a stockholder demand to bring derivative litigation, the Court reasoned that the new statutory language requiring a plaintiff to plead “substantial and particularized facts” to rebut the “heightened” presumption of independence sets a higher bar than under pre-existing law. Specifically, the Court held that the addition of “substantial” to the existing standard that already required particularized facts meant that “a plaintiff must plead specific, non-conclusory facts of sufficient qualitative significance to support a reasonable inference of a material interest or relationship that would impair the director's objective judgment.” The Court was clear that it is not a matter of quantity but rather quality, observing that “a collection of trivial facts” will not rise to the level of materiality required to satisfy this “heightened” standard. Applying that standard to the facts in the case, the Court concluded that the plaintiff's allegations of various overlapping board positions, overlapping investments, and other “business ties” with the company's founder and non-executive chairman were not sufficiently material.DR2The Boardroom Buy-InThe Taser CEO Who Says AI Is the Future of PolicingTaser and body-cam king Rick Smith is betting Axon's dominance—and his own pay package—on his tech-driven vision66% influenceRick Smith: Every 30 seconds one of his Tasers is fired by somebody in the U.S., usually a police officer.The pay package he and his board put together catapulted him to the top of last year's list of the highest-paid CEOs, with a compensation package valued at $164.4 million.33% no 2025; 10% no 2026Smith has already hit three of seven goals. At the end of 2025, Axon estimated the shares underlying the full award could be worth nearly $386 million.IN: Not a dictatorshipOne share one voteBlackRock 9.3%The Vanguard Group 11.6%Patrick Smith 3.5 %OUT: Patrick Smith 66% influence MMWith Chair Michael Garnreiter (2006-); sits on Audit, Compensation Committee, and Nominating committeesCompensation Committee chair Hadi Partovi (2010-): Smith (‘91) and Partovi (‘94) both members of the Theta Eta chapter of Sigma Chi at HarvardOUT: Patrick Smith ignores his board: In the wake of the tragic 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Smith announced that Axon would begin developing Taser-equipped drones that could fly into classrooms to incapacitate active shooters.This decision was made unilaterally, bypassing Axon's own independent AI Ethics Board.The board issued a rare, public rebuke of Smith, accusing him of "trading on the tragedy" of school shootings to push a dangerous idea.Consequently, 9 of the 12 ethics board members resigned in protest, citing a total loss of faith in Axon's ability to act responsibly.Smith was forced to publicly back down and pause the project. IN: The CEO Performance award was specifically voted on in 2024 and passed, barely, but it passed: 50.1% yesNintendo Boss to Give Sweeping 10% Salary Raise to Retain EmployeesWhile most of the players in the gaming industry continue to hemorrhage jobs, Nintendo is opting to take a different path. The Kyoto-based gaming giant has recently announced a 10% increase to base salaries for its employees, a move that highlights its commitment to talent retention while everyone else is laying off employees.Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa made the announcement during a recent shareholder meeting, emphasising that maintaining competitive compensation is central to the company's strategy. The raise applies to the company's workforce, which has grown to over 8,200 employees, the highest headcount in Nintendo's history.IN: CEO Shuntaro Furukawa's (18%) annual executive compensation at Nintendo generally totals around $2.5MOUT: 63% of shares held by institutional investors. What the hell do these suits know about video games? IN: Of six outside directors, 3 are women (20% average in Japan)IN: Because they literally have questions like this at their annual meeting, in fact it was the first one: “With the release of Splatoon Raiders approaching, how does Nintendo evaluate the previous title, Splatoon 3? Some players experienced communication errors and discrepancies in hit detection in that title. I feel that Nintendo's response to these issues may not have been consistent with “sincerity,” one of the values in the Nintendo DNA.”Copart CEO Jeff Liaw to step down, Jay Adair to returnCEO Jeff Liaw will step down from his position and leave the board of directors effective July 31, 2026.Executive Chairman Jay Adair to resume the CEO role on the same date. Adair previously served as Copart's CEO. Liaw will assist with the transition as Special Advisor to Adair.Liaw has been with the online vehicle auction company for approximately a decade, serving first as CFO, then as President, before becoming the company's third CEO.OUT: Leadership messiness, highlighted by a boomerang CEO and so much more:The board has a Chair (founder Willis Johnson 40%) AND an Executive Chair: Willis' son-in-law and co-founder and boomerang CEO Jay Adair 38%The board also included resigning CEO/former CFO Jeff Liaw and former COO Jim Meeks and former Copart executive Steve CohanIN: a boomerang marks a return to the glory days?former CEO Liaw is actually leaving the boardStock price down 50% over past few yearsOUT: A dumb board for an online car auction company:12 directors5 are former or current executivesOne independent director with an car experience: sort of.Matt Blunt is the president of the American Automobile Policy Council, which represents the public policy interests of Stellantis N.V., Ford Motor Company, and General Motors CompanyServed as the governor of the State of Missouri from 2005 to 2009.Only 2 women.3 directors involved as a private inverter or venture capitalIN: CEO Pay Ratio is 46:1Liaw $2.1MAdair $432k for certain benefits MM1Things We MissedDOL's Replacement ESG Rule Reaches White HouseThe rule isn't interesting in and of itself - it reverts to Trump's prior rule in his first term that basically said ESG (E+S really) is dumb, and that everything must be "pecuniary focused”But the interesting part this time around:Trump also signed an executive order in December 2025 directing the DOL to tighten fiduciary rules governing proxy voting and to increase transparency about plan sponsors' use of proxy advisers. The department issued a technical release in April warning that proxy advisory firms may be subject to ERISA fiduciary standards and that proxy voting is a fiduciary act under the law that must be carried out “for the exclusive purpose of maximizing risk-adjusted return.”From the technical release in April: The Department has long recognized that voting rights and other shareholder rights attributable to shares held by ERISA-governed employee benefit plans are plan assets in their own right. Accordingly, management of those rights is subject to ERISA's fiduciary duties, including the duties of prudence and loyalty. The Department first issued guidance on this topic in the 1980s. For example, a 1988 letter (Avon Letter) noted that “it is the Department's position that the decision as to how proxies should be voted . . . are fiduciary acts of plan asset management.”(2)Proxy advisory firms may also be functional fiduciaries under ERISA section 3(21)(A)(ii) by providing investment advice for a fee to plans with respect to property of that plan.Here's why it's interesting:Defining fiduciaries as those who provide advice for a fee means everyone selling research is a fiduciary if the research is used in an investment decisionThe DOL is squarely defining proxy voting as a fiduciary act - which means that there can be no rational apathy as Mike Levin likes to talk about - if voting your proxies is definitionally your fiduciary duty, you can't defer it or ignore itIf you vote 99% in favor of management, you definitionally are ignoring your fiduciary duty - half of companies will underperform some peer set, meaning they produced fewer returns than peers, in any given year. So you either set the time frame longer (thus forcing the inclusion of long term data like climate and social factors) and say that in any one year it makes sense to vote with management to allow them time to execute strategy, OR you should be voting against nearly half of management proposals for underperformers each year because they are not producing pecuniary returnsGovernance chairs remain under pressure as investor scrutiny rises despite rising support for directors, research showsISS found that the MEDIAN support for directors has hit 98%They found that governance/nom chairs (those are specifically governance/nom committee chairs) had median support of 94.1%Pay chairs had 96.9% supportMM2The Boardroom Buy-InJPMorgan built a pipeline of female CEO candidates that was the envy of Wall Street. How did it fall apart? Are you IN or OUT on this board to find a successor to Dimon?IN or OUT: Nom chair: Gini Rometty (2020)Massively connected - highest betweenness, 82% connected to other directors (highest on board)Ex IBM CEO (retired 2020), IBM lifer (since 1981), Council on Foreign Relations, Business RoundtableCEOs replaced: herself? With Arvind Krishna, who was at IBM for more than 30 yearsIN or OUT: Michele Buck (2025)Newly appointed, ex CEO of Hershey, Hershey for 20 years and Kraft/Nabisco for 17 years prior (two companies, all food), board of NY LifeCEOs replaced: zero (dictatorship at Hershey)IN or OUT: Stephen Burke (2004)Lead Director! 16% influence, 22 year tenureComcast since 1998, Disney/ABC 1986, director at Berkshire HathawayCEOs replaced: zero (dictatorship at NBC/Comcast)IN or OUT: Alex Gorsky (2022)Ex CEO of J&J, Boards of Apple, IBM (!), ex Business RoundtableCEOs replaced: Tim Cook, himself, Gini Rometty (!)Jensen Huang's iconic leather jacket is going up for auction. Are you IN or OUT on “iconic” founder clothes?IN or OUT: Steve Jobs' turtleneck INEnabled by Arthur LevinsonIN or OUT: Zuck hoodie INEnabled by Peter Thiel, Marc AndreessenIN or OUT: Bill Gates' glasses OUTIN or OUT: Elizabeth Holmes' turtleneck OUTIN or OUT: Jack Dorsey's “love” hat OUTIN or OUT: Musk's chainsaw INSub question: if a board member has been on the board as long as the founder, are they iconic?Tench Coxe - 32 years on Nvidia board, only board he's on, buddies with JensenHarvey Jones - 32 years on Nvidia board, only board he's on, buddies with JensenBrooke Seawell (28 years) and Mark Stevens (17 years) - both were with Jensen when Nvidia just made dopey video cards for better video games

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: A Summer of Friendship and Festive Healing in Kyoto Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-07-06-22-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の夕暮れ、京都大学の寮は活気に満ちていました。En: On a summer evening, the dormitory of Kyoto University was brimming with energy.Ja: 学生たちは七夕祭りの準備に忙しく、楽しげな声が響いていました。En: The students were busy preparing for the Tanabata festival, and cheerful voices echoed throughout.Ja: その中で、ソラは寮の部屋に一人、静かに座っていました。En: Amidst it all, Sora sat quietly in his dorm room alone.Ja: ソラの腕には包帯が巻かれていて、彼の顔には少しの悲しみが漂っていました。En: Sora's arm was wrapped in a bandage, and a slight sadness lingered on his face.Ja: ソラは努力家で、剣道の大会で優勝することを目標にしていました。En: Sora was a hard worker, aiming to win a kendo tournament.Ja: しかし、彼の腕が折れてしまい練習ができません。En: However, with his broken arm, he couldn't practice.Ja: それでも諦めず、ソラはどうにかして回復する方法を考えていました。En: Still, not wanting to give up, Sora was thinking of ways to recover.Ja: ソラの側には、親友のユキがいました。En: Sora's best friend, Yuki, was beside him.Ja: ユキはいつも明るく、ソラを励ましてくれます。En: Yuki was always cheerful and encouraged Sora.Ja: 「ソラ、大丈夫だよ。きっと治るよ。En: "It's okay, Sora. You'll heal for sure.Ja: 今日は祭りに行こう。気分転換になるよ」とユキは笑顔で言いました。En: Let's go to the festival today. It'll be a nice change of pace," Yuki said with a smile.Ja: その瞬間、ソラのもう一人の親しい存在、ハルトが部屋に入ってきました。En: At that moment, another close friend of Sora, Haru, entered the room.Ja: ハルトはソラの剣道のライバルで、実力も高く知られています。En: Haru was Sora's kendo rival, known for his high skill level.Ja: 「ソラ、元気か？En: "Sora, how's it going?Ja: 俺たち、今日は楽しく過ごそうぜ」とハルトも優しく声をかけました。En: Let's have fun today," Haru gently encouraged.Ja: ソラは迷いました。En: Sora was hesitant.Ja: 祭りに行くのか、練習を続けるのか。En: Should he go to the festival or continue practicing?Ja: ただ、心のどこかで分かっていました。彼は今、楽しい時間を求めていると。En: However, somewhere in his heart, he knew he desired a good time.Ja: 黙って腕に目をやると、「...行こう、祭りに」と小さく微笑みました。En: Silently glancing at his arm, he softly smiled and said,Ja: 行こう、祭りに。En: Let's go to the festival.Ja: 外は賑やかさで溢れ、大学の庭には色とりどりの短冊が風に揺れています。En: Outside was overflowing with vibrancy, the university garden adorned with colorful tanzaku swaying in the wind.Ja: ソラ、ユキ、そしてハルトは短冊にそれぞれ願いを書きました。En: Sora, Yuki, and Haru each wrote their wishes on tanzaku.Ja: ソラは「みんなと一緒に楽しく過ごしたい」と心から思いを込めました。En: Sora wholeheartedly wished to have fun together with everyone.Ja: 祭りの夜、ソラは長い間味わっていなかった、心からの喜びを感じました。En: During the festival night, Sora experienced a joy he hadn't felt in a long time.Ja: 友だちと共に過ごす時間の価値を改めて実感し、En: He once again realized the value of spending time with friends,Ja: 彼の心は軽くなりました。En: and his heart felt lighter.Ja: 優勝のことだけが重要ではなかったのです。En: Winning wasn't the only important thing.Ja: いつしか、ソラは自分の価値を別の視点から見上げていました。En: Before long, Sora began seeing his worth from another perspective.Ja: 勝つことだけではなく、En: It wasn't just about winning,Ja: 大切な人たちと共にいること。En: but about being with those who mattered to him.Ja: そのことが彼に新しい平穏をもたらしてくれたのです。En: This brought him a newfound peace.Ja: 穏やかな夜風が吹く中で、ソラは友だちとの時間を心から楽しんでいました。En: In the gentle night breeze, Sora truly enjoyed his time with his friends.Ja: そして、彼はどんなときでも支えてくれる二人の存在に感謝し、En: He appreciated the presence of the two who always supported him,Ja: 静かに空を見上げました。En: and he quietly looked up at the sky.Ja: 星が一際輝いて、ソラたちを祝福しているようでした。En: The stars seemed to shine more brilliantly, as if blessing Sora and his friends. Vocabulary Words:dormitory: 寮brimming: 満ちているenergy: 活気echoed: 響いていたslight: 少しのlinger: 漂うtournament: 大会broken: 折れてしまったrecover: 回復hesitant: 迷うvibrancy: 賑やかさadorned: 飾られてbrilliantly: 一際輝いてblessing: 祝福perspective: 視点peace: 平穏encouraged: 励ましてslightly: 小さくglancing: 目をやるwholeheartedly: 心からrealized: 実感したappreciated: 感謝したpresence: 存在gentle: 穏やかなcheerful: 明るいchange of pace: 気分転換silently: 黙ってdesired: 求めているworth: 価値support: 支えてくれる

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Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Rina's Rainy Revelations: Innovating Tradition at Gion Festival Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-07-03-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の風が緩やかに吹き、京都の山間にある小さな村はギオン祭りの準備で賑わっていました。En: The summer breeze blew gently, and the small village nestled in the mountains of Kyoto was bustling with preparations for the Gion Festival.Ja: この村は、木でできた古い家々が並び、コブルストーンの道に沿って紙提灯が揺れていました。En: This village was lined with old wooden houses, with paper lanterns swaying along the cobblestone streets.Ja: 村人たちの間では、桜の花の香りと祭りの装飾の鮮やかな色が広がっていました。En: Among the villagers, the scent of cherry blossoms and the vibrant colors of the festival decorations spread throughout.Ja: リナは高校生で、村の将来を担うリーダーになりたいと切望していました。En: Rina was a high school student, eager to become a leader who would shape the future of the village.Ja: 彼女は今年の祭りをこれまでで最高のものにするために、いくつものプランを頭に描いていました。En: She had envisioned numerous plans in her mind to make this year's festival the best ever.Ja: しかし、伝統的な考え方を持つ長老たちは、リナの現代的なアイデアに懐疑的であり、リナにとっては最大の試練でした。En: However, the elders, who held traditional views, were skeptical of Rina's modern ideas, posing her greatest challenge.Ja: 「新しいことを取り入れることは、大変なことだね」と堂々と話すのはリナのいとこ、サトシでした。En: "It's tough to incorporate new things, isn't it?" said Rina's cousin, Satoshi, speaking confidently.Ja: 彼は自由な精神を持ち、いつも面白い物語を語って村人たちを喜ばせるのが得意でした。En: He had a free spirit and was always skilled at delighting the villagers with entertaining stories.Ja: 「でも、新しい風が村に活気をもたらすこともあるんだ。」En: "But sometimes, a new breeze can bring vitality to the village."Ja: リナはサトシの言葉に勇気をもらい、祭りの準備を進めました。En: Rina took courage from Satoshi's words and proceeded with the festival preparations.Ja: 村の長老たちは慎重な様子で彼女を見守りましたが、リナは伝統を大切にしながらも、新しい要素を取り入れようと決めました。En: The village elders watched her cautiously, but she decided to honor tradition while also integrating new elements.Ja: 祭り当日、予想もしない嵐が空を覆い始め、急に雨が降り始めました。En: On the day of the festival, an unexpected storm began to cover the sky, and it suddenly started to rain.Ja: 村人たちは慌てて屋根のある場所に避難しました。En: The villagers hurriedly took shelter in covered areas.Ja: リナは冷静に状況を分析し、雨の中でも楽しめるプログラムを即座に考案しました。En: Rina calmly assessed the situation and quickly devised a program that could be enjoyed even in the rain.Ja: 彼女の指示で、祭りは屋内にシフトし、提灯の光が雨の夜を照らしました。En: Under her guidance, the festival shifted indoors, and the lanterns' light illuminated the rainy evening.Ja: その後、嵐が去ると、村人たちは再び外に繰り出し、リナが準備した新しいアトラクションを楽しみました。En: After the storm passed, the villagers went outside again and enjoyed the new attractions Rina had prepared.Ja: 伝統的な音楽と現代的なパフォーマンスが融合し、まるで魔法のような夜になりました。En: Traditional music merged with contemporary performances, creating a magical night.Ja: 祭りの終わりに、村の長老たちはリナに近づき、満足そうにうなずきました。En: At the end of the festival, the village elders approached Rina, nodding with satisfaction.Ja: 「リナ、君は素晴らしい祭りを実現したね。若い力があるというのは、良いことだ。」En: "Rina, you made a wonderful festival happen. It's a good thing to have young energy like yours."Ja: リナは微笑み、村のみんなと達成感を分かち合いました。En: Rina smiled and shared the sense of accomplishment with everyone in the village.Ja: 彼女は若いリーダーとしての自信を深め、伝統と新しいアイデアのバランスの大切さを学びました。En: She grew more confident as a young leader and learned the importance of balancing tradition with new ideas.Ja: これから先も、彼女は村を新たな未来へと導いていくことでしょう。En: In the future, she would continue to lead the village towards a new future.Ja: そして、星空の下、リナ、サトシ、そして彼らの友人エミコは、山の静けさを耳にしながら、次の年のギオン祭りのアイデアを思い描きました。En: Then, under the starry sky, Rina, Satoshi, and their friend Emiko imagined ideas for the next year's Gion Festival as they listened to the serenity of the mountains.Ja: それは、彼女たちが歩みを進める次なる一歩を知らせるものでした。En: It was a sign of the next steps they would take forward. Vocabulary Words:breeze: 風nestled: あるbustling: 賑わってcobblestone: コブルストーンlanterns: 提灯swaying: 揺れてvibrant: 鮮やかなenvisioned: 描いてelders: 長老たちskeptical: 懐疑的incorporate: 取り入れるdelighting: 喜ばせるvitality: 活気courage: 勇気cautiously: 慎重なintegrating: 取り入れるdevised: 考案しましたilluminated: 照らしましたmerged: 融合しaccomplishment: 達成感confidence: 自信balancing: バランスserenity: 静けさimagined: 思い描きましたpreparations: 準備traditional: 伝統的なentertaining: 面白いassessed: 分析しunexpected: 予想もしないshelter: 避難

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Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Whispers of the Bamboo Grove: A Journey through Memories Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-06-30-07-38-20-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の暑い日、京都の嵐山竹林は静かに揺れていました。En: On a hot summer day, the Arashiyama bamboo grove in Kyoto was gently swaying.Ja: 竹の葉が風にそよぎ、過去の秘密をささやいているようでした。En: The bamboo leaves whispered secrets of the past as they rustled in the wind.Ja: その時、祇園祭の音楽と笑い声が空気を満たしていました。En: At that moment, the air was filled with the music and laughter of the Gion Festival.Ja: ハルキとユミはそこで偶然に再会しました。En: Haruki and Yumi happened to meet again there by chance.Ja: ハルキは幼い頃からの友人のユミに会って、驚きました。En: Haruki was surprised to see Yumi, a childhood friend.Ja: 彼は最近亡くなった祖母を思い出し、感情の整理がついていませんでした。En: He was still sorting out his emotions after recalling his recently deceased grandmother.Ja: 竹林は祖母との大切な思い出の場所だったからです。En: The bamboo grove held precious memories with his grandmother.Ja: 一方、ユミは将来の決断に悩んでいました。En: On the other hand, Yumi was troubled by future decisions.Ja: 彼女は海外旅行を夢見ていましたが、具体的な道が分からず不安になっていました。En: She dreamt of traveling abroad but felt anxious as she didn't know the specific path to take.Ja: それでも、祭りの活気が彼女を少し勇気づけました。En: Even so, the festival's liveliness gave her a bit of courage.Ja: 「ハルキ、おばあさんのこと、大変だったね」とユミが静かに言いました。En: "Haruki, it must have been tough losing your grandmother," Yumi said quietly.Ja: ハルキは頷き、思い出に浸りました。En: Haruki nodded, lost in memories.Ja: 「祖母はこの竹林が大好きだったんだ。En: "My grandmother loved this bamboo grove.Ja: いつもここを散歩したがってた。En: She always wanted to walk here."Ja: 」ハルキは後ろを振り返るのではなく、祖母の最後の願いを叶えるために、この竹林を訪れることにしました。En: Instead of looking back, Haruki decided to visit the bamboo grove to fulfill his grandmother's last wish.Ja: 「ユミ、僕と一緒に竹林を歩かないか？En: "Yumi, would you walk through the bamboo grove with me?"Ja: 」ユミは不安を抱えていましたが、ハルキに心を開くことができました。En: Yumi was feeling anxious but was able to open her heart to Haruki.Ja: 「実は、私も未来が不安なんだ。En: "Actually, I'm worried about the future too.Ja: けど、旅に出たいってずっと思ってる。En: But I've always wanted to travel."Ja: 」祇園祭の華やかな灯りに照らされながら、二人は竹林を歩き、過去や夢の話をしました。En: Illuminated by the bright lights of the Gion Festival, they walked through the bamboo grove, sharing stories of the past and their dreams.Ja: 二人の心は整理され、お互いに新たな力を見つけました。En: Their hearts settled, and they found new strength in each other.Ja: 祭りの終わりに、ハルキは少し微笑みました。En: At the end of the festival, Haruki smiled slightly.Ja: 「祖母は、いつも僕と一緒にいる気がする。En: "I feel like my grandmother is always with me.Ja: だから大丈夫。En: So, it's okay."Ja: 」ユミも決心しました。En: Yumi also made a decision.Ja: 「私、夢を追いかける。En: "I'm going to chase my dreams.Ja: ありがとう、ハルキ。En: Thank you, Haruki."Ja: 」夏の終わりに、ハルキは祖母の思い出を抱きしめ、未来に向かって歩き始めました。En: At summer's end, Haruki embraced the memories of his grandmother and started walking toward the future.Ja: ユミは新たな冒険に向けて、心を開きました。En: Yumi opened her heart to a new adventure.Ja: そして、二人はそれぞれ新たな始まりを迎えました。En: And so, they each commenced a new beginning. Vocabulary Words:grove: 竹林swaying: 揺れていましたwhispered: ささやいているrustled: そよぎliveliness: 活気fulfill: 叶えるanxious: 不安recalling: 思い出しdeceased: 亡くなったprecious: 大切なtroubled: 悩んでいましたspecific: 具体的なcourage: 勇気laughter: 笑い声surprised: 驚きましたemotions: 感情memories: 思い出settled: 整理されstrength: 力slightly: 少しchase: 追いかけるembraced: 抱きしめcommenced: 始めましたadventure: 冒険overseas: 海外recollect: 思い出に浸るrustle: そよぎintently: 静かにilluminated: 照らされnod: 頷き

Join Robyn and Colleen Benelli as they welcome Reiki Master Mirjam Top from the Netherlands to explore how Reiki truly becomes a way of living. Mirjam shares her beautiful transition from a rational healthcare professional and deep skeptic to a committed Reiki practitioner, detailing how daily Reiki practices completely transformed her relationship with anger. The conversation dives deep into her current work translating Kaiji Tomita's historical 1920s text, The Benevolent Art of Healing, and the profound life changes that occur when we heal our ancestral lineage. Tune in to discover how these gentle, steady spiritual shifts create a grounded, authentic human experience. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Discover how subtle, gradual experiences with Reiki can lead to profound, long-term personal transformation and deep self-care. Master a deeper understanding of the Reiki precepts, transforming emotions like anger from harmful forces into beneficial internal signals. Explore the history and treatment insights of the 1920s Tomita-Style Usui Reiki through Mirjam's translation work of his book, The Benevolent Art of Healing. Release intergenerational burdens and heavy ancestral patterns to empower the strength, love, and gifts of your lineage. Integrate regenerative thinking into your practice, shifting your focus from fixing problems to cultivating living potential. Mentioned in this Episode ●      The Benevolent Art of Healing (Tomita-Style Hands-On Therapy) by Kaiji Tomita ●      The Reiki Precepts / Ideals ●      Justin Stein's podcast episode ●      Brian Brunius (Reiki Centers of America) ●      The Reiki Alliance ●      Rebecca Bredenhof (Mirjam's initiating master) ●      Marta Getty (Developer of Healing Your Family Tree with Reiki) ●      Phyllis Furumoto (granddaughter to Hawayo Takata and former lineage bearer of Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki) ●      Ben Haggard and the Regenesis Group (Regenerative Thinking) ●      Reiki Home organization ●      Mount Kurama, Kyoto, Japan  Support Mirjam Top's Dutch translation project by visiting her GoFundMe page. https://gofund.me/8c037f9db   Connect with Mirjam   My websites: www.reikitwente.nl www.regeneratievedenkkracht.nl Mirjam Top | LinkedIn Reiki leren leven met Mirjam Top (YouTube)    Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com  Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Finding Courage in Arashiyama: Sora's Summer Epiphany Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-06-28-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 京都の夏。En: Summer in Kyoto.Ja: 嵐山の竹林は静かで美しい。En: The bamboo grove in Arashiyama is quiet and beautiful.Ja: 空は雲ひとつなく、竹の葉がそよ風に揺れている。En: The sky is cloudless, and the bamboo leaves sway in the gentle breeze.Ja: 今日は七夕。En: Today is Tanabata.Ja: 空は心の中で大きな決断を抱えて歩いていた。En: Sora walked, carrying a big decision in his heart.Ja: 空は、手術をするかどうか悩んでいた。En: Sora was troubled over whether to undergo surgery.Ja: 手術は彼の人生を変える可能性がある。En: The surgery could potentially change his life.Ja: 友達の春人が隣で明るく話している。En: His friend Haruto was cheerfully talking beside him.Ja: 「今日は楽しもうよ！」と春人は空に言った。En: "Let's have fun today!" Haruto said to Sora.Ja: 彼の声は楽しげで、空の心を軽くしようとしていた。En: His voice was cheerful, trying to lighten Sora's heart.Ja: しかし、空の心は重たい。En: However, Sora's heart was heavy.Ja: 竹林を歩きながら、彼はふと目を閉じる。En: As he walked through the bamboo grove, he closed his eyes for a moment.Ja: そこに現れたのは、知恵深い明子だった。En: There appeared Akiko, wise and insightful.Ja: 明子は年老いたけれど、その目はなおのこと輝いていた。En: Akiko was old, but her eyes still shone brightly.Ja: 「私も同じ道を歩いたわ」と、彼女は静かに言った。En: "I walked the same path," she quietly said.Ja: 「怖かったわ。でも、人生は勇気と今この瞬間を生きることなのよ」と、明子は続けた。En: "I was scared. But life is about courage and living in the moment," Akiko continued.Ja: 彼女が経験した決断は同じようなもので、彼女の言葉は空の胸に響いた。En: The decision she had experienced was similar, and her words resonated in Sora's heart.Ja: 日が暮れ、竹林はランタンの光で照らされた。En: As night fell, the bamboo grove was illuminated by lanterns.Ja: 空は決心した。En: Sora made a decision.Ja: 彼は短冊を取り出し、願いを書いた。「勇気が欲しい」と。En: He took out a tanzaku and wrote his wish: “I want courage.”Ja: それから、彼は春人と一緒に祭りに戻った。En: After that, he returned to the festival with Haruto.Ja: 音楽が響き、人々の笑い声が空を包む。En: Music echoed and the laughter of people enveloped Sora.Ja: 空は心の中で平和を感じた。En: In his heart, Sora felt peace.Ja: 手術の恐れにとらわれるのではなく、今この時を感じることができた。En: He could feel the present moment rather than being held captive by the fear of surgery.Ja: 嵐山の竹が穏やかに揺れている。En: The bamboo in Arashiyama swayed gently.Ja: 空は今まで感じたことのない静けさに包まれていた。En: Sora felt enveloped in a tranquility he had never felt before.Ja: そして、彼は笑った。En: And then, he smiled.Ja: 「これから、一歩一歩、今を大切にして生きていこう」と心に誓った。En: "From now on, step by step, I'll live cherishing the present," he vowed to himself.Ja: 物語の終わりに、空は何かを理解した。En: At the end of the story, Sora understood something.Ja: 人生は今この瞬間の集まりで、未来を恐れるのではなく、今日を生きることが大事なのだと。En: Life is a collection of present moments, and it is important to live today instead of fearing the future.Ja: 彼は満ち足りた気持ちで竹林を後にした。En: He left the bamboo grove with a satisfied feeling. Vocabulary Words:grove: 竹林sway: 揺れるbreeze: そよ風decision: 決断troubled: 悩んでいたsurgery: 手術undergo: 経験するilluminated: 照らされたlantern: ランタンgentle: 穏やかcloudless: 雲ひとつなくcheerfully: 明るくinsightful: 知恵深いresonate: 響くcourage: 勇気tanzaku: 短冊wish: 願いechoed: 響きenveloped: 包むtranquility: 静けさcherishing: 大切にmoment: 瞬間captivated: とらわれるvowed: 誓うsatisfied: 満ち足りたcollection: 集まりfear: 恐れfuture: 未来present: 今path: 道

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Unveiling Kyoto's Hidden Calm: A Sketchbook Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-06-26-22-34-01-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の週末、晴れた空の下で、ハルトとユキは京都の嵐山竹林へと向かいました。En: On a summer weekend, under the clear sky, Haru to Yuki headed to the Arashiyama bamboo grove in Kyoto.Ja: 二人は朝早く出発し、人気の観光地を満喫する計画でした。En: They had set out early in the morning with plans to enjoy the popular tourist spot.Ja: 「すごいね、ハルト！竹がこんなに高いなんて。」ユキは目を輝かせながら言いました。En: "Amazing, Haru to! I can't believe the bamboo is this tall," Yuki said, her eyes sparkling.Ja: 「うん、ここは本当に特別な場所だね。」ハルトは心の中で何かを探しているように、少し遠い目をしていました。En: "Yeah, this is truly a special place," Haru to replied, looking somewhat distantly as if searching for something in his heart.Ja: 彼は次の絵のインスピレーションを求めていましたが、観光客で賑わう竹林ではなかなか静けさを感じることができませんでした。En: He was seeking inspiration for his next drawing but was finding it difficult to feel tranquility in the bustling bamboo grove filled with tourists.Ja: 「どうする？もっと静かな場所を探してみる？」ユキが提案しました。En: "What do you think? Should we try to find a quieter place?" Yuki suggested.Ja: 「そうだね、もう少し奥に行ってみようか。」ハルトは少し不安を感じながらも、ユキと共に人気のある観光道を外れて行くことに決めました。En: "Yeah, let's go a bit further in," Haru to decided, feeling a bit uneasy, but embarking on a path away from the popular tourist trails with Yuki.Ja: 細い小道を進んでいくと、二人はますます静かな場所にたどり着きました。En: As they walked along a narrow path, they gradually reached a quieter area.Ja: 竹の葉を通して差し込む光が神秘的な雰囲気を作り出していました。En: Light filtering through the bamboo leaves created a mystical atmosphere.Ja: 「ここだ！」突然、ハルトは立ち止まりました。En: "This is it!" Haru to suddenly stopped.Ja: 目の前には小さな開けた場所があり、そこには彼が描きたかった風景が広がっていました。En: In front of him was a small open space, and there lay the scenery he had wanted to paint.Ja: 周囲の竹が優雅に揺れ、柔らかな光が地面に模様を描いていました。En: The surrounding bamboo swayed gracefully, while the soft light cast patterns on the ground.Ja: 「すごくきれい…」ユキは感嘆の声を漏らしました。En: "It's so beautiful..." Yuki let out a voice of admiration.Ja: 「ユキ、ありがとう。あなたのおかげでここに来られました。」ハルトは微笑みました。En: "Thank you, Yuki. It's thanks to you that we came here." Haru to smiled.Ja: そしてスケッチブックを取り出し、その瞬間を紙に残そうと集中しました。En: Then he took out his sketchbook and focused on capturing the moment on paper.Ja: 時間が経つのも忘れるほど、ハルトは夢中になって描きました。En: So engrossed was Haru to in his drawing that he lost track of time.Ja: その間、ユキは自然の静けさを楽しみながら、時折ハルトの描く姿を眺めていました。En: Meanwhile, Yuki enjoyed the tranquility of nature, occasionally glancing at Haru to as he drew.Ja: スケッチが完成した頃、日が傾き始めていました。En: By the time the sketch was complete, the sun had begun to set.Ja: ハルトは満足げにスケッチを見つめ、ユキにそれを見せました。En: Haru to gazed at the sketch with satisfaction and showed it to Yuki.Ja: 「素晴らしいね、ハルト。まるでこの場の空気まで感じられるよ。」ユキは感動していました。En: "It's wonderful, Haru to. I can almost feel the air of this place," Yuki was moved.Ja: 「今日は本当に良かった。思うままに進むって悪くないね。」ハルトはそう言って、これまでの自分の考え方を少し見直しました。En: "Today was really good. Moving forward as you feel isn't bad at all," Haru to said, re-evaluating his way of thinking a little.Ja: 二人は静けさとともに、その場にしばらく座っていました。竹林の静けさが、彼らの心を静かに包み込んでいました。En: The two of them sat there for a while in the silence, the quiet of the bamboo grove gently enveloping their hearts.Ja: インスピレーションを得たハルトは、心満ち足りた気持ちで竹林を後にしました。En: Having gained inspiration, Haru to left the bamboo grove feeling content.Ja: ユキと共に見つけた新たな場所は、彼にとって最高の思い出となりました。En: The new place he found together with Yuki became a treasured memory for him. Vocabulary Words:gazed: 見つめるtreasured: 最高のenveloped: 包み込むdistantly: 遠い目gracefully: 優雅にbustling: 賑わうuneasy: 不安admiration: 感嘆filtering: 通して差し込むembarking: 進むsketchbook: スケッチブックtrails: 道mystical: 神秘的serenity: 静けさrealized: 気づくcontent: 満ち足りたinspiration: インスピレーションbamboo grove: 竹林sketch: スケッチtruly: 本当にquieter: 静かなnarrow: 細いpatterns: 模様appreciated: 感動sparkling: 輝かせるset out: 出発capture: 残すfocused: 集中atmosphere: 雰囲気surrounding: 周囲

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Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Kyoto Retreat: How Rain Transformed a Team's Spirit Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-06-25-22-34-01-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 京都、嵐山の竹林。夏の日差しが竹の間から差し込み、緑の光が地面を照らします。En: In Kyoto, Arashiyama's bamboo grove, the summer sun filters between the bamboo, casting a green light on the ground.Ja: 一陣の風が通り抜け、葉を揺らし、爽やかな音を奏でます。En: A gust of wind passes through, shaking the leaves and creating a refreshing sound.Ja: この美しい場所で、会社のチームビルディングのリトリートが始まろうとしています。En: In this beautiful place, a company team-building retreat is about to begin.Ja: 愛子は、しっかり者のオフィスワーカーです。En: Aiko is a diligent office worker.Ja: 彼女は小さなマーケティングチームを率いています。En: She leads a small marketing team.Ja: 今日のリトリートは、愛子がリーダーシップを発揮する機会であり、彼女は成功させたいと強く思っています。En: Today's retreat is an opportunity for Aiko to demonstrate her leadership skills, and she is determined to make it a success.Ja: 愛子のチームには、2人の同僚がいます。En: Aiko's team consists of two colleagues.Ja: ヒロシはリラックスした性格で、企業活動に対して懐疑的です。En: Hiroshi has a laid-back personality and is skeptical about corporate activities.Ja: ミキは最も若いメンバーで、熱心ですが経験が浅いです。En: Miki is the youngest member, enthusiastic but inexperienced.Ja: 愛子の目標は、意義のあるチームビルディングを企画し、チームの結束を強め、上司を驚かせることです。En: Aiko's goal is to design a meaningful team-building experience, strengthen team cohesion, and impress her boss.Ja: しかし、問題がございます。En: However, there are challenges.Ja: チームメンバー間のコミュニケーションが不足しており、夏の天候が不安定で計画が妨げられる可能性があります。En: Communication among team members is lacking, and the summer weather is unpredictable, posing a threat to her plans.Ja: 雲が現れ、雨の予感が漂います。En: Clouds appear, and a sense of impending rain looms.Ja: そこで、愛子は迅速に計画を変更します。En: Quickly, Aiko changes the plans.Ja: 「室内活動も考えておこう」と彼女は提案します。En: "Let's consider indoor activities," she suggests.Ja: そして、七夕の伝統を取り入れ、チームを参加させることを決めます。En: She decides to incorporate the Tanabata tradition and involve the team.Ja: 雨が降り始めます。En: The rain starts to fall.Ja: 愛子は急いで地元の茶室にチームを誘導します。En: Aiko swiftly guides the team to a local tea room.Ja: 中で、彼女はチームに短冊を渡し、それぞれの願いを書くように勧めます。En: Inside, she hands out tanzaku to each team member, encouraging them to write down their wishes.Ja: 「願い事を書いてください」と彼女は微笑んで言います。En: "Please write your wishes," she says with a smile.Ja: チームメンバーは色とりどりの短冊に願い事を書き始めます。En: Team members begin writing their wishes on colorful tanzaku.Ja: ヒロシも、最初は気乗りしなかったものの、周りを見て参加し始めます。En: Even Hiroshi, initially reluctant, sees others and joins in.Ja: 「意外と楽しいな、と彼はつぶやきます。」En: "This is surprisingly fun," he mutters.Ja: ミキは無邪気に笑いながら、「たくさんの願い事があるんです！」と嬉しそうに言います。En: Miki, laughing innocently, says happily, "I have so many wishes!"Ja: 室内の活動は思った以上に充実していました。En: The indoor activity was more fulfilling than expected.Ja: ミキはタスクをうまくこなし、自信を持つようになりました。En: Miki managed her tasks well and started to gain confidence.Ja: ヒロシは雰囲気に溶け込み、他のメンバーと積極的に交流し始めました。En: Hiroshi blended into the atmosphere and began to interact actively with other members.Ja: 愛子もまた、リーダーシップとは柔軟性と協力が鍵であることを学びます。En: Aiko also learned that leadership involves flexibility and collaboration.Ja: 彼女はチームが自分を信頼していることを感じ、自信を深めました。En: She felt that the team trusted her, deepening her confidence.Ja: 雨の音がやんで、茶室を出るとき、チームは以前よりもずっと親密でやる気に満ちていました。En: As the sound of rain ceased and they left the tea room, the team was more connected and motivated than before.Ja: 竹林に戻り、青空が広がります。En: Returning to the bamboo grove, a clear sky stretched above.Ja: これからも共に歩む道を思い描きながら、たった一つのリトリートが皆の心を繋げたことを実感します。En: Visualizing the path they would continue to walk together, they realized that a single retreat had united their hearts.Ja: 青々とした竹が見守る中で、愛子の心にも新しい風が吹き込んでいました。En: Under the watchful green bamboos, a new spirit was blowing within Aiko's heart as well. Vocabulary Words:filters: 差し込みgust: 一陣refreshing: 爽やかなdiligent: しっかり者demonstrate: 発揮するcohesion: 結束impending: 予感looms: 漂いますswiftly: 迅速にincorporate: 取り入れるreluctant: 気乗りしないinnocently: 無邪気にfulfilling: 充実flexibility: 柔軟性collaboration: 協力trusted: 信頼ceased: やんでvisualizing: 思い描きunited: 繋げたwatchful: 見守るspirit: 風blowing: 吹き込んでcasting: 照らしますskeptical: 懐疑的threat: 妨げられる可能性suggests: 提案しますencouraging: 勧めますconfidence: 自信enthusiastic: 熱心lack: 不足

Rest to Return is a podcast for a restless world. Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife is your host. This series is rooted in Shabbat, an ancient Jewish practice that teaches us how to belong to time. Here, rest is a sacred rhythm woven into who we are. We continue by gathering around a single question: How do we know when to work and when to rest? I learned about spiralinear time from Kohenet Sara Esther Richards who wrote her Masters Thesis, Spiralinear Time: Religious Calendar Formation, Momentum, and Change within a Dynamic Time Structure, on the topic. We learn about the shmitta in Exodus 23:10-11 Here is a photo of us at the beginning of our first shmitta year; this was taken in Kyoto, Japan in January 2009. The Jonathan Sacks quote, “Shabbat is the day we stand still and let all our blessings catch up with us.” comes from his book, Radical Then, Radical Now. The words to Lecha Dodi by Shlomo Alkabetz can be found here. “Shamor” (keep/guard) and “zachor” (remember) are in verse 2. The 39 melachot can be found in the Mishnah (Shabbat 7:2). If you want to find out whose land you're on, https://native-land.ca/ is an excellent resource. You can find out how the moon is cycling in your particular location here. Check out the Rest to Return webpage for photos, info about the Rest to Return retreat, and more! This episode is brought to you by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Rest to Return exists because we believe slowing down is a spiritual act. IJS believes that too. For over two decades, IJS has been helping people go deeper, through Jewish mindfulness meditation, contemplative prayer, sacred text study, and embodied practice. Their offerings range from online courses and silent retreats to immersive cohort programs for seekers of all experience levels, clergy, and spiritual leaders who are ready to live and lead from a more grounded place. Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife is part of IJS's core faculty, and the wisdom you'll hear in this series is very much in that spirit. If this podcast is stirring something in you, IJS is a place to go further. Explore their programs, and more ways to learn and practice with Keshira, at jewishspirituality.org, including: View the latest offerings from IJS in our program catalog Join Keshira and others on retreat this August: Returning Anew Learn more about Shevet, IJS's community for younger adults (20s-30s) IJS has several online free practices with Keshira and our other faculty including our live Daily Sit, our weekly Shevet Sit for younger adults (under 40), and monthly Affinity Sits for Jews of Color, LGBTQ+, and individuals with disabilities. Click here for more information. Join our mailing list to be notified about our upcoming fall courses, including Keshira's Earth, Moon, Mindfulness year-long class.

Since Donald Trump returned to the Presidency in 2025, the US has become increasingly isolationist. It has pulled out of the Paris climate agreement and the IPCC, left the World Health Organisation, as well as a whole host of other international organisations and agencies. So, when President Trump leaves the White House, will the US be able to rebuild trust on the international stage? This week on Cleaning Up, former US Secretary of State and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry sits down with Michael Liebreich and reflects on some of the defining diplomatic efforts of his career, from negotiating the Iran nuclear deal to helping secure the Paris Climate Agreement. Secretary Kerry explains how years of relationship-building and behind the scenes diplomacy helped bring Iran to the negotiating table and why he believes the original nuclear agreement succeeded in limiting Iran's nuclear programme. He also shares his frustration at what he sees as the dismantling of agreements and relationships that took years to build, and the challenge of restoring trust in US leadership on the global stage.  Secretary Kerry also shares his perspective on working with China, the importance of international cooperation, and the role diplomacy still has to play. They also discuss rebuilding trust in US leadership, and the shifting balance between the US and China in clean energy. Topics Include: How the Obama administration negotiated limits on Iran's nuclear programme The diplomacy behind the Paris Climate Agreement The meaning of "common but differentiated" in climate diplomacy Lessons from Kyoto, Paris and Dubai on international climate agreements Why engaging adversaries matters more than isolating them How can the U.S. rebuild trust on a global stage? Petrostate vs electrostate: the shifting US-China dynamic Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, Ecopragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: John Kerry's bio: https://galvanizeclimate.com/team/secretary-john-kerry Galvanize https://galvanizeclimate.com/ Our Ocean Conference https://www.ouroceanconference.org/ Todd Stern on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffnZzO6CMI8 Ernie Moniz on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0shzlRv4MTY Acronyms: ADNOC - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company LNG - Liquified Natural Gas OPCW - Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons ESG - Environment, Social and Governance IRGC - Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

In this episode hosts, Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS share their excitement and plans for attending the 2026 World Parkinson Congress (WPC) in Phoenix, Arizona, a unique international conference that brings together people with Parkinson's, care partners, therapists, physicians, and researchers. Drawing on their past experiences at WPC in Montreal, Portland, and Kyoto, they describe how special it is to attend this event as a full team this year, staying together in an Airbnb and connecting with colleagues and members from around the world. They highlight what makes WPC stand out from typical scientific meetings: its interdisciplinary focus, community-centered vibe, extensive wellness and exercise programming, creative projects, and direct involvement of people with Parkinson's in scientific discussions. Claire and Erin also walk through the rich scientific and wellness schedule—from plenary lectures on cutting-edge research and prevention to workshops, round tables, debate-style "controversy" sessions, and a robust wellness program featuring exercise, meditation, and caregiver support. They close by emphasizing how WPC advances both research and advocacy, and by promising a follow-up conversation after the congress to share key takeaways and lessons learned. We recorded this before heading to WPC — stay tuned for our follow-up episode with everything we learned!

The longer you create mokuhanga, the more your individual tastes reveal themselves in your own  work, your style, your ideas, and your unique way of seeing the world. These are the qualities that make a mokuhanga artist or craftsperson shine, and they represent the place many practitioners aspire to reach. On this episode of The Unfinished Print: A Mokuhanga Podcast, I speak with someone who has spent decades refining his style, developing his ideas, and defining his relationship with mokuhanga at the same time exploring a variety of printmaking mediums. Daniel Kelly lives and works in Kyoto, Japan, and for many years his work has been exhibited in galleries all around the world. It can also be found in private collections and in some of the world's most important museums. We discuss Daniel's studies under Tomikichiro Tokuriki and the lasting influence Tokuriki has had on his work. Daniel explains his preference for papers from outside Japan and why he generally avoids using Japanese washi. He also details his creative process, discusses his use of multiple printmaking mediums alongside mokuhanga, and he reflects on the advantages each brings to his practice. We also talk about galleries, selling work, and Daniel's views on tradition—and how, in some cases, it can hold artists back. Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints or email me theunfinishedprint@gmail.com Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Artists works follow after the note if available. Pieces are mokuhanga unless otherwise noted. Dimensions are given if known. Print publishers are given if known. Daniel Kelly - website  Children's Parade (2025) [16" x 28") Lithograph on kozo Typhoon (2002) Lithograph, woodblock, and platinum on Nepalese paper. Tomikichirō Tokuriki (1902-2000) - was a Kyoto based mokuhanga printmaker and teacher. His work touched on many themes and styles. From "creative prints" or sōsaku hanga in Japanese, and his publisher/printer prints, or shin hanga prints of traditional Japanese landscapes.  Spring Night at Hirasawa Pond  (1970's) deshi (弟子) - is an apprentice under a teacher in Japanese culture. It can be found across many disciplines such as martial arts, fine arts and sport.  Citty Lights Bookstore - City Lights Bookstore is a famous independent bookstore in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021). Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) -  was a mokuhanga printmaker based in Japan. Karhu lived in Japan for most of his life after studying with Tetsuo Yamada and Stanton Macdonald-Wright. HIs themes were of his home city of Kyoto, Japan. More information can be found, here.  Shijo River Bank - Famous Places of Kyoto (18.5" x 15.2")  Honoré Daumier (1808–1879) was a French printmaker, painter, and sculptor best known for his sharp social and political satire. Working primarily in lithography, he created thousands of prints that critiqued politicians, the legal system, and everyday life in nineteenth-century France. Daumier's ability to combine technical mastery with keen observation of human character made him one of the most influential printmakers in Western art history, and his work continues to inspire artists today. Les Plaisirs de l'Hiver (1836) Colour Lithograph [7" x 8.3"] Ted Coyler - is a Canadian printmaker originally from Nova Scotia, Canada. He studied under Toshi Yoshida and makes mokuhanga with mixed media as well as CEAHD lithography. More info, here.  Tsumago (20" x 14")  CWAJ (College Women's Association of Japan) Print Show - is one of Japan's most respected exhibitions of contemporary printmaking. Established in 1956, the annual exhibition showcases both emerging and established artists working across a variety of printmaking techniques. Organized by the College Women's Association of Japan, the show has played an important role in promoting contemporary Japanese prints to international audiences while supporting educational scholarships and programs. For many artists, inclusion in the exhibition is a significant mark of recognition within the printmaking community.  Maurice Sanchez - is a New York–based master printmaker specializing in lithography and collaborative fine art printing. Working through his workshop Derrière L'Étoile Studios, he has collaborated with many major contemporary artists, helping translate drawings and ideas into technically precise and visually rich prints. More info, here.  Untitled (1988) by Maurice Sánchez, Barbara Kruger & James Miller - photo offset lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper   Tatyana Grosman (1904–1982) - was a Russian-American print publisher and founder of Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) on Long Island, one of the most influential print workshops in postwar American art. Working closely with artists in a highly collaborative studio environment, she encouraged experimentation with lithography and other print techniques, helping to redefine printmaking as a primary artistic medium rather than reproduction. Through ULAE, she supported landmark collaborations with artists such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, and Cy Twombly, playing a central role in the resurgence of American printmaking in the 1960s. Nihonteki (日本的) - is a Japanese word meaning Japanese-style. And is often used to describe a thing thsat reflects qualities that are associated with Japan. It's often used to describe something that reflects qualities associated with Japan such as aesthetics, behavior, design, or cultural approach.  Tamarind Institute - was originally founded in Los Angeles in 1960 by June Wayne, and is a world renowned center for fine art lithography. Established to revive and sustain the art of lithography, which was in decline in the United States, Tamarind quickly became a leader in the education and promotion of lithographic techniques. In 1970, the institute moved to the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where it continues to thrive as a key institution in the printmaking world. Dedicated to advancing the lithographic arts through rigorous education, collaborative projects, and the production of high-quality prints, the Tamarind Institute's influence extends globally, contributing significantly to the development and appreciation of lithography as a vibrant art form. More info, here.  Michael Verne - is a gallerist based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.  Michael specializes in contemporary Japanese prints and paintings. Michael's interview with The Unfinished Print can be found, here.  Sarah Brayer - is a visual artist who is based in Kyoto, Japan. Her works are predominantly poured Japanese paper (washi). Sarah was the first Western artist to work at the Taki paper mill in Echizen. This is where she currently make her paperworks. Sarah have worked continuously in Echizen since 1986 as the only Western artist to do so. Sarah Brayer has also produced mokuhanga in her career. More information can be found, here. Sarah's interview with The Unfinished Print can be found, here.  White Spread (2026) - poured washi [23.75″ x 36.25″] Ren Brown Collection -  is gallery in Bodega Bay, California featuring contemporary Japanese prints, handmade ceramics and jewelry, Japanese antiques, and works by California artists and sculptors. Each piece reflects a dedication to quality, cultural heritage, and creative expression. More info, here.  Mayumi Oda - is a Buddhist teacher and artist based in Hawai'i. Her artwork has gained international recognition, having traveled worldwide. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Mayumi is an environmental activist and resides and works at Ginger Hill Farm, an eco-retreat on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Explore more about Mayumi Oda's work, here. Majushri - on a bicycle (1980) [20" x 29"] seriagraph Kremer Pigemente - is a European based seller of various types of pigments for the world market.Kremer sells different pigment powders, binders, tools, and specialty chemicals tailored for fine art painting, restoration, monument preservation, and specialized handcrafts. More info can be found, here.  Fauvist Colour Theory -   is an approach to colour developed by the Fauves in early 20th-century France, including artists like Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and André Derain (1880-1854). Instead of using colour to describe reality, they used it expressively—often applying pure, unmixed pigments directly from the tube to create intense, non-naturalistic effects. Colour became independent from form and light, used to convey emotion, rhythm, and visual impact rather than accurate representation. This liberated approach to colour was short-lived as a movement but had a lasting influence on modern and contemporary art. Kathy Caraccio - is a master printer, artist, curator, professor, and collector who has collaborated with hundreds of artists from around the world. Through her studio, she has fostered a vibrant, supportive community rooted in shared creativity and craft. More info can be found, here.  Offering (1973) viscosity etching [11"x11") Stanton Macdonald-Wright's colour theory - formed the basis of Synchromism, an abstract art movement he co-founded in 1913 with Morgan Russell. Synchromism, meaning "with colour," sought to construct painting through colour alone, treating it as the primary driver of form, rhythm, and spatial depth rather than line or traditional representation. Drawing parallels with musical composition, Macdonald-Wright and Russell aimed to create visual "harmonies" where colours functioned like chords, building dynamic and structured relationships across the canvas. The result was one of the earliest American contributions to abstraction, grounded in a systematic exploration of colour as an expressive and structural force. © Popular Wheat Productions logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny  Introduction music while working - Lester Young / Oscar Peterson  Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) The opinions expressed by guests on The Unfinished Print: A Mokuhanga Podcast do not necessarily represent the opinions or beliefs of André Zadorozny.       

We're going solo this episode, and we're going global. After months of logging serious miles across cities and continents, we wanted to revisit a format we love — not the wine regions, not the châteaux, but the cities themselves. The places that aren't necessarily making wine, but are doing it better than almost anywhere else in the world. We're breaking down our top four wine cities right now — London, Copenhagen, Tokyo, and New York — what makes each one stand out, how we navigate them for wine when we get there, and the specific spots that completely won us over. Along the way, we're also tasting the Zuccardi Polígonos Cabernet Franc from Mendoza — our wine club pick and a perfect tie-in to our earlier episode on the most exciting wine regions to visit. Pour a glass and come along. Featured Wine: Zuccardi Polígonos Cabernet Franc, Uco Valley

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Haruto's Festival Quest: A Tale of Friendship and Tradition Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-06-19-22-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 夏の日差しが優しく京都の街を照らす。En: The summer sun gently shines on the streets of Kyoto.Ja: 祇園祭のために、アーケードには提灯が美しく揺れる。En: For the Gion Festival, lanterns sway beautifully in the arcade.Ja: 人々はみな笑顔で、くすぐるような屋台の香りが空気に満ちている。En: Everyone wears a smile, and the air is filled with the tickling scent of food stalls.Ja: ハルトとユキは子供の頃からの友達。En: Haruto and Yuki have been friends since childhood.Ja: 今日は、ユキのために特別な着物を見つけることが使命だ。En: Today, it's their mission to find a special kimono for Yuki.Ja: ハルトは伝統工芸への情熱を秘めているが、それを表に出すのは苦手だ。En: Haruto harbors a passion for traditional crafts, but he's not good at expressing it.Ja: 「ユキ、あそこのお店を見てみようか？En: "Yuki, how about checking out that shop over there?"Ja: 」ハルトは手を指し示した。En: Haruto pointed.Ja: そこには美しい手作りの着物が並んでいた。En: There, beautiful handmade kimono were lined up.Ja: 市場は人でいっぱいで、通るたびに人々がぶつかった。En: The market was crowded, and people bumped into each other as they passed by.Ja: 「ありがとう、ハルト。En: "Thank you, Haruto.Ja: でも、私たちの予算で大丈夫かな？En: But are we okay with our budget?"Ja: 」ユキは心配そうに言った。En: Yuki said worriedly.Ja: ハルトは慎重に考えた。En: Haruto thought carefully.Ja: 予算は限られているのに、彼の心にある特定の着物は高価で珍しい。En: Even with a limited budget, a particular kimono he had in mind was expensive and rare.Ja: 心の中で葛藤が続いた。En: A conflict raged in his heart.Ja: しかし、ユキが着物を喜んでくれる姿を想像すると、彼は決断した。En: However, imagining Yuki delighted by the kimono, he made a decision.Ja: 「ここで妥協したくない。En: "I don't want to compromise here.Ja: 交渉してみよう」と心に決めた。En: Let's try negotiating," he resolved.Ja: ハルトはベンダーのところへ足を運んだ。En: Haruto approached the vendor.Ja: 彼は心の中で深呼吸をし、思い切って口を開いた。En: He took a deep breath inside and bravely spoke up, "This kimono is truly splendid.Ja: 「この着物はとても素晴らしいですね。En: I want it to be special for my friend.Ja: 私の友達にとって特別なものにしたいです。En: I love traditional crafts, and I'm genuinely drawn to your work."Ja: 伝統工芸が大好きで、あなたの作品には心から惹かれています。En: His earnest gaze and enthusiasm gradually moved the vendor's heart.Ja: 」彼の真剣な眼差しと熱意は、次第にベンダーの心を動かした。En: "You really love this kimono, don't you?"Ja: 「あんた、本当にこの着物が好きなんだね」と、ベンダーは少し微笑んだ。En: the vendor smiled slightly.Ja: 「そこまで言われたら、特別な値段にしよう。En: "Since you said that much, let's make it a special price."Ja: 」ハルトの胸は感謝でいっぱいになった。En: Haruto's heart was filled with gratitude.Ja: 「ありがとうございます！En: "Thank you so much!"Ja: 」着物を手にしたハルトは、ユキにそれを差し出した。En: With the kimono in hand, Haruto presented it to Yuki.Ja: 「ユキ、これを着て、祇園祭を思いっきり楽しもう。En: "Yuki, wear this and fully enjoy the Gion Festival."Ja: 」ユキの顔には、驚きと感動があふれていた。En: Yuki's face was overflowing with surprise and emotion.Ja: 「素敵ね、ハルト。En: "It's wonderful, Haruto.Ja: ありがとう、本当に。En: Thank you, truly."Ja: 」その日の夜、提灯が輝き、祭りの音が響く中、ハルトは自信を持つようになった。En: That night, as lanterns shone and the sounds of the festival echoed, Haruto gained confidence.Ja: 自分の情熱を率直に伝えることで、望む結果を得られるのだと。En: By honestly conveying his passion, he could achieve the desired results.Ja: 彼は心の内に、小さな自信の花が咲くのを感じた。En: He felt a small flower of confidence blooming inside him. Vocabulary Words:gently: 優しくharbors: 秘めているarcade: アーケードsway: 揺れるtickling: くすぐるようなmission: 使命crafts: 工芸expressing: 表に出すcarefully: 慎重にconflict: 葛藤imagine: 想像するcompromise: 妥協resolve: 心に決めたearnest: 真剣なenthusiasm: 熱意gradually: 次第にgaze: 眼差しvendor: ベンダーgratitude: 感謝overflowing: あふれていたemotion: 感動splendid: 素晴らしいconveying: 伝えるdesired: 望むbravely: 思い切ってresolve: 決断するconfidence: 自信imagining: 想像するspecial: 特別なrare: 珍しい

There is a thing you want. You know what it is. You have known what it is for a long time. And somewhere, somehow, you have made peace with not having it. Quietly. Without ceremony. Without ever naming the moment you stopped reaching. This episode is about that moment. Not the wanting. Not the failure to reach. The decision that was already made underneath both. The decision your identity made on your behalf, without your knowledge, and possibly without your soul's survival in mind. A samurai kneels in a Kyoto garden at dawn, ready to die for the code. A butler sits in the back of a car, watching the woman he loved disappear in the rearview mirror. Different uniform. Different century. The same prison. Neither man built that prison from weakness. They built it from the best of themselves. The most devastating prisons are not built from your worst. They are built from your best.  This is Season Two, Episode Two of The Polymathic Perspective.  The second installment in a ten-episode investigation into what we want but refuse to accept. We examine the mechanism through neuroscience, identity psychology, identity foreclosure, the Emotional Source Code, and the Emotional Meaning Architecture. We watch it operating in Ishiguro's "Remains of the Day" lead character 'Stevens'. In an engineering company that lost its soul in the boardroom, in a nation that built a vision it cannot play in. The question is not what you are afraid of losing. The question is what your identity has already decided you cannot have. And whether that decision is actually yours.  IN THIS EPISODE  00:00 Honor and Dignity 01:30 Episode Mission 02:53 Four Lenses Framework 03:56 Bushido as Identity 06:17 Identity Prohibition 07:43 Foreclosure and Threat 10:31 Find Your Piano 11:58 Boeing Identity Takeover 14:00 Saudi Vision and Resistance 16:07 Integrity Versus Foreclosure 20:32 Zanshin and the Key Question 21:52 Piano Image Closing 23:36 Outro and Subscribe THE SERIES What We Want but Refuse to Accept is a ten-episode arc.  Episode one introduced the man in the wings of his own ovation.  Episode two examines the architecture of the cage.  Next episode: The Cage We Built Ourselves.  Follow the show to receive each episode as it releases.  ABOUT DOV BARON  Dov Baron has spent thirty years inside the rooms where leaders, founders, and executives make the decisions that shape organizations. His clients hire him for what he can see: the patterns that have stopped being visible to the people inside the system. He is the creator of the Emotional Source Code and Emotional Meaning Architecture frameworks. CONNECT WITH DOV Website: https://dovbaron.com/ Work with Dov: dov@dovbaron.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovbaron/ Carry one question with you from this episode:  What does your identity require you to never be? Sit with it. If something irritated you in this episode, do not dismiss it. It is data. If this episode resonated, please rate and review on Apple Podcasts and follow on Spotify. Share this with someone who has built something excellent and cannot quite reach what they want. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is a thing you want. You know what it is. You have known what it is for a long time. And somewhere, somehow, you have made peace with not having it. Quietly. Without ceremony. Without ever naming the moment you stopped reaching. This episode is about that moment. Not the wanting. Not the failure to reach. The decision that was already made underneath both. The decision your identity made on your behalf, without your knowledge, and possibly without your soul's survival in mind. A samurai kneels in a Kyoto garden at dawn, ready to die for the code. A butler sits in the back of a car, watching the woman he loved disappear in the rearview mirror. Different uniform. Different century. The same prison. Neither man built that prison from weakness. They built it from the best of themselves. The most devastating prisons are not built from your worst. They are built from your best.  This is Season Two, Episode Two of The Polymathic Perspective.  The second installment in a ten-episode investigation into what we want but refuse to accept. We examine the mechanism through neuroscience, identity psychology, identity foreclosure, the Emotional Source Code, and the Emotional Meaning Architecture. We watch it operating in Ishiguro's "Remains of the Day" lead character 'Stevens'. In an engineering company that lost its soul in the boardroom, in a nation that built a vision it cannot play in. The question is not what you are afraid of losing. The question is what your identity has already decided you cannot have. And whether that decision is actually yours.  IN THIS EPISODE  00:00 Honor and Dignity 01:30 Episode Mission 02:53 Four Lenses Framework 03:56 Bushido as Identity 06:17 Identity Prohibition 07:43 Foreclosure and Threat 10:31 Find Your Piano 11:58 Boeing Identity Takeover 14:00 Saudi Vision and Resistance 16:07 Integrity Versus Foreclosure 20:32 Zanshin and the Key Question 21:52 Piano Image Closing 23:36 Outro and Subscribe THE SERIES What We Want but Refuse to Accept is a ten-episode arc.  Episode one introduced the man in the wings of his own ovation.  Episode two examines the architecture of the cage.  Next episode: The Cage We Built Ourselves.  Follow the show to receive each episode as it releases.  ABOUT DOV BARON  Dov Baron has spent thirty years inside the rooms where leaders, founders, and executives make the decisions that shape organizations. His clients hire him for what he can see: the patterns that have stopped being visible to the people inside the system. He is the creator of the Emotional Source Code and Emotional Meaning Architecture frameworks. CONNECT WITH DOV Website: https://DovBaron.comWork with Dov: dov@dovbaron.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovbaron/ Carry one question with you from this episode:  What does your identity require you to never be? Sit with it. If something irritated you in this episode, do not dismiss it. It is data. If this episode resonated, please rate and review on Apple Podcasts and follow on Spotify. Share this with someone who has built something excellent and cannot quite reach what they want.  

Punch Punch PUNCH: Senior Japan correspondent Diamond Feit talks to developers and reports on xer favorite sights from this year's largest-ever BitSummit indie gaming festival in Kyoto.Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

Behind the walls of H.H. Holmes' "World's Fair Hotel" waited trap doors, gas chambers, and a basement of acid vats — and more than a century after the Murder Castle burned, something still lingers at 63rd and Wallace.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HHHolmesHotelREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57djvd7fFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: It's one of the most infamous and macabre subjects of Chicago history – it even served as inspiration for TV's “American Horror Story: Hotel”. It's what has become known as “The Murder Castle” where serial killer H.H. Holmes committed his monstrous crimes. But even today, Holmes continues to terrify… in spectral form. (H.H. Holmes' Hellish Hotel And Lingering Haunting) *** A woman tries to save the soul of her daughter, believing her to be possessed… but her solution to drive out the demon was to murder her daughter using a holy crucifix. (Murder By Crucifix) *** What's worse than proclaiming yourself to be a supernatural being and starting your own cult? How about telling your followers you are God so you could do drugs and have sex with teenage girls? It's the disturbing true story of the cult called “The Group”. (Theodore Rinaldo – The Drug Cult Rapist) *** Shrunken heads – believe it or not, they are real. And some tribal peoples create them even today – from real human heads. But why do it at all? We'll look at the reality behind shrunken heads, the reason they are created… and even how they are created. (The History and How of Shrunken Heads) *** A terrifying series of paranormal activities invade a family's home in Wales. (The Swansea Entity) *** Tenome is a Japanese Urban Legend about a blind man who was robbed and murdered. His dying wish? To have eyes on his hands so he could see. (The Seeing Hands of Tenome) *** Unsolved mysteries are intriguing simply because they are unsolved. That's why we are so fascinated by stories of people disappearing without a trace. But one man's disappearance is so bizarre, so weird, that upon hearing the story you'll be scratching your head wondering what the heck you just heard. (The Strangest Disappearance at Sea in History) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:27.539 = Show Open00:04:09.416 = H.H. Holmes' Hellish Hotel and Lingering Haunting00:22:02.613 = The Seeing Hands of Tenome ***00:25:29.843 = The Strangest Disappearance at Sea In History00:36:31.904 = Murder By Crucifix ***00:42:31.316 = The Swansea Entity00:52:22.872 = The History and How of Shrunken Heads ***00:58:56.160 = Theodore Rinaldo: The Drug Cult Rapist01:05:34.000 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Swansea Entity” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pt262t4“Murder By Crucifix” by Inigo Gonzalez for Ranker's Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4h6mjabw“The Strangest Disappearance at Sea in History” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nsrhjdew“Theodore Rinaldo – The Drug Cult Rapist” by Matthew Lavelle for Ranker's Unspeakable Times:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yx2hmzus“The Seeing Hands of Tenome” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y4dnxee6“The History and How of Shrunken Heads” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4wdznwwc“H.H. Holmes' Hellish Hotel and Lingering Haunting” from Chicago Hauntings: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pvthp98(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness moves from the haunted ground of H.H. Holmes' Chicago Murder Castle to a flesh-eating Japanese yokai, a millionaire's impossible vanishing at sea, an Oklahoma exorcism that ended in murder, a violent Welsh poltergeist, the real-world practice of shrinking human heads, and the Washington State drug cult led by a man who claimed to be God.It opens in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, where Herman W. Mudgett — better known as H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer and the inspiration for the Hotel Cortez in American Horror Story: Hotel — built his three-story "World's Fair Hotel" at 63rd and Wallace to prey on visitors to the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The building held sixty rooms riddled with trap doors, hidden staircases, gas chambers, and a basement furnished with a dissecting table and vats of acid and lime. Holmes confessed to 27 murders before his hanging in Philadelphia on May 7, 1896, though some historians put his victim count at 200 or more, and the strange deaths that followed his execution — a poisoned forensics expert, a suicidal prison superintendent, a priest beaten to death in his own churchyard — fed talk of a Holmes curse for decades. The site was never excavated, and employees at the Englewood post office built beside the old Castle property still report stacking chairs, a singing woman no one can find, and apparitions on the grass where the hotel once stood. Even Holmes' own descendant, Jeff Mudgett, author of Bloodstains and the figure behind the History Channel's American Ripper, walked out of that basement a changed man.From there the episode crosses to Japan and the legend of Tenome, a blind old man robbed and beaten to death in a field who returned as a vengeful yokai with eyes on the palms of his hands. First recorded in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, the creature hunts graveyards and open fields by scent, feeds on fresh human bones, and inspired the Pale Man of Pan's Labyrinth. The segment ends with the Kyoto tale of a young man who hid from the Tenome inside a locked temple chest — and was found afterward as an empty sack of skin, his bones sucked out through his flesh.Next comes the 1931 disappearance of Hisashi Fujimura, the Japanese-born silk millionaire who vanished from the Red Star liner Belgenland somewhere between Halifax and New York on the night of August 13. Fujimura had told a friend he feared gamblers would follow him aboard, his mistress Mary Reissner was registered under a false name as a governess, and his bank account had dropped from over $333,000 to $2.65 in five months. The ship's captain saw him talking to an unseen person at 2:45 a.m.; by morning his bed was unslept-in and his seven-year-old daughter was alone in the stateroom. Federal investigators closed the case without answers, a dust-free wallet bearing his name later surfaced in an empty Manhattan flat, and Fujimura was declared legally dead in 1938 — leaving murder, suicide, accident, and a staged escape all equally possible.The darkness turns domestic with the 2016 killing of 33-year-old Geneva Gomez in Oklahoma City, beaten to death by her own mother, Juanita Gomez, who claimed she was performing an exorcism to drive Satan from her daughter. Juanita punched Geneva repeatedly, forced a crucifix and religious medallion down her throat, then arranged the body in the shape of a cross with a wooden crucifix on her chest. A forensic psychologist concluded she was feigning incompetence, the insanity plea collapsed, and in January 2018 a jury needed only 20 minutes to convict her of first-degree murder and recommend life without parole.The episode then travels to Rhondda Street in Swansea, Wales, where in 1965 Marcia and David Howells, their two small children, and Marcia's grandmother endured a poltergeist that began with choking sensations in the night and escalated to bottles flying off mantelpieces, rooms ransacked in minutes, the gas stove turning itself on, and a double bed found hurled on top of the baby's empty cot behind a barred door. Police, reporters, and a priest all came to the little house; the only room ever left untouched was the grandmother's. The family finally moved out, the activity stopped, and no tragedy in the home's history was ever found to explain it — leaving psychokinesis, spirit attachment, and Marcia's own verdict, a demon, on the table.From haunted houses the show turns to a practice that is grimly real: the shrunken heads, or tsantsas, of the Jivaro people of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. Warriors severed the heads of slain enemies in the belief that shrinking them enslaved the victim's vengeful spirit, then boiled the skin free of the skull, packed it with hot stones and sand, blackened it with charcoal ash, and sewed the lips shut to seal the spirit inside — reducing a human head to a third of its size. Genu

While filming a new documentary in Los Angeles, a story from Japan caught my attention and I keep thinking about it. It's the story of 20-year-old Auburn University student James "Weston" Higginbotham, a young man who disappeared during a family trip to Japan and was later found deceased after an extensive search in the mountains outside Kyoto. This isn't a video about assigning blame or creating theories unsupported by evidence. It's a discussion about victimology, missing person investigations, GIS technology, volunteer search efforts, emotional distress, mental health awareness, and the painful reality that families are often left carrying questions that may never be fully answered.We'll examine what is publicly known about Weston, why this case resonates with so many people, what investigators can learn from the search effort, and why loved ones should never carry the burden of believing they could have controlled another person's choices.#WestonHigginbotham #MissingInJapan #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #GriefAndLoss #FamilySupport #MissingPersons #SearchAndRescue #SAR #Victimology #HumanBehavior #BehavioralAnalysis #InvestigativeAnalysis #GIS #PublicSafety #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrime #AuburnUniversity #Kyoto #ProfilingEvil #esri ========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Discounts on eBikes: https://aipasbike.com/?ref=PROFILINGEVILReferral Coupon Code: PROFILINGEVIL========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Patrick addresses live-wire issues across Catholic life, from martyrdom and liturgical disputes to Catholic identity in a world bristling with controversy about Israel, AI, and Vatican II. Listeners encounter raw stories of faith, unsettling questions on seminary formation and abuse, the awkward tension of interchurch invitations, plus the blunt reality of raising children amid cultural anxiety. Fresh, unpredictable, and sometimes bracing, Patrick threads practical advice with direct engagement on challenges facing Catholics today. Alonzo - What is martyrdom and what are the requirements for it according to the Catholic Church. (01:00) Joe (email) - Catholics Weird Obsession with Israel (05:27) Email - Reflection on God’s providence in our lives (08:31) Patrick shares Pope Leo’s statement to a Delegation Of The Association Of Catholic Colleges and Universities (20:55) Body of Auburn student James Weston Higginbotham found in mountainous area outside Kyoto, Japan, after he split off from family during trip. Reports suggest he was upset about his mom using ChatGPT (27:09) Matthew (email) – Would it be wrong to say God created the universe from his output of love? (31:49) Lawrence - Why can't the church change their policy to have all altar servers be men and not boys? (37:34) Patrick responds to an email about going to non-Catholic churches (46:24)

The 20-year-old Auburn student who was last seen walking towards hiking trails in Japan, was found dead on Saturday in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto. The parents of Weston Higginbotham made the tragic announcement after asking for the public’s help in finding their son. The family said Weston took off on his own, after a disagreement during the family trip to Japan to celebrate his younger brother’s high school graduation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 20-year-old Auburn student who was last seen walking towards hiking trails in Japan, was found dead on Saturday in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto. The parents of Weston Higginbotham made the tragic announcement after asking for the public’s help in finding their son. The family said Weston took off on his own, after a disagreement during the family trip to Japan to celebrate his younger brother’s high school graduation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 20-year-old Auburn student who was last seen walking towards hiking trails in Japan, was found dead on Saturday in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto. The parents of Weston Higginbotham made the tragic announcement after asking for the public’s help in finding their son. The family said Weston took off on his own, after a disagreement during the family trip to Japan to celebrate his younger brother’s high school graduation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20-year-old Weston Higginbotham was on a family vacation celebrating his younger brother’s high school graduation. After an argument with his mom, Higginbotham went out on his own, last seen walking towards a hiking trail in Kyoto at 8pm last Friday. He’s an experienced solo hiker, but his location services were turned off just before he disappeared and now family is begging anyone with information to help in the search for their son.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20-year-old Weston Higginbotham was on a family vacation celebrating his younger brother’s high school graduation. After an argument with his mom, Higginbotham went out on his own, last seen walking towards a hiking trail in Kyoto at 8pm last Friday. He’s an experienced solo hiker, but his location services were turned off just before he disappeared and now family is begging anyone with information to help in the search for their son.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20-year-old Weston Higginbotham was on a family vacation celebrating his younger brother’s high school graduation. After an argument with his mom, Higginbotham went out on his own, last seen walking towards a hiking trail in Kyoto at 8pm last Friday. He’s an experienced solo hiker, but his location services were turned off just before he disappeared and now family is begging anyone with information to help in the search for their son.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Bolton is expected to enter a plea in a case involving allegations that he mishandled classified information. We'll tell you some of the major decisions still pending on the Supreme Court's docket. Tehran and Washington are sending mixed messages about the status of their fragile ceasefire talks. The House Oversight Committee has asked the Justice Department to investigate new allegations made by Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant. Plus, the search for a 20-year-old Auburn University student is underway in Kyoto, Japan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 529 - 007 First Light and Mina the Hollower are here, and they're both phenomenal. Bloodworth is back from Kyoto with stories from BitSummit, one of the most important indie conventions in the world. Plus, new Witcher 3 expansion, Dragon Quest XII, Call of Duty, and more! Get the extended cut and support Easy Allies: https://www.patreon.com/posts/extended-bond-29-159550773 00:00 - Intro 03:17 - New Witcher 3 Expansion - Songs of the Past 10:33 - Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams 19:24 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Revealed 27:52 - Steam Deck Price Hike 35:20 - My One Thing 43:54 - Damiani's My One Piece 48:37 - 007 First Light Impressions 01:14:43 - HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndacate Preview 01:18:44 - Mina The Hollower Full Game Impressions 01:49:51 - Bloodworth at BitSummit 02:11:52 - Vikings on Trampolines BitSummit Preview 02:13:52 - The Free Shepherd BitSummit Preview 02:15:45 - Yodelee Golf BitSummit Preview 02:17:15 - Corocoro Friends BitSummit Preview 02:19:02 - Kidbash: Super Legend BitSummit Preview 02:22:57 - Top 10 Live Action Trailers 02:35:15 - L&R: Best and Worst Controllers 02:40:33 - L&R: Pleasantly Surprised 02:45:35 - L&R: Detective Games 02:52:47 - Bets 02:56:38 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We close out the Duggars' time in Tokyo with the crew being on a morning show and watching the hardest working PA in the business.  As the crew travels to Kyoto, they do some “ginder” segregated activities with “samurai training” and a traditional clothing and makeup photoshoot.  Inspired by the emails from last week, in our mini dig, Whit explores IBLPs teachings on oral sex.  If bitterness can cause cancer, what can oral lead to?  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merp, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.comTake a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Have you ever fallen so in love with a city that you started seriously considering moving there?   That's exactly what happened to us in Kyoto. In part two of our Japan spring break trip recap, my husband Brandon and I continue our family travel story as we settle into five nights at the Park Hyatt Kyoto, a property so beautiful that I can confidently say it's the most stunning hotel I've experienced anywhere in the world. Brandon and I share our honest take on each Kyoto activity we did as a family, from the interactive art experience at Team Labs that became our trip highlight to the Nintendo Museum visit that had Brandon rethinking our packing strategy, to discovering that the famous bamboo forest came with far more crowds than we expected.   We also talk about the incredible food we ate that genuinely made us fantasize about relocating permanently, the travel decision I made for our journey home that turned into a stressful mistake, and the full accounting of what this entire nine-day trip actually cost. Listen as I break down every flight and hotel so you can see the real investment required to make this happen for a family of four.   Get full show notes and transcript: https://pointmetofirstclass.com/japan-family-trip-recap-part-2    Want to shape the show? Take the Point Me To First Class listener survey and share what you love and want more of!    Eager to learn the secrets of award travel so that you can turn your expenses into unforgettable experiences? Join the Points Made Easy course waitlist here: https://pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy  

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard get in the summer mood by attempting to predict Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest Showcase and the biggest reveals from PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo. Then we celebrate the release of Subnautica 2 in early access and share early impressions for Alabaster Dawn from the creators of CrossCode. Oh, and JeffM has a new roguelike inspired by chess to share called Gambonanza. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/CP0hzVUTs54 Learn more about The Deepest Dive on 007 First Light - https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-ready-for-on-158676992 Join MinnMax's community meetup in Kyoto on Friday, May 22nd - https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-rsvp-for-158017663 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - 007 First Light Deepest Dive 00:03:03 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 00:10:34 - Win a code for Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted 00:11:26 - Summer Game Fest predictions 00:47:44 - Subnautica 2 01:03:30 - Alabaster Dawn 01:11:00 - Gambonanza 01:18:43 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:20:51 - Community questions 02:29:53 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey's GALOT - https://kotaku.com/stores-at-a-loss-for-words-after-being-sent-sealed-copies-of-rare-ps4-game-poop-slinger-2000696767 JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/s_aNH4hXz8I Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Old_English/I-mutation Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POneS8h1jyU Community GALOT - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/an-open-world-middle-earth-rpg-from-kingdom-come-studio-is-officially-happening/1100-6540053/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.