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Episode Notes:- The episode opens with Eden reading a Tumblr post that hilariously and bleakly explains modern burnout as a result of living in a crumbling world. Peter and Eden relate strongly, setting the tone for a cathartic conversation.- Eden checks in with the ongoing Adachi and Shimamura manga journey. Volume 8 features a flash-forward to adulthood and two momentous forehead kisses.- Gaming fatigue takes center stage as Eden recounts failed attempts to get into Sunhaven, Paradise Killer, and even the stylish-but-demanding Shenmue. Nothing sticks.- Eden shares a new afternoon ritual: practicing Gong Fu tea ceremonies. A color-changing fox teapet becomes a symbol of small joys amid burnout.- Music talk includes Pelican's new album, which fell flat in comparison to a recent live show from Russian Circles, with Pelican being described as "bargain-basement Russian Circles."- Peter introduces Bleed's debut album, which feels like a time capsule from the early 2000s alt-rock scene. It's not groundbreaking, but the nostalgia hits just right.- Avowed patch 1.4 discussion highlights fun new features: spiders replaced with spheres, better loot drops, and the return of everyone's favorite character, the raunchy and hilarious Yatzli.- Main topic: What Remains of Edith Finch. Peter and Eden break down their impressions of the game: - It's emotionally heavy, occasionally to a fault. - Some vignettes (like Lewis's cannery sequence and Barbara's horror comic) are standout. - Others, like Molly's transformation or Gregory's bathtub scene, fall flat or feel manipulative. - Both hosts agree it's visually and structurally ambitious, but uneven. - Eden calls it the "death knell" of the walking simulator genre.- Final thoughts reflect on the evolution of indie storytelling and how walking sims have largely given way to more interactive, mechanic-rich narratives.- The episode wraps with a discussion of the flawed 7-to-9 scoring scale used in video game reviews and how many games get overhyped despite major issues.

Show Notes:- Spiritbox concert recap: Peter attended a standout show in Salt Lake City, noting the energy, mixed-gender crowd, and explosive live performance that solidifies Spiritbox's rising status in metal.- Graduation celebrations: Aubrey graduated from the University of Utah; Peter recounts the efficient ceremony and celebratory Rodizio Grill outing.- TTRPG return: Peter is back to GMing, running Keys from the Golden Vault for his old group, reflecting on the prep and joy of returning to the table.Reading updates:- Peter: The Artist's Way to rekindle creative energy.- Eden: Finished volume 6 of Adachi and Shimamura, started reading Late Bloomer (romantic, flower-farm drama with "sexy conflict").Other updates:- Free Comic Book Day: Eden helped run the busiest, most successful FCBD at the comic shop yet, featuring coffee, custom buttons, and signings by Phil Hester and Eric Gapster.- Infinity Nikki patch 1.5 chaos: Eden breaks down the game's disastrous update—retcons, glitches, co-op flops, disappearing currency, and a literal girlcott.- Girls Frontline 2: Exilium: Eden praises the writing in this tactical gacha game while lamenting its horny robot girl aesthetic.Marvel's Thunderbolts* (spoiler-free and spoiler-filled discussion):- Florence Pugh carries the film with emotional depth.- Emphasis on connection and community over brute force.- The ending subverts typical MCU punch-fests.- Surprises and smart character arcs elevate it above recent Marvel fare.2003's Hulk retrospective:- Hulk as a metaphor for trauma and abuse—possibly the most emotionally resonant portrayal of the character.- Praise for Jennifer Connelly and Sam Elliott.- Visual style mixing comic book panels and split screens—ambitious if inconsistent.- Talbot's goofy subplot and memorable death scene.- Mixed feelings on the CGI Hulk's look but appreciation for its bold emotional scope.Pop Culture Quick Hits:- Jeremy Renner's lowball pay offer and the uncertain future of Hawkeye Season 2.- Reactions to the Murderbot trailer and miscasting concerns.- Hype (and tempered expectations) for Fantastic Four and the future of the MCU.Join us in another two weeks for more great pop-culture discussion and exploration. Reach out at feedback@themiddleofculture.com and we'll see you then!

In this episode we learn from Shunichiro Shimamura, COO at MOL Switch, the venture arm of Mitsui OSK lines, a major global shipping company. In 2021, MOL announced their goal to get to net zero by 2030. Find out how they aim to achieve that by listening!

Cette semaine dans La Librairie des étudiants, nous partons pour le Japon ! Nous ouvrons le livre Pays de neige de Yasunari Kawabata publié aux éditions Le Livre de Poche. Shimamura prend le train pour gagner une station thermale en province du... Continue Reading →

Born in 1965, and raised in Yokohama. Itaru's paintings draw deep from the imagination and create an uncanny sense of both realism and fantasy. This is a fascinating interview with the contemporary Japanese Artist.

This week, Shaun derails himself with penguin... activities as he prepares Remington to watch 5 episodes of Adachi and Shimamura. Meanwhile, Love Doctor Remington is back in the house. If you'd like to give us feedback, ask a question, or correct a mistake, send an email to AnimeOutOfContext@gmail.com or tweet at us @AnimeConPod. Visit our Patreon at patreon.com/AnimeoutofContext if you would like to contribute to the show and get bonus content ranging from clips from our pre-episode banter, bonus episodes (including the 12 days of April Fools), our prototype Episode 0, to even getting shoutouts in the show! Intro and Outro are trimmed from "Remiga Impulse" by Jens Kiilstofte, licensed by MachinimaSound to Anime Out of Context under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 which the licensor has modified for the licensee to allow reproduction and sharing of the Adapted Material for Commercial purposes

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Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.03.27.534325v1?rss=1 Authors: Nagano, M., Aoshima, K., Shimamura, H., Siekhaus, D. E., Toshima, J. Y., Toshima, J. Abstract: Clathrin-mediated vesicle trafficking plays central roles in the post-Golgi transport pathways from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) to endosomes. In yeast, two clathrin adaptors - AP-1 complex and GGA proteins (GGAs) - are predicted to generate distinct transport vesicles at the TGN, and epsin-related Ent3p/Ent5p act as accessories for these adaptors. Recently, we showed that vesicle transport from the TGN, rather than from the plasma membrane, is crucial for Rab5-mediated endosome formation, and that Ent3p/5p are crucial for this process, whereas AP-1 and GGAs are dispensable. However, these observations were incompatible with previous studies showing that these adaptors are required for Ent3p/5p recruitment to the TGN, and thus the overall mechanism responsible for regulation of Rab5 activity remains ambiguous. Here we investigated the functional relationships between clathrin adaptors in post-Golgi-mediated Rab5 activation. We were able to show that AP-1 disruption in ENT3/ENT5-deleted mutant impairs Rab5-GEF Vps9p transport to the Rab5 compartment, and severely reduces Rab5 activity. Additionally, GGAs, Golgi-resident PI4 kinase Pik1p and Rab11 GTPases Ypt31p/32p were found to have partially overlapping functions for recruitment of AP-1 and Ent3p/5p to the TGN. These findings suggest a distinct role of clathrin adaptors for Rab5 activation in the TGN-endosome trafficking pathway. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Gals, Pals, I think I can see where this is going... We watch a Lesbian romance that is unfortunately also a Sci-Fi with Adachi to Shimamura! Have an anime series you want us to watch? email your recommendations to us at areweebthereyet@gmail.com! Find Are Weeb There Yet on Social Media: Twitter Instagram Facebook Thank you: Camille Ruley for our Artwork Louie Zong for our Themesong "stories" https://louiezong.bandcamp.com Find out more at http://areweebthereyet.com

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.02.10.528087v1?rss=1 Authors: Zhou, Z., Kakegawa, W., Fujimori, K., Sho, M., Shimamura, R., Supakul, S., Yoshimatsu, S., Kohyama, J., Yuzaki, M., Okano, H. Abstract: Cortical excitatory neurons (Cx neurons) are the most dominant neuronal cell type in the cerebral cortex and play a central role in cognition, perception, intellectual behavior, and emotional processing. Robust in vitro induction of Cx neurons may facilitate as a tool for the elucidation of brain development and the pathomechanism of the intractable neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimers disease, and thus potentially contribute to drug development. Here, we report a defined method for the efficient induction of Cx neurons from the feeder-free-conditioned human embryonic stem cells (ES cells) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). Using this method, human ES/iPS cells could be differentiated into ~99% MAP2-positive neurons by three weeks, and these induced neurons displayed several characteristics of mature excitatory neurons within 5 weeks, such as strong expression of glutamatergic neuron-specific markers (subunits of AMPA and NDMA receptors and CAMKII), highly synchronized spontaneous firing and excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC). In addition, the Cx neurons showed susceptibility to A{beta} oligomer toxicity and excessive glutamate excitotoxicity, which is another advantage for toxicity testing and searching for therapeutic agent discovery. Taken together, this study provides a novel research platform for studying neural development and degeneration based on the feeder-free human ES/iPS cell system. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Psychologists conceptualize memory in terms of types, in terms of stages, and in terms of processes. In this section we will consider the two types of memory, explicit memory and implicit memory, and then the three major memory stages: sensory, short-term, and long-term (Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968). Then, in the next section, we will consider the nature of long-term memory, with a particular emphasis on the cognitive techniques we can use to improve our memories. Our discussion will focus on the three processes that are central to long-term memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Learning Objectives -Compare and contrast explicit and implicit memory, identifying the features that define each. -Explain the function and duration of eidetic and echoic memories. -Summarize the capacities of short-term memory and explain how working memory is used to process information in it. When we assess memory by asking a person to consciously remember things, we are measuring explicit memory. Explicit memory refers to knowledge or experiences that can be consciously remembered. There are two types of explicit memory: episodic and semantic. Episodic memory refers to the firsthand experiences that we have had (e.g., recollections of our high school graduation day or of the fantastic dinner we had in New York last year). Semantic memory refers to our knowledge of facts and concepts about the world (e.g., that the absolute value of −90 is greater than the absolute value of 9 and that one definition of the word “affect” is “the experience of feeling or emotion”). chart of different types of memory Explicit memory is assessed using measures in which the individual being tested must consciously attempt to remember the information. A recall memory test is a measure of explicit memory that involves bringing from memory information that has previously been remembered. We rely on our recall memory when we take an essay test, because the test requires us to generate previously remembered information. A multiple-choice test is an example of a recognition memory test, a measure of explicit memory that involves determining whether information has been seen or learned before. Your own experiences taking tests will probably lead you to agree with the scientific research finding that recall is more difficult than recognition. Recall, such as required on essay tests, involves two steps: first generating an answer and then determining whether it seems to be the correct one. Recognition, as on multiple-choice test, only involves determining which item from a list seems most correct (Haist, Shimamura, & Squire, 1992). Although they involve different processes, recall and recognition memory measures tend to be correlated. Students who do better on a multiple-choice exam will also, by and large, do better on an essay exam (Bridgeman & Morgan, 1996). A third way of measuring memory is known as relearning (Nelson, 1985). Measures of relearning (or savings) assess how much more quickly information is processed or learned when it is studied again after it has already been learned but then forgotten. If you have taken some French courses in the past, for instance, you might have forgotten most of the vocabulary you learned. But if you were to work on your French again, you'd learn the vocabulary much faster the second time around. Relearning can be a more sensitive measure of memory than either recall or recognition because it allows assessing memory in terms of “how much” or “how fast” rather than simply “correct” versus “incorrect” responses. Relearning also allows us to measure memory for procedures like driving a car or playing a piano piece, as well as memory for facts and figures. #Psychology #QueensU #Memory Find out more about Flourish at the links below: ➡️ Website: https://www.Flourish.Mom ➡️ Facebook: https://www.Facebook.Com/Flourish.Mom ➡️ Twitter: https://www.Twitter.Com/FlourishMom ➡️ Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/FlourishMom ➡️ Pinterest: https://www.Pinterest.ca/WowFlourishMom ➡️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yszOHssK8SU     PSYC 100: Principles of Psychology F21 by PSYC100 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. Open Courseware Link: Memories as Types and Stages. (2019). Adapted for use by Queen's University. Original chapter in C. Stangor and J. Walinga (Eds.), Introduction to Psychology: 1st Canadian Edition. BCcampus. Retrieved from https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontop.... Note: I am a student and not a teacher - I am sharing my learning journey with you!

Shimamura é um bon vivant de Tóquio que vai a uma hospedaria de águas termais nas montanhas, cenário de um triângulo amoroso pouco concreto, daquelas relações para bons entendedores. Komako, uma gueixa, e Yoko, uma jovem que vive no povoado, completam o trio. Shimamura vive fechado em um universo individual com espaço para mais ninguém inteiro, o que sabemos sobre ele são fragmentos da impressão que ele faz do mundo e das pessoas. A capacidade de observar, ressaltar detalhes, enxergar a beleza não tornam o protagonista comovido ou comovente; aliás, ele é mais gélido do que o pico das montanhas que o rodeiam. Vez ou outra, parece inerte. O País das Neves, de Yasunari Kawabata, é tema do sexto episódio do Põe na Estante, no qual a jornalista Gabriela Mayer, apresentadora do podcast, recebe como convidados os escritores Mariana Brecht e Jacques Fux.Este é um podcast produzido por Rádio Guarda-chuva.Produção, roteiro, edição e apresentação: Gabriela MayerMixagem de som: João Victor CouraCapa: Arthur MayerArtes para o Instagram: Júlia MacielTrilha: Getz me to Brazil, Doug MaxwellIG: @poenaestante Twitter: @poenaestanteE-mail: poenaestante@gmail.com==Apoie o @poenaestante em catarse.me/poenaestante

This episode is the season two premiere of Mind the Gap, and we're pleased to welcome Nimish Lad as this season's first guest. Nimish is Curriculum and Research Lead at the Creative Education Trust, a Vice Principal, and author of the new book, Shimamura's MARGE Model of Learning in Action published by John Catt. Nimish discusses the MARGE (Motivate, Attend, Relate, Generate and Evaluate) Model, which he writes about in detail in his new book. The model is a whole-brain learning approach for teachers and students that links neuroscience and cognitive science. One of the ideas that impressed Nimish the most is the way MARGE can provide a framework to refine the quality of learning aids that educators use. Tom, Emma, and Nimish also describe why teachers are like museum curators in the way they need to carefully and strategically select the artifacts that will illustrate the necessary story; the things teachers should we wary of when implementing new ideas; the power of the use of “non-examples” (“it is this, but it isn't that…”); and much more. To find all 25 video episodes from season one, subscribe to Mind the Gap with Tom & Emma on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheGapwithTomEmma About the participants: Nimish Lad is Curriculum and Research Lead at the Creative Education Trust, and Vice Principal at Wrenn School in Wellingborough. As a teacher of science, he has always been drawn to evidence-informed practice and contextualising research to use within the classroom. You can find Nimish on twitter at @nlad84 Tom Sherrington has worked in schools as a teacher and leader for 30 years and is now a consultant specializing in teacher development and curriculum & assessment planning. His books include Teaching WalkThrus, Rosenshine's Principles in Action and The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook. He regularly contributes to conferences and CPD sessions locally and nationally and is busy working in schools and colleges across the UK and around the world. Follow Tom on Twitter @teacherhead Emma Turner joined Discovery Schools Academy Trust as the Research and CPD lead after 20 years in primary teaching. She is the founder of ‘NewEd – Joyful CPD for early career teachers,' a not-for-profit approach to CPD to encourage positivity amongst the profession and help to retain teachers in post. Turner is author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners and Let's Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education. Follow Emma on Twitter @emma_turner75 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindthegap-edu/message

Life Lessons from Anime: 00:00:00 - 00:49:20 Anime We've Been Watching Recently: Forest of Piano S2: 00:49:20 - 00:51:35 Kuroko's Basketball S2: 00:51:35 - 00:55:22 Pet Girl of Sakurasou: 00:55:22 - 01:01:57 Yona of the Dawn: 01:01:57 - 01:06:05 Dragon Ball Super: 01:06:05 - 01:10:43 Naruto: The Movie 1-4: 01:10:43 - 01:13:09 Devil's Line: 01:13:09 - 01:13:55 Blue Spring Ride: 01:13:55 - 01:16:06 Wolf Girl and Black Prince: 01:16:06 - 01:18:20 Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro Ep8-11: 01:18:20 - 01:20:04 Goblin Slayer: 01:20:04 - 01:21:36 The Land of the Lustrous: 01:21:36 - 01:22:43 Golden Boy: 01:22:43 - 01:28:00 Jujutsu Kaisen: 01:28:00 - 01:32:31 Odd Taxi Ep1-6: 01:32:31 - 01:34:03 Tokyo Revengers Ep1-11: 01:34:03 - 01:35:40 To Your Eternity Ep1-2: 01:35:40 - 01:35:58 Adachi and Shimamura: 01:35:58 - 01:38:52 Fruit's Basket: The Final Season Ep1-9: 01:38:52 - 01:42:23 My Hero Academia S5E8-11: 01:42:23 - 01:45:06

New York City Council candidate Tricia Shimamura joins me to discuss:(04:00) what it means to run as a historically underrepresented voice and intersectional perspective in NYC today(04:37) how diversity and accessibility (or the lack thereof) translates to community priorities, budget, and equity (quality of life for businesses and families)(8:06) how to begin participating in community activism and leadership (11:50) universal childcare(24:25) building coalitions to tackle maternal mortality and childcare crises(29:50) qualities that make women natural leaders (33:03) cultivating future civic leaders through She Will Rise(40:50) saying yes to running for officeand more.Tricia is a mom, social worker, community activist, and proud Japanese Puerto Rican woman running to serve District 5 of the NYC Council. Mentioned in this episode:Tricia Shimamura triciaforny.nyc New York City Council council.nyc.govWhat Does the NYC Council Do? youtube.com/watch?v=5Kn5YLSjenYShe Will Rise shewillrise.nyc“Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women's Lives Aren't Getting Any Easier - And How We Can Make Real Progress For Ourselves and Our Daughters” by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney penguinrandomhouse.com/books/593742NY Primary Election is 6/22/2021! Go vote! voting.nycJoin the conversation:connect earlycareforeverykid.orginstagram instagram.com/earlycareforeverykid

On the season finale, Claire and myself play tracks from our favorite anime of 2020. Along the way we discuss the genre that is known as power trash fantasy, sports manga, Claire's backlog, and how I relate to Subaru from Re:Zero. So join us for the season finale and we hope to see you next year in January. 1. Never Let You Go- Naho (Tamayomi) 2. Go- Stray Kids (Tower of God) 3. Kimi ni Aeta Hi- Adachi and Shimamura (Adachi to Shimamura) 4. Reona- Anima (Sword Art Online: War of The Underworld Part 2) 5. Break- Uru (Yashahime) 6. Civilian-Seikai Fuseikai feat Anos Voldigoad (The Misfit at Demon King Academy) 7. Lost in Paradise- ALI ft. Aklo (Jujutsu Kaisen) 8. Howling- Casca (Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc) 9. Phoenix- Burnout Syndrome (Haikyuu!! Season 4) 10. Altern-ate- Helical (Gleipnir) Bonus: Realize- Konomi Suzuki (Re:Zero Season 2 Part 1) Background tracks: Adventure- Hime Carol of The Bells- August Burns Red

This week is our wrap up episode for the Japanese literature unit. We've learned to enjoy the three main ingredients of the Japanese Spirit - koku, depravity, and suicide. There have been many memorable characters as well, the goshin in his search for Yam Gruel, the outcast eta Segawa, the hysterical Komako and her emotionally distant lover Shimamura, and of course Noboru and his sadistic friends. We also had the pleasure of learning of Saigo Takamori's failed rebellion with Mark Ravina and the forces that shaped the Meiji Restoration with Beasly. All in all, this unit had a breadth and depth that the others lacked - partly due to our more purposeful selection of books and partly due to the unique and rich experience of the land of the rising sun. Across snowy mountains to see a mountain geisha, to the seaside to kill our step dad, investigating the murder of a nobleman in a grove, it feels like we've been everywhere on this strange island. You can call and leave voicemails on our Book Nerds Hotline and we'll play them on the show: 1-978-255-3404 Follow us on Instagram @literalfictionbookclub

New Anime and where it will air! Also Podcast news! [GIVEAWAY CLOSED]! Hey Y'all!! It's been a hot minute since I've done the pod but I'm back for the time being. This week's episode is relatively short because it's the audio version of my video which you can check out here (https://youtu.be/RMSf3shcwDM). And here's the link to join the GIVEAWAY!! (https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxwBJ_jdMA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link). The Anime Tea Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTDzzh1eXnkX-s_5mjRJbQ?view_as=subscriber The Anime Tea Podcast https://anchor.fm/animeteapod Follow us on TWITTER https://twitter.com/theanimetea Follow us on INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/theanimetea/ Credits ————————————— Anime Mentioned: 1. Burn the Witch 2. Jujutsu Kaisen 3. Haikyuu!! To The Top 4. Yashahime Princess Half Demon 5. Attack on Titan Season 4 6. Tonikawa: Over the Moon For You 7. Adachi & Shimamura 8. Noblesse 9. Onyx Equinox 10. Higurashi: When They Cry (2020) 11. Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls 12. Golden Kamuy Season 3 13. Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in A Dungeon? III 14. The Irregular At Magic Highschool Visitor Arc 15. Fire Force Season 2 Host: Phoenix Wilkins Music: Japan by Uniq https://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial The Anime Tea is here to serve you anime recommendations, reviews, and opinions every week!

This week we're reading the second half of Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. Shimamura, Kamako, and to a lesser extent Yoko reveal themselves as people in this second section. The tragic love of Kamako for Shimamura is heightened by Kamako's erratic and desperate behavior - her frequent drunken visits, her scolding of Shimamura's broken promises, her oscillation between rejecting Shimamura and seeking his approval. Shimamura remains aloof, but leaks out a degree of emotional vulnerability in his compliments of her and awe struck reaction to the Milky Way at the end of the novel. Yoko remains an angelic and elusive figure, from Shimamura's first sighting on the train to her final demise by fire - the embodiment of fleeting and decaying youth. Next week we're reading The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima You can call and leave voicemails on our Book Nerds Hotline and we'll play them on the show: 1-978-255-3404 Follow us on Instagram @literalfictionbookclub

Description: This week we're reading the first half of Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. It is the story of a well to-do traveler named Shimamura who heads into the mountains as a relief from the busy world of Tokyo - this is known as Snow country, where in the winter seasons the snowfall can accumulate to up to fifteen feet. During his stay at the inn in a mountain village he is introduced to the young, fickle geisha Komako, an intriguing and erratic personality. Both her and Shimamura oscillate between attraction and repulsion in this somber tale of the impossible love between a mountain geisha and a city dweller. We leave off this first section with Shimamura leaving for Tokyo, not sure if what he experienced was real and Kamako heading back to attend to a sick friend. Yasunari Kawabata was the son of a well established family in Osaka. After establishing himself as a respected writer in Japan, he founded the New Writing movement as an intervention between the Naturalist writers of the establishment and the proletarian writers of the Socialist and Communist movements. The New Writing movement's guiding principle was “art for art's sake.” Kawabata is one of Japan's most celebrated authors and is internationally recognized being the first Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. In addition to Snow Country, he has been the author of several other novels such as “Thousand Cranes”, “The Sound of the Mountain”, and “The Old Capital”. His style is marked by a sense of mystery and minimalism, and a common subject of his work, including Snow Country, is the idea of ill-fated love. Kawabata died in 1972 which was officially concluded to be a sucide by gassing, although there is some doubt whether it was accidental. Kawabata was friends with the famous Japaense novelist Yukia Mishima, and it is recounted by Kawabata's biographer Takeo Okuno, that after Mishima's suicide Kawabata was plagued by nightmares about his deceased friend. Supplementary: An interview with Kawabata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_SoosDTMP0 Next Week and Contact Information: Next week we are reading the second half of Snow Country. You can call and leave voicemails on our Book Nerds Hotline and we'll play them on the show: 1-978-255-3404 Follow us on Instagram @literalfictionbookclub

The early years of a child's life are a critical developmental period. The interactions a child has with adults in these early years can shape how they develop, perceive themselves, and also how they interact with others throughout their life. Understanding the research in the field of Child Development is an important part of developing the strategies and approaches that have the most beneficial impact on a child. In this episode we will discuss best practices informed by the latest research in how to connect with young children and provide quality feedback in what Dr Shimamura refers to as unconditional parenting. Dr Hanako Shimamura is a child development specialist with a PhD in Education from the University of Oxford. She has been involved in the field of Early Childhood Education, especially Montessori education for the past 15 years. Her first book “How to provide connecting feedback to children” was published on April 17 2020 and is ranked No 1 in the early childhood education category on Amazon Japan. Hana's expertise and empathetic approach to learning has had great impact among parents. Her online seminars helping parents understand how to connect with their young children in a more effective manner, has been incredibly popular. Hana is currently a full-time faculty member in an Early Childhood Education program at Lethbridge College, Alberta, Canada.