Podcasts about Yoshimoto

Cette semaine, on parle de la « Predator vs. Spider-Man », la nouvelle minisérie de Benjamin Percy, de son film préféré « Side Roads » et de « Dimension 20 : Titan Take Down ». Laurent nous suggère trois bandes dessinées : « Shin Zero » de Mathieu Bablet, Guillaume Singelin, et V. Guillaume, « Losers : Chroniques d'un magazine légendaire » de Kôji Yoshimoto et « Quand souffle le vent » de Raymond Briggs. Pour sa part, Benoit revient sur les annonces concernant un nouveau documentaire sur les dernières années de Stan Lee, la minisérie de Jonathan Hickman « Imperial » et la refonte de « Starship Troopers » par Neill Blomkamp. En dernière partie d'émission, nous discutons de « Dawnrunner » de Ram V et Evan Cagle. Laissez-nous un message vocal: https://www.speakpipe.com/mysterieuxe Devenez membre de la communauté Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MysterieuxE Diffusion originale : 17 mars 2025 Site web : MysterieuxEtonnants.com © Les Mystérieux Étonnants. Tous droits réservés

Ministração do Pr. Eduardo Yoshimoto na semana das Primícias do dia 28 de Dezembro de 2024.

Ministração do Sup. Eduardo Yoshimoto no culto de celebração do dia 29 de Setembro de 2024.

Last time we spoke about the remarkable success of Operation Reckless and Persecution.  Colonel Oliver Newman led the drive towards Hollandia's airfields, encountering scattered opposition and discovering large undefended Japanese supply dumps. General MacArthur was forced to postpone future plans until May 21st. Meanwhile, Allied submarine interceptions disrupted IJN troop movements, and Task Force 58's airstrikes neutralized Truk. Within Burma, General Stilwell's offensive faced challenges from Japanese resistance and heavy monsoon rains. Despite setbacks, the 22nd Division aimed to capture Inkangahtawng while Chinese forces engaged the enemy along various fronts. Chindits continued Operation Thursday, facing logistical hurdles and Japanese attacks. Colonel Kinnison's Marauders encountered strong resistance near Tingkrukawng, while Colonel Hunter's force successfully surprised the Japanese at Myitkyina.  This episode is the Japanese Defeat at Imphal and Kohima Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  We are jumping right back into the heat of General Mutaguchi's insane Operation U-Go. Poor General Yamauchi after suffering a devastating defeat at Nungshigum, was now facing allied tanks he simply had no answer for. Yamauchi ordered his men to dig in around Sendgmai and Kanglatongbi, basically so they would at least be hung around the Kohima-Imphal road. The allies answer to this was 6000 sorties, dropping 1000 bombs in the sector. It was a tremendous amount of damage, but the Japanese did benefit from bunkers. Yamauchi's 15th Division due north of Imphal were now being contained successfully, allowing General Briggs and Roberts to initiate their own counter offensives by the end of April. Simultaneously the 33rd Division was struggling to advance upon Bishenpur and the Shenam Saddle; over at Kohima, General Sato's 31st Division was reluctantly falling onto the defensive as the looming threat of a full British-Indian counteroffensive was dawning upon them. Imphal was still facing a grave threat from the Japanese along the Tiddim Road. Mutaguchi was personally directing the 33rd Divisions actions around Bishenpur at this time. Mutaguchi planned a three-pronged attack, one prong along the Tiddim Road, another down south from the Silchar Track by the 215th Regiment and a lastly from the north by the 214th Regiment. For the assault the 33rd Division received reinforcements in the form of the 14th Tank Regiment; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment; and the 1st Anti-Tank Battalion from the Yamamoto Detachment. In late May they would also be receiving the 151st regiment and the 14th Tank regiment, amongst other units. This of course meant other units like the Yamamoto Detachment were being deprived of men, thus they in turn would be reinforced. The Yamamoto Detachment received the 2nd battalion, 51st regiment who were previously engaged with the Chindits at Indaw. They would arrive at Kampang after the fall of Crete West. Now in preparation for Mutaguchis renewed offensive the IJA would be tossing aircraft against the Gun Box in Bsihenpur. The Japanese Army Air Force made four air raids on the Gun Box position in Bishenpur in the first ten days of May. There was good reason for this, for at Gun Box the 32nd Indian Brigade had concentrated its artillery support. This included four 3.7in. howitzers, eight 25-pdrs, six 6-pdrs and three A/A guns. From here the guns were able to support the infantry's actions both on and around the Silchar Track, as well as the villages on the Tiddim Road such as Potsangbam. The Japanese heavy field artillery was at Khoirentak. The 215th regiment meanwhile performed some preliminary attacks against the positions at Ngarangial. Attacks began in early May against positions between Wireless Hill and Ngarangial, with two battalions attacking from the north and one from the south. The enemy, in strong positions, withstood a series of attacks which continued until the middle of May. While Mutaguchi waited for reinforcements to arrive so he could renew his southern offensive, Generals Yamamoto and Gracey were slugging it out for control over Crete West. The extremely exhausted 3rd battalion, 213 Regiment finally made a break through against the Lynch Pimple on the 8th,  forcing the 80th Brigade to evacuate Crete West two days later. On the night of the 10th, Yamamoto launched his first attacks against Scraggy Hill, which was extensively shelled, followed by a massive infantry assault: in classic style, wave upon wave of Japanese soldiers crashed on Scraggy, overwhelming its forward defenses. A point was finally reached in the night when the British battalion commander on Scraggy felt that the hill would fall unless supporting artillery fire was directed on his own positions. This was called in and the Japanese advance finally halted on the morning of 11th. But parts of Scraggy were now under the control of Yamamoto Force, which dug in. General Scoones reacted by relieving the exhausted 20th Division with the fresher 23rd Division of General Roberts. The new arrivals were shocked to see the conditions on the forward positions of the Shenam Saddle. Scraggy stood out. The Japanese were on part of the hill, while the rest of it was under British control. Trenches and bunkers covered the feature; in places, mere meters separated the two sides' front trenches. Bits of body parts of soldiers lay everywhere and a terrible stench covered the hillside. Now Cowan was planning a counter to Mutaguchis incoming offensive. He planned for an anvil and hammer maneuver; the hammer would be the 63rd Indian Brigade recently relieved from Sekmai in the first week of May by the 89th Indian Brigade. They would push down from Bishenpur towards Potsangbam, Ningthoukhong and even further south while the 48th Brigade established a roadblock on the Tiddim Road around Torbung, deep behind enemy lines. Cowan hoped to crush the 33rd Division along the road between his hammer and anvil while also cutting off the incoming Japanese reinforcements. Thus Brigadier Ronald Cameron's 48th Brigade stealthily advanced south along the eastern shore of Lake Loktak, crossed the Manipur River at Shuganu. It was a long grueling march. Simultaneously, Brigadier Guy Burton's 63rd Brigade advanced south against Potsangbam on the 10th. In their frustrated push southwards on the Tiddim Road, Burton's men had to deal first with the determined Japanese defense of Potsangbam. Burton took over on the 9th from Mackenzie's 32nd Indian Brigade, which had gained a foothold in the village the day before and was now to give its full attention to the Silchar Track. The 63rd Indian Brigade put in a first attack on Potsangbam on 10th. This involved two Gurkha battalions, each supported by a troop of tanks from the 3rd Carabiniers. The area they targeted was the main part of the village east of the Tiddim Road. The initial full frontal attacks failed to make much progress. Burton then changed tack against the Japanese, who had withdrawn to their main defenses south of the Potsangbam turel. He called for a heavy artillery bombardment from the same direction as before in the northern half of Potsangbam to make it appear that he was repeating the previous line of attack. Except this time he instructed one of his battalions to pass secretly behind the other and make for the area to the immediate east of the road. The move worked and the road through the village and its immediate vicinity were captured by the 15th. The Tiddim Road through Potsangbam was now open, although the Japanese still held on in parts of the village. But it had all taken much longer than expected. While the anvil at Torbung was about to be put in place, the hammer had only inched forward. After a long and difficult march, the brigade arrived near Torbung in mid-May. The roadblock was set up on 17th where three nullahs crossed the road near Milestone 33. To the east were several low-lying hills where brigade headquarters was established, centered on one called Point 3404. The sluggish Khuga River flowed between the hills and the road. In the Torbung sector, the Americas surprised Lt. Colonel Matsuki of the 33rd Supply Regiment, who was given the mission of reopening the line of communications using whatever troops were available in the immediate area. A composite company from the 33rd Supply Regiment, which had been deployed in the Mountainous area west of Churachandpur, held Hill 4358 against several enemy attacks. On the night of 17th, approximately 100 men of the 33rd Supply Regiment were gathered from rear elements to make the first attack on the roadblock. The attacking group was mounted on trucks and the leaders miscalculating the location of the enemy position drove squarely up to the roadblock and the entire attacking unit was virtually annihilated. Mutaguchi reacted furiously to this by unleashing artillery fire upon Point 3404 and the roadblock from the surrounding hills. Cameron's guns responded with retaliatory fire. Simultaneously Mutaguchi tossed his 1st battalion, 67th regiment against the Torbung roadblock, but Cameron's men held on inflicting tremendous casualties against the Japanese. Meanwhile Burton unleashed an attack against the hills immediately west of the road in the hopes of cutting off the supply line of the 214th and 215th Regiments. The 63rd rigade set off on 18th; the next day it had captured the villages of Tokpa Khul and Kha Aimol, and near them Three Pimple Hill and OP Hill respectively. This directly threatened the 33rd Divisions HQ at Laimanai. Mutaguchi reacted by abandoning the assaults from the west and south, and redirected the 215th Regiment to deal with Burton's 63rd division. All three of Sasahara's battalions were thrown into the counterattack, the first of which went in on the 20th. Another major assault was made two days later; both were driven off. The Japanese lost over 110 men. But they persisted and put in further attacks over the next week, frustrating any further movement southwards for the 63rd Indian Brigade. The Japanese failed to clear Burton's position, their relentless attacks would completely pin down the 63rd Brigade, thus preventing any further movement southwards.  Now at this point the 32nd Brigade had managed to recapture Wireless Hill, prompting Mutaguchi to abandon Potsangbam by the 24th. The 4th Independent Engineer Regiment and 2nd battalion, 213th Regiment fell back to Ningthoukhong. Mutaguchi then tossed another battalion to help out in the attack against Burton's 63rd division. Without further support of the hammer, Cameron's anvil force had to repel a coordinated tank-infantry attack on the 21st and again on the 23rd. The 2nd Battalion, 154th Infantry Regiment and a composite company from the 14th Tank Regiment attacked on the 21st and again on the 23rd but were not only unsuccessful in dislodging the enemy, but also suffered extremely heavy losses. Two tanks were destroyed during these attacks. Though the anvil held firm, Burton's failed attempts to continue the push south would ultimately force Cameron to abandon the roadblock and head back.  On May 24th, the 48th Brigade was fighting through Bishenpur heading up the road finally linking up with the other brigade around Potsangbam. Thus the Torbung roadblock was an enormous success for Cowan, his men had inflicted 500 casualties and disrupted Mutaguchi's plan completely. Now Mutaguchi chose to go ahead with only part of his original plan, the attack from the north that would be carried out by Colonel Sakuma Takayoshi's 214th regiment. To oversee the Bishenpur offensive,  Major-General Tanaka Nobuo was appointed in command of the 33rd Division. Leaving Bungte on the night of the 19th, Sakuma's 1st battalion advanced south to attack Bishenpur from the north, while the 2nd battalion moved north from Wainen and attacked Hill 2926. Yet as they tried to storm Point 2926, they were beaten off by a platoon of the 7/10th Baluchs. Failing to take the peak, they captured the southern part of the feature and parts of the adjacent Maibam village. The 1st battalion proceeded with their assault against Bishenpur targeting the area at the northern end of the village, near the junction between the Tiddim Road and the Silchar Track. This is also the area where the Gun Box was. Once they had managed to infiltrate the road junction area, however, the Japanese were repeatedly counter-attacked in the next few days, British tanks firing on their positions at close range. Without any anti-tank guns and the British tanks firing on their positions at close range, they were ultimately wiped out.  Back over with the 2nd Battalion, they had successfully captured Maibam village and Hill 2926, very close to Cowan's headquarters, so the British would have to direct several reinforcements to lay siege on these enemy positions. Early on the 26th, Sakuma directed a composite company to launch a last charge on Bishenpur from the north, but this attack would also end in failure. Cowan then directed the brigade-strength Woodforce to evict the Japanese from Hill 2926.  Woodforce consisted of the 50th Indian Parachute Brigade's HQ, commanded by Brigadier Woods and was a composite force of tanks, artillery, sappers and infantry. Taking over the front on the 26th, Woodforce mounted robust counter-attacks over the next two days, finally overcoming all opposition and recapturing the hill and Maibam by the 29th. With most of the 33rd Division fighting to reopen the Tiddim road at Torbung, Sakuma's 214th Regiment was left to extricate itself as best it could. But the fall of the Torbung roadblock on the 24th also allowed Mutaguchi's reinforcements to finally reinforce Ningthoukong in preparation for an attack on Potsangbam.  At this point, the balance of power had shifted very definitely to the allies. Sakuma's early success at Hill 2926 was the closest any Japanese would get to Imphal from the south. Meanwhile General Yamamoto's attacks against the Shenam Saddle resumed on the 20th, with his men rushing the crest of Scraggy in waves throwing gelignite bombs and grenades, but ultimately getting pushed back each time. Meanwhile the 2nd battalion, 51st regiment and 1st battalion, 60th regiment began an attack against Gibraltar, a very steep hill along the saddle. Their initial attacks were repelled easily, but on the night of the 23rd they managed to gain a foothold on Gibraltar's crest and this in effect cut off the 37th Indian brigade at Malta and Scraggy. With the Fourteenth Army units on Malta and Scraggy cut off, the fate of the entire Shenam Saddle now hung in the balance, but the very next day the hill was recovered by a counter-attack led by the 5/6th Rajputana Rifles and 3/10th Gurkha Rifles. Gibraltar would be the farthest the Japanese would be able to advance on the Shenam Saddle and the closest they came to breaking through; and from then on, a stalemate developed with neither side making any important moves. After the Japanese had been evicted from Gibraltar on the 24th, they did not follow up with another major attempt to push through the Shenam Saddle for a fortnight. But there was never really a quiet moment on these heights. Sniper fire was ever-present, as was the booming of artillery guns. The situation was the worst on Scraggy, where both sides continued to maintain their respective positions. The British and Indian units here would be fired on from Nippon Hill, besides being subjected to rifle fire, mortaring and grenade attacks from Scraggy itself. To the north, General Brigg's resumed his counteroffensive against Molvom, tossing his 9th Brigade into a series of attacks against the Japanese held Hump. The infantry put in several attacks against the Hump, suffering increasing casualties. The men of the 3/14th Punjabis attacked Hump at least half a dozen times that month. Despite it all, the Japanese were still found in their bunkers at the end of May. Sited on the reverse slopes of Hump, their bunkers were difficult to target by guns firing from the other side. Even when they were hit, they were so solidly built that they suffered little damage. The defenders of Hump would wait until the 3/14th Punjabis neared the crest; they would then let loose a barrage of machine-gun fire and grenade attacks. Attack after attack had to be called off in the face of such furious resistance. Though heavy artillery and mortar fire and repeated air strikes were called in on it, the tenacious Japanese defenders would successfully repel all British-Indian attacks throughout early May.  On the other side, realizing the vital need for artillery support, General Yamauchi decided to bring to the front the field guns that had been left east of the Chindwin River. He also was reinforced with the 2nd Battalion, 67th Regiment, which would seize Lamu on May 10th, securing the rear of the 15th Division. On the 15th, thanks to the timely arrival of the 89th and 123rd Brigades, Briggs was able to renew his assaults in front of Sekmai with greater intensity, finally clearing Kanglatongbi and the hills to the immediate east six days later.  Colonel Matsumura responded by creating new defensive positions around Modbung. As the month came to a close, Briggs decided to concentrate both his division's brigades on the Imphal–Kohima Road. The 9th Indian Brigade was to be brought on to the road, swapping places with the 89th Indian Brigade, which would move to the Iril River Valley. The opening of the Imphal–Kohima Road was a far greater priority than clearing the Mapao– Molvom Range. The Japanese defenders of the latter would be left where they had hung on for weeks. In any case, the opening of the road was likely to encourage them much more to leave than any direct attacks on their positions.  On May 15th Yamauchi was relieved of his command. Yamauchi had really drawn the short end of the straw. As he admitted at the time, his men simply had no answer to the British tanks. His men had thrown themselves into the jungle as lightly as possible in order to strike Imphal quickly, so they did not have effective anti-tank weapons. Ymauchi's division was always the Japanese weak spot, but they valiantly had refused to lift their roadblock at Kanglatongbi. As a last desperate throw, Yamauchi had ordered the use of poison gas. Yamauchi was also a man who understood how strong the allies were, especially America. Unlike the xenophobic and ignorant Tojo and Mutaguchi, Yamauchi had spent time in the USA and this led him to be quite pessimistic. Regardless, without anti-tank weapons it was quite hopeless. Yamauchi was carried from the battlefield on a litter and would later die in a hospital in Maymyo. Back over at Kohima, Generals Stopford and Grover were continuing their counteroffensive. Brigadiers 4th Brigade were occupying Oaks Hill when on May 1st, they began to descend during  The Royal Scots stopped their advance and reoccupied Oaks Hill, the brigade artillery back in Jotsoma was on standby to pound any Japanese positions the Norfolks, who were pressing on down the ridge, encountered. The Japanese, alert now to the dangerous presence of enemy troops above them, moved up against Oaks Hill and fought hard to expel the Royal Scots during that first night, with no success. The morning that followed a night of screaming, fear-inducing attacks found the jungle undergrowth littered with Japanese bodies. It was usual practice for the Japanese to take away their dead and wounded, but on this occasion there were too few Japanese survivors for the task. As the Royal Scots repelled numerous enemy counterattacks, the Norfolks were continuing their descent towards the GPT ridge. On May 4th, the Norfolks found themselves in a good position to assault the crests of the ridge. They stormed up catching the Japanese by surprise, managing to seize numerous bunkers. At the same time, the 161st Brigade was able to seize the area southeast of Two Tree Hill, but the Japanese had a complex bunker system there preventing them from linking Jotsoma with Pulebadze. The bunker complex on GPT Ridge was much more substantial than the British had expected, with literally dozens of small, carefully sited bunkers littering the entire area with interlocking arcs of fire, while the entire position was also covered by Japanese machine guns further to the east on the Aradura Spur. No sooner would one be discovered and attacked, than another would open up against the attackers from somewhere else. Until the entirety of GPT Ridge was cleared, Goschen's brigade could not enjoy the shortcut through to Jotsoma via Two Tree Hill; the road to Imphal remained in Japanese hands and their machine guns continued to spray fire on 6th Brigade's exposed right flank. Within the center the 6th Brigade was attacking Kuki Piquet and FSD Hill. While the attack against Kuki Piquet was not seeing much progress, they did gain a toehold atop FSD Hill. Further north, the 5th Brigade were able to bypass the 138th regiments position on Merema Ridge. They managed to secure a small part of Naga Village by the end of the day. Being close in proximity to General Sato's HQ, the response from the Japanese was a series of fierce counterattacks. THe 33rd battalion, 14th regiment stormed the Cameron Highlanders who did not have time to consolidate their success by digging in, and heavy Japanese mortar fire at daylight forced the Jocks back to the western edge of the hill. Here Hawkins had them dig to secure the ground that had been seized and the Worcesters, who had protected the flanks of the night advance, were called up to help build a defensive position able to resist counterattack. The rain was by now constant. Everyone was drenched to the skin. The next morning the Japanese Air Force made one of their occasional forays into the deep valley that flowed out of the Kohima Ridge westward, but to limited effect.  Meanwhile Brigadier Frederick Loftus-Tottenham's newly arrived 33rd Brigade was in the process of reinforcing the exhausted 6th Brigade at Kohima Ridge, with preparations being made for a renewed general counteroffensive. Meanwhile, over on Pulebadze on the 6th, B Company of the Norfolks, commanded by Captain Jack Randle, was ordered to seize the remaining part of the bunker position at the bottom of GPT Ridge, while the 4/lst Gurkhas of , assisting the breakthrough in the center against Kohima Ridge and Jail Hill, were to attack the lower, western slopes of GPT Ridge. In these attacks the Norfolks were to seize the remaining Japanese bunkers but at high cost, in which Capt. Randle was awarded the posthumous VC.  The Norfolks remained in the positions they had seized and, after a night of heavy rain, a further attempt to attack the remaining Japanese positions was made at first light on the morning of 7 May by the 4/lst Gurkhas and the Royal Scots. It was important that this operation was successful, as at 10.30am an attempt was to be made by the 1st Queen's - part of 33rd Indian Brigade, who had arrived at Kohima exhausted and malaria-ridden from Arakan the day before - on Jail Hill. If the machine-gun nests on GPT Ridge could be wiped out before the Queen's attacked they would enjoy a much higher chance of success. The only result of this failed assault would be the death of Brigadier Goschen, shot by snipers.  The Queen's, aware that 4th Brigade had not managed to secure GPT Ridge, nevertheless went in against Jail Hill as planned and were slaughtered. In retrospect the attack was premature, but Stopford continued to demand speed to remove the Japanese stranglehold on Kohima in order to relieve beleaguered Imphal. There was a belief in some higher quarters - held in particular by those whose only experience of the terrain came from reading a map in the comfort of a headquarters tent in the rear - that 2nd Division's offensive lacked pace. These accusations were preposterous to the hard-pressed men on the ground. It was impossible for commanders and staff officers in the rear who could not see the ground to understand how a small piece of jungle-topped hillside could absorb the best part of a brigade; how a small group of well-sited bunkers could hold up an advance until every single one - together with every single occupant - had been systematically destroyed; how only medium artillery could penetrate the roof of a Japanese trench; how only direct and short-range sniping by Lee/Grant tanks was guaranteed to defeat a Japanese bunker; how the desperate terrain, incessant rain and humidity led even the fittest men to tire quickly and what an extraordinarily determined opponent they faced. With few exceptions, the Japanese gave in only when they were dead. Every conscious man who could lift a weapon fought until he collapsed.  Due to these defeats, the British-Indian morale plummeted, even though Sato's men were also facing a serious supply problem that was further weakening them with each passing day.  Nevertheless, the Japanese continued a brave defense under heavy artillery, mortar and aerial bombardment. Sato's defensive technique, while it was not going to enable him to break through Kohima by dint of offensive action, was designed to do the next best thing: to draw the enemy onto defences of great complexity and depth and to break them there, both physically and morally. In so doing his troops had to withstand the sort of conditions few other soldiers in history could have survived. They did so, and very nearly succeeded in persuading Stopford that battering through Kohima was an impossible task. Between the 4th and the 'Black 7th', for instance, the 38 3.7in. mountain guns dug in around Jotsoma fired over 3,000 rounds, the 48 25-pdrs fired over 7,000 rounds and the big 5.5in. guns of the medium artillery fired more than 1,500 shells at the Japanese positions, not to mention the almost continuous salvoes from the 3in. mortars of the infantry battalions and the constant strafing and bombing by Hurricanes and Vengeance dive-bombers. For the next few days, General Stopford's brigades were slowly reducing the Japanese defenses. British progress, though slow, remained sure, even though it seemed to the troops on the ground as if this battle would go on for ever. 4th Brigade cleared GPT Ridge on 11 May, by which time further costly attacks by the British 6th and 33rd Indian Brigades had finally forced the Japanese to relinquish their hold on Pimple, FSD and Jail hills, the latter of which was captured by the Queen's and C Company, 4/lst Gurkha Rifles. The tide was slowly - and painfully - beginning to turn. On the days that followed, the positions seized on 11 and 12 May were carefully consolidated, the remaining Japanese being exterminated one by one, sniper by sniper and gun by gun. The Berkshires cleared FSD Hill on 12 May, discovering that the Japanese had honeycombed the hill with tunnels, creating an elaborate underground fortress that included a battalion headquarters, repair shop, ammunition storage dump and hospital. Those Japanese bunkers on the western edge of the ridge that remained out of reach of the British artillery could now be engaged directly and at pointblank range by the Lee/Grants, trundling up the road that divides DIS and Jail hills. They did so to the cheers of the British and Indian infantry, who found themselves hugging the ground as the 75mm smashed the enemy foxholes only metres from them, the ground shaking and the shockwave of the blast sucking out their breath and showering them with dirt and debris. The capture of the southern part of Kohima Ridge a full 37 days after the arrival of Sato's units would force the Japanese to retreat to a secondary defensive line north of Aradura. On the 15th, patrols of the 5th Brigade advanced down from Naga Hill, securing Treasury Hill before meeting up with the exhausted victors of Kohima Ridge who were advancing along the Imphal road. Yet that is all for the India front, as we now need to jump back over to check out what is going on with Operation Ichi-Go. After the fall of Xuchang, General Uchiyama dispatched some units south to attack Luohe, while the bulk of his 12th Army advanced north to capture Luoyang and hopefully annihilate General Enbo's 31st Army Group. On May 2nd, General Uchiyama dispatched the 110th Division against Dengfeng, the 62nd Division against Yuzhou and the bulk of his 37th Division, 3rd armored division and 4th cavalry Brigade against Jia and Ruzhou. On 2nd, the 4th Cavalry Brigade defeated the enemy force in the sector southwest of Yingchiaochen and, on the 4th, advanced to the sector northwest of Linju. The 3rd Armored Division routed the retreating enemy heading west and, on the 4th, mopped up the enemy in the vicinity of Linju. Also on the 4th, the 37th Division arrived at Linju. On the same day, the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade occupied Hsiangcheng. on the 3rd the 62nd defeated the 29th Army at Yuzhou while the 3rd Armored Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade pursued the retreating Chinese towards Ruzhou. On the 4th, Uchiyama's main forces were able to capture Ruzhou and the 110th Division managed to dislodge the 13th Army's position east of Dengfeng. After this Uchiyama's main forces enveloped the area, annihilating the 13th and 29th Armies at Dengfeng while the 62nd and 110th Divisions made a frontal assault of the city. Alongside this the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade attacked the enemy near Likouzhen. Yet before Uchiyama's men could complete the envelopment, General Enbo's men pulled out towards Tangjiezhen and Changshuixiang around midnight on the 5th. On the 7th, the 37th Division and 7th Brigade managed to envelop Tangjiezhen, and with air support inflicted heavy casualties on the outflanked defenders. Simultaneously, the 27th Division captured Luohe and Suipin. General Yokoyama had dispatched the 11th Independent Brigade to aid Uchiyamas men from the south, facing little resistance as they captured Queshan and Zhumadian before linking up with the 27th Division on the 11th.  On the other side, General Jiang Dingwen's 1st War Area Army was regrouping the bulk of its forces along the Luoyang-Yiyang line. General Okamura Ysuji ordered the 12th Army to advance upon Luoyang while Lt General Yoshimoto Teiichi's 1st Army crossed the Yellow River to try and cut off the Chinese retreat at Xin'An and Xiashichiang. Having defeated the enemy in the sector southwest of Dengfeng, the 12th Army continued to keep the enemy in the Loyang area under strict observation while, at the same time, it ordered the 110th Division to pursue the enemy toward Iyang, the 62nd Division to pursue them toward Pingteng, the main force of the 3rd Armored Division toward Iyang and Hsinan and the 4th Cavalry Brigade to the western sector of Pingteng. Okamura dispatched his reserve 63rd Division led by Lt General Nozoe Masanori to try and break through at Sishuizhen so they could join the attack upon Luoyang. They were successful and in the process, defeated the 177th Division and managed to reach the northeastern sector of Luoyang by the 12th. With assistance from the 59th Brigade coming from the west, Nozoe captured Xin'an by the 14th. The 62nd Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade captured Pingdengxiang on the 13th and part of the 110th Division captured Yiyang on the 14th. Most of the 110th Division, however, moved to Lungmenchieh below Luoyang. The 3rd Armored Division also reached the area southwest of Lungmenchieh at this point. The 37th Division, meanwhile, was directed to move towards Sunghsien. These actions effectively enveloped Luoyang as Uchiyama had his 110th Division advance through the Luohe River Valley; Yoshimoto's men advance to Sanmenxia which would fall by the 18th. The 37th Division captured Song alongside the aidromes at Luoning and Lushi by the 20th. But the main effort would be made by the 63rd Division assisted by elements o the 110th Division who launched the assault against Luoyang, being defended by the 36th Army Group. On the 19th, the 63rd Division initiated its attack against enemy positions on the outskirts of Loyang, however, the enemy positions were so strong that the battle situation did not progress as planned. As a result of this the North China Area Army ordered the 12th Army to place the main force of the 3rd Armored Division and 4th Cavalry Brigade together with part of the 110th Division under the command of the 63rd Division commander. At the same time, the 63rd Division was ordered to defend the railway east of Mienchih. At 1pm on the 23rd, the 12th Army dispatched the 63rd Division to attack Luoyang Castle from the north and northeastern fronts of Luoyang to the northeastern corner of the castle while the 3rd Armored Division was to attack the castle from the western front toward the northwestern corner of the castle. The Army also directed the Cavalry Brigade to capture and destroy the enemy which it was expected would flee to the south at the line of the Lo Ho. On the 24th, the Army-called on the enemy in Luoyang to surrender but they refused. At 1pm, therefore, the Army opened its attack and, on the 25th, completely occupied the castle. During this battle, Lieutenant-General Li Jiayu would heroically die covering the retreat of the remaining troops of his battered 36th Army Group. With the fall of Luoyang and the near destruction of the 1st War Area, Operation Kogo ended in a resounding success for the Japanese, thus securing the South Beijing-Hankou railway. The Japanese estimated over 32000 Chinese casualties and some 7800 troops captured. In turn, they claimed to have lost only 2000 casualties. Interestingly, Operation Kogo also saw the Henan peasants attack the Kuomintang forces in revenge for the Yellow River flood of 1938 and the Henan Famine of 1942. As told to us by General Jiang Dingwen "During the campaign, the unexpected phenomenon was that the people of the mountains in western Henan attacked our troops, taking guns, bullets, and explosives, and even high-powered mortars and radio equipment... They surrounded our troops and killed our officers. We heard this pretty often. The heads of the villages and baojia (village mutual-responsibility groups) just ran away. At the same time, they took away our stored grain, leaving their houses and fields empty, which meant that our officers and soldiers had no food for many days… Actually this is truly painful for me to say: in the end the damages we suffered from the attacks by the people were more serious than the losses from battles with the enemy." In the end, the peasants would be able to disarm over 50000 troops, picking their weapons to defend themselves from the Japanese, but also causing much damage to the Nationalist defense. For their role in this disaster, Generals Dingwen and Enbo would be relieved from their commands, with General Chen Cheng later taking over the 1st War Area in July to oversee its recovery. Meanwhile, the Japanese would continue to prepare for Operation Togo, the Hunan offensive. Yet to finish off this episode we also need to mention some progress in the future plans to invade Wakde. Admiral King had requested support from the British Eastern Fleet. At this time the Eastern Fleet was organized into three forces for Operation Transom, the invasion of Japanese occupied Surabaya. Force 65 consisted of Battleships Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Renown, the French battleship Richelieu, two cruisers and eight destroyers, under the direct command of Admiral Somerville; Force 66 consisted of aircraft carriers Illustrious, Saratoga, two cruisers and six destroyers, under the command of Rear-Admiral Clement Moody aboard Illustrious. Force 67 was the replenishment group and comprised six tankers, a water distilling ship and the cruisers London and Suffolk. Somerville commanded the entire fleet from Queen Elizabeth. The warships were drawn from six navies, the capital ships being accompanied by three American destroyers, four British cruisers and three destroyers, four Australian destroyers, a Dutch cruiser and destroyer and a New Zealand cruiser. The Australian light cruiser HMAS Adelaide also sailed from Fremantle in Western Australia to protect the tankers while they were at Exmouth Gulf; this allowed their two escorting cruisers to augment Force 66 during the attack. Two squadrons of Supermarine Spitfire fighters were transferred from No. 1 Wing RAAF at Darwin to Exmouth Gulf to protect the Eastern Fleet while it refueled and Australian and American maritime patrol aircraft were assigned to operate offshore. Each carrier had an air group made up of units from their parent navies. Illustrious embarked two squadrons equipped with 14 Vought F4U Corsair fighters each and two squadrons with nine Avengers. Saratoga's air group comprised a squadron with 26 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters, a squadron with 24 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers and a squadron operating 18 Avenger torpedo bombers, as well as a single Hellcat allocated to the Air Group Leader. As for Surabaya, its defenses against air attack at the time of Operation Transom included a few anti-aircraft guns, whose crews were inadequately trained. Radar stations and a network of observer posts were also sited to detect minelaying aircraft. The Japanese forces stationed in the city included the Imperial Japanese Army's 28th Independent Mixed Brigade and the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Navy's 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet under Vice-Admiral Mikawa Gunichi. Because of the distance to be covered from Ceylon and the Royal Navy's lack of experience in underway replenishment, the final plans for the operation involved the Eastern Fleet refueling at Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia before striking Surabaya. Force 67 was the first element of the Eastern Fleet to sail, departing on April 30th. Forces 65 and 66 sailed on May 6th. The Allied ships proceeded to Exmouth Gulf on a course that kept them at least 600 miles from Japanese airfields to avoid being detected or attacked. The carriers air wings practiced the attack they would conduct on Surabaya three times during the voyage. The warships arrived at Exmouth Gulf on 14 and 15th ofMay. The Eastern Fleet departed Exmouth Gulf on the afternoon of the 15th and proceeded north. It arrived at the flying off point at 6:30 am local time on the 17th without being detected by the Japanese. One British and seven American submarines also took up positions near Surabaya, the southern entrance to the Strait of Malacca and the Bali, Lombok and Sunda Straits to support the Eastern Fleet. The submarines were positioned to rescue Allied aircrew that were forced down, attack ships that tried to escape from Surabaya and intercept any Japanese warships that attempted to attack the Allied fleet. Operation Transom opened up with 76 aircraft launched from Illustrious and Saratoga. The aircraft launched by the carriers were organized into two strike forces. Force A was made up of nine Avengers from Illustrious, twelve Dauntless dive bombers and an escort of eight Corsairs. Force A's Avengers were to bomb the Braat Engineering Works and the Dauntlesses the oil refinery. Force B was to attack shipping and dock facilities in Surabaya's port. It comprised twenty-one Avengers and six Dauntlesses escorted by eight Corsairs and twelve Hellcats. The commander of Saratoga's air group, Commander Joseph C. Clifton, led both carriers' air wings during the attack. All of the aircraft were launched and formed up with the rest of their force by 7:20 am. Two British Avengers crashed during takeoff, their crews being rescued. The attack on Surabaya commenced at 8:30 am. The Japanese had not detected the aircraft as they approached, and were taken by surprise. The two forces made a well-synchronized attack, Force A approaching Wonokromo from the south and Force B attacking the port from the north. No Japanese fighter aircraft were encountered, and the anti-aircraft guns were largely ineffective. One of Saratoga's Avengers was shot down, and both members of its crew became prisoners of war. The two forces claimed to have damaged 10 ships, demolished the Wonokromo oil refinery and the Braat Engineering Works, destroyed 16 aircraft and leveled several buildings. Saratoga and her three escorting American destroyers detached from the Eastern Fleet shortly before sunset on the 18th, and proceeded to Fremantle. The remainder of the Eastern Fleet reached Exmouth Gulf the next morning, and sailed for Ceylon before sunset after refueling again. Adelaide and one of the Australian destroyers that had been attached to the Eastern Fleet left Exmouth Gulf bound for Fremantle after the tanker group departed on 19 May. The Eastern Fleet arrived back at Ceylon on the 27th. Saratoga reached Bremerton, Washington, on June 10th and after a refit re-joined the Pacific Fleet in September 1944. Though the Japanese would not really divert any forces from western New Guinea in response to the raid and despite the fact that the Japanese claim that not much damage had been inflicted on their shipping or shore facilities, with only one vessel confirmed sunk, Operation Transom would provide Somerville's Eastern Fleet important experience of carrier strike operations and exposure to superior American carrier tactics.  I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The Allies were gradually countering Operation U-Go as the intense battles at Kohima Ridge and Pulebadze saw British-Indian forces slowly gaining ground amid heavy casualties. Meanwhile, Operation Ichi-Go saw major Japanese successes in China. Lastly Operation Transom saw British-Dutch-American successful carrier strikes against Surabaya, yielding experience despite limited damage.

In dieser Folge beschäftigen wir uns mit den Mythen, die ihr via Social Media an uns herangetragen habt. Neben den Klassikern, wie "das klären die unter sich" sprechen wir auch über weit verbreitete Annahmen wie, dass (Rasse-)Hunde optisch ihren Halter*innen ähneln und behandeln sogar eine kleine Studie zum Thema. Wir bedanken uns für euren ganzen Input und freuen uns, wenn du für das Thema der nächsten Woche noch eben schnell abstimmst ;) Quellen der Folge: Nakajima, S., Yamamoto, M., & Yoshimoto, N. (2009). Dogs look like their owners: replications with racially homogenous owner portraits. Anthrozoös, 22(2), 173-181.

Ministração do Sup. Eduardo Yoshimoto no TADEL do dia 29 de Outubro de 2023.

Anfang August 2023 geben wir euch wieder ganz persönliche Sommer-Buchtipps aus der detektor.fm-Redaktion. (00:00:09) Begrüßung (00:01:11) Pauline: „Der Gesang der Flußkrebse“ (D. Owens) (00:03:07) Stan: „Mensch ohne Welt“ (A. Schauer) (00:05:52) Klara: „Einfach Göttlich“ (T. Pratchett) (00:07:53) Gottfried: „Reisen Reisen“ (J. Schliemann, M. Dietz) (00:09:45) Julia: „Backlash“ (S. Kaiser) (00:11:08) Lars: „Kitchen“ (B. Yoshimoto) (00:13:02) Laura: „Poison Roses“ (T. James, J. Eve) (00:14:48) Sonja „Becks letzter Sommer“ (B. Wells) (00:16:36) Ellen: „Agatha Raisin Mysteries“ (M. C. Beaton) (00:18:11) Jessi: „Breasts and Eggs“ (M. Kawakami) (00:20:32) Gregor: „Die Träume anderer Leute“ (J. Holofernes) (00:22:21) Johanna: „Periode ist politisch“ (F. Frei) (00:23:41) Leonie: „Die Lüge“ (M. Franko) (00:25:14) Doreen: „Die weltbeste Geschichte vom Fallen“ (D. Faßbender) (00:27:58) Tim: „22 Bahnen“ (C. Wahl) (00:29:39) Lilly: „Der Gesang der Flusskrebse“ (D. Owens) (00:31:33) Henrike: „Der Tag, als meine Frau einen Mann fand“ (S. Berg) (00:32:46) Veronika: „Unsichrtbare Frauen“ (C. Criado-Perez) (00:34:35) Joana: „Young Mungo“ (D. Stuart) (00:36:04) Stephan: „Teuer!“ (M. Höfgen) (00:37:42) Charlotte: „Schäfchen im Trockenen“ (A. Stelling) (00:40:20) Ausblick (00:42:56) Christian: „Der Magier im Kreml“ (G. da Empoli) >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/destilliert-august-2023-sommer-buchtipps-und-deutscher-buchpreis

Anfang August 2023 geben wir euch wieder ganz persönliche Sommer-Buchtipps aus der detektor.fm-Redaktion. (00:00:09) Begrüßung (00:01:11) Pauline: „Der Gesang der Flußkrebse“ (D. Owens) (00:03:07) Stan: „Mensch ohne Welt“ (A. Schauer) (00:05:52) Klara: „Einfach Göttlich“ (T. Pratchett) (00:07:53) Gottfried: „Reisen Reisen“ (J. Schliemann, M. Dietz) (00:09:45) Julia: „Backlash“ (S. Kaiser) (00:11:08) Lars: „Kitchen“ (B. Yoshimoto) (00:13:02) Laura: „Poison Roses“ (T. James, J. Eve) (00:14:48) Sonja „Becks letzter Sommer“ (B. Wells) (00:16:36) Ellen: „Agatha Raisin Mysteries“ (M. C. Beaton) (00:18:11) Jessi: „Breasts and Eggs“ (M. Kawakami) (00:20:32) Gregor: „Die Träume anderer Leute“ (J. Holofernes) (00:22:21) Johanna: „Periode ist politisch“ (F. Frei) (00:23:41) Leonie: „Die Lüge“ (M. Franko) (00:25:14) Doreen: „Die weltbeste Geschichte vom Fallen“ (D. Faßbender) (00:27:58) Tim: „22 Bahnen“ (C. Wahl) (00:29:39) Lilly: „Der Gesang der Flusskrebse“ (D. Owens) (00:31:33) Henrike: „Der Tag, als meine Frau einen Mann fand“ (S. Berg) (00:32:46) Veronika: „Unsichrtbare Frauen“ (C. Criado-Perez) (00:34:35) Joana: „Young Mungo“ (D. Stuart) (00:36:04) Stephan: „Teuer!“ (M. Höfgen) (00:37:42) Charlotte: „Schäfchen im Trockenen“ (A. Stelling) (00:40:20) Ausblick (00:42:56) Christian: „Der Magier im Kreml“ (G. da Empoli) >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/destilliert-august-2023-sommer-buchtipps-und-deutscher-buchpreis

Anfang August 2023 geben wir euch wieder ganz persönliche Sommer-Buchtipps aus der detektor.fm-Redaktion. (00:00:09) Begrüßung (00:01:11) Pauline: „Der Gesang der Flußkrebse“ (D. Owens) (00:03:07) Stan: „Mensch ohne Welt“ (A. Schauer) (00:05:52) Klara: „Einfach Göttlich“ (T. Pratchett) (00:07:53) Gottfried: „Reisen Reisen“ (J. Schliemann, M. Dietz) (00:09:45) Julia: „Backlash“ (S. Kaiser) (00:11:08) Lars: „Kitchen“ (B. Yoshimoto) (00:13:02) Laura: „Poison Roses“ (T. James, J. Eve) (00:14:48) Sonja „Becks letzter Sommer“ (B. Wells) (00:16:36) Ellen: „Agatha Raisin Mysteries“ (M. C. Beaton) (00:18:11) Jessi: „Breasts and Eggs“ (M. Kawakami) (00:20:32) Gregor: „Die Träume anderer Leute“ (J. Holofernes) (00:22:21) Johanna: „Periode ist politisch“ (F. Frei) (00:23:41) Leonie: „Die Lüge“ (M. Franko) (00:25:14) Doreen: „Die weltbeste Geschichte vom Fallen“ (D. Faßbender) (00:27:58) Tim: „22 Bahnen“ (C. Wahl) (00:29:39) Lilly: „Der Gesang der Flusskrebse“ (D. Owens) (00:31:33) Henrike: „Der Tag, als meine Frau einen Mann fand“ (S. Berg) (00:32:46) Veronika: „Unsichrtbare Frauen“ (C. Criado-Perez) (00:34:35) Joana: „Young Mungo“ (D. Stuart) (00:36:04) Stephan: „Teuer!“ (M. Höfgen) (00:37:42) Charlotte: „Schäfchen im Trockenen“ (A. Stelling) (00:40:20) Ausblick (00:42:56) Christian: „Der Magier im Kreml“ (G. da Empoli) >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/destilliert-august-2023-sommer-buchtipps-und-deutscher-buchpreis

Gianluca Gatta ha riletto questa settimana KITCHEN di Banana Yoshimoto, il romanzo manifesto dei giovani giapponesi di fine anni '80. Un libro che, ricalcando temi e struttura tipici dei fumetti manga, narra il cammino di accettazione e superamento di un lutto grazie all'attività culinaria.

Tonight we are joined by Stephanie Yoshimoto of MarishiTen Training and we'll be reviewing their Extended Range Handgun Course. After Action Project is brought to you by RangeBuddy.App. Don't miss any content – subscribe now: https://goo.gl/1AHRY5 Enter our show giveaways here: www.afteractionprojet.com/giveaway The After Action Project Podcast brings you into the student's seat of a … After Action Project 064 – Performance Handgun with Stephanie Yoshimoto of MarishiTen Training Read More » The post After Action Project 064 – Performance Handgun with Stephanie Yoshimoto of MarishiTen Training appeared first on Firearms Radio Network.

Oda Nobuhide, the famous "Tiger of Owari," passed away unexpectedly in 1551, leaving his branch of the Oda Clan in the hands of his son, a rude young man with little sense of propriety or politics called "The Fool of Owari." Throughout the 1550s, however, Nobunaga would consolidate his rule over the province and even defend it from a terrifying invasion.Support the show

【福利厚生の充実とコストダウンの両立】 企業型DC（企業型確定拠出年金）という言葉は聞いたことがあったのですが、ちゃんとは理解していませんでした。 吉元さんのお話を聴いて、社員にとっても会社にとってもメリットのある仕組みだなと感じました。 そして、社員もこれから、正しい金融知識を身につけていくことで、自立した豊かなセカンドライフを送ることができると思います。 気になる方は、気軽にご相談してみてください♪ special thanks to 岩永丈幸さん 【今回のゲスト】 社会保険労務士　吉元康裕（よしもと・やすひろ）さん YouTube: https://youtu.be/ysWFPvob3rkプレビュー Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Yasuhiro.Yoshimoto.name メール: Yutoli_srfp@ybb.ne.jp 【こえラボLINE公式アカウント】 ポッドキャストに興味ある方、登録してみてください。 https://lin.ee/diyeIXKX

Meine bisherigen Erfahrungen mit japanischen Autorinnen und Autoren beschränkten sich aktuell leider nur auf Banana Yoshimoto und Haruki Murakami, von denen ich zwar jeweils einige Bücher gelesen hatte – Yoshimoto auch rezensiert – aber über die ich eben noch nicht hinaus gekommen war. Eine willkommene Abwechslung und ein guter Start ins Lesejahr 2023 war daher die Empfehlung, Sayaka Murata zu lesen, die ich kürzlich bekam. Gespannt, ob Die Ladenhüterin, welches bereits 2016 im Original erschien und 2018 im Aufbau Verlag in deutscher Ausgabe veröffentlicht wurde, ähnlich schräg sein würde, wie es meine bisherigen rudimentären Erlebnisse mit der japanischen Literatur waren, widmete ich mich diesem schmalen Roman.Protagonistin und Ich-Erzählerin ist die 36-jährige Keiko Furukura, die bereits seit über 18 Jahren in einem Convenience Store arbeitet, der rund um die Uhr, an sieben Tagen die Woche geöffnet hat und welche in Japan kurz Konbini genannt werden. Über ihren Beginn als Arbeitskraft in dem Markt sagt sie folgendes: „Mein erster Tag im Konbini war mein Geburtstag als normales Mitglied der Gesellschaft.“ (S. 22) Hintergrund dieser befremdlichen Formulierung ist die Tatsache, dass Keiko sich bereits seit ihrer Kindheit als nicht normal fühlt und ihr permanent von ihrer Umgebung dieses Gefühl vermittelt wird. Dies wird dem Lesenden in Rückblicken auf ihre Kindheit deutlich gemacht. Als sie beispielsweise als Kind einmal einen toten Vogel findet und ihn ihrer Mutter bringt, möchte diese ihn beerdigen. Keiko versteht allerdings nicht, warum man ihn nicht stattdessen essen soll – ihr Vater mag doch so gern gegrilltes Geflügel. Um ihren Eltern keinen Kummer mehr zu bereiten und nicht weiter aufzufallen, entschließt sie sich eines Tages zu folgendem drastischen Schritt: „Ich tat nur noch, was die anderen taten, folgte allen Anweisungen und stellte so gut wie jede eigene Lebensäußerung ein.“ (S. 14) So schafft sie es auch durch ihr Studium, wobei sie auch hier keine neuen Kontakte aufbaut. Erst als Mitarbeiterin im Konbini fühlt sie sich als brauchbares Mitglied der Gesellschaft. Die Geräusche des Marktes hat sie auch zu Hause noch im Ohr und sie beruhigen sie und helfen ihr einzuschlafen. Zudem hat sie sich angewöhnt, die Stimmen ihrer Kolleginnen zu imitieren oder auch deren Kleidungsstil nachzuahmen. Zudem meint sie selbiges Verhalten auch bei ihren Kolleginnen und deren Freundinnen zu beobachten und stellt fest: „Diese Art der Anpassung macht offenbar einen großen Teil unseres Mensch-Seins aus.“ (S. 28)Sayaka Murata führt uns anhand des kleinen Systems Konbini und ihrer Protagonistin vor Augen, dass Anders-Sein in der japanischen Kultur nicht erwünscht ist. Gefühle und Verhalten, die nicht der Norm entsprechen, sind etwas Negatives, das nicht verstanden wird und als eine Art Krankheit empfunden wird, die es zu heilen gilt. Jeder hat seine Funktion und so fühlt sich auch Keiko nie wohler als in jenen Momenten, in denen sie sich als kleines Rädchen in der täglich neuen Geschäftigkeit der Welt spürt und als Individuum möglichst gar nicht auffällt. Es gibt nur zwei Probleme: Sie ist eine Frau und sie ist nicht mehr jung. Während ihr Aushilfsjob während ihres Studiums völlig legitim war, stellt sich nun, da sie bereits 36 ist, die Frage, warum sie keinen vollwertigen Beruf hat oder verheiratet ist und gar nicht mehr arbeitet. In Japan gelten Frauen, die mit über 30 noch nicht verheiratet sind, nach wie vor als Verlierer. Sind sie verheiratet und haben auch Kinder, ist es die Aufgabe der Frau, diese zu versorgen und sich um den Haushalt zu kümmern, was sich mit beruflichem Erfolg oft nicht vereinbaren lässt.Keiko kann jedoch nichts davon vorweisen, weshalb sie sich immer häufiger Fragen anhören muss, warum sie keinen Partner oder einen anderen Job hat. Dabei scheint sie an Männern oder sexuellen Beziehungen im Allgemeinen gar kein Interesse zu haben und die Arbeit im Konbini füllt sie so aus, dass sie sich mit Hilfe ihrer Schwester Ausreden ausdenkt, weshalb sie keine andere Arbeit verrichten kann. Schließlich lernt sie Shiraha kennen, einen Mann Mitte 30, der zunächst ebenfalls im Konbini arbeitet, seine Anstellung aber aufgrund seiner Faulheit und seines respektlosen Verhaltens schnell wieder verliert. Die Meinung ihres Chefs und ihrer Kolleginnen über Shiraha fällt folgendermaßen aus: „Aus dem wird nichts mehr. Er ist erledigt. Eine Last für die Gesellschaft. Der Mensch hat die Pflicht, ein nützliches Mitglied der Gesellschaft zu werden, indem er einen Beruf ergreift oder eine Familie gründet. Oder beides.“(S.59/60) Shiraha, der zwar das System kritisiert und der Meinung ist, dass sich seit der Jōmon-Zeit in Japan nichts verändert hat, ist aber letztlich ein Nutznießer Keikos' Großzügigkeit und lässt sich von ihr durchfüttern, als sie ihn bei sich aufnimmt. Obwohl sie beide nicht der Norm entsprechen, kritisiert er sie ständig und macht sie zum Puffer seiner eigenen Unzufriedenheit. Keiko hingegen scheint mit ihrem Leben im Konbini zufrieden zu sein, sie hat keinen hohen Ansprüche und ist es leid, sich ständig für ihr Leben rechtfertigen zu müssen: „Wie lästig, warum brauchten die anderen zu ihrer eigenen Beruhigung ständig Erklärungen?“ (S. 39)Die Themen, die Sayaka Murata in ihrem Roman zur Sprache bringt, sind aber kein ausschließlich japanisches Phänomen. Die Frage nach dem „Was ist eigentlich normal?“ mag zwar immer auch in Abhängigkeit zum eigenen Kulturkreis stehen, letztlich beantwortet sie aber jeder für sich selbst. In Keikos Fall entsteht ihr Gefühl des Nicht-Normal-Seins ja gar nicht aus ihr selbst heraus, sondern aus ihrem Umfeld. Was im Umkehrschluss vielleicht zeigt, wie merkwürdig doch diejenigen sind, die sich für normal halten. Murata macht uns aber auch auf das starre Rollensystem ihres Landes aufmerksam, das es Menschen schwer macht, individuell zu sein.Ein Ladenhüter ist ein Artikel, der sich schlecht oder fast gar nicht verkauft und indem Muratas Roman im Deutschen Die Ladenhüterin heißt, bekommt er gleich eine doppelte Bedeutung. Keiko, die in Bezug auf Partnerschaft und Ehe ein Ladenhüter ist, die aber auch eine Hüterin des Konbini, also eines Ladens, ist. Ein Roman, der zunächst vielleicht etwas befremdlich anmuten mag, aber in seiner Kürze, Prägnanz und Klugheit das Panorama einer Gesellschaft entfaltet und ohne großen Spannungsbogen in seinen Bann zieht und zum Nachdenken anregt. Eine ausgesprochene Empfehlung. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.10.28.514159v1?rss=1 Authors: Li, W., Nakano, T., Mizutani, K., Kawatani, M., Matsubara, T., Danjo, T., Mukai, Y., Yamanaka, A., Ito, H., Aizawa, H., Petersen, C. C., Yoshimoto, J., Yamashita, T. Abstract: Animals exhibit expressive facial movements in a wide range of behavioral contexts. However, the underlying neural mechanisms remain enigmatic. In reward-based learning tasks, mice make expressive movements with their whiskers and nose at the timings of reward expectation and acquisition. Here we show that optogenetic stimulation of midbrain dopamine neurons (oDAS) as a reward is sufficient to induce such expressive movements. Pavlovian conditioning with a sensory cue and oDAS elicited both cue-locked (reward-expecting) and oDAS-aligned (reward-acquiring) orofacial movements. Inhibition or knock-out of dopamine D1 receptors in the nucleus accumbens inhibited oDAS-induced motion but spared cue-locked motion. Silencing the whisker primary motor cortex (wM1) abolished both oDAS-induced and cue-locked orofacial movements. We found specific neuronal populations in wM1 representing either oDAS-aligned or cue-locked whisker movements. Thus, reward-acquiring and reward-expecting facial movements are driven by accumbal D1 receptor-dependent and -independent neuronal mechanisms, respectively, both dominantly regulated by wM1 activity. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

We trappen het nieuwe seizoen af met een liveshow! Tijdens het Das Mag Festival organiseerde Boeken FM een heuse XXL-leesclub en nam deze podcastaflevering op over Kitchen van Banana Yoshimoto (vertaald door Maarten Liebregts).Toen Kitchen in 1988 in Japan verscheen stond de literaire wereld daar op zijn kop: het debuut van Banana Yoshimoto werd een megahit, overladen met prijzen en stond meer dan een jaar onafgebroken in de bestsellerlijsten. Het is een roman in twee losstaande delen over rouw, opgroeien, de eenzaamheid van de grote stad, de liefde voor eten en een ode aan de keuken.Ellen, Charlotte en Joost vertellen over de positie van Yoshimoto en haar werk in het Japanse literaire veld en de geschiedenis van het land, bespreken thema's zoals het geloof in een tussenwereld en shinto, en kijken naar de Nederlandse vertaling ten opzichte van de Engelstalige (vertaald door Megan Backus).Genoemde werken Ellen: Yukio Mishima - Bekentenissen van een gemaskerde / Susan Sontag - Ilness as Metaphor Joost: Joan Didion - The Year of Magical ThinkingZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this episode, Jave talks about art, travel, mental health, making axes, and more. You can learn more about Jave at the following links: https://www.instagram.com/javethrows/ https://www.instagram.com/javebrave/ https://www.javeyoshimoto.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JaveBrave Photo credit: Niki Knight of United States Axe

Mein Lesejahr 2021 begann mit einem der großen japanischen Autoren, der auch hierzulande vielen bekannt sein dürfte und durch Werke wie Kafka am Strand und viele andere weltberühmt geworden ist. Richtig, die Rede ist von Haruki Murakami. Danach war die von mir ausgewählte Literatur jedoch eher von weiblichen Autorinnen geprägt und so kam es mir gerade Recht, als ich durch einen glücklichen Zufall mit einer echten Banana Yoshimoto Kennerin ins Gespräch kam, denn die, wie Murakami ebenfalls aus Japan stammende Autorin, war mir bis dato unbekannt. Und so wurde ich, nachdem ich mein Interesse an ihr bekundet hatte, wenig später umgehend mit Literatur von ihr versorgt. Wann immer ich ein Buch beendet hatte, war auch schon das nächste für mich ausgesucht und zurecht gelegt worden. So kam es zu der diesjährigen und mein Lesejahr beendenden Anzahl von allen guten Dingen, nämlich drei Büchern, die ich zum Jahresabschluss versuchen will, in einer Rezension zu besprechen.Banana Yoshimoto, eigentlich Mahoko Yoshimoto, wurde 1964 in Tokio als Tochter eines einflussreichen japanischen Denkers, Dichters und Literaturkritikers sowie einer Dichterin, geboren. Sie selbst begann angeblich bereits im Alter von 5 Jahren zu schreiben und studierte später japanische Literatur. Es scheint also, dass ihr eine gewisse Prägung und Affinität für Literatur schon in die Wiege gelegt wurde. Ihre Werke Tsugumi, Federkleid und Lebensgeister erschienen in den Jahren 1989, 2003 und 2011 im Original und wurden jeweils erst einige Jahre später ins Deutsche übersetzt und im Diogenes Verlag veröffentlicht. Alle drei Bücher eint, dass sie aus der Perspektive einer Ich-Erzählerin geschrieben wurden, die den Lesenden durch ihre Geschichte führt.Der Roman Tsugumi erzählt die Geschichte der beiden Cousinen Maria und Tsugumi, die ihren letzten gemeinsamen Sommer verbringen, bevor Maria, die in diesem Fall auch die Erzählerin ist, das Küstenstädtchen, in dem sie bis dahin gewohnt hatte, verlässt, um mit ihren Eltern in Tokio zu leben. Die Spannung des Romans macht dabei zu einem großen Teil die Unterschiedlichkeit der beiden Mädchen aus. Während Tsugumi zwar kränklich ist und oft im Bett liegen muss, weil es ihr nicht gut geht, ist ihr Wesen trotzdem wild und ihr Verhalten teilweise fast unverschämt, aber auch bedingungslos. Wohingegen Maria ihren zurückhaltenden und liebevollen Gegenpol darstellt, was es ihr auch mitunter schwer macht, mit Tsugumis Art zurecht zu kommen und sich nicht vor den Kopf gestoßen zu fühlen. Letztlich eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, aber auch über einen ganz besonderen Lebensabschnitt, der angefüllt ist mit Träumen, Hoffnungen und dem bereits die Ahnung innewohnt, dass sich Lebensverhältnisse und -realitäten ändern werden. Ein letzter Sommer: schon die Formulierung scheint zur Metapher geworden zu sein, bei der sich einem zwangsläufig Bilder auf die Netzhaut drängen, die von Wärme und Freude, aber ebenso von Abschied geprägt sind. Ein leichtfüßiger Roman, der viele Sehnsüchte in sich vereint und sich, soweit ich das mittlerweile beurteilen kann, von anderen Werken Yoshimotos in einigen Punkten deutlich unterscheidet.In dem viele Jahre später erschienenen Roman Federkleid dreht sich die Handlung um die Protagonistin Hotaru, deren Liebesbeziehung zu einem verheirateten Mann nach vielen Jahren abrupt endet. Dieses Ende lässt sie nicht nur den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren, sondern verdeutlicht ihr auch, in welcher Abhängigkeit sie zu ihrem Geliebten gelebt und wie wenig sie sich um sich selbst gekümmert hat. Sie verlässt daraufhin das gemeinsame Appartement in Tokio, welches er ihr überschrieben hat und kehrt in ihre Heimatstadt zurück. Hier hilft sie im Café ihrer Großmutter aus und knüpft neue Freundschaften bzw. entdeckt alte wieder.Direkt zu Beginn des Romans wird deutlich, dass die Trennung – und das sind Trennung, Verlust und Abschied bei Yoshimoto sehr häufig – ein zentrales Motiv ist. Es ist die Aufarbeitung einer Vergangenheit die plötzlich als teilweise fremdbestimmt bzw. losgelöst von den eigenen Erwartungen wahrgenommen wird. Hotaru schafft es nur sehr langsam sich einen Alltag zu „erarbeiten“. Vor allem durch Kleinigkeiten lernt sie das Gefühl von Glück und Geborgenheit wieder spüren zu können. Wichtig in Yoshimotos Romanen, so auch in Federkleid, ist die ebene des Übernatürlichen. Diese Phänomene, die ganz unterschiedlicher Natur sein können, werden jedoch nicht als beängstigend wahrgenommen, sondern sind ihren Protagonistinnen oft eine Hilfe um Trost zu finden oder Zusammenhänge und ihr eigenes Leben besser verstehen zu können.So verhält es sich auch in dem dritten, von mir besprochenen Roman Lebensgeister. Die Protagonistin Sayoko verliert durch einen Autounfall, bei dem sie selbst schwer verletzt wird, ihren Partner. Durch den Unfall ist sie dem Tod sehr nahe gekommen, hat quasi für kurze Zeit ein Zwischenreich betreten, in dem sie sowohl ihrem toten Großvater als auch ihren Lieblingshund, den sie als Kind besessen hat, begegnet ist. Auch nachdem sie aus dem Koma erwacht, bleibt ihr die Gabe, Geister zu sehen, erhalten und diese ermöglicht es ihr auch, langsam ihr Trauma zu bewältigen. „Ihre Art, mir zu begegnen, gab mir das Gefühl, mit der Welt verbunden zu sein und nicht als jemand gesehen zu werden, der leidet und sich quält. Die Gewissheit, Teil des Lebens zu sein und mit ihm zu verschmelzen, beruhigte mich.“ (B.Y.- Lebensgeister) Diese übernatürlichen Begegnungen nutzt die Autorin nicht nur um ihrer Protagonistin durch die Trauerphasen zu helfen, sondern auch, um ihr wieder Lebenswillen einzuhauchen. Allmählich gewinnt sie ein Gefühl von Geborgenheit zurück, etwas, dass uns auch aus Federkleid bekannt vorkommt. Es ist ein wiederkehrendes Thema bei Banana Yoshimoto die eigenen Schwächen, Unzulänglichkeiten oder auch die Vergangenheit zu überwinden und wieder zu mentaler Stärke zu gelangen und neue Möglichkeiten wahrzunehmen. Dabei spielen natürlich auch neue und alte Freundschaften im Roman eine Rolle; Menschen die Sayokos Leben begleiten und dabei, ähnlich wie sie selbst, mit sich hadern oder eigene Verluste erlebt haben und zu verarbeiten suchen.Ein wichtiger Fakt, der in der deutschen Übersetzung nicht vermerkt oder berücksichtig wurde, auf den ich aber in Vorbereitung auf meine Rezension stieß, ist die Tatsache, dass Yoshimoto Lebensgeister als Allegorie auf Fukushima verstanden wissen will. Mit dem Verfassen des Romans folgt sie nämlich der nationalen Aufforderung an die Kunst, dem japanischen Volk Aufarbeitung und Trost nach der Katastrophe anzubieten und zu ermöglichen, um die schrecklichen Geschehnisse verarbeiten zu können. Ohne diesen Verweis könnte der Roman wie eine weitere Variation bereits bekannter Themen wirken.Lebensgeister ist von allen drei von mir besprochenen Werken definitiv mein Favorit, auch ohne die Vorkenntnis der besonderen Umstände, unter denen er erstanden ist. Die Ernsthaftigkeit des Themas und die geradezu Leichtigkeit mit der es Banana Yoshimoto schafft, dieses zu bearbeiten, hat mich fasziniert.Alles in allem haben die Werke von Yoshimoto etwas fabelartiges an sich. Die bereits angesprochenen und oft von ihr verwendeten Themen wie Verlust und Abschied variiert sie und gibt sie ihren Protagonistinnen als Aufgabe. Trotz der Schwere dieser Prüfungen wirken ihre Romane nicht er- oder bedrückend, sondern eher mühelos. Das Übernatürliche nutzt sie dabei als Stil- und Hilfsmittel, um ihre Figuren Zusammenhänge verstehen zu lassen, aber auch als Brücke zur Verbesserung ihrer Lebensumstände. Auch Freundschaften spielen in diesem Zusammenhang immer eine wichtige Rolle. Sie schafft damit in gewisser Weise eine Literatur die der Selbsthilfe dient, sich wunderbar leicht lesen lässt, aber nie abgedreht wirkt und einen moralischen Kompass nie außer acht zu lassen scheint.Definitiv zu empfehlen, wenn es mal nicht der dicke Schmöcker oder die sonst so ernsten, von mir besprochenen Bücher sein sollen und man sich trotzdem gut unterhalten fühlen will. Und ein Buch unter dem Gabentisch macht sich immer gut.Und weil wir nun so viel über Abschied und Freundschaft gehört haben und es nunmal meine letzte Rezension dieses Jahres ist, möchte ich an dieser Stelle noch ganz unkonventionell allerliebste Grüße an meine Josi nach Amerika senden. Auf bald meine Liebe!In der nächsten Woche wird Irmgard Lumpini ihren aktuellen Lesestoff vorstellen und knapp vor dem Fest noch einige Empfehlungen für den Gabentisch aussprechen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

今回はやっぱり大事なのは笑顔❗️笑いだよね‼️と想う名曲「LAUGH! LAUGH! LAUGH!」を紹介します。 全ての原動力は笑顔です これからも続けていきます ㊗️第150回目 これからも槇原敬之さんの素晴らしさを独断と偏見で紹介していきます。 今日も良い１日にしてくれて、ありがとうございます 紹介曲：LAUGH! LAUGH! LAUGH! （アルバム「吉本興業100周年記念 YEAH♪♪～ YOSHIMOTO COVER & BEST～」収録） リクエスト曲・お便り・感想etc. 隨時募集中。 https://radiotalk.jp/profile/353314/questions/create 夢は槇原敬之さんと一緒に名曲を生み出すこと 　 & 楽しく活動復帰を願うメンバー募集中 #槇原敬之 #無許可 #ひとり語り #音楽 #豆知識 #落ち著きある #裏話 #仕事 #時事ネタ #語り継ぎたい番組 #命の次に大事なもの #インドアのすすめ #LAUGH!LAUGH!LAUGH! #吉本興業 #YOSHIMOTO

ようこそ! ¡Bienvenidos al podcast Japonés para todos! En este episodio saltaremos a la era Meiji donde se destacan la apertura de Japón al mundo y el comienzo de la literatura japonesa moderna. Después del Heian, tenemos con Ichiyo Higuchi el resurgimiento de la escritura con las mujeres, Tanizaki y Kawabata que dan una visión distinta de la.mujer como personaje y conocerás autoras modernas como Yoshimoto, Ogawa y Kawakami. ¿Tienes algún comentario? ¿te animas a participar? ¿quieres aprender japonés? escríbenos en el Instagram @japanesefordummies En este episodio: Nicolás Sensei de Japanese for Dummies y Ale Medina desde México Producción: Alejandra Carvajal. Coordinación: Rayen Huirilef. 'Japonés para todos' el podcast para los interesados en la cultura japonesa donde se comparten opiniones, conocimientos, e información sobre elementos de la cultura, costumbres y el idioma de Japón. Y si te preguntas ¿Dónde encuentro los libros de los que hablan en el episodio? Aquí están los links: Ichiyo Higuchi - Crecer https://drive.google.com/file/d/12BdzhIuLqnjk-xt6zSeFT25pMgxGvmTz/view?usp=sharing Sei Shonagon - El libro de la almohada https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NyZ1vRNz62ZTbVNyp9CLPNb7VDXKteOI/view?usp=sharing Junichiro Tanizaki - Retrato de Shunkin https://drive.google.com/file/d/12MN1Ww9LTF5i-_pfR7YWtWtBjjcUkJNp/view?usp=sharing Yasunari Kawabata - Lo bello y lo triste https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYx4SlkNElPOuyQzWAAEwSaJ1LuWW3I1/view?usp=sharing Música: No Copyright Beautiful and Relaxing Japanese music - EnviQ https://www.youtube.com/c/EnviQ Like & subscribe.

Today we're talking with Tina deBellegarde about short stories, what makes a good short story, and why certain short story writers are so appealing. Tina has been nominated for the Agatha Award for Best First Novel, has a short story published in the Mystery Writers of America anthology called "When a Stranger Comes to Town," and most recently won the USA Prize in the Writers in Kyoto annual story competition.Amy congratulates Tina on her contest-winning entry called "Sound Travels" in the WiK writing competition, and Tina mentions that it can be read on the Writers in Kyoto website. Tina tells how the inspiration for the entry came from the current coronavirus situation which has prevented her (living in the US) from seeing her son, (living in Kyoto), for over a year and a half. Her piece was constructed from telephone conversations with her son amidst the background sounds of Kyoto City as he went about his daily activities.They start the topic of the podcast by highlighting some Japanese short story writers such as Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami, Aoko Matsuda, and Kyoko Nakajima. and foreign writers, including Lafcadio Hearn and, more recently, Rebecca Otowa. Amy also mentions two short story collections from China, one by the well-known author Xu Xu called Bird Talk, and an anthology of flash fiction called The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China  which prompts a discussion on flash fiction, which Tina defines for us and elaborates upon, including the works of Mieko Kawakami.Amy asks Tina who her favorite short story authors are and Tina identifies Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto as definite favorites. Amy decides to give listeners a bit of a taste of Yoshimoto and how she smoothly transitions into "another world" by reading from the introduction of the story "Newlywed" from the short story collection Lizard. Tina notes in this example that some of the best short stories start from such an encounter, or moment, after which, the world is never the same for the protagonist. Trains are often the scene of stories in Japan, since most people in Japan ride trains all throughout their lives and these movable settings involve a revolving door of different kinds of people who visit familiar places at which events can occur. Murakami does this too, especially as seen in the stories in his latest collection First Person Singular. Tina notes that in this sampling of works many of Murakami's moments are merely moments, without morphing into other worlds (the way many of his novels do).Tina admires Murakami for his adeptness at focusing on "small moments" and how he expands them into stories. She talks about his short story "The Second Bakery Attack," (from The Elephant Vanishes) then moves into "Carnaval" (from First Person Singular) and how Murakami contrasts beautiful and "ugly" women in this story (the latter of whom he envies for their skills in communicating and drawing people into their worlds). Amy mentions Books on Asia's Murakami Podcast and Issue, that lists all his books, including his short story collections and fun Murakami trivia.Tina reflects on the BOA Podcast 7: Richard Lloyd Parry and Ghosts of the Tsunami and how Parry said there were so many stories to tell, that he focused on a few that would stand in for all stories, which Tina identifies, is what a good short story should do: allow the reader to connect to the universality of a story. That's what Murakami does when he takes the reader into the everyday life of his characters, and immerses you, so you can connect to all the parts of their story.The discussion turns to some examples of Murakami encounters such as "With the Beatles," and "Carnaval" (from First Person Singular), “On Seeing the 100 percent Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning,” (from The Elephant Vanishes). Tina also mentions Naoya Shiga's story "All the Way to Abashiri" fromThe Paper Door collection that takes place on a train while the character considers the woman sitting across from him with her two small children, and wonders what her life is like, what her husband does for a living, etc.Amy notes that Japanese short stories don't always offer hard and fast conclusions and how the reader is expected to linger over endings and think about the possible endings themselves, given different clues from the author. Tina says Japanese literature is often slice-of-life vignettes, where the story starts in the middle and ends in the middle, with the ending left open.Amy observes that in addition to trains, another place that pops up a lot in Japanese literature as a backdrop is the thrift store. Many have read The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, but there is also a thrift store in Kyoko Nakajima's just released collection Things Remembered and Things Forgotten in a piece called "The Life Story of a Sewing Machine." Amy elaborates on the elements that make this story so satisfying to readers such as herself.Another big topic of Japanese short stories is yōkai, or ghosts. They talk about Aoko Matsuda's recent release Where the Wild Ladies Are and how she re-invents traditional Japanese folktales into modern stories with strong women. Amy is hoping this a trend since the upcoming June release of Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch also re-imagines the Yamamba as a strong woman rather than the scary old crone she is classically portrayed as.Tina and Amy discover they have two different versions of Where the Wild Ladies Are and they compare the U.K. version against the American edition, the latter of which gives much more background information on the origins of the original stories the works are based on.Amy also cites another hopeful trend: that of foreign writers penning short stories on Japan since they give different insights into Japanese culture than Japanese writers do. Lafcadio Hearn is known for his stories on explaining Japanese culture and ghosts, but writers like Rebecca Otowa, who write stories from the point of view of living and experiencing contemporary Japanese culture from a woman's point of view, in addition to being an outsider, is also important. Tina agrees and says that she read Otowa's At Home in Japan before her visit to Japan, and that Otowa was a clearer conduit for her to learn about Japanese customs. We talk about one story "The Turtle Stone" (from The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper) as an example of cultural cues we can glean from reading such stories.Lastly, Tina reveals what her favorite books on Japan are:Kyoto: Seven Paths to the Heart of the City by Diane DurstonKokoro by Natsume SōsekiUntangling My Chopsticks by Victoria Abbot RiccardiThe Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, publisher of fine books on Asia for over 30 years. 

Nick had a baby! Stephen contemplates going back to America to get that sweet sweet Moderna juice. Yoshimoto fires a star! It's sexual harassment SZN! Nick likes burgers and tacos!   Join us (or not) on Patreon http://patreon.com/smallinjapan  

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Albert Weiland (aka @aruchansensei on TikTok) is a comedian with Yoshimoto Kogyo - a major entertainment conglomerate and the employer of most of Japan's popular comedy talent. Albert was able to join Yoshimoto after winning a series of comedy competitions in Sapporo, and in this episode he enlightens Ben and Burke about life as an upstart comedian who is doing it for the love of the art. Topics include the types of events and TV programs Albert has participated in, the approaches he has taken with his comedy in front of Japanese audiences, expectations for employees of a major talent agency, the reality of why entertainment in Japan might not be the most lucrative career, and much much more!Here is a YouTube clip of the hilarious Japanese comedian who was supposed to be on America's Got Talent, that we talk about at the end of the podcast.Thanks to our sponsors:Bearfoot Bar12 different types of Japanese made craft beers, both bottles and on tap. A range of whiskeys and basic cocktails also available. Tapas style menu and burgers. Friendly English and Japanese speaking staff. Open 7 days a week. Located in downtown Sapporo, walking distance from the subway station. Why not pop in for a drink if you are in town!https://www.facebook.com/bearfootbarThe Red House RusutsuLocated in the heart of Rusutsu Ski Resort, the restaurant features a mix of Japanese, Asian fusion, and western Style dishes, including shabu-shabu with wagyu beef and Hokkaido wagyu beef steak. Open winter and summer, 12-3pm for lunch, 5-9pm for dinner, with prices ranging from under Yen 1000 to about Yen 5000.https://theredhouse.jp/Rusutsu LodgesOpen all year round. Located 5 minutes walk to the main Rusutsu Ski Resort Gondola. There are Japanese, Western, and apartment style rooms with breakfast packages available. There’s a Japanese sento (public bath), two convenience stores less than a minute walk, ski room and tune up tables, free pick up available from the bus stop, plenty of free parking space, and summer BBQ packages available. Check out the website for more information and availability.http://rusutsulodges.comHokkaido GuideEstablished over 10 years ago, written by locals for locals and international tourists. The guide contains information on all types of businesses and locations around Hokkaido. There's information regarding all things Hokkaido such as sightseeing, nightlife, events, services, food and restaurants, entertainment, outdoor activities, and more. Currently offered in English and Thai, advertising space available. https://hokkaidoguide.comUse our Buzzsprout affiliate link to start your podcast today!Website:https://www.voicesinjapan.com/Follow us and check out our other content:https://twitter.com/voicesinjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/voicesinjapan/https://www.instagram.com/voicesinjapan/Get in touch: voicesinjapan@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/voicesinjapan)

New Faces in Familiar Spaces w/ Jennie Yoshimoto Joining an industry can be very touch-and-go. Being an entrepreneur requires a lot of hands-on learning and learning from mistakes. Today podcast newcomer Joyce Deuley talks with recent winner of the American Made Solar Prize and founder of Terra Solar Jennie Yoshimoto about how to find your own way in the energy industry and how you can turn good ideas into award-winning solar innovation. This episode was sponsored by NREL and the American Made Solar Prize, more information at https://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize/round4.html Music by bensound.com

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we're joined by Stephen Tetsu to discuss the Japanese comedy & entertainment industry, as well as his life as a comedian in the largest talent agency in Japan: Yoshimoto Kōgyō. About Stephen Tetsu Stephen Tetsu is an owarai geinin (comedian) who is part of Yoshimoto Kōgyō, the largest talent agency in Japan. Aside from performing manzai as part of his group Iruka Punch, Stephen has also worked on numerous projects for Yoshimoto, including translation and producing shows. Stephen produces and co-hosts the podcasts Small in Japan and Japanese History Junk Food. Topics Discussed The Netflix documentary What's Manzai?!!! and how Stephen got involved with it How it was that Stephen got into the comedy industry in Japan Stephen's life in comedy school in Japan The difficult life of a "young" comedian in Japan The challenge of finding the right comedy partner The good and bad of being a foreigner in the Japanese comedy industry The 2019 Yoshimoto scandal which involved comedians receiving under-the-table payments for performances they did for organized crime groups What manzai is The evolving nature of manzai How many Japanese comedians have been pushed to start producing content for YouTube due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic Takeshi Kitano's transition from comedian to movie director Comparing Japanese comedians to Western comedians What Stephen has enjoyed about being a comedian in Japan The frustration that comes with playing the stereotypical dumb foreigner character And much more! Support on Patreon If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance! Support Japan Station on Patreon Links, Videos, Etc. To listen to the Small in Japan podcast use the links below or look it up on your podcast app of choice. Small in Japan on Apple Podcasts Small in Japan on Google Podcasts Small in Japan on Libsyn To listen to the Japanese History Junk Food podcast use the links below or look it up on your podcast app of choice. Japanese History Junk Food on Apple Podcasts Japanese History Junk Food on Google Podcasts Japanese History Junk Food on Libsyn Check out Stephen's blog via the link below. Stephen Tetsu Blog Follow Stephen Tetsu on Twitter. @STEPHEN_TETSU To read Stephen's article about manzai, check out the link below. So What the Heck Is Manzai Anyways? To learn more about the massive yamieigyō scandal that rocked Yoshimoto in 2019, you may want to check out the article below. Five things to know about the scandal enveloping top Japanese comedy agency Yoshimoto Kogyo To listen to episode two of Japan Station, use the link below. How To Become A Comedian in Japan (Ann Lethin) | Japan Station 02 To listen to the latest episode of Ichimon Japan, use the link below. Why does to “nyan nyan” mean “to have sex” in Japanese? (Japanese Cat Idioms) | Ichimon Japan 25 Special Thanks Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel. Japan Station cover art: Provided by Erik R. Featured image: Courtesy of Stephen Tetsu Follow Japankyo on Social Media Facebook (@JapankyoNews) Twitter (@JapankyoNews) Full Show Notes Get full show notes at www.japanstationpodcast.com  

It's the hottest summer on record in Japan and Nick and Stephen are feeling the burn! COVID-19's continued effects, Shinzo Abe's mysterious health condition, the Japanese COVID-19 shame culture, and developments in Japanese television are all discussed but you'll mostly want to listen for Nick talking about UV rays and scolding his daughter during the recording session!   Become a Patron: http://patreon.com/smallinjapan  

Heather's latest fave USCF Grand Round (some very hopeful info on testing--but ONLY if we begin to understand that Public Health is the most important thing--as opposed to individual health. B/c if the Public is healthy, we have a greater likelihood of being kept healthy ourselves). And my new fave TWIV (This Week in Virology) with a fascinating chat with a UK Epidemiologist.And the YouTuber I mentioned this week:   And   And did YOU know about this??? (I didn't)   And this was fascinating (and I thought very nicely done) Useful CDC Emergency Comms slides (if you're interested): https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/training/webinar_20200406.asp Phrase of the Day—brought to you by Kelly: “Crash blossom” = confusing newspaper headline (e.g., "A Doctor Delivered a Baby 25 Years after Delivering His Mom in the Same Hospital”   *Tuesday book chat recs (most of them--coffee wiped out my handwritten notes)* Linda: knitting Love note sweater — using Malabrigo silk blendMaia - Knitting on modified Sari cardiganAndrew Caldecott Rotherweird series Brenda Dayne : Wainwright/dp/0241349648Maia: The Repair Shop (show to binge)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p Robert Twigger books Maia Daguerre : How the Scots Invented the Modern WorldAmy: 2040 by Damon Gameau   *Thursday book chat recs (in order of appearance)* Mary - Container Gardening - Anthony AtheaSusan’s Fiber Shop - "Onesie Wednesdays" etc., live videos on Facebook (so after missing MDSW, at least you can see Susan and buy some nifty stuff). Brenda Dayne rec: The Salt PathDianne - Zapoté by Carol Feller in her Short Row Knits bookKatrinkles little doohickies (faux suede) - The Binding by Bridget Collins (fantasy book - first for adults - she usually writes YA) https://amzn.to/3gV41lv sounds like FUN! Kelly - What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories Paperback – April 3, 2018 by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Author) (LeVar Burton’s podcast Dianne: This tender Land (audible) This Tender Land: A Novel Hardcover – September 3, 2019 by William Kent Krueger Susan Branch - Heart of the Home books - Falling in Love with the English Countryside (She also has a new Xmas book coming)Martha's Vineyard - Isle of Dreams Hardcover – April 8, 2016 by Susan Branch (Author, Illustrator) The Fairy Tale Girl Hardcover – September 18, 2015 by Susan Branch (Author, Illustrator) Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger https://amzn.to/3iHjeaeTracee finished Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton (Author) + Mitch Albom Time Keeper Lost stories of Louisa May Alcott (her sexy sexy stuff!!!! Whoo whooo!) Regina: A Century of Women Cartoonists -https://amzn.to/2Y0nwSq Heather - Banana Yoshimoto - an old book but an interesting and fun one. "Ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. ... [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesWith the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father) Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at i.... Jennifer: The Wimsey Papers—The Wartime Letters and Documents of the Wimsey Family Kindle Edition by Dorothy L. Sayers (Author) Traitor's Tears, A (Ursula Blanchard Book 12) Kindle Edition by Fiona Buckley The Listening Eye (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 28) Kindle Edition by Patricia Wentworth (Author) Discworld—what to read map: Highly recommended starting point for Discworld books--VERY funny and SUPERBly read (Audible, etc.) The Wee Free Men Heather - The Alienist Joyce: Less - (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer (Author) Aimee - Rivers of London - recurring character Leslie in first two books and Lesley in the third book. THE NERVELove on the Spectrum - Netflix, Aussie showIndian Matchmaker on Netflix (connected thematically) Heather - Autism Tropes - Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and Whats wrong with me? // My Disabilities (Updated) Candy: Book talk with Horrorstor author Grady Hendrix (Jenny Lawsen) (That's Jenny Lawsen, the Bloggess, in her Nowhere Book Store) Aimee: The Succuluent woman Watch Youtube to learn plant care!: These Succulent Buddies + Miss Orchid GirlAimee & Heather: Disney+ World According to Jeff Goldblum

No episódio piloto, Laura Turpin Yoshimoto, formada em jornalismo e atualmente morando na Inglaterra, fala sobre as suas experiências como birracial no Brasil e Inglaterra. Para quem tiver interesse no TCC da Laura citado no episódio, é possível acessar em: https://sheffieldjournalism.github.io/lauraturpinonlineportfolio/

Teaching & Learning In The New Era: Alison Yoshimoto-Towery shares the quick and effective strategies being used to support students and educators.

Erik Host host of Voices from the Planet Podcast visits The H.O.O.D. Studio to share his story on why, how & when he began his journey into podcasting. His fear of failure, success and judgment are all too real for so many of us. But it is his love for connecting with people across oceans and understanding that he IS a voice not an echo, which keeps his podcast alive. Definitely an episode for those of you thinking about hosting your own podcast. Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wearehood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearehood/support

This week, an essay from artist Jave Yoshimoto.

TO VIEW A VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW--VISIT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/j62Nx6rCCqwIn this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Jave Yoshimoto to hear about his art and his perspective. In additional to speaking about his work, he also shares some very compelling examples of it as well and speaks about what each piece means to him personally.Jave's work takes on the ephemerality of news and information and how the emotions we bring to each tragedy in the news cycle are swept away by the wave of information that floods the media. He addresses this social amnesia through his art with the work acting as a social memory for tragic events so quickly forgotten in our information age.Jave Yoshimoto is an artist and educator of multi-cultural background. He was born in Japan to Chinese parents and immigrated to United States at a young age. He has since traveled and lived in various parts of the country which influenced his artistic practice. He believes in creating art works that are socially conscious and true to his authentic self. Similarly in his teaching philosophy, he encourages his students to explore their personal identity and experiences to put into their creative compositions while developing their technical skills.To learn more about Jave and his art, please visit https://www.javeyoshimoto.com

TO WATCH A VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW, VISIT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/j62Nx6rCCqwIn this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Jave Yoshimoto to hear about his art and his perspective. In additional to speaking about his work, he also shares some very compelling examples of it as well and speaks about what each piece means to him personally.Jave's work takes on the ephemerality of news and information and how the emotions we bring to each tragedy in the news cycle are swept away by the wave of information that floods the media. He addresses this social amnesia through his art with the work acting as a social memory for tragic events so quickly forgotten in our information age.Jave Yoshimoto is an artist and educator of multi-cultural background. He was born in Japan to Chinese parents and immigrated to United States at a young age. He has since traveled and lived in various parts of the country which influenced his artistic practice. He believes in creating art works that are socially conscious and true to his authentic self. Similarly in his teaching philosophy, he encourages his students to explore their personal identity and experiences to put into their creative compositions while developing their technical skills.To learn more about Jave and his art, please visit https://www.javeyoshimoto.com

ON this edition of “A Space Pro”, I interview retired Air Force Colonel Brian “Yosh” Yoshimoto who has over 25 years experience working in the space domain. As an industry leader steeped in the mission, Yosh has a unique perspective on the importance of this new service. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-space-pro/support

Guten Tag ich heiße Helga Bruna. Wie heißen sie? Olá, meu nome é Helga Bruna. Qual o seu nome? Ich heiße Alina Obada Me chamo é Alina Obada Mein Name ist Ingrid Lilarud Meu nome é Ingrid Lilarud Und ich heiße Christoph Biro E eu me chamo Christoph Biro Wer ist das? Quem é essa? Das ist Fraubrunner. Esta é Fraubrunner. Wie bitte? como por favor? Guten Tag Bom dia. Guten Tag, ich heiße Sabine Sauer. Olá, meu nome é Sabine Sauer. ich bin die Reiseleiterin. Eu sou o guia turístico. Guten Tag. Mein Name ist Röder, Paul Röder. Bom dia. Meu nome é Röder, Paul Röder. Wer ist Herr Abel? Quem é o Sr. Abel? Ich. Eu. Und Frau Beyer, sind sie Frau Bayer? E a senhora Beyer, você é a Sra. Bayer? Nein ich heiße Lüders. Não, eu me chamo Lüders. Sind Sie Frau Beier? Você é a Sra. Beier? Ja das bin ich. Sim, sou eu. Wie du heissen? Como você se chama? Wie heisst du? Como você é chamado? Woher er kommen? De onde ele vem? Woher kommt er? De onde vem ele? Woher Sie kennen Frau Peters? De onde o senhor conhece a senhora Peters? Woher kennen sie Frau Peters? De onde conhece o senhor a senhora Peters? Wie du heissen? Como você se chama? Wie heisst du? Como você é chamado? Woher er kommen? De onde ele vem? Woher kommt er? De onde vem ele? Woher du kennen Silke? De onde você conhece Silke? Woher kennst du Silke? De onde cocheces Silke? Wie Sie Heissen? Como o senhor se chama? Wie heissen Sie? Como chama-se o senhor? Sally, woher kommst du? Sally, de onde você é (vem)? Ich komme aus der Türkei Eu venho da Turquia Frau Wan woher kommen sie? Senhora Wan, de onde você é? Ich komme aus China und sie? Eu venho da China e você? Aus Polen und du Ina? Da Polônia e você Ina? Hallo, Ich bin Eva, wie heisse Du? Olá eu sou Eva, como você se chama? Tobias, und Du? Tobias e você? Ich heisse Daniel. Eu me chamo Daniel. Entschuldigung Sie, Ich suche Globeturs. Com licensa senhor, eu procuro Globeturs. Das sind hier richtig. É aqui a direita. Das ist Frau Beckman von Globeturs. Esta é a senhora Beckman da Globetours. Entschuldigung, sind Sie Frau Beckman? Desculpe-me, é a senhora a senhora Beckman? Ja, und Sie sind Herr... Sim, e o senhor é o senhor... Mein name ist Speck.. Meu nome é Speck... Entschuldigung, wie ist Ihre name? Desculpe-me, como é o nome do senhor? Speck ist mein name. Ugo Speck. Speck é o meu nome, Ugo Speck. Ah, Ja, Herr Speck, jetz sind alles da. Ah sim Sr. Speck, já estão todos lá. Guten Tag, Ich bin Karen Beckman von Globetours. Bom dia, eu sou Karen Beckman da Globeturs. Und wie heissen Sie? E como a senhora se chama? Ich heisse Veronica Winter. Eu me chamo Veronica Winter. Und wie ist Ihre name? E como é o nome do senhor? Bernard Hart. Mein name ist Max Weininger. Meu nome é Max Weininger. Hallo Nikos - Olá Nikos Hallo Lisa - Olá Lisa Hallo Peter - Olá Pedro Schön das jemand uphold É bom que alguém confirme Na wie geht's Nikos? Então, como vai Nikos? Du sieht gut aus Você parece bem Danke gut und euch? obrigado e vocês? Na ja wie immer kommt... Bem, como sempre ... Dialog 2 Guten Morgen - Bom dia Guten Tag ihren Pass bitte Bom dia, seu passaporte por favor Alles klar Tudo bem Ich wünsche einen schönen Aufenthalt in Deutschland. Eu desejo uma bela estada na Alemanha. Dialog 3 Guten Tag mein Name ist Yoshimoto. Olá, meu nome é Yoshimoto. Sind sie Frau Bauer? A senhora é a Sra. Bauer? Ja willkommen in Deutschland Frau Yoshimoto. Sim, seja bem-vindo à Alemanha, Sra. Yoshimoto. Wie geht es ihnen ? Como você está? Danke gut und ihnen? Wie geht es Ihnen? Bem obrigado e vocês? como estão vocês? Auch gut danke aber es gibt... Bem também obrigado, mais ou menos ...

Two goobers get together for your enjoyment!  We talk about Nick's night out on the town, Yoshimoto's contract situation, and a certain comedian getting her just desserts.  Also Nick farts on the air.   Brought to you by our loyal Patrons http://patreon.com/smallinjapan  

Murray Carter is a 17th generation Yoshimoto bladesmith, ABS master bladesmith and pilot.   Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com).   This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us.   This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Murray Carter is a 17th generation Yoshimoto bladesmith, ABS master bladesmith, and pilot.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

This week sees Stephen reflect on surviving the typhoon that swept through Tokyo on Sunday evening and then discuss the latest Yoshimoto scandal and the Japanese sex trade.     Become a Patron: http://patreon.com/smallinjapan  

In this solo show, Stephen discusses his latest run in with Yoshimoto.   Also a little bit about Nishikido Ryo leaving Kanjani8!  Is Johnny's dying???   Become a Patron: http://patreon.com/smallinjapan  

2019年7月　吉本興業騒ぎ 会社と個人が対等な社会 失敗した人のセーフティーネット シャーデンフロイデ なぜそんなにダメなのか 芸能事務所の必要性 報道のアップデートが必要だ

This week, we begin with a quick Yoshimoto scandal update before diving into a wide-ranging conversation between Nick and Stephen about such topics as maintaining positivity in a negative world, Japanese cultural naivety, Japanese medicine commercials, and the most offensive superhero in the world. Become a Nick Loveboy: http://patreon.com/smallinjapan Hit up ya boi on Twitter: http://twitter.com/small_in_japan  

The gang is back together and this time discussing Yoshimoto's continuing scandal issues, pay-to-play in the Japanese comedy world, and Nick's dubious hiring practices.  PLUS we finally figure out what we can't say on the show.   Find us on patreon:  http://patreon.com/smallinjapan

In this solo episode of the show, Stephen grapples with the huge scandal rocking the world of Japanese show business.   Eleven big names in Japanese entertainment have been suspended indefinitely, some probably to be never heard from again. What happens now? Yoshimoto, the largest entertainment company in Japan is reeling. Listen as Yoshimoto talent Stephen shares his view of the biggest story to his Japanese entertainment this year.   Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/small_in_japan   Find us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/smallinjapan  

Murray Carter is a 17th generation Yoshimoto bladesmith and ABS master bladesmith.   Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com).   This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us.   This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Murray Carter is a 17th generation Yoshimoto bladesmith and ABS master bladesmith.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Murray Carter is an internationally recognized and certified master of his field, and a 17th generation Yoshimoto bladesmith. Today we discuss how he began travelling at age 16, eventually finding himself in Japan and meeting Sensei Yasuyuki Sakemoto, which would change his life. He walks us through the process of making his blades (he's made over 27,000), how to pick out a good one and so much more. It was truly an honor to have him on the show, you will love this episode!

Hawaii:  Mike Iosua and Kim Yoshimoto joined us from Imanaka Asato on September 20 to discuss the Democratic gubernatorial primary contest. Mr. Iosua and Ms. Yoshimoto talk about what issues Hawaiians are facing today and how that sets up the 2019 legislative session.

In this week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy chats with Pirates of Tokyo Bay founder Mike Staffa! Amy cuts straight to the nitty gritty up top in this episode with a deep dive question about why improv fills Mike’s soul. Then, Amy and Mike talk about Osaka, the comedy capital of Japan, about connecting improv with Japanese audiences, and about balancing creativity with business. Mike was a great guy to talk to and he shares lots of stories about his experiences running Pirates of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo area’s only bilingual improv comedy community. This is a great podcast to listen to if you ever wondered what if you just decided to go do improv in another country. This is that story. Enjoy the adventurous spirit of Mike Staffa!

In this week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy chats with Pirates of Tokyo Bay founder Mike Staffa! Amy cuts straight to the nitty gritty up top in this episode with a deep dive question about why improv fills Mike’s soul. Then, Amy and Mike talk about Osaka, the comedy capital of Japan, about connecting improv with Japanese audiences, and about balancing creativity with business. Mike was a great guy to talk to and he shares lots of stories about his experiences running Pirates of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo area’s only bilingual improv comedy community. This is a great podcast to listen to if you ever wondered what if you just decided to go do improv in another country. This is that story. Enjoy the adventurous spirit of Mike Staffa!

A podcast with Paul, Fred and Jim (one of the instructors from the Appropriate Technology Course that just ended). Jim is the author of “High Art and Subtle Science of Scrounging”. They reviewed a video about knife sharpening by Murray Carter, a 17th generation Yoshimoto blade smith. The video contained lots of excellent information but […]

Time Codes: 00:00:32 - Introduction 00:02:47 - Broken promises 00:04:09 - Dead Dead Demon's De De De De Destruction, Vol. 1 01:01:16 - The Troublemakers 01:58:46 - Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1 02:20:52 - Wrap up 02:22:11 - Contact us Fully Loaded On the last episodein The Comics Alternative's monthly manga series -- a show that was supposed to be the May episode, but was actually a late April show -- Shea and Derek promised that they would provide an additional manga episode at the very end of May, and that thatshow would be the realMay show. As reality unfolded, the two guys had problems in coordinating their schedules and being available at the same time. And as a result, you get this episode. But it's an extra-long episode, one that includes discussions of not two but three recent manga releases. They begin with the first volume in a the latest series from one of their favorites, Inio Asano. Dead Dead Demon's De De De De Destruction (VIZ Media) is an unusual work that, in many ways, reminds the guys of Goodnight Punpun they reviewed in March 2016, a title that they especially loved. And they appreciate this new work at least as much. This new book begins as a realistic narrative of Tokyo schoolgirls and their everyday interactions at school. Soon, though, the reader discover that this is not a normal environment, but one where the city is, literally, living under the shadow of a giant mysterious spaceship that visited them three years previously. Next they turn to a notable new release from Retrofit/Big Planet Comics, Baron Yoshimoto's The Troublemakers. Translated and edited by Ryan Holmberg, this is a collection of six short works of gekiga that vary in narrative approach, theme, and (to a lesser degree) style. All of these pieces were originally released between 1966 and 1974, and in a variety of publications. The volume ends with a magnificent essay, providing history and context, by the book's editor. This book marks the first translation of Yoshimoto's into English. The guys conclude with a completely different kind of book, Fujita's Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 1(Kodansha Comics). The title is a series of episodes -- think of a sitcom -- of a small group of young workers, all of whom are otaku (those with obsessive interests in very specific, especially fan-based, media and culture) and interact in everyday scenarios, at work and otherwise. The guys aren't near as enthusiastic about this work as they are with the others reviewed in this episode. However, Derek is more open to Wotakoithan Shea. In fact, Shea even wonders if the emphases in this series may not even be counterproductive, if not harmful, to consumer health.

著書が35万部突破！絵本作家、西野亮廣登場！

Lately on The Comics Alternative's Kickstarter series, Derek has been focusing more on small presses that are currently crowdfunding their seasonal releases. (See previous shows devoted to Kilgore Booksand Nix Comics.) And this weekend's show is similar, highlighting the latest Kickstarter campaign from Retrofit Comics. On this episode, Derek talks with Jared Smith about efforts for funding their diverse array of 2018 titles. This current Kickstarter campaign revolves around the 12 books they plan on releasing this year. Backers of this project can look forward to: All the Sad Songs- Summer Pierre Fashion Forecasts- Yumi Sakugawa I Love You- Sara Lautman John, Dear- Laura Lannes Our Wretched Town Hall- Eric Kostiuk Williams The Prince- Liam Cobb Survive 300 Million 1- Pat Aulisio Survive 300 Million 2: Serpentine Captives- Pat Aulisio The Troublemakers- Baron Yoshimoto TRUMPTRUMP vol. 2: Modern Day Presidential- Warren Craghead III Understanding- Becca Tobin The Winner- Karl Stevens In their conversation, Derek talks with Jared about some of the history of Retrofit Comics and its relationship with Big Planet Comics -- in both its publishing and brick-and-mortar manifestations --  their more recent efforts in manga, and, of course, the impressive roster of this year's creators. As listeners of The Comics Alternativeknow, Retrofit/Big Planet is one of the Two Guys' absolute favorite publishers...small press or otherwise. If you don't already know about this publisher, then shame on you! All the more reason to back this campaignand get the 2018 releases from Retrofit Comics! Sample Covers

Cover of Yoshimoto's song "Du What U Do" by Ivan Spell, Grotesque & SevenEver!

Cover of Yoshimoto's song "Du What U Do" by Ivan Spell, Grotesque & SevenEver!

Murray Carter (@CarterCutlery) is a Canadian craftsman like no other. At eighteen, he fell into an apprenticeship with a sixteenth generation Yoshimoto bladesmith that lasted six years -- and was asked to take the position of number seventeen in the Sakemoto family tradition (perhaps the only Caucasian ever to have had the honor and privilege of this position). Murray continued forging blades in Japan for twelve more years and in June 2001, he was awarded the rating of Mastersmith by the American Bladesmith Society, thus proving the highest degree of competency by Western standards. In 2005, he moved to the United States (as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability, no less) to start Carter Cutlery; he has continued forging blades in Oregon since. This is a fascinating episode on many levels, so please enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by Headspace, the world’s most popular meditation app (with more than four million users). It’s used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace’s free Take10 program — 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It’s like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive, and it’s had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean. This podcast is also brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I reached out to these Finnish entrepreneurs after a very talented acrobat introduced me to one of their products, which blew my mind (in the best way possible). It is mushroom coffee featuring chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It put me on fire for an entire day, and I only had half of the packet. People are always asking me what I use for cognitive enhancement right now -- this is the answer. You can try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/tim and using the code Tim to get 20 percent off your first order. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you'll be disappointed.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

This Episode is a SwapCast with my new friend Erik Yoshimoto from the "Voices From The Planet" Podcast. Located out in Hawaii, Erik and I skyped this podcast after a gig I had working with Bob Bowling Audio. It was a great conversation and I can't wait to talk to him again! Check out Erik and his Podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud.  On Instagram at @voicesfromtheplanet and on Twitter at @VFTP_Podcast

Eric talks about a Japanese comedy and variety show called Hakurai 2014 that he recently saw at a Yoshimoto theater.

666 - DiabloSyndicae Of Law - Acceleraor (Rickstar remix)Yoshimoto, Ouwork ft. Mr Gee - ElektroArmand Van Helden ft Fat joe & BL - Touch Your ToesReel 2 Real ft The Mad Stuntman - Can You Feel ItAntoine Clamaran ft Emily Chick - Keep On TryingAnaklein - I've Got The MusicBenassi Bros - IllusionArno Cost & Norman Doray - ApocalypseLikke Li - I Follow River (The Magician remix)Ron Caroll - Lucky Star (David Vendetta remix)Avant Garde - Get Down (Johnny Crockett remix)Tom Snare - Other CityKriss Evans - Get StartedQuentin Mosimann - Chercher Le GarconRobin S - Show Me Love (Nick Nnice Eagle mix)Junior Jack - E SambaCrew7 - Electric Avenue (Sunrider remixIda Corr vs FLG - Let Me Think About ItErick E - The Beat Is Rockin Soutenez-nous !

Dead just one week into her Australian honeymoon, Tina Watson's body lay a hundred feet below the ocean's surface at the foot of the Great Barrier Reef. Across the globe, three days into a secret Aruban getaway with an older gentleman she met online, Robyn Gardner vanished from the same Aruban town as Natalee Holloway just five years earlier.Why did Robyn Gardner's travel companion purchase a $1.5 million insurance policy and make himself the beneficiary? Did Tina Watson's husband really insist she increase her life insurance coverage to $1 million before the wedding? When both suspects' stories are deemed suspicious, what does the evidence ultimately reveal?Motive and opportunity gave the media full opportunity to cast these suspects as murderers. But what actually happened? And what is it about this pair of bizarre cases that remains brutally chilling to this day? FATAL SUNSE6T: VANISHED BEAUTY-Mark Yoshimoto Nemkoff

    So yeah, I was just messing around with some old and new did this mix and now I got another one coming in the next few days. Thinking of recording one of my gigs in the next few weeks so keep an eye out for that as well. Enjoy.... Guy Gerber - The Mirror Game Guy Gerber - The Mirror Game ( Original ) Yoshimoto - Du What U Du (Andy Caldwell & Mei Lwun's edit) Chab - Closer To Me Sasha, James Teej - As You Fall Way Out West - The Fall Alcatraz - Give Me Luv (That Kid Chris Tribute mix) Killahurtz - West On 27th (A Tribe Called KHz mix) On Spec - Knights Of Columbus (original mix) Moby - Dream About Me (Booka Shade remix) Matt Rock - What U Feel (original)  Gusgus - Moss  

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