Riko Miller: "If you can’t stop the waves, then learn to surf."
There’s this phrase I love which I live by: “If you can’t stop the waves, then learn to surf”. Learn to surf, because there are so many...
Tae Jun Moon: "We should be comfortable with who we are."
I was raised in a multicultural background, with a Korean dad and a Japanese mom. There is still some historical resentment between the...
Shiori Niitani: "Though differences in perception on the matter of Hiroshima exists, it does no
For someone who is from Hiroshima, I have been educated how awful war and nuclear weapons are. I’ve written articles about peace for a...
Professor Yuka Sugawara: "The only thing I want you to remember is my struggle."
This is for the future you. When I was a student, I remember one professor who was raising young children back then. She got a phone...
Professor Kukhee Choo: "I want to teach my students to see things in ways that are different fr
I want to teach my students to see things in ways that are different from what is conventionally taught in a Japanese classroom setting....
Yuki Toko: "Of course, what made me who I am today is my family."
I have a so-called “typical family”. We used to go on family trips together when I was young. My father is my friend and my mother, a bit...
Taka Sun: "My mother reassured my unique, personal worldview and by doing so, ultimately gave m
It was sometimes difficult to have a conversation with my mother. While I mostly believe that it’s due to the generational gap, we simply...
Professor Daisaku Higashi: "For me, the biggest challenge of being a professor is ensuring that
For me, the biggest challenge of being a professor is ensuring that the students care about peacebuilding in far away countries. Japan...
Sakurako Suzuki: "My family is my pride, and I bet everyone else’s the same!"
I never fight with my parents, except for this one time... Freshman year, I got my dream part-time job at a TV station. The problem was...
Tiger Shigetake: "If I can help one person find their place in the world, then I’ll have made a
I am a survivor; not a victim and I do not want to be thought of as one. But my story would not be complete without the ordeals which...
