Humans have to eat every day in order to live.
But people in our country today seem to neglect the importance of food. Humans can never be people if they do this. It hinders them from developing a robust perspective that ultimately improves life.
How can we acquire an essential view of life through food?
Cooking expert Tatsumi Yoshiko interviewed four experts.
No. 9 December–January 2011/2012
Series, No. 1: Food is not fuel — Seeing food merely in terms of calories and nutrients causes us to lose sight of the essence of food.
No. 9 December–January 2011/2012
Series 1: The importance of eating through the mouth — The essence common to preparing food and nursing is in drawing out the strength to live.
No. 9 December–January 2011/2012
Geoparks, natural heritage sites seen from an earth science perspective, have been garnering attention. There are now five regions certified as World Geoparks in Japan, and these are expected to function as a new means of attracting tourists.
No. 9 December–January 2011/2012
Korean pop (K-pop) music is booming in Asia. Is there a way for the continually shrinking Japanese music business to survive? Kato Kimitaka of major Japanese record label Universal Music speaks about his overseas strategy.
No. 9 December–January 2011/2012
I took part in a symposium held in Sendai on October 31, 2011. Sponsored by the Japan Center for Economic Research, it was called “Envisaging Specific Visions for the Reconstruction of the Tohoku Region.” Murai Yoshihiro, governor of Miyagi Prefecture, delivered a keynote speech in the symposium, discussing his view on the reconstruction. The symposium got me thinking about reconstruction from the devastation left in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
