21th Century Global Nuclear Challenges; Keiko Whitlock

I attended "21th Century Global Nuclear Challenges this Wednesday.

Obviously, everything was beyond my English capacity (lol) but I tried super hard to understand them!!

What I understand is that it was not about how we can reduce nuclear weapon, but about how we can keep or even further develop our nuclear weapon as a tool of deterrence. Well, only if I didn't misunderstand though..

Anyway food was great though!!

And I met a girl from Atomic Testing Museum and she told me a contact number of actual Hiroshima bombing survivors!! I mailed them if they can skipe us in the JAPAN class, but I haven't get replied yet.

I know it is a critical moment for them right now, because President Obama is visiting Hiroshima and made a historical speech.

I got the video and I will scrutinize every single word from it and share the feelings of Japanese people in the next JAPAN class.

Actually I wept though. 

I want to create the same feeling I had in your heart next week!!

Katsu curry; Keiko Whitlock

as you know very well, Las Vegas has a china town on Spring Mountain.

I had a shoot for a music video on Spring Mountain last Sunday, and I visited shops there after the shoot!

and this is Natto I bought at the Chinese grocery store.  Japan and China are totally seperate countries, but they sell Japanese food too.

Aaaand, this is Katsu curry!!!

My favorite!!

It's hard to find good Katsu curry in Las Vegas.

This shop is "Yagyu".

Sushi is not the only Japanese food.

Should Obama apologize in Hiroshima?; Keiko Whitlock

Well, I have been busy in my private life, and I haven't updated this blog...

Actually Spring semester has already finished and Summer semester will begin next week!!

As you may know, this semester, I planned to coordinate a very sensational classes with emotionaly heated discussions!!

So, the title this semester is

"Prayer for the world peace; one summer in 1945"

Yes!! One summer in 1945, America dropped an atomic bomb to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan!!

According tho Wikipedia,

"The two bombings, which killed at least 129.000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history."

"the acute effects of the atomic bombings killed 90,000-146.000 people in Hiroshima and 39.000-80.000 people in Nagasaki, roughly half of the deths in each city occurred on the first day. During the following month, large numbers died from the effect of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries, compounded by illness and malnutrition.  In bothe cities, most of the dead were civilians"

Well, I know you might say that it was necessary to end the war, but why don't you just look at the same thing from Japanese side this summer?

Totally different thing things will emerge in your sight and mind.....

Coincidentaly, President Obama will visit Hiroshima next Friday for the first time as a sitting president of the United States!!

We will discuss whether President Obama should apologize or not in Hiroshima!!

Everybody, come along and let me hear your voice as American!!!

May 24th, Tuesday, 11:00 at 401