"Marie Kondo She has written four books on organizing, which have collectively sold millions of copies and have been translated from Japanese into languages including Korean, Chinese, Indonesian, French, German, and English. In particular, her book ""The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing"" (2011) has been published in more than 30 countries. It was a best-seller in Japan and in Europe, and was published in the United States in 2014. She was listed as one of ""Time""'s ""100 most influential people"" in 2015. Kondo says that she has been interested in organizing since childhood."
"all of one's belongings, one category at a time, and then keeping only those things that ""spark joy"" (""tokimeku,"" the word in Japanese, means ""flutter, throb, palpitate""), and choosing a place for everything from then on. A two-part TV dramatization was filmed in 2013 based on Kondo and her work, 人生がときめく片づけの魔法. She has done many lectures and made television appearances. She released a series of videos teaching “the best way to fold for perfect appearance”. Kondo is married to Takumi Kawahara. The couple has two children. Marie Kondo She has written four books on organizing, which have collectively sold millions"
"like some god of tidying telling me to look at my things more closely. And I realized my mistake: I was only looking for things to throw out. What I should be doing is finding the things I want to keep. Identifying the things that make you happy: that is the work of tidying."" She spent five years as an attendant maiden at a Shinto shrine. She founded her organizing consulting business when she was 19 and a sociology student at Tokyo Woman's Christian University. Kondo's method of organizing is known as the KonMari method, and consists of gathering together"
"of the year. Published in Japanese by Simul Publishing Company, as ""Kiku to Batto"" it was a best-seller and was reissued in 2005 by Hayakawa Shoten Publishing. Warren Cromartie's autobiography, ""Slugging It Out In Japan"" (Kodansha International, Tokyo 1991), was co-authored by Whiting. The book was the recipient of a New York Public Library award for educational merit. Published in Japanese by Kodansha International, as ""Saraba Samurai Yakyu"", it sold 190,000 copies in hardcover. ""The Meaning of Ichiro"", was published by Warner Books in 2004, and excerpted in ""Sports Illustrated"". It sold 25,000 copies. The Japanese translation, ""Ichiro Kakumei"" was"
"Shiken haramitsu daikoumyo Shiken Haramitsu Daikoumyo is a sacred 'nine-syllable' Buddhist mantra in Japanese. The kanji which represents this is: 四拳 波羅蜜 大光明 shiken represents four perspectives: In summary, it is the sensation and the harmony perceived by the sense of hearing and heart. haramitsu means paramita or Buddha's Satori. Or to reach Buddhahood from our worlds which fill up with many messy things in our minds. 波 means waves in the ocean and metaphors of something like waves, for example ""kanojyo wa nami ga aru"" which means ""she has waves in her mind"", which means sometimes she is stable"
"interchangeably in the name Kotoshironushi or , an oracular ""kami"" mentioned in the ""Kojiki"" and ""Nihon shoki"". ""Kotodama"" is related with Japanese words such as ""kotoage"" ""words raised up; invoke the magical power of words"", ""kotomuke"" ""directed words; cause submission though the power of words"", and ""jumon"" ""magic spell; magic words; incantation"". ""Kotodama"" is a central concept in Japanese mythology, Shinto, and Kokugaku. For example, the ""Kojiki"" describes an ""ukei"" (or ""seiyaku"") ""covenant; trial by pledge"" between the sibling gods Susanoo and Amaterasu, ""Let each of us swear, and produce children"". Uttering the divine words of the Shinto divination ritual"
"with Zen meditation and misogi exercises, learned at the Ichikukai Dojo in Tokyo. As with his judo studies, Tohei entered the training of the mind with fervor and soon excelled despite his serious health issues. After his recovery from pleurisy, Tohei became convinced that it was his efforts in training his mind and cultivating his ki that had helped him to heal and recover. This stimulated his later development of Kiatsu, a system of treating physical illness by pressing with the fingers and extending the ki into the ill person's body. Tohei describes this as ""priming the pump"" allowing the"
"Soon'ae encountered while trying to abolish the use of fingerprinting policies. Harue Tsutsumi Harue Tsutsumi (堤春恵, Tsutsumi Harue; born 1950) is a Japanese playwright. She specializes in kabuki, specifically kabuki in the Meiji Era. Tsutsumi was born in 1950 in Osaka, Japan. Tsutsumi earned her master’s in theatre history at Osaka University. While she attended Osaka University, she studied under the playwright and scholar Masakazu Yamazaki. She was influenced by Yamazaki and read his plays such as ""Zeami"" and ""Ambition and Summer Grass"". In 1978 she married the Japanese cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi after meeting him at Indiana University. She received"
"the Columbine High School massacre. In her ""After School Nightmare"" series, she explores both sexual and gender identity issues. ""After"" was so successful in France that the French publisher released an exact replica of the key in the series as a limited edition gift. This led to a fierce online bidding war amongst Japanese fans, with the keys selling for outrageous prices. In 2006 she released ""Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume o Miru"". Keiko Takemiya, professor of Kyoto Seika University and one of the members of the Year 24 Group, called it one of the best work published of the"
"""Boshi Jojō"" (""The Relationship between Mother and Child""), ""Kingyo Ryōran"" (""A Riot of Goldfish""), and ""Rōgishō"" (""Portrait of an Old Geisha""). A recurring theme in her work is the effect of a person's familial ancestral karma on their present-day lives. While praised for the richness of her use of language, some critics have felt that she tended towards excessive passion and unnecessary literary flourishes. She died of a brain hemorrhage in 1939. She was 49 years old. Her grave is at the Tama Cemetery in Fuchu, Tokyo. Because she did not begin writing actively until her later years, most of"
"George Asakura Known for her unique, edgy style and storytelling, George Asakura crosses over between the everyday and the fantastic, the hilarious and bittersweet. Her past works include ""Shōnen Shōjo Romance"", ""Bara Ga Saita"", ""Suimitsuto No Yoru"", ""Happy End"" (published by Kodansha), ""Heart wo Uchinomese"", ""Piece of Cake"", ""Karaoke Baka Ichidai"" (published by Shodensha), and ""Heibon Ponch"" (published by Shogakukan). Her current series are ""Oboreru Knife"" (""The Drowning Knife"", published by Kodansha) and ""TEKE TEKE★RENDEZ-VOUS"" (published by Shodensha). In the afterword to ""A Perfect Day for Love Letters"" volume 2, she says her arms are long but her legs are"
"profound interrelation with each other. Kami is not seen as distant or residing in heaven, but present within this world. The universe is perceived to be the body of Tenchi Kane no Kami. Suffering is seen as being caused by an individual’s high expectations, unwillingness to compromise, impatience, arrogance, and disregard between the relationship between all things. Konkokyo's beliefs center around the betterment of human life in this world by showing appreciation for all things, living upright, and providing mutual help, and prayer for others. By embodying these virtues, it is taught anyone can become an ""ikigami"", or living kami"
"her novels, ""Goodbye Tsugumi"" (1989), received mixed reviews but was made into a 1990 movie directed by Jun Ichikawa. Her works include 12 novels and seven collections of essays (including ""Pineapple Pudding"" and ""Song From Banana"") which have together sold over six million copies worldwide. Her themes include love and friendship, the power of home and family, and the effect of loss on the human spirit. In 1998, she wrote the foreword to the Italian edition of the book ""Ryuichi Sakamoto. Conversazioni"" by musicologist Massimo Milano. In 2013, Yoshimoto wrote the serialized novel, ""Shall We Love?"" (僕たち、恋愛しようか?), for the women's"
"to Manga. Keiko Takemiya Takemiya cites her influences as being shonen manga, the work of Shotaro Ishinomori, films, and documentaries. In 1972, after publishing ""Sora ga Suki!"", Takemiya travelled to Europe so that she could find out more about life there as research for Kaze to Ki no Uta. After that, she travelled to different parts of Europe on an almost annual basis. Among her most noted works are the manga ""Toward the Terra"" and ""Kaze to Ki no Uta"", which are noted for being pioneering series of the 1970s and 1980s. She received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for"
"Love Pistols Love Pistols is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Tarako Kotobuki. The English release was renamed from the original Japanese title ""Sex Pistols"" to ""avoid any legal trouble"" with the English punk rock group of the same name. The premise of the story is that 30% of humans are not descended from apes but from other animals (these people are called ""Zoomans""), and they can interbreed with humans, and with other male Zoomans by the use of a symbiote. Norio, an ordinary high school student discovers his Zoomanity and deals with the advances of many"
"and culture. He would go to Japanese cultural institutes and all of his art works were inspired by books from Lonely Planet, prints, Japanese art books and posters, everything was about Japan. So he wanted a Japanese word and decided upon the word ""tokidoki"", which means ""sometimes"". ""tokidoki is the hope, the hidden energy that everyone has inside. It gives us the strength to face a new day and dream about something positive and the hope that something magical will happen to us"". Tokidoki is ""[a] mixture of ""visual inputs, cultures and perfect blending of opposites living together"". Legno's career"
"is: there is a lesson to be learnt from everything that is happening, good or bad. Shiken haramitsu daikoumyo Shiken Haramitsu Daikoumyo is a sacred 'nine-syllable' Buddhist mantra in Japanese. The kanji which represents this is: 四拳 波羅蜜 大光明 shiken represents four perspectives: In summary, it is the sensation and the harmony perceived by the sense of hearing and heart. haramitsu means paramita or Buddha's Satori. Or to reach Buddhahood from our worlds which fill up with many messy things in our minds. 波 means waves in the ocean and metaphors of something like waves, for example ""kanojyo wa nami"
"laments having to cause others pain and ponders where succumbing to passion will lead her. Nakajima received acclaim for the sorrowful and typically Japanese tone of her lyrics and melody. Kudo's vocal performance was praised for its firmness. In 1997, Nakajima covered the song in concert while touring for the album ""Paradise Cafe"". In 2014, Momoiro Clover Z performed the song with Kudo on the CX variety show ""Shin Dōmoto Kyōdai"". That same year, Tomomi Kahara performed ""Gekijō"" in duet with Kudo on the CX music show ""Atashi no Ongaku"". In 2017, Tomokazu Seki recorded a cover of the song"
"""Love Pistols"" was a cult story, being ""so bad it's good"". Thematically, Bauwens-Sugimoto feels that the author plays with, but ultimately reinforces, the tropes of ""how (female) attractiveness depends on fertility, stalking is true love, and women will trick men into getting them pregnant to trap them."" Love Pistols Love Pistols is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Tarako Kotobuki. The English release was renamed from the original Japanese title ""Sex Pistols"" to ""avoid any legal trouble"" with the English punk rock group of the same name. The premise of the story is that 30% of humans"
"an articular constraint. It is practiced by children, teenagers and adults, including seniors. Its treasures are explored by men and women, each according to their own sensibilities. Differences, often a source of conflict, are at the heart of the listening, regard and touch. They are an opportunity for surpassing oneself, for an encounter, and for reunion. Allying comfort and effort, pleasure in the body’s opening and physical work, leisurely activity and high level practice, Kinomichi surpasses what some call paradox. It fuses in the hearth of the practice the antagonisms that cause such opposition and conflict. The Oriental arts are"
"any usual Western-language imagery or expression. We have no such word, and we make use of no imagery capitalizing upon the concepts that it employs; but the Japanese have, and they do. (1982:131) ""Kotodama"" (, ""word spirit"", approximately ""magic word"") illustrate this traditional Japanese belief about ""tama(shii)"" energies. ""Kenkyūsha's New Japanese-English Dictionary"" (5th ed., 2003) gives ""kotodama"" translation equivalents and a revealing usage example: "", the soul [spirit] of language; the miraculous power of language [a phrase, a spell]. ̍ ⇨ Japan, ""the land where the mysterious workings of language bring bliss""."" ""Yamato nadeshiko"" (, ""Japanese fringed pink"") is a"
"suffering. While ""Toritsugi"" at churches is typically performed by ministers, lay members are also encouraged to perform ""Toritsugi"" in their daily lives to help others. When they meet people who are suffering, the Konkokyo way is to listen to their problems, support them, and pray for their wellbeing and happiness. Tenchi Kane no Kami wishes for all people to become a mediator and help others. Konkokyo has churches where people can go to worship and pray. Though Konkokyo believes that Tenchi Kane No Kami is everywhere, and followers of the way can talk to the deity anytime and anywhere, the"
"her career. The lyrics to ""Sumiregusa"" were inspired by hokku, the opening stanza to the Japanese form of poetry renga and renku, written by the poet Matsuo Bashō who once felt his heart leap ""at the sight of a wild violet"". The theme of sadness was revisited on ""Someone Said Goodbye"", a song about one reflecting on life which at times may bring on sad feelings. ""A Moment Lost"" addressed two ideas: the regretful feeling of words spoken at times of anger by a loved one that leave a mark on one's heart, and a song of love that in"
"artists, scholars, or citizens who make remarkable contributions to Japanese culture, arts and science. Kōno's writing explores how ""underneath the seemingly normal routines of daily life, one may find hidden propensities for abnormal or pathological behavior"", demonstrating that often ""reality and fantasy are not so clearly distinguishable from each other"". Alternative sexual practices is a theme that permeates Kōno's's writing; sadomasochism, for example, figures in ""Toddler-Hunting,"" and ""Ants Swarm"" (1964), as well as her novel ""Miiratori ryōkitan;"" and ""Kaiten tobira"" (""Revolving Door"", 1970) features spouse-swapping. Kōno uses these themes to explore sexuality itself and the expression of identity. She combines"
"and his family fled and joined the Mount Haguro sect of Shugendo (a mixture of Buddhism and Shintoism) in Yamagata Prefecture. The Hakko-ryu Kobujuku burned down during the bombing of Tokyo. In 1947 he moved to Omiya City (Saitama City) and founded the Hakko-ryu So Hombu Dojo (Hakko-ryu Juku Hombu Dojo). This is the home city of Hakko-ryu today. Hakko Ryu is a style of self-defence that targets the pressure points and nerves sensitive to pain. The sensitive pressure points or ""tsubo"" lie along the meridians ""keiraku"" through which the ""qi"" flows, and striking these points can create momentary intense"
"Keiko Takemiya Takemiya cites her influences as being shonen manga, the work of Shotaro Ishinomori, films, and documentaries. In 1972, after publishing ""Sora ga Suki!"", Takemiya travelled to Europe so that she could find out more about life there as research for Kaze to Ki no Uta. After that, she travelled to different parts of Europe on an almost annual basis. Among her most noted works are the manga ""Toward the Terra"" and ""Kaze to Ki no Uta"", which are noted for being pioneering series of the 1970s and 1980s. She received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga"
"This dance is known as the Ebisu Mai, or the ""God of wealth dance,"" and it is said that the dolls become possessed by kami spirits during the performance. ""Itako"" are associated with the , a plucked instrument with ties to summoning the dead. The necromantic ritual of plucked instruments is found in the earliest document of Japan's history, the ""Kojiki"", which describes a koto's sound in conjunction with the possession of a medium and the channeling of the dead. Another poem describes the sound of the instrument as a reflection of his wife's spirit possessing the instrument. The ""biwa"
"to be a metaphor for a growing girl and to represent a beautiful model, while ""walkin'"" came from the images of a model walking down a modeling runway and of a struggling Michiko walking instead of flying. Tamaki stated that her intent with the story is not just depicting Michiko ""growing up and becoming independent"", but also to highlight Michiko's romances. Tamaki claimed that, as a result of doing research for the series, her favorite model became Ai Tominaga, and that she was flattered when Tominaga wrote, in an endorsement for the first volume of the Japanese edition, that there"
"the Japanese word ""nobita"", meaning ""to lengthen or extend"". While the core mechanics are similar to other games in the series, ""Touch My Katamari"" allows the player to use the rear touch pad on the Vita to temporarily stretch the katamari into an ovoid shape, allowing it to roll through narrow spaces or collect small objects. Several mobile versions have also been released. ""Rolling With Katamari"" was released in Japan in 2007 for the Mitsubishi P904i series of phones, using their tilt-sensitive technology to let the player control the katamari. It was ported to J2ME for release in other countries."
"Konkokyo , or just Konkō, is a religion and spiritual way of living of Japanese origin. Originating in Shinbutsu-shūgō beliefs, it is now both an independent religion as well as Sect Shintō, it is now a member of the ""Kyoha Shintō Rengokai"" (Association of Sectarian Shinto). It is henotheistic and worships the spirit and energy that flows through all things (""musubi"", one of the core beliefs of Shintoisim) as ""Tenchi Kane No Kami"", or the Golden Kami of the Heavens and Earth (in Japanese, ""Heavens and Earth"" also means the Universe). Tenchi Kane No Kami is also referred to as"
"It's the sort of beauty most women have, but never realize it."" Sequential Tart's Margaret O'Connell comments on the reversal of the truism present in manga aimed at female readers that ""Japanese men have difficulty expressing their emotions"" through her comparison of Karin with Momoka in ""St. Dragon Girl"", where she ""attempt to use Valentine's chocolates and condoms — plus an explanatory note the second time around — to convey what she is too tongue-tied to say aloud ultimately enables her to connect with the object of her affection when words have repeatedly failed her. Despite the often over the"
"around May 2004, she started requesting uptempo tracks from producers because her fans had been expressing through letters their desire to hear more upbeat songs with powerful vocals. Kudo singles out the latin-inspired ""Tsukiyo no Sabaku"" and ""Break of Still"" as two standout songs from the record. She considers ""Replay"" a throwback song for her older fans, and ""Shinkaigyo"" a mature song about independence. The title of the album, which has the characters for ""moon"" and ""shadow"", is meant to represent the two sides of life, the positive and the negative. She liked the ""moody vibe"" associated with the moon."
"rewritten from its whimiscal style comparable to ""Dragon Ball"" to a style inspired by Elizabethan English, with sentences such as ""Thy hit points have decreased by 1."" Nintendo also removed salacious humor and religious connotations from the English-language version. For example, in the Japanese version, in the town where the hero first buys keys, a woman offers to sell puff-puff – a Japanese onomatopoeia for a girl rubbing her breasts in someone's face, or juggling her own breasts. In the North American version, the same woman sells tomatoes. The term has been included in the game's sequels as well as"