“People in my apartment enjoy a friendly neighborhood”
I am living in an apartment which is more than 30 years old. People in the neighbors are all close like old friends. Some people who like to follow new trends moved out to a nearby new apartment, named ‘Palace something,’ but others are still here where they have been living for long years. They are all close and regard each other as being precious neighbors, […]
Campaign goes on to present panda to children in northeast Japan
My father has started to attend a class in a lifelong learning centre and the name of the class is ‘Class Crane’. He said, “Mr Kim next door is a student of Class Turtle.” His little grandson added, “I’m in the Class Panda.” Oh my, what are those names! East Japan’s campaign for pandas An […]
To the youth on the eve of the graduation
Some people understand one out of ten while others understand ten out of one. Hajin definitely belongs to the latter group. I first met him when I just started teaching Japanese at one of the universities in Cheonan. So, I met him more than 10 years ago. I always remember him as the positive and […]
Professor of Japanese Studies at Baekseok Arts University 
Trump, Kim, and the Three P’s of Summit Diplomacy: 
