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60s

Is It Bad to Have a Strong Sense of Justice?  A Life of Giving; A True Sense of Joy

(FC from Akita Prefecture/Male/60s/Contract Employee) I was able to continue my job even after retirement as a contract ...
50s

Overcoming My Panic Disorder―by Not Attributing My Mental Weaknesses to My Parents

(TO from Miyagi Prefecture/50s/Male/Unemployed) "I want to fulfil my filial duty to my mother, who had raised me all by ...
70s

Getting into an Accident Was not a Misfortune; It Turned out to Be a Chance to Change My Life for the Better

(MT from Nagano Prefecture/70s/Male/Part-timer) One day as I was driving back home, I thought I hit something. I got off...
60s

Don’t Take for Granted That the Family Will Always Be There.
A Miracle That Came out from ‘Being One Family.’

(RS from Yamagata Prefecture/60s/Male/No Occupation) Although our time together is not forever, you take for granted tha...
20s

Turning Regrets into Positives―Relationships Expand More and More

(TK from Tokyo Prefecture/20s/Male/ Hair Dresser) In my high school days, I worked as the president of the student counc...
50s

To Be Considerate of Each Person’s Kokoro
Attain the True Meaning and Purpose Through Work

(KY from Aomori Prefecture/50s/Male/Private-tutoring school instructor) My every day is filled with fun things and happi...
60s

“Dad, You Have Changed So Much.”―With This Change in Me, Our Home Has Turned into a Comfortable Place That Many Like to Visit

(NO from Shizuoka Prefecture/60s/Male/ Company Employee) As a child, I never saw my parents having heartwarming conversa...
50s

How to Perceive the Betrayal—Rebuilding My Shattered Kokoro

(KM from Shizuoka Prefecture/50s/Male/Maintenance-Repair Industry) Couple years ago, I lost all the trust I had through ...
20s

I Cannot Open up My Feelings to My Mother…
To Be Honest with a Help from Kami

(AH from Ibaraki Prefecture/20s/Male/Teacher) By the time I reached an age to understand many things that were happening...
60s

Winning Over a Cancer That Occurs in One Out of One Hundred Fifty Thousand—How to Accept It to Make My Mind and Body Feel at Ease

(KW from Shizuoka Prefecture/60s/Male/Unemployed) With the health checkup at my workplace, I had my blood closely examin...