Casual Reading Group

We will hold a talk event to celebrate the publication of publishing journalist Kazufumi Iida's new book, 'The Myth of Declining Reading Comprehension Among Young People', published by Shueisha International.

A reporter for the mass-circulation paper "Nagoya Times" will talk about a different side of Nagoya's back pages from the Showa and Heisei eras that he captured. Lecturer: Naoki Kito (former Editor-in-Chief, "Nagoya Times") Lecturer profile Naoki Kito Born November 1946 in Nagoya. Graduated from Waseda University, First Faculty of Law, in March 1969. He joined the Nagoya Times in February of the same year. Assigned to the news reporting division (social affairs), he covered police rounds around Nagoya, worked as a roving reporter, covered the courts, and reported on municipal administration. He served as Editor-in-Chief from 1998 to 2007. He retired in October 2008 when the paper suspended publication.

An introductory tanka gathering hosted by Yodaka Some. Enjoy tanka while munching snacks. Snacks will be provided by Yodaka Some, but you are welcome to bring your own. If you would like to participate, please send your tanka (theme is free) by e-mail to [email protected] addressed to store manager Fujisaka by November 17.

Question the conventional wisdom about how we work! Based on research findings (evidence) from researchers around the world, why not reassess the "ways of working" we consider common sense? We will welcome Goryu Sato, a health economics researcher and full-time lecturer at Keio University, who recently published "The Science of Working" with Diamond Inc., to hear him speak.

Fans who adore the works of Noran Nijino, a writer from Nagoya — let's get together to discuss Noran's works. Noran Nijino will also join as a guest!

To celebrate the release of the latest tanka collection "Only the Moonlight Warms Those Who Cried Alone on the Way Home" by rising tanka poet Haru Mizumachi, who debuted with her first collection "Bitansan Tanka" (微炭酸短歌), we will hold a reading group. The host will be the familiar tanka poet Satsuki Suzuki. Haru Mizumachi will also appear as a guest. There will, of course, be a signing session. Please feel free to join us — we look forward to seeing you.