JAPANESE LEGENDS

A Sensational Young Singer
by Yasuo, Sayaka, Akihiro, and Masaru

First, she was in special surroundings in her early life. Because her parents were musicians and lived in New York, she was born and spent her early life there. In Japan, she went to an American school, so she can speak English very well. Moreover, she has loved singing songs since her childhood, and she released CDs in the United States.

Next, she started her career in Japan with great success. Her first single CD, Automatic, sold more than a million copies. Also, her first album, First Love, has been a best seller album in Japan. However, she rarely appears in public. She only appears on TV during her vacations. Therefore, it is difficult to get her concert tickets.

Moreover, she is different from other female singers in making songs by herself. She can make lyrics which are written about love and herself and songs while she is taking a rest or relaxing. Also, she is always humming, so it may be easy for her to make songs. In addition to this, she can draw pictures. She drew her latest CD's art work.

Last, she has become the richest singer in Japan, and she will go to Colombia University. Her life is brilliant, but her family has some troubles. Her parents were going to divorce, but they changed their minds.

In short, Hikaru Utada is a promising young singer who has great abilities and a bright future. Also, we hope she will be more famous all over the world, and someday, she will get a Grammy Award. We cannot help keeping our eyes on her all the time!

To begin with, his personality is sunny. First, he is a big talker. For example, he continues to talk during programs. Second, he has a special talent. Almost all his programs are interesting. Third, he really likes women! Therefore, he created a lot of scandals with many women. Finally, his front teeth are rather prominent, and this is his symbol.

Moreover, all was well with his early life. He was born in Nara, Japan. Then he took up with “Rakugoka,Ewho are Japanese traditional comedians. After that, he had his debut. He married the famous actress Shimnobu Ohtake. However, sadly, they divorced, but they are still friends now. After that, he had lots of girlfriends.

In short, Sanma Akashiya is a famous Japanese comedian. Also, he always makes us laugh. If you want to have a good time, we recommend that you watch his programs.

Have you ever come in touch with Osamu Tezuka’s works? Almost all people have read his works at least once. No one can write such thoughtful comics. However, he is not alive now in this world. We would like to tell you about his early life, career and sample story.

First, we'll describe about his personal background. He was born in Takarazuka. He graduated from medical school and received a doctor’s license, and then he consulted his mother. She said to him, “If you wish, you may carry out your plan as you like.EThus, he decided to become a comic artist, and he went up to Tokyo to live alone in a Tokiwa apartment. Then he concentrated on drawing comics. While he undertook a lot of work, he gradually became popular.

He has many works or many masterpieces. For example, there are “Black JackE “Astro BayE “The Night of RibbonE “PhoenixEand so on. His works always have themes: social problems, environmental problems, myths, etc.. In addition, he made the best use of his knowledge, and he wanted to get as much knowledge as possible. Therefore, his works are always novel and make a deep impression on us.

One of his greatest works is “Black Jack.EThe main characters are Black Jack and Pinoko, and Black Jack is an unlicensed surgeon, and he works in the black market society with a ridiculous price, but his works are very famous. On the other hand, he sometimes does operations on the poor not from them, but from rich evil people. Furthermore, these stories became movie series.

In short, Osamu Tezuka is still respected because of his life and works. If you have never read his works, you should lose no time in reading them. Also, people who have done so will get a profound impression by reading his great works.

A “Renaissance ManEis a person who has a variety of talents. Kenji Miyazawa was one Japanese “Renaissance Man.EHe worked as a novelist, a poet, a thinker, a teacher, a musician, and a farmer. We’d like to tell you about his work, life, and thoughts.

To begin with, he created lots of great works. His novels are well-known by Japanese. For example, there are “The Restaurant of Many Orders,E“The Night of Milky Way Railroad,Eand so on. His poetry is also famous. One of his masterpieces is “Spring and Ashura.E#060;p> He produced many works, but his life was short. He was born into the family of a well-to-do pawnbroker. However, he spent most of his life in Iwate, and his brief life was spent to improve a lot of the poor farmers there. He studied geology, so he could teach a lot of poor farmers to reform the meager soil.

Also, he informed many great people of the way of living as a human through his pieces, especially “Not to Be Overcome Rain.EIn those pieces, he appealed to no strife, no rage, the equality of opportunity, and peace. After that, a large number of people were affected, and some new thoughts were made by them. That is to say, he was also a great thinker.

In short, Kenji Miyazawa is a great person whom Japanese can be proud of. We could understand that we were unable to tell his story easily though we tried our best. Moreover, we hope you take the time to learn more about this Japanese "Renaissance Man."