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I hope this email finds you well.
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To me, when moving to a new town, region, or country, getting everything ready and carrying heavy stuff is only the first step of the moving process. The second step is getting along with your new community, a process that, depending on the local culture, can take a lot of time.
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How can we get along more easily with communities in Japan? Can we be actors in revitalizing the Japanese countryside? How can we be more involved in the local community life?
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Whether you live in Japan or intend to go someday as a businessperson or as a tourist, you will find hints to answer these questions in this new format of the Kokoro Media Newsletter.
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Amélie, chief editor of Kokoro Media
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"[After I moved to Inami and built the 'Bed and Craft' project], what I have observed so far is that Inami citizens have become proud of living here. Before, they were saying things like, 'There is nothing here,' or 'There is no future here,' which is something often heard in the Japanese countryside.
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Having Bed and Craft helped them see the attractiveness of the town and become proud of it. Also, some people have started their own businesses. [...] I was very happy because it showed that they felt a potential for this town in the future."
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architect and founder of the Bed and Craft project in Inami, Toyama Prefecture
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In Japan, it can be difficult to engage in small talk. In this short article, Anthony introduces two simple expressions to help you generate a sense of belonging in your community.
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What is it like to become a Japanese citizen? How can we be more involved in our local community? For this interview, we have asked Henry Seals, the first foreign-born, naturalized human rights commissioner in Japan.
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