“How wonderful would it be to wake up tomorrow to find that my reality had completely changed! Life never proceeds as I wish, and there is no bright future ahead of me.” If you have felt this way at least once, this book is for you. The author introduces the way to break through the force of habits that is extremely difficult to escape from, as well as new concepts, such as the method for engaging Chaos?a new way of perceiving the reality. This book will be your step-by-step guide in creating a new future and finding the mission in life you are meant to carry out.

The Cold War ended more than thirty years ago, but the world-and within it, the countries of Asia and the Pacific-still struggles to establish a peaceful and prosperous community of nations. Many midsized and smaller states, caught in the webs of superpower rivalry, have not felt their interests adequately represented by existing alliances and international organizations. This volume envisions an alternative: a Western Pacific Union (WPU), conceived as a loosely integrated community of nations stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, that would counterbalance superpower dominance and give greater agency in global affairs to its members by coordinating their voices and interests. The initiative for this proposal comes from Japan, with Dr. KITAOKA Shinichi, former ambassador to the United Nations and former president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, leading a team of established scholars, younger researchers, and specialists in articulating the concept of the WPU and dissecting the challenges facing its realization. The core of the book is a country-by-country treatment of the recent history and international relations of each potential member state and the prospects for its successful involvement in this nascent community of nations. Our world is increasingly integrated through advanced technologies and global commerce, but in many ways still remains fractious and divided. Finding peaceful, equitable, sustainable solutions to the issues confronting humanity demands new ideas and strategies. This volume addresses these needs with a new geopolitical vision for Asia and the Pacific.

The Japan-US Security Treaty was first signed in 1951, coinciding with the end of Allied occupation and Japan’s recovery of independence in the early postwar era, and subsequently revised in 1960 to correct various inadequacies and alleviate a sense of inequality felt on the Japanese side. Its basic structure, namely providing bases in exchange for the guarantee of US security of Japan, however, remains unchanged. This English edition of diplomatic historian SAKAMOTO Kazuya’s highly acclaimed Nichi-Bei domei no kizuna (The Bonds of the Japan-US Alliance; 2000, rev. ed. 2020), winner of the 22nd Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities, carefully depicts the sensitive negotiations and diplomatic finesse behind the establishment and revision of the Japan-US Security Treaty, highlighting the challenges experienced by the two countries to promote mutuality then and later. Drawing on previously undisclosed confidential documents and new research developments on the issue of secret agreements, which were brought to light during the Ministry of Foreign Affairs investigation in 2009-10, the author added a new chapter with updated notes for his revised 2020 edition. Examining the far-reaching implications of these new historical materials, he puts forward the pressing question: What should be the future of Japan-US security cooperation?

※この商品はタブレットなど大きいディスプレイを備えた端末で読むことに適しています。また、文字だけを拡大することや、文字列のハイライト、検索、辞書の参照、引用などの機能が使用できません。 ウイルスや花粉症対策に洗って繰り返し使える! 10分で作れるマスクからマスクカバーまで、SMLを中心にLL、ベビーサイズまでを掲載。和文&英文を併記。 本書ではボンドで貼ってできる簡単マスクからベビー服やTシャツをリメイクして作るリサイクルマスク、手拭いや市販の使い捨てマスクにつけるカバー(サージカルマスクケース)など、身近なもので作れるマスクを提案します。 作り方はプロセス写真も入れて、かつ和文と英文を併記します。子供用には目印になる刺繍やアップリケの提案、大人には女性用、男性用のサイズ展開を掲載します。また、布マスクならではの生地の選び方やお手入れ方法も紹介します。 【主な内容】 切って貼るだけマスク/布マスク=プリーツマスク/布マスク=立体マスク/布マスク=シンプルマスク/アレンジマスク=動物や顔など/ニットマスク 手拭いマスクなどリサイクルマスク/マスクに向いてる布の選び方やお手入れ ……etc. —————————————————————————————————————————————— (欧文) It can be washed and used repeatedly to combat viruses and hay fever! Includes masks and mask covers that can be made in 10 minutes and three sizes of SML, LL, baby size are listed. (Written in both Japanese and English) In this book, you can find a simple mask using a bond, a recycled mask that can be made by old baby clothes and T-shirts, and also a mask cover for a Tenugui (hand towel) or a disposable mask. We propose masks that can be made with things around the house. The process is described in both Japanese and English, including many photos. We suggest embroidery and applique for children, and sizes for women and men are listed. We will also introduce how to choose the right fabric and how to care for it. --Index-- Felt Mask/T-shirt Mask/Nonwoven Mask/Basic Cloth Mask/Pleated Mask/Three-dimensional Mask/Simple Mask/Various Masks/Cute Animal Mask/Knitted Mask/Tenugui Mask/Extra Large and Extra Small Mask/Mask Cover/Mask Case/The pattern/How to put on a mask/The cloth/Sewing and embroidery…etc.