November 25, 2008

Interview with Ken Noguchi


We conducted an interview of our cover story, Alpinist and environmentalist Ken Noguchi. A powerful, positive and charming person he was!!
He talked about his strong will in cleanups ...the important thing is to "think" while cleaning. Think of the reasons why people dump trash, what actions to take in order to make a society that doesn't need cleanups.
We also had a discussion (apart from the interview) about how Japanese people who grew up overseas divide into two groups. One group wants to live outside of Japan, feeling negative about the Japanese society. The other group, where Ken and I position, starts to study more about Japan, to explore the forgotten virtues. His interview will be on our next volume coming out on December 10th. Check it out!!

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