May peace prevail in 2026! Happy New Year to all!
01
Jan
2026
Happy New Year
reimanko
01
Jan
2026
Leadership – Advancing U.S.-Japan Relations
Looking toward 2026, I was inspired to engage with future Japanese leaders at the prefectural and municipal levels, including a Vice Governor, a Prefectural Assembly Member and son of the current Prime Minister, and a Mayor, all focused on advancing U.S.โJapan relations at the grass roots level.
02
Nov
2025
With Faith and Persistence – Faith Memoir Out
Excited to announce the publication of my new book, six years after my first. With faith and persistence all things are possible! God bless. Available via Amazon here.
08
Oct
2025
Lessons from One of America’s Greatest Diplomats
Honored to connect with Ambassador Bill Burns, a statesman who brought decency and dignity to the practice of diplomacy โ and carried those same values with him as Director of the CIA. One of the greatest American diplomats of the modern era, he has masterfully bridged diplomacy and intelligence, earning bipartisan respect while remaining as humble as ever. A reminder that one can be both kind and effective.
19
Sep
2025
Freedom of Speech
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๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐. It’s not just a right – it’s the ability to ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐.
In the ๐.๐. (๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐):
“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble…”
This protection is ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ.
๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง (๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐):
“Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed. No censorship shall be maintained…”
This guarantee ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐.
Across cultures, the ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is more than a legal principle โ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. Free speech is how ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐.
19
Sep
2025
Japan and Immigration
Honored to spend time with 40-year China analyst, former CSIS Japan Fellow, and PhD in social engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dr. Arai Takashi and his wife on immigration issues in Japan and the integration of foreign communities in Kanagawa Prefecture. Dr. Arai participated in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development held in Yokohama in August and is conducting research on Japan’s relations with the Middle East. Eager to read his next research study. The stack of books behind us in his library represents only 1/4 of the rest of his collection of impressive materials. As Japan grapples with an aging society and declining population, labor resource management will remain a key challenge – something AI and robots alone cannot resolve.
04
Aug
2025
Sharing the calories but not the cost
One of the best things about being a father is your son has to share his ice cream with you because you’re the one paying for it.
04
Aug
2025
Swinging High Towards Heaven
Amid market swings outdoor swings offer a different breath of richness. Both can be thrilling. But only one is God’s playground where the soul forgets gravity, and joy returns to its purest, wind swept form.
01
Aug
2025
Supporting Arizonans and Federal Workers Who Serve the Public Good Daily. Thank you!
Thank you, Senator Kelly, for your steadfast support of Arizonans, for recognizing the vital contributions of federal employeesโboth Foreign Service Officers and Civil Servantsโin safeguarding our nation, and for your continued dedication to public service.
ใฑใชใผไธ้ข่ญฐๅกใซๅฟใใๆ่ฌ็ณใไธใใพใใใขใชใพใๅทๆฐใธใฎๆบใใใชใใๆฏๆดใ็ฑณๅฝๅคไบคๅฎใใใณๅ
ฌๅๅกใซใใๅฝๅฎถๅฎๅ
จไฟ้ใธใฎ้่ฆใช่ฒข็ฎใใ่ช่ญใใใ ใใใใใซๅ
ฌๅ
ฑใตใผใในใธใฎ็ถ็ถ็ใชใๅฐฝๅใซใๆทฑใๆฌๆใ่กจใใพใใไปๅพใจใๅฎใใใ้กใ่ดใใพใใ
31
Jul
2025
Combatting Alzheimer’s
Georgetown and their neuroscience department is engaging in innovative research to measure brain waves in an effort to create a low-cost sports headband for everyday use at home to identify sleep problems. The goal is to use this to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. Most home-use sleep monitoring is based on the movement of the body, which cannot detect sleep stages (e.g., distinguishing light seep stage from deep sleep stage). Dr. Wu hopes that the device which I found to be comfortable, non-invasive, and easy to use will hit the market in 15 years. I’m hoping it will get picked up sooner. Much easier than using a CPAP, cheaper, and more efficient/user-friendly. Thanks for allowing me to take part in the study!
