This “Messages from the Land” series takes place in the United States, where I spent seven years as a student! The East Coast of the US where I departed to when I was 15 years old, was a landscape I had never seen before.

Messages from the land Part 2 is Hawaii. Many Japanese people visit Hawaii, and some of you may be there now during the long holidays.

Do you have any places that you have a connection to? Even if you have never been there, do you feel nostalgic in some way?

When you are trying to make a decision, what do you base that decision on? Is that arrow pointing toward others or toward yourself?

On Sunday, cherry blossoms were in full bloom in Tokyo. I walked around town after a light lunch. I was thinking about the word "everyday" at that time. What does "everyday" mean to you?

In the last few days I had the opportunity to communicate with some of my best friends from college and I realized how amazing my cheering squad is. Who is your cheering squad?

Last week, there were in-person sessions and other activities for projects that are underway at my company.

We are each born and given a name - and with that comes individual stories and intentions from whoever named us.

The unforgettable, Great East Japan Earthquake literally and figuratively, shook our nation (and the rest of the world).