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THE NEW YORKERS
Columbia University
Memorializes
Donald Keeneby Susan McCormac
The Westernworld knows
Japanese literaturelargely
becauseofDonald Keene.
The Columbia
scholar translated
numerous works
of Japanese literature, from classical to contemporary. He also edited anthologies
and wrote books that highlighted
the culture and traditions of Japan.
Born in Brooklyn in 1922,
Keene entered Columbia College atage 16. He fell in love with The
Tale of Genji. After serving as aJapanese translator and interpreter
during World War II, he earned aMasters at Columbia and studied at
Harvard and Cambridge. A Ford
Foundation fellowship to study at
Kyoto University opened his world
to Japanese literature. There he
befriended Kawabata Yasunari,Tanizaki Jun’ichirō and MishimaYukio.
He died in Tokyo in February
at the age of 96.
Columbia University held amemorial service for him on
September 27. Keene’s colleagues
and former students gave emotional
eulogies, giving great insight on
Donald Keene the man: a voracious
reader; a closet librarian; a lover ofthe finer things in life, notably
opera; and the ultimate friend. Hisson, Seiki, also gave a heartfelt
speech.
Kawabata, Tanizaki andMishima are household names toreaders of Japanese literature. We
have Donald Keene to thank forthat.
(Susan is the founder ofJapanCultureNYC, an English-language website for all things
Japanese in New York, and the cohost of The Big Root Podcast.)

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Speeches That Move People
Natsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutz Discusses Five Must-Know Rules[English Edition］(22)

Four-time world champion of theall American speech contest in New
York Natsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutzgave a lecture in Manhattan on
September 20. Sixty people attended this event sponsored by Inspired
Talk. Nobumoto was not the best atspeeches originally. She attended aclass from Toastmasters and practiced a seven-minute speech about
250 times to be able to time it perfectly.
In the lecture, she explained fiverules to move your audience whengiving a speech: 1) Choose only one
thing you will convince the audience about. 2) Don’t talk about
yourself. 3) KISS (keep it simple,specific). 4) Sell them dreams, notproducts. 5) Don’t focus on yoursuccess story.

https://www.yomiuri-info.jp/daily_yomiuri/nys/Natsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutz (front, fifth from the left holding bouquet) gave a lecture on speeches.

“Why don’t you wear maguro (tuna)?”
The 10,000 Smile Project From Japan

Specifically, she explained to not
put so much information in thespeech but rather use all of it toguide the main message you want tosend out. She also advised to put
yourself in the audience’s shoes andmake it easy to understand. After
her lecture, Nobuyo coached a particpant through giving a speech,
giving suggestions along the way.
(Ryoichi Miura/Translated byKanta Hakamata)a smile, saying, “Why don’t you wear
maguro (tuna)?” Mr. Murakami graduated from Hokkaido University ofEducation but didn’t become a teacher.
Instead, he worked at a ranch in the subprefecture of Tokachi; he also worked
for a food company. Afterward in 2017,
he established his own company whichholds seminars and lectures. He also
showed up on TV under the stage name
“Maguro Tomokazu.”
When he came to New York, hewas initially rejected by people, butonce they saw the sign, “I’m collecting
smiles from all over the world” written
on his suitcase, they were convinced.
Some people wore a jacket with thecharacter maguro (鮪) on it. One time,
he stood in front of the theater that hosts
the musical “Chicago,” expecting anactor or actress to walk out from there.

Then, Lana Gordon who plays the main
character, Verna Kelly, showed up. She
Tomokazu Murakami (42), a lec- from Sapporo, Hokkaido with a spewore the maguro jacket and posed inturer-entertainer who connects people cial project to make a connection tofront of the signboard (pictured above).
with other people, came to New York the world by approaching people withMaguro Tomokazu exclaimed withexcitement, saying, “Wow, New Yorkers
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