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where she is forced to work in the fields to support the family.is based on the real-life author.

This inspiring portrait of one woman’s determination to survive in a society that is in the grip of a social and moral crisis tells one story in a fast-changing worldDazai’s great masterpiece No Longer Human is the story of Yozo Oba.As an adult he turns to alcohol.

which lead to his eventual self-destruction.finds it impossible to form meaningful relationships with family or friends.

As a child he copes by acting the fool — mocking himself while entertaining others.

Juliet Winters Carpenter is an award-winning American translator of modern Japanese fiction who studied Japanese literature at the University of Michigan and the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Tokyo.Greetings were delivered by Kazue Kitagaito.

Edward Kamiya gave his parting message as president of OAA for the past six years.Mimura Udui was performed by Okinawa Americana.

Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi; (below.thanked Kamiya for his service.