Arai Yoshinori, a Japanese teacher at a junior high school just north of Tokyo, was about to retire in March 2022. At age 34, he lost his sight in both eyes. For a while, he lost the will to live. But he realized there were things only he could teach and decided to return to work. He nurtured his own teaching style and earned his students' trust. His heartfelt reading of a famous classic poem by Miyazawa Kenji, using Braille, became popular in the classroom. This program follows Yoshinori's final days as he approached retirement and found out what he wanted to convey to his graduating students.
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A Toast to the God of Sake Life Lessons From the Homeless Conversations Without Words Behind the Artist's Hand Longing for the Power of Touch Rapping for Fukushima A Small Village with Big Ideas Swordfish Fishing With My Father The Power of Memories Many Vines, One Family Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake When the Sea Turned Red Finding Freedom in the Pool Auntie Baseball The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls Nuclear Waste Splits a Town A Blind Teacher's Farewell Building On a Sacred Tradition Saving Lives on an Isolated Island The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart The Future of an Ancient Ritual Discovering Myself Through Dementia A Burger Hangout in Okinawa Building Bonds With Books Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue Lighting the Way for Tradition A Fresh Start on a Small Island
A Toast to the God of Sake Life Lessons From the Homeless Conversations Without Words Behind the Artist's Hand Longing for the Power of Touch Rapping for Fukushima A Small Village with Big Ideas Swordfish Fishing With My Father The Power of Memories Many Vines, One Family Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake When the Sea Turned Red Finding Freedom in the Pool Auntie Baseball The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls Nuclear Waste Splits a Town A Blind Teacher's Farewell Building On a Sacred Tradition Saving Lives on an Isolated Island The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart The Future of an Ancient Ritual Discovering Myself Through Dementia A Burger Hangout in Okinawa Building Bonds With Books Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue Lighting the Way for Tradition A Fresh Start on a Small Island