I know my career in medicine is coming to an end but my commitment to community is far from over Department of Health and Human Services or As the Associate Vice President for Health Policy, I’ve been honored to be part of the University of Utah Health team. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, from passing important legislation to securing funding for the new West Valley hospital and the West High School Clinic and community collaboration at this institution is truly remarkable I first came to the U for my residency in family medicine a decision that would forever affect my professional journey I realized that emergency medicine—with its fast-paced environment and emphasis on critical care—better suited my personality So I changed specialties and spent 27 years as an emergency room physician at St I’ll never forget the patients I had there medicine is both a profession and a calling You get to actively help people who are sick and injured and be a part of their lives Looking back on my years in emergency medicine I appreciate that we don’t discriminate in terms of finances or insurance We treat the patient first and worry about bills later primarily advising and consulting on legislation and community relations at the state and federal level I’ve had the chance to work closely with leaders I admire—including Ed Clark MD—to help achieve the university’s mission I’ve also been inspired by the medical students at the University of Utah I took a number of them with me to visit the legislature to attend committee meetings and meet with legislators This gave the students a chance to share their interests and concerns while learning about funding issues and current bills how government and medicine can closely intersect During my career as a physician, I’ve been honored to serve in leadership positions, whether it was heading up the Utah Medical Association or the Utah chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians I often visited Capitol Hill to advocate for patients and doctors while still working in the emergency room I remember being there one day when a lobbyist said something I’ve never forgotten: “If you really want to make a difference be inside the chamber,” he said.     I listened to his advice and soon won my first campaign It was a remarkable experience to serve in the Utah Senate from 2012 to 2017.  While I continued practicing emergency medicine at St I worked on policy and helped pass bills to improve the lives of Utahns I learned so much during this fulfilling time I helped pass 50 bills during my time in the Utah Senate I’m especially proud of the bills we passed expanding Medicaid and providing insurance for children with autism Parents were literally mortgaging their houses and taking second jobs just to have enough money to pay for proven therapies that weren’t covered by insurance.   Changing what insurance covered meant families could stay in their homes and kids with autism could attend school and integrate into their communities One of the most touching awards I’ve ever received was a little plaque with a key on it from the house a family had to sell before the law passed The plaque reads: “Thank you for being the key to families in Utah getting treatment and services for children with autism.”  Getting Naloxone in the hands of first responders is another bill that made a huge difference first responders had to rush overdose patients to the emergency room to receive therapy It was a law that literally saved people’s lives.  Being a senator was such an honor, but when the White House asked me to become the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), I knew I needed to seize the opportunity. It was another chance to make a difference. From 2017 to 2019, I oversaw the western region of HHS including Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. We worked on everything from mental health and homelessness to the opioid crisis and the Indian Health Service. I built relationships with leaders in federal government like then-HHS Secretary Alex Azar along with members of Congress. I learned so much from a regional and national perspective about how government works and money is spent. That experience would prove to be extremely useful when I arrived at the University of Utah in 2019. The U serves many of Utah’s Medicaid patients. By then, I had a better understanding of eligibility, the flow of dollars, and what can and cannot be covered. I could become the bridge between the university and our elected officials. Soon I will begin a mission with my wife, Joye, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California. My retirement from medicine will actually mean a new beginning for both of us. We plan to stay in the Los Angeles area for the next two years, speaking with the international community about the church’s mission and its humanitarian endeavors. We’ll connect with consulates and embassies about how the church might help them in their own countries. But I’ll always look back on my time here at the University of Utah with a deep sense of pride. Representing the incredible providers at the U and helping this institution grow have been a career highlight. Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownI Took My White Husband's Last Name I Didn't Realize How It Would Affect The Rest Of My Life."If I didn’t adopt my husband’s surname I’d be branded the worst kind of F-word in a conservative community: feminist." by Allison Shiozawa MilesHuffPost Contributor I dragged my feet as a young 21-year-old bride waging an internal battle between my desire to maintain my identity with the desire to embrace my new husband playfully suggesting that my new husband take my surname But the idea of a white man taking a Japanese surname when I had three brothers to carry it on — as though that would be the only valid reason to consider it — seemed absurd to everyone else Never mind that my white mom and sisters-in-law have dutifully taken on a Japanese name without a second thought But if I didn’t adopt my husband’s surname I’d be branded the worst kind of F-word in a conservative community: feminist What I didn’t understand then was the way that decision would affect the rest of my life I had visited Japan for the first time on a university study abroad program I found I was considered an outsider just like my white classmates introductions begin with family name first: Shiozawa Arison desu The look on Japanese faces as they analyzed mine It’s the same one I’ve seen on countless faces when meeting other Americans: eyes narrowed and some iteration of “What are you?” or “Where are you from?” If my response includes city and state the message is the same: You don’t belong here categorizing them neatly into files and folders But how is someone who belongs to more than one race supposed to choose universal forms have been updated to include a new option: “Other.” Societal definitions of beauty never matched what I saw in the mirror a boy came to my home and told me I was “just a stinkin’ Chinese girl.” My white mother reminded me not to forget her half of my heritage but the kids on the playground weren’t calling me names because of her Mormon pioneer background where for the first time I felt comfortable in my own skin Never before had I seen so many people who looked like me who didn’t flinch at the idea of eating raw fish hapa — the Hawaiian term for mixed-race people — wasn’t “exotic” or “other,” but normal Growing up with the surname Shiozawa in a predominantly white community I was “the Asian girl” wherever I went — sports But I’ll never forget the first day of Algebra 2 White people like to comment on my eye shape critiquing mine as “not almond,” acting as self-appointed gatekeepers to my claim to Asian-ness Others accuse me of mounting an attack on white people if I broach the subject of race Or they ignore my experience altogether because they “don’t see color.” even my husband described me as being “raised white.” You know But he learned firsthand that the so-called American “melting pot,” is a myth when a man asked him — as I stood at his side — how long I’d been in America and whether I spoke English Who knew imposter syndrome could apply to race? As attacks on Asians increased across America during the pandemic I wondered whether my outrage is valid as an Asian I might be able to write off feeling like an imposter if it weren’t confirmed for me. Recently, I wore a sweatshirt reading “Asian American Girl Club” to the gym Why would someone who looked like me claim Asian status While I’d always struggled to define my identity it felt as if a tangible part of that identity vanished All it took was a few minutes at the local Social Security office and a few quick signatures — the last I’d sign as Allison Shiozawa — and the name I’d spent my life spelling not having to “worry” about saying and spelling a foreign name all the time My Asian-ness was no longer plainly visible on a name badge It wasn’t on my tongue when I introduced myself While I no longer had to hear the countless cringeworthy butcherings of my last name I also lost the automatic association with a heritage I cherish I went from being “the Asian” to “ethnically ambiguous” and even “white assumed,” with a presumption that my lived experience is that of a white person I went from defending my Japanese heritage to needing to prove it what I once saw as just my husband’s name has become our family’s It’s not just the name I share with my blue-eyed husband brown-haired children — who use chopsticks Who each — including the dog — have a Japanese name along with our English family name We are a multiracial family embracing the many parts of our heritage Carving out my place as a multiracial Japanese American woman in this country is an ongoing effort but one thing becomes clearer each time my identity comes into question: I will always be proud of my Japanese name and the rich heritages that make me who I am This article originally appeared on HuffPost in April 2022 For centuries, residents in the snowy mountains of the Niigata, Japan, have stayed warm with the help of meticulously crafted fabrics. The region has long been known for its textiles and that heritage continues today at the Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum where visitors can weave a bit of history themselves visitors can create traditional designs with historic techniques and threads on wooden looms The museum's most popular offerings are silk weaving experiences in which visitors create bookmarks and even full kimonos under the guidance of their weavers.  Step up to the loom and find yourself connected to the thread of this region's textile history as you use your hands and feet to operate the machine. Craft your own shiozawa-ori silk creation a weaving style inspired by the region's UNESCO-honored echigo jofu fabric The shiozawa-ori silk has its own heritage but draws from the echigo jofu patterns and textures It is famous for its lightweight design and handcrafted details The museum's first floor houses displays showing the various fabric-making processes along with a demonstration room Reservations are accepted but walk-ins may also weave without advance bookings if space is available Prices for classes vary greatly depending on what you're making and can be found on their website A huge collection of artifacts in a picturesque setting a traditional spinning wheel that became a symbol of national resistance during Gandhi's freedom movements The only museum in the world dedicated to the global this museum provides a window into the lives of everyday The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world The former site of the world's largest paper mill is now a museum preserving the heritage of Canada's pulp and paper industries The crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home You are using an outdated browser. 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Volume 8 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2022.957859 This article is part of the Research TopicProperties of Additively Manufactured Metals and AlloysView all 4 articles Additive manufacturing (AM) using the powder bed fusion (PBF) process is building up the components layer by layer which enables the fabrication of complex 3D structures with unprecedented degrees of freedom Due to the high cooling rates of the AM process This leads to an improvement in quasistatic properties such as tensile strength whereas the fatigue strength is comparable to that of conventionally manufactured metal or even reduced This is due to the presence of process-induced defects formulated during the manufacturing process in combination with the increased notch stress sensitivity of high-strength metals the fatigue damage assessment using different approaches like those of Murakami and Shiozawa for three AM alloys (AlSi10Mg and TNM-B1) containing defects is studied for better understanding of capability and mechanisms the effect of the lightweight potential is investigated and how the specific material density can be considered when the fatigue damage tolerance is characterized the distance between the defects and the surface also plays a crucial role with regard to fatigue behavior the comparison between different processes with different process-induced defect distributions is difficult where (Y) is the shape factor, (ai) is the failure-initiating defect size (Eq. 2) (Δσ) is the applied stress range and (Ai or areai) is the projected cross-sectional area of the failure-initiating defect perpendicular to the loading direction equal to the equivalent defect size (ai) Moreover, the model introduced by Shiozawa et al. (Shiozawa and Lu, 2008) for crack propagation–dominant parts can be used for a better representation and interpretation of the fatigue results. Here, as shown in Eq. 3 the Paris–Erdogan law for describing the crack propagation behavior is integrated from the initial defect size to the critical crack size where (C) and (m) are assumptions for Paris law coefficients and (Nf) is the number of cycles to failure (Nf/ai) is the so-called defect-related fatigue lifetime Lightweight potential describes the potential of a substitution of a certain shape, material, or technology for a respective counterpart. When considering a substitution of a certain material for another lightweight new material to withstand the same stresses and to carry out the same function, for instance, this material has a high lightweight potential compared to the old one (Al Rashid et al., 2020) the lightweight potential should be assessed by specific Woehler and Shiozawa diagrams and the differences and advantages are discussed Three additively manufactured alloys are investigated: the aluminum alloy AlSi10Mg the stainless steel AISI 316L (X2CrNiMo18-15-3) and the titanium aluminide alloy TNM-B1 (Ti-46.5Al-4Nb-1Mo-0.1B) for their differences in specific densities from the lowest density of AlSi10Mg to the highest density of 316L AlSi10Mg specimens were manufactured vertically 316L and TNM specimens were manufactured horizontally AlSi10Mg, 316L, and half of TNM-B1 specimens were investigated in the as-built (AB) condition without post-process heat treatment, while half of the TNM-B1 specimens were hot isostatically pressed (HIP). All specimens were tested at room temperature (RT). More detailed information about the micro-structure and tensile testing results can be found in the studies by Kotzem et al., (2021); Tenkamp et al., (2022); Teschke et al., (2022) stress-controlled fatigue tests were performed using a Rumul Testronic 150 kN resonant fatigue testing system with a 20 kN load cell at a test frequency of f = 70 Hz and fully reversed loading with a stress ratio of R = −1 up to 107 cycles stress-controlled fatigue tests were carried out on the servo-hydraulic testing system Schenck PSB100 with an Instron 8800 controller (100 kN load cell) at a test frequency of f = 20 Hz and a stress ratio of R = −1 up to 107 cycles the fatigue tests were performed stress-controlled on the servo-hydraulic testing system Instron 8801 (100 kN load cell) at a test frequency of f = 20 Hz and a stress ratio of R = −1 up to 2·106 cycles The test frequencies were selected to be material-specific to minimize self-heating of specimens during fatigue testing to a maximum of 15 K no significant frequency effect is assumed between 20 and 70 Hz testing All specimens are grinded and polished up to 1 μm diamond suspension A surface roughness of RZ ≤ 0.8 μm has to be reached to minimize surface effects The hardness of the three alloys was determined by Vickers macro-hardness HV10 measurements using the Wolpert Dia-Testor 2Rc testing system the hardness measurements were performed according to DIN EN ISO 6507-1 and then the mean value and standard deviation were calculated The microstructure and fracture surfaces of all specimens were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) Tescan MIRA3 XMU to determine the location and shape of the failure-initiating defect These parameters were determined by post-processing of the obtained SEM images using ImageJ software The porosity and defect distributions were characterized using microfocus-computed tomography (μ-CT) Nikon XT H160 where the parts’ relative densities and the equivalent defect size ai were also quantified The results of Vickers hardness measurements for the three alloys are shown in Figure 1A It is observed that TNM-B1 showed the highest hardness compared to the other alloys which have a hardness value of 418 ± 6 HV10 for the AB condition and 385 ± 4 HV10 for the HIP condition This includes the fact that HIP led to a decrease in hardness while 316L has an intermediate hardness value equal to 237 ± 7 HV10 FIGURE 1. (A) Vickers hardness. (B) Fractographic analyses for AlSi10Mg (Tenkamp et al., 2022), 316L (Kotzem et al., 2021), and TNM-B1 (Teschke et al., 2022) After fatigue testing of the three alloys at different stress amplitudes with a stress ratio R = −1, a combined Woehler diagram for the three alloys is constructed by plotting the stress amplitude σa vs. the number of cycles to failure Nf in log-log scale. It is obtained from the Woehler diagram in Figure 2A that AlSi10Mg has the lowest fatigue strength due to the low hardness and large defect size The verifying defect size was responsible for increasing the scattering within the Woehler diagram TNM-B1 has the highest fatigue strength and lifetime compared to 316L and AlSi10Mg and this correlates with its higher hardness and smaller defect size the HIP condition has improved the fatigue strength and damage tolerance by reducing the number and size of the defects and the fatigue strength (2·106 cycles) could be further increased by 42%–500 MPa FIGURE 2. (A) Woehler diagrams; (B) specific Woehler diagrams for AlSi10Mg, 316L (Kotzem et al., 2021; Stern et al., 2022), and TNM-B1 (Teschke et al., 2022) alloys Figure 2B shows the specific Woehler diagram for the three alloys by dividing the stress amplitude by the alloy density. Density of AlSi10Mg is equal to ≈2,650 kg/m3 (1), that of 316L is equal to ≈8,000 kg/m3 (2), and that of TNM-B1 is equal to ≈4,160 kg/m3 (Loeber et al., 2014) It clearly shows the high fatigue strength and lightweight potential of TNM-B1 compared to 316L and AlSi10Mg alloys While 316L and AlSi10Mg have comparable specific low cycle fatigue (LCF) strength the lightweight potential in the HCF regime is significantly increased for 316L compared to AlSi10Mg (+43%) It is concluded that TNM-B1 has the highest lightweight potential compared to that of the others FIGURE 3. (A) Shiozawa diagrams. (B) Specific Shiozawa diagrams for AlSi10Mg (Tenkamp et al., 2022), 316L (Kotzem et al., 2021; Stern et al., 2022), and TNM-B1 (Teschke et al., 2022) alloys It was found that the defects in AM alloys have a high effect on the fatigue lifetime It is also obtained from the specific Woehler curve that the lightweight potential for TNM-B1 has the highest value it is concluded that the defect size (ai) introduced by Murakami is particularly suitable for the geometric description of the defect as an initial defect or crack size while the model presented by Shiozawa takes this influence into account and enables a “defect-based” representation of the fatigue behavior the Shiozawa diagram improves the fatigue assessment of defective materials as it enables a fatigue defect or damage tolerant assessment The specific Shiozawa curves show that the 316L really has the highest lightweight potential by taking the alloy-specific stress amplitudes for releasing the full lightweight potential a stress- 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we provide comprehensive services our sales network expansion isn't solely driven by logic customers may be disappointed with our services we've focused on strategically expanding our sales network How are you planning to scale up the after sales services Shiozawa Kazuyuki - Our technicians receive global training adhering to a unified curriculum worldwide which is same across India every year we do some planned exercises for them We have sixty technicians on our rolls in addition to technicians of the distributors We regularly arrange training sessions for the technicians and upskilling them TOTO India plans to enhance its regional presence and strengthen its dealership network through its Authorized Channel Partner (ACP) and Authorized Channel Dealer (ACD) programs ensuring better accessibility and availability of its high-quality products nationwide TOTO seeks to bring its innovative and sustainable sanitary ware solutions to a broader audience Kokubu Yohei San – Our business relies on understanding customers and educating them measuring each and every aspect of the product so that their quality and performance justify their cost.  However customers often prioritize price over performance This presents a challenge - communicating our products' performance to customers customers appreciate their true value.  To address this we're targeting the premium market segment and then making way to other market segment through word of mouth and our focusing on domestic utilities to cater to Indian customers' specific needs What is TOTO’s ‘Make in India’ philosophy of growth Shiozawa Kazuyuki - TOTO marked the 10th anniversary of its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Halol the plant has been producing products that adhere to Japanese quality standards and has significantly contributed to the company's growth the plant exemplifies the brand's commitment to regional development and employment India forms about 4% of TOTO’s global market and it caters to Indian demand only and we are excited about its immense growth potential and growing awareness of hygiene and wellness are driving the demand for premium bathroom solutions We aim to strengthen our foothold in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities by expanding our dealer network and introducing a wider range of products to cater to diverse consumer preferences What are the future plans for the Indian market Shiozawa Kazuyuki - We are witnessing steady rise in demand for our products Our goal is to triple the sales volume by 2030 we are now focusing on partnering with top developers in each city to drive expansion There are plans to launch a new range of products further solidifying our presence in the market TOTO aims to become the preferred choice for premium bathroom solutions in India our objective is to build robust brand awareness and adding consumer-centric products informed by market research Considering diverse Indian preferences on colour and communicating durability and profitability to clients Mansha Group share the factors how women homebuyers are claiming their space in the market with confidence an exchange4media group publication is one of the most respected real estate magazines in India with offices in Delhi tripti@exchange4media.comrealtyplus@exchange4media.com August 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment and a former staff writer for The Progress has become the published author of a successful book at the age of 20 Last week was the official release date of One Breath at a Time a book by 2019 MVHS graduate Gabrielle Shiozawa Shiozawa takes the reader on a sometimes wrenching journey through her own period of grief and growth following her father’s untimely death Troy Shiozawa suffered a massive heart attack and died at home in Overton just a couple of weeks before Gabrielle’s high school graduation And one of the primary coping methods Shiozawa employed to get through it was to write about it mostly just as a way to process what I was experiencing,” Shiozawa said in a recent interview with The Progress the thought occurred to me that I needed to be working towards something to benefit other people I just felt like I was gaining a lot of insights and lessons about life and grief that I hadn’t heard anybody else share before; especially from a young adult’s perspective.” Shiozawa’s book takes readers on an up-close gut-wrenching test flight of the grieving process in its entirety for the reader not to become deeply affected by it emotionally that Shiozawa’s grieving process almost becomes our own The direct simplicity of Shiozawa’s writing doesn’t spare any of the sudden shock and raw pain of the tragic event that opens the book She reports that experience in vivid detail and with unflinching honesty frustration and unfairness of loss; we experience her loneliness and reflection as time passes; and finally even when you don’t know what you are doing or how to get through things.” “Through the roller coaster of Grief and Healing and there are always good things that you can find and hold onto,” she added “There is a light at the end of the tunnel even when you don’t have any idea how there could be.” Shiozawa began attending Brigham Young University in Provo Utah with the idea of focusing on the field of Communications with an emphasis in Print Journalism she finished her work on the draft manuscript of what would become One Breath at a Time she sent the manuscript off to Deseret Book publishers in Salt Lake City in January of 2020 “I just sent it off to them and waited to hear back to see if they were even interested,” Shiozawa said She got a call back from a Deseret Book agent in March of 2020 telling her that there was a chance that the publisher might be interested in it “The agent said she wasn’t positive that they’d be able to take it but she was interested in it and wanted to work with me on it,” Shiozawa recalled “So I spent a lot of that summer working with her and a few different editors the work was approved for publication by the Deseret Book Editorial Board “The agent told me that there were a few people on the board that had really positive experiences with the manuscript,” Shiozawa said “One woman actually happened to have lost her own father right around that time She came to the meeting with tears in her eyes and she just said ‘Publish this!’.” Though its official release date was last week the book was open for pre-sale a few weeks before that Shiozawa attributes much of that success to her dear friends and neighbors back in Moapa Valley “I just want to acknowledge and appreciate how supportive the people in the valley have been,” Shiozawa said I’ve received a lot of messages from people that have been reading it and I just think it is incredible what kind of a community we have there I haven’t lived there now for a couple of years but I am still really being touched by their generosity and service toward my family and me.” One Breath at a Time is available now for general purchase at Deseret Book stores The newly released audiobook version is read by Shiozawa herself and may also be purchased at deseretbook.com Filed Under: Local News and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The Mesa Valleys Progress is an independent news source Please don’t hesitate to contact us with inquiries www.NVCMedia.com Brian Shiozawa has resigned from the Utah Legislature and taken a post in the Trump administration The Cottonwood Heights Republican also is retiring from his career as a doctor to become one of 10 regional directors for intergovernmental and external affairs for the U.S Shiozawa announced his new position Monday in a Facebook post He was sworn into office Monday after being appointed to the Denver-based position by President Donald Trump "We face big challenges like never before," Shiozawa said in the post work and bring forth positive change in health care in our state and nation." Shiozawa said he would keep close contact with state local and tribal leaders and address the needs of communities and individuals in those six states where he was viewed as a political moderate and a strong voice on health care issues Gary Herbert's proposed Medicaid expansion plan that passed in the state Senate but failed in the House in 2015 Shiozawa is among the sponsors of a new voter initiative that seeks to put Medicaid expansion on the 2018 ballot he successfully advocated for state funding for medical marijuana research said Shiozawa's medical background and legislative experience helped make him "such a great candidate" for the federal position an early Trump supporter in last year's presidential race said Shiozawa's appointment shouldn't been seen as "a signal of what the administration is going to do" on health care issues "I think it was a signal they wanted someone who was going to do a good job not necessarily a moderate on the issues or anything like that," Okerlund said Utah Democratic Party Chairwoman Daisy Thomas praised Shiozawa Shiozawa is truly an admirable leader who believes in promoting good policy over politics," Thomas said in a statement adding his "absence will be noticed during the upcoming legislative session." The news release from the Democrats offered appreciation for Shiozawa's support for Medicaid expansion and called on Republicans to choose a new senator "who will be as honest Salt Lake County GOP delegates in Senate District 8 will name a replacement who will serve until a new senator can be elected in November 2018 to fill the remaining two years of Shiozawa's term No date has been set for the party decision Democrat Kathie Allen, who lost last month to Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, in the special election for the vacant 3rd Congressional District seat said Monday she's ready to run in next year's election for the state Senate seat "This news has changed my fortunes a bit," Allen She said she was optimistic about running in the district "Since the people of the district are used to having a doctor be their voice I'm hoping they'll continue that," Allen said "I want to be a practical voice and I want to find bipartisan solutions as much as that is possible." Allen had kicked off a new fundraising campaign on CrowdPAC Monday to collect pledges for campaign contributions for a possible run in either the 2nd or 3rd Congressional districts next year She switched the campaign to the state Senate race rafter seeing Shiozawa's announcement Allen raised more than $520,000 on the web site for her congressional campaign much of it after attracting national attention for a tweet criticizing then-Rep for comments he made about health care costs Chaffetz resigned from Congress on June 30 and is now a Fox News contributor Curtis was elected in November to serve the remaining year of Chaffetz's term Just three weeks before she was going to graduate from high school Gabrielle Shiozawa was on a run with her dad when he began to experience symptoms of heart failure her father passed from this life to the next and Gabrielle became acquainted with grief in an intimate way she'd never expected Gabrielle has now written the book she wishes she’d had when her world came crashing down LDS Living article written by Gabrielle: "After losing her dad just before high school graduation, one young adult now calls her grief an 'unexpected gift'" Gabrielle's book:Gabrielle Shiozawa was just three weeks away from high school graduation when she lost her dad unexpectedly she began to experience an overflow of knowledge and growth that strengthened her testimony and come closer to Christ through grief and loss 2:50- The Outlet of Writing4:18- Sharing Personal Experiences With Strangers5:35- A Dad Who Deserves A Whole Book7:57- Present Tense vs Past Tense9:20- One Last Run10:59- Regret and Things That Will Never Happen12:34- Enlarged Capacity14:35- Finding Comfort in Turning to God18:20- When the Answer is “No”21:22- Friends and Family in Grief24:45- New Discoveries27:11- Hope28:50- What Does It Mean To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ Morgan Jones 0:00A couple of weeks ago we spoke with Lisa Valentine Clark about the grief she experienced following the loss of her husband Today we talk with Gabrielle Shiozawa about her grief following the death of her father I want to start today's episode by reading a passage that is found in Gabrielle's new book You will eat buttered popcorn at movie theaters and laugh your heart out with your friends You will hold a sleeping baby in your lap and will lick cookie dough ice cream as it drips down your wrist You will go boating at sunset and watch the sherbet sky turn the turquoise waters into golden rippling art and you will wrap your fingers around a new kind of joy but because of it–for the dichotomy you now know For you will come to know your Savior better than you ever did before You will feel the complex joy of being human in its fullest I know it is impossible to imagine feeling joy again when the hurt runs so deeply you can hardly breathe Gabrielle Shiozawa plans to spend her whole life bringing people together through stories She is pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism from Brigham Young University where she endeavors to try new things and conquer her fears whenever possible an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question what does it really mean to be all in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I am so excited to have Gabrielle Shiozawa with me today I've been looking forward to this conversation mad props to you for writing a book while still a student getting your undergrad Gabrielle Shiozawa 2:47I am studying journalism when people at Desert Book first started talking about your book and that it was coming down the pipeline the very first thing everybody would say was how beautifully written your book is Gabrielle Shiozawa 3:14They're so kind at Deseret Book I've known from the beginning of elementary school that I wanted to be an author and that's something I've been working on my entire life I've gone through a lot of different fiction and poetry and I've just always been a really avid reader I've started writing about the real world–studying journalism–and about my own life through creative nonfiction and I think the really cool thing when we're reading your book is that it feels a little bit like you're reading an incredibly well written journal I think it feels like we're getting a glimpse into kind of your processing this experience that you had we know–and it's been an emphasis in the Church–the importance of journaling and I feel like we kind of get that as we go through your book But what compelled you to share so many very personal things with a bunch of people Gabrielle Shiozawa 4:28You were right to say that it's a lot like a journal that I have a book out on shelves that really is just such a personal account of something so devastating that I went through But I think the most powerful stories that I've read in my life are the ones that are the most raw and authentic and vulnerable And I feel like those are the stories that stick with us that I had to be real about it in showing the devastation and also the victories and also just the ugly mistakes that I went through because I feel like a lot of people feel like they're alone in being human and being fallible and in going through really hard things and I wanted to show the really scary parts of that that nobody talks about even if it was really vulnerable and scary for me I want to start by giving listeners a little taste of just how beautiful your words are "This book tells the story of my grief and my growth through the eyes of an earnestly awkward teenager trying to figure things out Most of all this book is the story of the healing power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ It is the story of how Christ took the darkest moments of my life and helped me turn them into something beautiful." just giving us a little glimpse of your dad and the relationship that the two of you had Gabrielle Shiozawa 6:25It's hard to describe him in just such short terms that's kind of why I felt like I had to write a whole book for him And I felt like I could write a lot more just on him But I feel like he's the perfect combination of very silly and very serious just the way that he commands a presence and draws people to him I think is just so powerful and he really did a good job of exemplifying that He just has this incredible passion for life and he just got so excited about everything and it made me really excited about things too I think that was one of my favorite ways to connect with them is just how excited he got over certain movies He just watched them on repeat if he loved them "Why are you watching Meet the Robinsons for the 30th time this week?" or whatever But he just fell in love with those stories We really bonded over music and movies and trying new foods and just experiencing life together And I just really love how passionate and adventurous he is but also how smart and capable he is And just what a sense of security I had being around him I want to ask you something that I didn't anticipate asking But I noticed as you were talking that you say And when you talk about the things that you two did together Is that a deliberate decision on your part When I was writing the book sometimes I would start to write in the past tense and it just never felt right because I feel like keeping him in the present tense helps me to keep him alive and to really remember the way that he was and that he is because he still really is a vivid part of my life There are lots of decisions I make and lots of spiritual experiences I have where I know that he's with me even if it doesn't make perfect sense to everybody He still is just such a big part of my life And I almost feel like no time will have passed at all when we see each other again on the other side you were on a run with your dad when he started to show signs of heart failure How do you think being the one that was there with him in that moment changes the way that you have experienced and processed grief Gabrielle Shiozawa 9:31It has definitely been both for good and for bad or because I didn't take things seriously or feeling bad that I took him on the run in the first place I wrote a lot more about this in parts that didn't make it into the book but it took me three months to be able to get back out and go running again just because of it hurt so much to try to do that again after that experience I do feel really lucky to have had one last really special experience with him Because I know he probably didn't really want to go on a run but we just had such a sweet conversation while we were on that run and I felt prompted to thank him for some advice that he'd given me the week before And I don't know everything that was going through his head but I know that he chose to spend that time with me and that sticks with me You write in the book–and I'm going to kind of blend a couple of things that kind of I took away from reading–you write of having a thought to take a picture of your dad and your baby brother not long before your dad passed and you write about how you didn't take that picture And because of that the image is seared in your mind we're dealing with both the past and the future So it's like there are things that we wish we had done that we didn't do they're the things that we'll never get to experience with that person How would you say that both the past and the future haunt us when we're dealing with grief Gabrielle Shiozawa 11:44That's a beautiful question And there are experiences almost every day that I just that it hurts thinking about things that I want to be able to share with him or experiences I want to be able to have with him that I'm not going to be able to and that's really hard But one thing that my dad's death has really taught me is finding that balance between the past and the future learning how to try to live without regrets how would I want to spend this and taking chances on things that you really care about Morgan Jones 12:36You said in an article that you wrote for LDS Living that grief gave you a fuller picture of the plan of salvation And specifically you said it gave you a new capacity to feel deep pain and anguish that carved out a deeper reservoir for joy in your soul Can you elaborate on how you found grief to be both painful Gabrielle Shiozawa 13:06I think the really special and unique part of experiencing grief is just how vulnerable and changeable I became immediately afterwards When I was in such a broken state I spent a lot of time just leaning on other people and learning how to feel my feelings and opening up with people and praying and studying really deeply in ways that I hadn't necessarily had to before I think there's a quote from JK Rowling that I love she talks about how devastating and difficult things were right before she made it big with the first Harry Potter book "Rock bottom was the solid foundation on which I began to build my life." And I think that's really true when you're in grief that you hit lows that you didn't know that you could hit And that you learn how to build a new foundation based on the truths that you know and on what you know to be true in your life I saw the grace of God and how he buoyed my family through that devastating time it's really allowed me to empathize with people on a deeper level and to understand what matters most And I think it just gives you a lot of perspective that you don't have otherwise when you talk about building on the foundation of what you do know one thing that I was so impressed with as I went through your book is that you are things that you were studying or reading or in seeking answers and peace in your life which chronicles the reactions of Joseph Smith's family after his martyrdom why hast thou forsaken this family?' I feel peace in knowing that I'm not alone in the suffering that I'm not the only one who loves God and still feels abandoned by Him," end quote you wrote about finding comfort in another scripture in Doctrine and Covenants And I think the thing that I was so impressed with by this is I think sometimes it's really easy to turn away from God when you're in that moment where you feel abandoned by Him why was it important to you to turn to God and to these things that you knew had brought comfort in times past And how did you find comfort in relying on those tried-and-true things like examples from Church history or from the scriptures Gabrielle Shiozawa 16:03I think on one hand I'd had several personal experiences over the years in high school before that where I would be going through something difficult and wouldn't be able to find an answer And then I would just have to pray really earnestly about it and things would start to make sense again or I'd find an answer and a way to move forward And a lot of my testimony was shaped in that time before Lewis–"We read to know we are not alone," right And I feel like that's especially powerful when we can find examples in the scriptures and in the lives of other faithful people who had faith and courage Because I think sometimes we can idealize the people from the scriptures And it's helpful to remember that they struggled too And that's what made it possible for them to keep going I think about Peter and the way that he faltered on the water I think there's a lot of hope and redemption that we can find there in the scriptures when we see how even the people that we idealize the most faltered too because I think sometimes because we know–and this is not an original thought I've heard this at other places–but because we know the end of like Peters story we give him a lot more grace than we give ourselves in the moments where we're faltering or having a hard time And so I think that it's so important to be patient with ourselves and to allow space to grieve those mistakes that we've made or grieve the things that we wish we had done differently but then to allow ourselves the chance to move forward watching your dad go through this and what it was like in your home And then you talk about how you prayed for your dad to live which I think is one of the sweetest prayers anybody could pray And you say that you expected God to give you a yes rather than a no And I think this is something that a lot of people listening can relate to because we've all had prayers that we've prayed that we wanted the answer to be yes What did that experience teach you about prayer And what would you say to others who feel like their prayers haven't been or are not being answered the question of wondering why my prayer wasn't answered the way I want it to is something I still grapple with pretty frequently especially when I hear people bear their testimony about how prayers were answered a certain way for them or it's hard to hear that somebody else got a yes when you got a no I'm still learning a lot about faith and about how prayers work But I think what I've really learned is that prayer is more about aligning our will with Gods than it is about expressing a wish list to Him but I think that when we express ourselves to Him and that when we commune ourselves with Him that it's about us acknowledging His hand in our lives It's about reaching out to connect with Him And to other people who feel like their prayers haven't been answered the way that they want them to be I just want to say I'm sorry that you have to go through that Even when you can be hopeful that good things are coming even when you know that things are going to turn out okay and that all things shall work together for your good it's just a really devastating feeling to not get what you want Especially when you feel like you're asking for something righteous Gabrielle Shiozawa 20:46But I want to also express that even more than I know what that feels like and Joseph Smith knows what that feels like And that even when we don't have the answers Because even when you can't trust in your future even when you don't know what the answers are going to be I just want you to be able to trust that God loves you and that He really is concerned about you and about your well-being one part that I loved was where you talk about seeing Christ and seeing God's hand in your life through your friends and people that ministered to you when you were going through this difficult time I wondered if you could share for those that haven't had a chance to read your book yet a little bit about how you found other people being His hands and you write that you recognize that when there's the promise in the scriptures that God will wipe away our tears that you recognize that your friends were acting in the name of God and place of God in wiping away those tears I feel really lucky and blessed to have had so many good people in my life when this happened The community I grew up in was just so tight knit and loving that I felt like so many people came to our aid and we were really blessed in that way But I had so many friends that reached out and asked what I needed and would come to stay the night with me or would drive me to class I had friends that first 24 hours who literally wiped away my tears and took me to sacrament meeting with them and came and stayed the night with me and gave me a shoulder to cry on I think that my friends just did a really good job of giving me grace and being present with me Because one of the big things I've learned about grief is that there's nothing that fixes it There's nothing you can do to take hardships away from other people you feel really helpless and that's a really horrible feeling I love you." And even just the simplest acts of kindness and compassion were really special and sacred for me Morgan Jones 23:32You write about that so beautifully So I hope that people will pick up the book so that they can get a glimpse into just how sacred I think that experience was for you Before I get to the last couple of questions Gabrielle Shiozawa 23:54I think the past couple of years have definitely been a roller coaster I think it's really hard for my little brothers to grow up without getting to know their dad better And it's hard for my mom to be a single parent I think there are a lot of days when it still doesn't make a lot of sense But I think that we're learning a lot and we're growing a lot and I think that there are definitely ways our family has grown both in what we've been able to learn but also that we've been able to grow closer to each other And that that has made our family a lot stronger who barged his way in and burrowed under the covers and wouldn't move back out Grief is the one who stole my food and tracked mud through the living room He's the one who sowed a permanent gray storm cloud over my head he has shown me who to keep in my life and who to show the door and drink more deeply from that bitter cup How to wrap my hands around a new kind of joy I never knew before." What would you say–so the book is all of these things that you have learned about grief–but you had to turn that manuscript in a little while ago maybe what you've learned about grief since you turned in that final manuscript of this book Gabrielle Shiozawa 25:42I really like that question because grief is definitely a continual process and there are new things that I'm learning about it every single day One thing I've learned is just that it doesn't end Another thing I've learned is just how much of a refiner grief is and how it helps you understand and have deep empathy for other people and for their losses Because we speak of grief in the sense of losing somebody and having somebody pass away we grieve losing a friend or losing a situation that we've enjoyed There are a lot of different ways in our lives that we have to be able to heal and deal with change And I think going through this huge grief with my dad has helped me have a lot more empathy and perspective on those other kinds of grief in my life and in the lives of people I love everybody when they're in the middle of that they just want it to end is there anything else that we haven't touched on that you would want to make sure that people know going into this book Or that you maybe didn't include in the book that you'd want to share now Gabrielle Shiozawa 27:26The first part of that question things I'd want people to know going into the book I feel like we've talked a lot in this podcast today about the difficult side of grief and about a lot of the things that I went through But I want to make it very clear that the message of my book is that there is always hope even when we don't fully understand what's going on in our lives I think that's the most important thing for people to realize is that there is hope And I hope that they find that when they read my book because I tried to be very raw about how difficult things were but I also tried to express how grateful I was and how many things I learned and how many joyful peaceful experiences I was able to have once I started growing through that that there really is a rainbow after the storm And there will be reservoirs of joy that people will find again Morgan Jones 28:47Thank you so much for sharing that what does it mean to you to be all in the Gospel of Jesus Christ Gabrielle Shiozawa 28:57I think being all in to the gospel of Jesus Christ is something that we choose and have to keep choosing every single day It's been so wonderful to talk with you and I'm grateful for your insights and for the effort that you've put into sharing the things that you've gone through And hats off to you for being a good human being that wants to help other people I think that's something that your dad must be so proud of Morgan Jones 29:55A huge thanks to Gabrielle Shiozawa for joining us on today's podcast One Breath at a Time in Deseret Book stores now A big thanks to Derek Campbell of Mix at Six studios for his help with this episode At the beginning of her new book, One Breath at a Time, Gabrielle Shiozawa writes of her confidence that her dad would be healed as his body began to experience heart failure “I knew not only that God could fix my dad we talk with Gabrielle about what she learned when her most earnest prayers were not answered in the way she hoped Listen to the full episode in the player below or by clicking here. You can also read a full transcript here.  The following excerpt has been edited for clarity.  you write in the book about this experience and watching your dad go through this and what it was like in your home because we've all had prayers that we've prayed [where] we wanted the answer to be yes the question of wondering why my prayer wasn't answered the way I [wanted] it to is something I still grapple with pretty frequently especially when I hear people bear their testimony about how prayers were answered a certain way for them or it's hard to hear that somebody else got a yes when you got a no But I think what I've really learned is that prayer is more about aligning our will with God’s than it is about expressing a wish list to Him but I think that when we express ourselves to Him and that when we commune...with Him that it's about us acknowledging His hand in our lives But I want to also express that even more than I know what that feels like Feature Articles Categories Articles The WorldSkills Competition is an international even in which young people from around the world with skills related to manufacturing compete to see who has the best skills Hayato Shiozawa of Hitachi competed in the event of “CNC Turning” competition After three days of fierce competition as Japan's representative Read on to find out about Hayato's journey to the competition but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic the competition was held as a Special Edition in 15 countries from September to November of the same year Approximately 1,000 competitors from more than 50 countries and regions participated featuring technical and skills competitions in 62 events the competition for “CNC Turning” was held in Leonberg Hayato Shiozawa of Hitachi Industrial Products metalworking is performed using a special machine The competitors input a program based on a blueprint attach a metallic cylinder and a blade onto the machine “A lump of steel is carved into a complex shape and it's a lot of fun to see that process,” said Hayato and as metal is machined with the precision of 1/100 of a millimeter a high level of skill and speed in selecting the best tools and creating the best programs are required to produce highly precise products Hayato decided to enter this competition because of an experience that he had when he was in his last year of high school While attending Hitachi Industry Skills Academy Hayato was selected to participate in the Japan qualifiers for the WorldSkills Competition in recognition of his high level of proficiency in CNC turning He has trained for the competition at the Technical Training School This was the start of a master-student relationship that would continue for the next five years I realized that he had the dexterity and ability to overcome challenges through hard work and I felt that he was no average competitor," says Mr he has been training under Ishida’s tutelage to hone his lathe skills with the goal of winning a medal at the WorldSkills Competition It was officially his job to improve his skills in preparation for the competition participation in the WorldSkills Competition is directly linked to the development of excellent engineers which leads to the improvement and transferal of skills throughout the entire workplace so a full backup system was put in place for Hayato's training A day of Hayato’s training begins with a 5:00 a.m he started making mock test projects at 9:00 a.m which mirrors the schedule of the actual competition he stops working and reports on the day's results and mistakes to another senior colleague who was a gold medalist at the 2011 London competition Abe first gives him some advice in a "Zen-like" manner which Hayato says helped him to naturally develop his ability to think: Abe's advice does not contain direct answers but rather he gives hints to help me think about the answers on my own.” competitors must think and make decisions by themselves until the end they need to have a flexible mindset that allows them to overcome difficulties without giving up or consulting anyone Abe encouraged Hayato to acquire this ability “I asked Hayato to report on his failures in training I tried my best to give him hints so that he could come up with the answers on his own In the 4 hours and 15 minutes of competition That’s why he needs to learn to find and solve problems on his own," said Mr Training ends around 8:00 pm after tidying up Once Hayato returns to his apartment where he lives alone and then he writes in his "training diary" to review the day's training He has filled up 36 notebooks over the past five years in which he has written his reflections on training and advice from his instructors if Hayato has time before he goes to bed at 23:00 These are truly his "training-immersed" days from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed I think I have devoted most of my time to the competition,” said Hayato Hayato recalls those days of training with a smile: “They were hard days,” he says and he confided that he wanted to quit the competition in the past “It became hard for me to do what I was being taught "I’ve continuously told competitors that I believe in them even in hard times I try to tell them ‘Let’s continue to work together.’” These words restored Hayato's motivation and he wrote down these words and read them again when he was struggling to inspire himself Ishida describes his guidance of Hayato as follows: “Hayato always said that he wanted to win the WorldSkills Competition I knew that Hayato was not just a thinker but rather a doer so I sometimes had to be stern with my guidance of him Ishida the difficulty of climbing the pinnacle of the competition Abe a flexible way of thinking to overcome difficult challenges The results of these efforts are beginning to bear fruit Hayato placed 2nd place despite competing for the first time he made a number of mistakes and fell to 7th place but at the qualifier for the international competition in 2020 he won the championship and earned a spot on the Japanese national team This was truly the result of a teamwork with his two instructors The WorldSkills Competition lasted for three days and the medals were awarded on the basis of the total score of the three test projects We had practice competitions with representatives from both countries beforehand And I think the potential winner was definitely China," said Mr “I have been in charge of training Hayato since he joined the company since he has trained so hard to win,” remarked Mr Hayato was the only one who was able to complete all of the given tasks within the allotted time during the three days of the competition “I was happy with my performance throughout the three days which I think was 1.3 to 1.4 times better than that of my usual training But even though I finished within the time limit like damaging one of the blades on the second day I thought that my results would not be enough to get a medal I was so nervous that I vomited in the restroom at the venue," said Hayato The medal ceremony was held two days after the completion While praying with the days of intense training in his mind Hayato watched the screen displaying the results together with the other competitors the bronze medal was announced as “No one.” Immediately after that the name “Silver; Hayato Shiozawa” appeared on the screen Hayato clearly remembers the moment he was awarded the silver medal “I stood up without thinking and raised my fists in triumph The two instructors also look back with deep emotion as they reflect on the guidance that they provided His speed and performance were as good as the Chinese competitor and I think his performance and results were wonderful,” said Mr I was blessed to have a very good experience (as an instructor) over the past five years,” commented Mr This year's WorldSkills Competition was the culmination of his career as a competitor and Hayato intends to retire from competing after this competition 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(Jana Birchum/Getty Images)Almost one in five active duty male soldiers in 2015 was obese, and one-half were overweight the Army is calculating the costs of those added pounds to better understand: At what point is a soldier too expensive to keep analyzing the height and weight data of 429,793 active male soldiers in fiscal year 2015 then cross-referencing those records with the soldiers' visits to military treatment facilities and inpatient and outpatient medical claims during the same time frame What Shiozawa found is that obese soldiers used almost double the medical resources than their normal-weight counterparts did in almost every medical category except multiple trauma — which he thinks may be an indicator that obese soldiers are not deploying to combat where that type of medical emergency would be more likely Obese male soldiers went to the doctor on average 13 times that year; normal-weight soldiers went seven times a year More time at the doctor can mean less time training and a greater financial cost to DoD resources Shiozawa first presented his research last week at the Obesity Medicine Association’s fall summit in Washington “Are we employing them to go to the doctor or are they fit to fight the nation’s wars?" Shiozawa said “At what point do we say to service members ‘You may be costing us more [than you provide to the military?]’ Maybe we need a BMI ceiling We are spending three to four times as much to maintain you than what we get from you.” a resident at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences conducted the research on his own initiative He was inspired to do it after serving as a battalion surgeon is to become an expert on Army obesity," he said 19.7 percent of the almost 430,000 male soldiers reported a body mass index greater than 30 and 51.2 percent of the total population reported a BMI between 25 and 30 The largest percentage of obese soldiers were between the ages of 25 and 34 “Obesity is the number one reason that disqualifies potential applicants from enlistment,” Shiozawa said Shiozawa found obese soldiers went to physical therapy and mental health sessions more often and even though they made up one-fifth of the population obese soldiers used 46 percent of the medical appointments that were billed to address related diseases He is still working on estimating the costs to DoD in terms of lost time and resources spent which vary depending on what type of medical appointment was needed Shiozawa’s study aims to give Army leadership the data necessary to better understand the impact obesity has on the force and give them the information needed to better understand if there’s a point that service members are too expensive to keep “Leaders need data to make those decisions,” Shiozawa said The model used in the Army study can also be used to crunch the other services' obesity data and doctor’s visits to determine if the trends he found in the Army ring true in the Navy Tara Copp is a Pentagon correspondent for the Associated Press She was previously Pentagon bureau chief for Sightline Media Group Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Yuta Shiozawa was perhaps the person most surprised by the selection of Lars Nootbaar to Samurai Japan for the World Baseball Classic was a star player in high school when he met Nootbaar and his family in the United States in 2006 Shiozawa had a painful separation from the sport he had loved so much he refused to attend baseball games or even watch one on television he found himself at Tokyo Dome sitting along with Nootbaar’s Japanese mother and watching her 25-year-old son batting lead-off for Samurai Japan baseball brought a smile to Shiozawa’s face “I had forgotten that watching baseball was this much fun,” he said Shiozawa was an outfielder on the Teikyo Senior High School baseball team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 summer national high school baseball tournament known as “Koshien.” Shiozawa was named to a national team of high schoolers for a summer tour in the United States His host family in Southern California was the Nootbaars Shiozawa and teammate Yu Funabashi stayed at the Nootbaars’ home for a week drove the two Japanese players to a stadium every day the family took the students to Hollywood for sightseeing Lars Nootbaar was a very friendly kid who always had a smile on his face Nootbaar loved hanging around the Japanese players and took on the role of the team’s batboy He stretched and played catch with team members a future star with the Rakuten Golden Eagles and New York Yankees the “Handkerchief Prince” who later pitched for the Nippon Ham Fighters Shiozawa kept in touch with the Nootbaars through holiday greeting cards and emails But a series of injuries ruined Shiozawa’s chances of becoming a professional baseball player His dashed dream was so painful that he not only retired from baseball after university “I couldn’t even watch (games) with a clear mind,” he said he could not escape news about his former teammates Such reports filled him with mixed emotions While Shiozawa was continuing his life as a Tokyo Gas Co Kumiko reached out to him in January and told him about Lars Kumiko and Shiozawa started exchanging more messages Kumiko told him that she had been interviewed by news media and that she arrived in Japan for the WBC games at Tokyo Dome The exchanges gave Shiozawa a sudden desire to go to a baseball game I’ve got a player whom I genuinely want to root for,” he said both Shiozawa and Funabashi were reunited with their U.S host family—Nootbaar’s parents and sister—at Tokyo Dome a runner on second base and facing a full count After some heads-up running put him on second base Nootbaar made the now-familiar pepper-grinding gesture the former little “batboy,” giving it his all on the big stage in front of a sold-out stadium was a profound experience for Shiozawa and the balls he hits go fast,” he said of Nootbaar I am impressed that he has become such a great player.” “I was looking forward to seeing Lars get another at-bat,” he said “It was a pleasure to see him get a base hit and score.” After he returned home and watched highlights of the game Shiozawa realized that he was on TV every time the broadcasting camera zoomed in on the Nootbaar family in the stands “I looked so happy watching baseball,” Shiozawa said “I want to visit the United States someday and watch a major league game I would love to play catch with him for the first time in a really long time.” ‘Tatsuji’ captures hearts and minds of Japanese fans BASEBALL/ ‘Nikkei’ Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan in WBC Pepper-grinder move unwelcome in Japan high school tourney grandpa go wild as Nootbaar plays ‘Cinderella’ The Nootbaar effect: Sales of pepper mills soaring in Tokyo BASEBALL/ Lars Nootbaar brings ‘grind-it-out spirit’ to Japan and WBC Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar barely speaks Japanese but may feel a wave of childhood nostalgia when he joins his Samurai Japan teammates ahead of March's World Baseball Classic The 25-year-old Nootbaar grew up in California the youngest son of a Dutch father and a Japanese mother He will be the first Japan player who qualified to compete for the team in the WBC through his ancestry Manager Hideki Kuriyama expects Nootbaar to enrich the team by virtue of his having grown up playing a different style of baseball Nootbaar already has a connection to Japanese baseball from when he was a boy growing up in California players from a Japan national youth team that included former New York Yankee Masahiro Tanaka and his high school rival Yuki Saito stayed with Nootbaar's family One player who remembers Nootbaar well is Yu Funabashi "He was a handful of a boy who was good at getting close to people," Funabashi said The visitors remembered the nine-year-old Nootbaar serving as a batboy helping the players stretch and playing catch with them Funabashi posted the news of Nootbaar's joining the WBC team on the social media group he is part of with his former Japan youth teammates "Eat your rice if you want to be a pro baseball player," and received a Christmas card from the boy saying how much he liked eating lots of white rice recalling how that skinny boy is now a 190-centimeter MLB outfielder Nootbaar was asked if he could speak Japanese "Obviously it's going to be tough to learn a language in a month My mom is singing the Japanese national anthem in the house "He's a sparkplug who will overcome the language barrier." Kuriyama said Nootbaar is going to be a hit with his Japan teammates Baseball: MLB's Yoshida, Nootbaar named to Japan's WBC roster To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription. Please check your inbox for a confirmation email. If you wish to change your message, press 'Cancel' to go back and edit. Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible. Republican delegates plan special elections next Tuesday to fill two vacant legislative seats. Eleven candidates — ranging from lawyers to a doctor, engineer, teacher, developers and businesspeople — are running in the two races. The vacancies were created when Sen. Brian Shiozawa, R-Cottonwood Heights, a doctor, resigned to become regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Denver, and when Rep. Dean Sanpei, R-Provo, resigned to become senior vice president of Centura Health, also in Colorado. GOP delegates from Shiozawa’s Senate District 8 will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Cottonwood Heights City Hall to elect a replacement. Delegates from Sanpei’s House District 63 will meet the same time at Provo High School. Winners will be forward to Gov. Gary Herbert for formal appointment to the Legislature. Nine candidates are seeking Shiozawa’s seat: • Jesse Curtis, an elementary-school teacher, is seeking office for the first time. “I am running because I believe in civil engagement and citizenship responsibility,” he said. “I believe I can make a difference in public education, in Utah’s future and Utah students.” He also vows to “advocate for any sort of legislation that responsibly affects” his district and and its residents. • Hal Davis, a lawyer, says he is running to help reduce the size of government. “I can give voice to many who yearn for a return to freedom — freedom from burdensome taxation, from overreaching regulation, and especially freedom from politicians who believe government is the answer to all our problems.” He adds he has worked in law firms, insurance companies and state government. • Jaren Davis, a businessman who has owned and operated retirement homes and now heads a nonprofit group, said he hopes to continue serving the state as he has on boards that oversee state parks and planning. “Our greatest threat is perhaps our greatest opportunity. That is the growth our state is realizing,” he said. He vows to help plan for the future to protect Utah lifestyles, help keep crime rates low and protect outdoor recreation. • Mark Griffin was general counsel for Overstock.com, former director of the Utah Securities Division, former Nevada deputy secretary of state and a prosecutor and investigator of fraud. “My extensive experience in legal, business development and financial matters will guide me when looking for solutions to our community’s problems,” he says on his website. He says key issues he will focus on include improving education and improving air quality. • Laynee Jones, a civil engineer, says she wants to use her professional background “to bring a fresh perspective and innovative thinking to the Legislature.” She adds, “I am a consensus builder and a problem solver, and I take a real practical approach to problem solving. When you bring the right people around the table and you have trust, you can solve just about anything. That’s how I’ve been successful.” She says she would like to focus on transportation, the environment and public lands issues. • Larry Mulcock, owner of the Affordable Legal Documents company, says he would like to separate Utah from the U.S. Department of Education in a revenue-neutral way. “I am firmly convinced that state legislatures are key to taking back our rights and pushing back against the federal government,” he said. He adds he would fight to “take back from the federal government the things that belong to the state that have been taken away.” • Raymond Poole, former owner of Valpac direct mail advertising, has run unsuccessfully for the Legislature previously. He said he is running “because government has gotten away from its proper role” as outlined in the federal and state constitutions. He said he wants to limit increases in spending to no more than the inflation rate, and wants the state to focus on improving education and public safety. “I want to promote simplification, deregulation and freedom.” • Mike Squires, a policy adviser to Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, says he is a moderate similar to outgoing Sen. Shiozawa. “The citizens in this district [8] are more ideologically moderate than most. I can retain control of that seat,” he says. Squires adds that he has worked in numerous campaigns, was finance director for Love “and can raise the money needed to win.” He said he would focus on four primary areas: environment, health care, education and government accountability. • Brian Zender is a physician, as is Shiozawa, and says his experience could help with health-care issues. “With a caring spirit and a never-give-up approach, we can improve the health care of our state and solve problems together,” he said. “I have a balanced approach to solving the needs of the citizens of the state. I am deeply passionate about the needs in our community.” He also says elected leaders should “be courageous without being condemning of others.” Rep. Dean Sanpei, R-Provo, as the Utah State Legislature meets in Salt Lake City, Tuesday January 24, 2017. Two candidates are seeking Sanpei’s seat in Provo. • Leo Lines, a former developer now involved in commercial property maintenance, is a longtime political activist and a member of county and state GOP central committees. He said since he was a legislative intern in 1989, he has volunteered to help push issues of interest in the Legislature — including writing and lobbying for bills. “I caught the bug when I was an intern and have always been involved since then,” he said. “Service is in my blood. I’ll always do it. … I have the time to devote to these things.” • Adam Robertson is an electrical engineer who operates a business related to counterterrorism technologies. “I have had the privilege of briefing generals and other officials in the Pentagon on numerous occasions” because of his work, he said. “I feel that same sense of duty and the importance of defending our freedoms.” He added, “I feel very strongly about having the government be efficient, ensuring that government spending is kept in check and that our precious tax dollars are spent only on the highest-priority items.” For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support 801-237-2900 or email subscribe@sltrib.com sltrib.com © 1996-2025 The Salt Lake Tribune the MIT and Harvard Shotokan Karate clubs hosted the first Harvard-MIT Shotokan Cup at the Malkin Athletic Center on Harvard University campus The tournament included both kata (forms) and kumite (sparring) The MIT Shotokan Karate club had a consistently strong performance across many of the divisions and events The team had members competing in team kata Points were accumulated from each division to contribute to the final score for each college The team had been training hard throughout the semester to develop not only its advanced members but also the students with only a few months of Karate experience many of the points that helped secure the MIT team win came from students who participated and scored with just a month of Karate training Anuhya Vajapeyajula ’18 won first place in white belt kata and Giuseppe Romano won second place in white belt kata and white belt kumite Saurabh Gandhi G won third place in beginner kata and beginner kumite and Anselmo Cassiano won third place in intermediate kumite the black belt women of MIT took top three in kata Shiozawa and Kenney also scored secondand thirdin their kumite division Phil Ferguson G fought his way to an impressive second place in the male black belt division for kumite Most impressive was their performance in the black belt division and Kenney won first place for MIT in the team kumite and Cassiano won first place for MIT in team kata The biggest moment of pride was witnessing the revamped passion for the study of Shotokan Karate in the New England area colleges and beyond larger installment of the Harvard-MIT ShotoCup in the fall of 2017 the MIT Shotokan Karate club practices three days a week throughout the semester the MIT Karate club will also be joining the Japan Technical College karate tournament which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year in late November Vazrik Chiloyan an instructor and member of the Shotokan Karate club at MIT LAS VEGAS - Matt Shiozawa is chasing an elusive gold buckle and the veteran tie-down roper put himself in great position to get it done Tuesday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo cowboy broke the Round 6 WNFR record with a run of 6.9 seconds before a sellout crowd of 17,495 at the Thomas & Mack Center and it was good enough to share the round win with 20-year-old Marty Yates who had already won two rounds in his first Wrangler NFR took over the average lead and sits second in the Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings with $148,551 "I came in behind in the average and we still have four more to run but I have to win money on the ones I'm supposed to and get by on the ones that I'm supposed to get by on Shiozawa and Yates each earned $17,010 by splitting the win They each broke Cody Ohl's Round 6 record of 7.1 seconds but sits 12th in the average because he's had two no-times Cooper is second in the average with a time of 57.3 seconds on six head Shiozawa has a time of 54.8 seconds on six head "A guy has to keep going at 'em," Shiozawa said "There's still a lot of game left in this deal and it's definitely not any time to coast but you can't worry about that until it's over." The average winner will add $48,732 to his bank account and that could determine who wins the gold buckle Yates said he's determined to stay aggressive and would even if he was fighting for the average title and I've been really running at the barrier every night and getting a good start," he said I just have to stay focused and stay aggressive." Bareback rider Austin Foss rode for 86 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Movie Madness then sweated out three re-rides by other cowboys before he was officially declared the winner It was the first career round win for Foss who is competing in his second Wrangler NFR "Sitting on that horse and taking a victory lap at Thomas & Mack was just incredible," Foss said It's the most moving feeling I've had all year cowboy was the 2012 PRCA Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year "It's absolutely beyond expectations," Foss said "I was hovering around the 1-2-3 spots all year and it was a really good feeling to be able to stay there only Bobby Mote's was good enough to earn a check as the four-time world champion bareback rider took second when he rode for 83 points "You sit there and grit your teeth," Foss said because the cards are going to fall the way they're going to fall Mote's check for $15,018 pushed him past $1 million in career earnings at the WNFR He's the seventh contestant to reach that mark Mote is in eighth place in overall career earnings with $2,576,039 after passing ProRodeo Hall of Famer Dan Mortensen when he finished third in Round 3 Steer wrestler Luke Branquinho had won a check in each round of this year's Finals until Round 6; he's within $25,722 of reaching $1 million in WNFR competition Jones broke through to earn his first check of this Finals in a big way when he took the steer wrestling round buckle in 3.5 seconds improved to second in the average with a time of 28.3 seconds on six head Branquinho is first in the world standings with $128,976 and leads the average with 24.6 seconds on six head "It's anybody's game right now," Jones said "There are a lot of guys who could still walk out of here with that gold buckle I'm just lucky I've got all (my steers) down and I won a little money tonight but we just haven't been able to light up the leaderboard," Jones said "He came up with a sore suspensory (ligament) so we were going to give him some time off I got on the black mare of Judd Little's called Smoker I rode here the last two years She's really electric and I got a great start "I'm just throwing all caution to the wind and I'm just going to try and blow that barrier out every night and see how much we can win." Bull rider Aaron Pass claimed his second round win - he also took Round 2 - when he scored 83.5 points on Honeycutt Rodeo's Pair a Dice He was the first cowboy to ride Pair a Dice strong and gave people a bunch of trouble," Pass said "It's always nice to break a bull's streak just like to break a great athlete's streak The bull was good and did what he was supposed to do and I told my wife on the way to Vegas that I wanted to win three rounds out of 10 So I guess I have four more nights and maybe I can win more than three Only three bull riders stayed aboard for eight seconds took second with 73.5 points while 35-year-old Beau Hill was third with 72 is trying to become just the second bull riding rookie to win a gold buckle; Bill Kornell accomplished the feat in 1963 Jake Wright won the saddle bronc riding in Round 6 when he rode for 79 points on Powder River Rodeo's Rich N Fancy "That was the best 79 points I've ever had," said Wright Wright finished second in the world standings last year when he won four rounds at the WNFR "This is a rodeo that's close to home for me and I love to ride in front of a hometown crowd," Wright said and everybody is excited to be here and it's the best broncs and bronc riders in the world "Tonight was the horses' second trip this NFR and they seemed a little tired compared to Round 1 Heith DeMoss took the lead in a red-hot world saddle bronc riding race where $735 separates him from third-place Cort Scheer leads the average with 479.5 points on six head; Scheer and Cody Wright are the only other cowboys to make the whistle in all six rounds Jesse and Spencer - are the first set of brothers to qualify for the WNFR Spencer and Jake both have round wins at this Finals 2010) and 2012 World Champion Jesse have yet to take a victory lap but Wade (Sundell) is also riding great right now and it just depends on who rides the best each night," Jake Wright said "It's been awesome to be here competing with my three brothers and it's everything we thought it would be."             Team ropers Aaron Tsinigine and Clay O'Brien Cooper won their first check of the WNFR with a run of 4.0 seconds The 28-year-old Tsinigine is competing in his first Finals while Cooper The legendary Cooper is a seven-time world champion (1985-89             "My confidence is higher roping with the Champ," Tsinigine said of Cooper I've seen guys win go-rounds and not do good the next night I like to stick to my game plan - get out of the barrier and catch every steer." whose last round win at the WNFR was in 2006 in Round 5 when he was roping with Speed Williams praised his heading partner and said the Thomas & Mack Center is ideal for Tsinigine             "Aaron's been roping great and turning steers fast all week," Cooper said He can take one swing and just wham 'em right there and I've felt like I was behind all week because I wasn't riding my position so great and was riding in too early I was finally able to get it right tonight I couldn't have asked for a more clear shot." won the barrel racing with a time of 13.89 seconds and sits third in the average and fifth in the world Fallon Taylor was fourth in 14.08 seconds and leads the world with $203,803 - which is $25,602 ahead of Kaley Bass who earned her first round win in her second WNFR             Kimzey leads the RAM Top Gun Award standings with $79,381 Taylor is second with $72,332 and steer wrestler Luke Branquinho is third with $62,984 The 56th annual Wrangler NFR continues Wednesday with the seventh round at the Thomas & Mack Center The action will be televised live and in HD on CBS Sports Net (DirecTV channel 221 and DISH Network channel 158) from 7-10 p.m (PT) with hosts Jeff Medders and Butch Knowles 86 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Movie Madness 79 points on Powder River Rodeo's Rich N Fancy 83.5 points on Honeycutt Rodeo's Pair a Dice Contestant office manager: Vickie Shireman Assistant livestock superintendent: Ryan Brown (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senator Brian Zehnder 472 - Medicaid Expansion Revisions to the desk of Gov during a signing ceremony in the Gold Room of the Utah Capitol on Tuesday The bill would expand Medicaid healthcare coverage to cover an additional 60,000 Utahns below the poverty line — pending approval from the federal government As my papa used to say (not really): “Blessed are those who tweet their own horn It’s about Brian Zehnder who represents Utah’s Senate District 8 In a March 25 Tribune opinion piece, he pronounces he was “speechless and humbled” to find that the only doctor in the Utah Senate, Brian Shiozawa, resigned, so he decided to run for the vacant seat. He opines he “won” and was “elected” to replace Shiozawa. Dr. Zehnder, I don’t recall any election. Utah Republican delegates “selected” you to succeed Shiozawa for the remainder of his term. You may be “elected” for the seat in November and actually “win,” but for now you’re still on the “selected” list. I do compliment you on your willingness to stand-and-deliver in the meantime. Park Han-sol delves into the workings of the fine art world — biennales, exhibitions, fairs and auctions — while shining a spotlight on its key players, with a special focus on Seoul. Before joining The Korea Times, she spent a year at ABC News Seoul Bureau, contributing to coverage of major Asia-Pacific events, including the U.S.-North Korea summit and the stories of North Korean defectors. Recommended Contents For YouTaboola 후원링크 National Report Hundreds of motorists remain stranded on the Kan-etsu Expressway that connects Niigata Prefecture and Tokyo after heavy overnight snow from Dec about 1,000 cars were still stalled on the inbound lane of the expressway between the Koide Interchange in Uonuma and the Shiozawa Ishiuchi Interchange in Minami-Uonuma Heavy snowfall also snarled expressway traffic in Gunma Prefecture 17 at many locations between the Koide and Minakami interchanges NEXCO East closed off a stretch of the expressway from the evening of Dec 17 to clear snow and steer stranded motorists to a nearby interchange The gridlock on the outbound lane of the area was solved by 5:40 a.m Some motorists endured a nightmarish two nights a 25-year-old driver who had already spent two nights in her car found herself stuck again on the expressway between the Muikamachi Interchange in Minami-Uonuma and the Shiozawa Ishiuchi Interchange “I am all by myself and I’m really worried,” she said in a phone interview “I just want to get out of here as soon as possible.” from Niigata city when traffic slowed to a crawl because of snow She did not have any food except chocolates She got out of the car frequently to remove snow from the exhaust pipe to prevent carbon monoxide fumes from entering the vehicle Her car was close to running out of fuel by midnight on Dec forcing the woman to switch off the engine and shiver in the cold A truck driver who was also stuck on the expressway came over to her and said: “You haven’t eaten anything 17 when the driver returned with two bags of “senbei” snacks made from rice He was hauling a shipment of products made by Iwatsuka Confectionery Co The driver said the company willingly agreed to him sharing some of the cargo with other stranded motorists desperate for something to nibble on The grateful woman could not help but share the driver's generous gift with other motorists She tweeted from the icy road: “22 hours have passed since I got stranded But I’ve got “osenbei” (rice crackers) from a truck driver.” had more luck than the woman and was finally able to leave the Muikamachi Interchange on the morning of Dec “I am so relieved to have gotten out of that,” he said The man was heading to Tokyo on the evening of Dec 16 when traffic came to a standstill after he passed the Muikamachi Interchange He had some beverages in his cab as well as an internet connection but it was so sporadic the man said he did not know what was going on A snowplow arrived in the area on the morning of Dec 18 to clear the stretch of expressway so stranded motorists could drive back to the interchange Vehicles started to get stranded on the evening of Dec according to the Niigata prefectural police’s expressway division a large truck skidded and got stuck on the inbound lane near the Shiozawa Ishiuchi Interchange blocking both the driving and passing lanes Traffic behind the truck started backing up leaving many motorists with no choice but to remain where they were multiple cars became stranded on the outbound lane at many locations between Shiozawa Ishiuchi and Koide interchanges SDF asked to assist motorists stuck by snowfall in Niigata Hefty fines and longer prison terms for reckless driving Saitama temple takes in exploited Vietnamese trainees Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser Shin-chan's imaginary friend, Buriburizaemon, will return to the small screen for the first time in almost nine years. The character is a backstabbing, lazy pig that Shin-chan often imagines when discussing ancient Japan. He used to make semi-regular appearances, but his voice actor, Kaneto Shiozawa Buriburizaemon was quietly retired after Shiozawa's passing, but he did reappear as "The Legendary IMAGIN" in the Kamen Rider Den-O + Shin-O special crossover episode that aired in 2007 The staff used archived audio footage of Shiozawa for the part The May 13 episode of Crayon Shin-chan will mark Buriburizaemon's return and also his new voice provided by Hiroshi Kamiya (Attack on Titan's Levi, Monogatari Series' Koyomi) The Buriburizaemon episodes were often animated by experimental animator Masaaki Yuasa (Ping Pong, Kick-Heart). Yuasa still does storyboards and key animation for the Crayon Shin-chan franchise Joe Corey there’s certain sequences we expect to occur the hitman has to clean their gun or rifle Later they smuggle it into a prime target spot quickly assemble the rifle so they can see their human target in the crosshairs of the sniper sight But what about a hitman who has a different kind of weapon In A Certain Killer and the sequel A Killer’s key the hitman has a simple yet unorthodox lethal weapon A Certain Killer/A Killer’s Key are finally getting released outside of Japan on this Blu-ray A Certain Killer (82 minutes) has Shiozawa (Shinobi: Band of Assassins‘ Raizō Ichikawa) arrive in a small town and sets up his own sushi bar where he is the chef He’s a mysterious kind of guy as his room upstairs is rather sparse He runs into Keiko (Gate of Flesh‘s Yumiko Nogawa) when she can’t pay her bill at a different restaurant He picks up her tab and she follows him out They run into her “husband” and Shiozawa puts the pimp jerk into the dirt He hires her to work at his restaurant since her loud and flirty ways go over well with the customers This however is not a goofy romance between the chef and his waitress Turns out Shiozawa is more than a sushi chef He’s Japan’s top hitman who specializes in taking out Yakuza members for their rivals He gets an offer to kill the head of a Yakuza clan that’s been dealing more in vice than the other clan which is in construction Shiozawa has to get close to his target because his favorite weapon is a large needle Things get a bit complicated for his business when Keiko and a third person get involved in his next venture A Killer’s Key (79 minutes) was released four months after the first movie was a hit Shiozawa returns with his dayjob being teaching traditional dance at a small studio He gets a rather large offer to take care of Yakuza head He finds the ideal moment to stick the needle in the mobsters What he doesn’t count on is the people who hired him setting him up to be snuffed to tie up loose ends He doesn’t like this and begins to freelance his revenge It’s as good as the first film with a new set of twists for the hitman A Certain Killer and A Killer’s Key make a great double feature Raizō Ichikawa has such a coolness to him when he’s plotting to puncture his targets There’s a great moment when Shiozawa mentions he’s never killed anyone for free but he’s willing to make an exception What’s astounding about the films is that in the era of James Bond with all the high-tech gadgets being flaunted in movies these films go back to a simple needle in the back of a neck Somehow the film has the feel of a spy flick without ripping off 007 elements Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa elevates the action in A Certain Killer The shots at the airport near the runway is pure art These two films are almost a hybrid Yakuza film from this era It lets us know that the whole code of the mobsters is a fraud Shiozawa knows they can’t be trusted and he makes it his business to profit off their distrust A Certain Killer/A Killer’s Key puts Raizō Ichikawa into an elite level of the hitman genre The 1080p transfer is sharp as you see the details of the hitman life It’s a clear soundtrack so you can hear the delicate ways the hits go down Audio commentaries for both films by critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns The Definite Murderer (32:41) has Japanese film scholar Mark Roberts give an introduction to both films He sees them as ingenious takes on the hitman genre The background of director Kazuo Mori is explored He did a lot of period piece films for Daiei studio These films being shot in the contemporary times was an outlier of his career Original theatrical trailers for A Certain Killer (2:16) and A Killer’s Key (2:06) look like slick mobster films This is a sold as a hitman who didn’t need guns or knives Image gallery has 19 press photos for A Certain Killer and 13 press photos for A Killer’s Key Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Jasper Sharp and Earl Jackson Arrow Video presents A Certain Killer/A Killer’s Key Boxset Contents: 2 movies on 1 Blu-ray disc TV Movies Games Comics Fights Wrestling Figures Music Sports About Contact Work With Us