ASIN: B00AVGUPOE
Publisher: Shou Kamihara 神原将
Pages: 174
My name is Shō Kamihara. I’m a ghost writer in Japan. Or should I say, I used to be one. Like the kind Ewan McGregor portrayed in the 2010 movie “Ghost Writer.” Essentially I write books for academics, famous authors, actors and actresses and so on, all the while hiding in the shadows as a “ghost.” But ever since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, I felt I couldn’t be just a ghost anymore. That’s because when I tried to put the events of 3.11 into a book, especially the accident that occurred at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, I couldn’t get anyone to give me their cooperation. For a long time – 30 or 40 years – the electric companies have given out large donations and provided sponsorships. This has created an environment in which academics, authors, and entertainers who received money or want to receive money can’t say anything against those companies.Still, I ...
