CostanzaRdO
@costanzardo.bsky.social
Author and Milo's mom writing about Japan. Columbia University alumna. Corriere della Sera (Italy’s #1 daily). Milo children’s books; “Dear Costanza” column on mental health; 2022 book on US culture wars listed among the best books in Spain. 羽生結弦独占インタビュー
🇯🇵 My exclusive interview with legendary #Gundam illustrator Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (YAS) is now online. "Robots, too, can have a soul". "Anche i robot hanno un'anima". La mia intervista al disegnatore-leggenda giapponese è anche online. 伝説の『ガンダム』イラストレーター安彦良和さんの全インタビューです www.corriere.it/sette/25_ott...
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🇯🇵 My exclusive interview with legendary #Gundam illustrator Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (YAS) is now online. "Robots, too, can have a soul". "Anche i robot hanno un'anima". La mia intervista al disegnatore-leggenda giapponese è anche online. 伝説の『ガンダム』イラストレーター安彦良和さんの全インタビューです www.corriere.it/sette/25_ott...
In today’s 7, weekly mag of Italy’s leading daily Corriere della Sera, I interview Ms. Marie Kondō on the concept of “ma”, “oshi” culture, and more. Le pause di cui abbiamo bisogno ma di cui, nella vita frenetica di oggi, abbiamo anche paura. Ho intervistato Marie Kondō sulla cultura giapponese 🇯🇵
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In today’s 7, weekly mag of Italy’s leading daily Corriere della Sera, I interview Ms. Marie Kondō on the concept of “ma”, “oshi” culture, and more. Le pause di cui abbiamo bisogno ma di cui, nella vita frenetica di oggi, abbiamo anche paura. Ho intervistato Marie Kondō sulla cultura giapponese 🇯🇵
🗞️🤖🇯🇵 In 7-Corriere della Sera, weekly newsmagazine of Italy’s leading daily, I interview a true legend of anime and manga: Gundam’s character designer and animation director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Part of my exclusive series on Japan’s philosophy and spirituality
August 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🗞️🤖🇯🇵 In 7-Corriere della Sera, weekly newsmagazine of Italy’s leading daily, I interview a true legend of anime and manga: Gundam’s character designer and animation director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Part of my exclusive series on Japan’s philosophy and spirituality
A Japanese philosopher and an Italian novelist/essayist after discussing for two hours the meaning of life for his upcoming conference and her upcoming book #TokyoD78 🇯🇵
August 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
A Japanese philosopher and an Italian novelist/essayist after discussing for two hours the meaning of life for his upcoming conference and her upcoming book #TokyoD78 🇯🇵
Thank you, @pep_on_, for reposting this quote from my 7-Corriere exclusive interview with Yuzu ("The skater of hope"), his first, and only one to date, interview with major intl media since going pro. My interview has been translated into Japanese + quoted by J-media www.corriere.it/sette/24_nov...
July 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thank you, @pep_on_, for reposting this quote from my 7-Corriere exclusive interview with Yuzu ("The skater of hope"), his first, and only one to date, interview with major intl media since going pro. My interview has been translated into Japanese + quoted by J-media www.corriere.it/sette/24_nov...
My exclusive interview with Dai Ajari Shionuma RyōJun for Italy's leading daily newspaper Corriere della Sera is now on permanent display in Shionuma-san's media room at Jigenji Temple for all visitors to see. You can read it here (machine translation available) www.corriere.it/sette/25_feb...
July 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My exclusive interview with Dai Ajari Shionuma RyōJun for Italy's leading daily newspaper Corriere della Sera is now on permanent display in Shionuma-san's media room at Jigenji Temple for all visitors to see. You can read it here (machine translation available) www.corriere.it/sette/25_feb...
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The largest exhibition to date of architect Sou Fujimoto’s three-decade career, “Primordial Future Forest” at Mori Art Museum showcases thousands of models and drawings in an engaging way.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
From a model of the Grand Ring you can walk through to a futuristic city design, the architect’s exhibition at Mori Art Museum is an invitation to engage with architecture.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The largest exhibition to date of architect Sou Fujimoto’s three-decade career, “Primordial Future Forest” at Mori Art Museum showcases thousands of models and drawings in an engaging way.
🇯🇵🗞️ My April 2025 interview with Japanese philosopher and Waseda University professor Masahiro Morioka @masahiromorioka.bsky.social is available in Italian corriere.it/sette/25_apr... , English lifestudies.org/CORRIERE.html , and Japanese lifestudies.org/jp/CORRIERE_... . Please, check it out!
corriere.it
June 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
🇯🇵🗞️ My April 2025 interview with Japanese philosopher and Waseda University professor Masahiro Morioka @masahiromorioka.bsky.social is available in Italian corriere.it/sette/25_apr... , English lifestudies.org/CORRIERE.html , and Japanese lifestudies.org/jp/CORRIERE_... . Please, check it out!
“In martial arts, sword and meditation are the same”. My interview with Tada shihan is now available online with machine translation. どうぞ、侍の家系に生まれ、合気道の開祖・植芝盛平翁の最後の直弟子の一人である多田宏師範への、私の独占インタビューをお読みください。イタリアの一流日刊紙『コリエーレ・デッラ・セーラ』紙に掲載されました。 機械翻訳をご利用いただけます。 今週の土曜日、多田宏師範に直接お会いします。 とっても楽しみです！ 🥋🇯🇵
🥋🇯🇵 In 7-Corriere della Sera, newsmag of Italy’s #1 daily, my interview with Japanese aikidō shihan Tada Hiroshi, 95 y.o., 9th dan in the Aikikai, born into a samurai family and one of the last living disciples of aikidō founder Ueshiba Morihei. Part of my series on Japan’s philosophy t.co/D5kvMOJT1i
https://www.corriere.it/sette/25_giugno_17/il-discendente-dei-samurai-spada-e-meditazione-sono-la-stessa-cosa-ogni-mattina-recito-un-giuramento-478f47dd-5669-49bb-b472-d4a216d14xlk.shtml
t.co
June 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“In martial arts, sword and meditation are the same”. My interview with Tada shihan is now available online with machine translation. どうぞ、侍の家系に生まれ、合気道の開祖・植芝盛平翁の最後の直弟子の一人である多田宏師範への、私の独占インタビューをお読みください。イタリアの一流日刊紙『コリエーレ・デッラ・セーラ』紙に掲載されました。 機械翻訳をご利用いただけます。 今週の土曜日、多田宏師範に直接お会いします。 とっても楽しみです！ 🥋🇯🇵
🥋🇯🇵 In 7-Corriere della Sera, newsmag of Italy’s #1 daily, my interview with Japanese aikidō shihan Tada Hiroshi, 95 y.o., 9th dan in the Aikikai, born into a samurai family and one of the last living disciples of aikidō founder Ueshiba Morihei. Part of my series on Japan’s philosophy t.co/D5kvMOJT1i
https://www.corriere.it/sette/25_giugno_17/il-discendente-dei-samurai-spada-e-meditazione-sono-la-stessa-cosa-ogni-mattina-recito-un-giuramento-478f47dd-5669-49bb-b472-d4a216d14xlk.shtml
t.co
June 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
🥋🇯🇵 In 7-Corriere della Sera, newsmag of Italy’s #1 daily, my interview with Japanese aikidō shihan Tada Hiroshi, 95 y.o., 9th dan in the Aikikai, born into a samurai family and one of the last living disciples of aikidō founder Ueshiba Morihei. Part of my series on Japan’s philosophy t.co/D5kvMOJT1i
🇯🇵 My Milo children’s books in the library of the Italian Cultural Institute in #Tokyo. Neatly catalogued, exhibited and ready to be checked out 🐈⬛📚
June 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🇯🇵 My Milo children’s books in the library of the Italian Cultural Institute in #Tokyo. Neatly catalogued, exhibited and ready to be checked out 🐈⬛📚
This past Monday I went to see “Living Buddha” Dai Ajari RyōJun Shionuma, with whom I’m working on a book out next year. Read our interview in 7-Corriere della Sera (machine translation available) www.corriere.it/sette/25_feb...
June 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This past Monday I went to see “Living Buddha” Dai Ajari RyōJun Shionuma, with whom I’m working on a book out next year. Read our interview in 7-Corriere della Sera (machine translation available) www.corriere.it/sette/25_feb...
Been back in #Tokyo for almost two weeks now. A ton of work. But here are some pics 🇯🇵
1. The view from the Yamanote Line at Gotanda;
2 & 3. The view from my bedroom at night;
4. Tokyo Tower day and night
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1. The view from the Yamanote Line at Gotanda;
2 & 3. The view from my bedroom at night;
4. Tokyo Tower day and night
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June 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Been back in #Tokyo for almost two weeks now. A ton of work. But here are some pics 🇯🇵
1. The view from the Yamanote Line at Gotanda;
2 & 3. The view from my bedroom at night;
4. Tokyo Tower day and night
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1. The view from the Yamanote Line at Gotanda;
2 & 3. The view from my bedroom at night;
4. Tokyo Tower day and night
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Yesterday I met Costanza Rizzacasa d'Orsogna at Waseda University in Tokyo, and we took a stroll around Waseda's Okuma Garden (photo) and the main campus. It was a lovely day.
🇯🇵📚 A philosopher and a writer discussing the meaning of life in the garden at Waseda University (Shinjuku, Tokyo). You can read our interview in ENG lifestudies.org/CORRIERE.html JPN www.lifestudies.org/jp/CORRIERE_... ITA www.corriere.it/sette/25_apr... @masahiromorioka.bsky.social #JapanD6
June 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Yesterday I met Costanza Rizzacasa d'Orsogna at Waseda University in Tokyo, and we took a stroll around Waseda's Okuma Garden (photo) and the main campus. It was a lovely day.
🇯🇵📚 A philosopher and a writer discussing the meaning of life in the garden at Waseda University (Shinjuku, Tokyo). You can read our interview in ENG lifestudies.org/CORRIERE.html JPN www.lifestudies.org/jp/CORRIERE_... ITA www.corriere.it/sette/25_apr... @masahiromorioka.bsky.social #JapanD6
June 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🇯🇵📚 A philosopher and a writer discussing the meaning of life in the garden at Waseda University (Shinjuku, Tokyo). You can read our interview in ENG lifestudies.org/CORRIERE.html JPN www.lifestudies.org/jp/CORRIERE_... ITA www.corriere.it/sette/25_apr... @masahiromorioka.bsky.social #JapanD6
If the US stops taking foreign students, the economic impact will be catastrophic. Almost $44B lost in economic contributions and over 370K jobs across the US, according to NAFSA.
Exclusive: New student visa interviews are on pause as Trump’s admin weighs requiring foreign students applying in the U.S. to undergo social media vetting.
Trump team orders stop to new student visa interviews, as it weighs expanding social media vetting
The directive came in a Tuesday cable obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If the US stops taking foreign students, the economic impact will be catastrophic. Almost $44B lost in economic contributions and over 370K jobs across the US, according to NAFSA.
Reposted by CostanzaRdO
"The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive attack on knowledge itself, a war against culture, history, and science....By destroying knowledge, Trumpists seek to make the country more amenable to their political domination."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The New Dark Age
The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.
www.theatlantic.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive attack on knowledge itself, a war against culture, history, and science....By destroying knowledge, Trumpists seek to make the country more amenable to their political domination."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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May 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Loneliness, friendship: my column’s IG Live #AntiBodies #DearCostanza Il live della rubrica #AntiCorpi di questa settimana sulla solitudine e l’amicizia www.instagram.com/reel/DJ9nMkM... 🌼
Write to me: 📧anti.corpi@cairoeditore.it
Write to me: 📧anti.corpi@cairoeditore.it
May 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Loneliness, friendship: my column’s IG Live #AntiBodies #DearCostanza Il live della rubrica #AntiCorpi di questa settimana sulla solitudine e l’amicizia www.instagram.com/reel/DJ9nMkM... 🌼
Write to me: 📧anti.corpi@cairoeditore.it
Write to me: 📧anti.corpi@cairoeditore.it
There was a meeting at the Expo's Italian Pavilion between Mr. Yamakawa, Pres. of the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA), and the Pres. of the Italian Space Agency. Mr. Yamakawa is a character in my children's book "Milo, the Cat Who Saved Pluto". He sends Milo on a special mission: saving Pluto's heart
May 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There was a meeting at the Expo's Italian Pavilion between Mr. Yamakawa, Pres. of the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA), and the Pres. of the Italian Space Agency. Mr. Yamakawa is a character in my children's book "Milo, the Cat Who Saved Pluto". He sends Milo on a special mission: saving Pluto's heart
Today, in Corriere della Sera’s weekly literary supplement La Lettura, my interview with Roth’s biographer Blake Bailey on the new edition/translation of Portnoy’s Complaint
May 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today, in Corriere della Sera’s weekly literary supplement La Lettura, my interview with Roth’s biographer Blake Bailey on the new edition/translation of Portnoy’s Complaint
🐈⬛🏆 The Milo Award at Rome’s Capitol. What an incredible day! enpa.org/consegnati-o... The winning short story, by a sixth grader from Rome, will be published today on Corriere della Sera's website www.corriere.it/animali/25_m... Il Premio Milo in Campidoglio. Cronaca di una giornata bellissima 🐈⬛🏆
May 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🐈⬛🏆 The Milo Award at Rome’s Capitol. What an incredible day! enpa.org/consegnati-o... The winning short story, by a sixth grader from Rome, will be published today on Corriere della Sera's website www.corriere.it/animali/25_m... Il Premio Milo in Campidoglio. Cronaca di una giornata bellissima 🐈⬛🏆