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
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...
🇯🇵 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 🐈⬛📚
Sorry, wrong pic. Here’s Tokyo Tower day & night
June 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sorry, wrong pic. Here’s Tokyo Tower day & night
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...
1. My Milo children’s book at my agent’s office in Bunkyo, Tokyo;
2 & 3. Shinjuku, Shinjuku;
4. It’s always time for soba
2 & 3. Shinjuku, Shinjuku;
4. It’s always time for soba
June 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1. My Milo children’s book at my agent’s office in Bunkyo, Tokyo;
2 & 3. Shinjuku, Shinjuku;
4. It’s always time for soba
2 & 3. Shinjuku, Shinjuku;
4. It’s always time for soba
1. The view from the workroom at the FCCJ (Nijubashi Bldg, Marunouchi);
2 & 3. The reception at the Italian Embassy;
4. Fuji-san from the plane on May 31
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2 & 3. The reception at the Italian Embassy;
4. Fuji-san from the plane on May 31
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June 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
1. The view from the workroom at the FCCJ (Nijubashi Bldg, Marunouchi);
2 & 3. The reception at the Italian Embassy;
4. Fuji-san from the plane on May 31
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2 & 3. The reception at the Italian Embassy;
4. Fuji-san from the plane on May 31
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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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🇯🇵📚 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
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
Il Premio Milo anche sulla cronaca di Roma. Oggi la pubblicazione del racconto vincitore su Corriere.it . E ora al lavoro sull’edizione 2026!
May 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Il Premio Milo anche sulla cronaca di Roma. Oggi la pubblicazione del racconto vincitore su Corriere.it . E ora al lavoro sull’edizione 2026!
🐈⬛🏆 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 🐈⬛🏆
Today, at La Sapienza University in Rome, my masterclass on right-wing cancel culture, wokism, and Trump’s America. My book on these subjects, one of the very first, came out in Italy in 2022, in Spanish in 2023. Updated edition 2024. Listed as one of the best books of 2023 in Spain
May 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today, at La Sapienza University in Rome, my masterclass on right-wing cancel culture, wokism, and Trump’s America. My book on these subjects, one of the very first, came out in Italy in 2022, in Spanish in 2023. Updated edition 2024. Listed as one of the best books of 2023 in Spain
From my conversation with 🇯🇵 philosopher @masahiromorioka.bsky.social for Corriere della Sera (pls, credit properly). Sooner or later, our loved ones will die. It’s a fact of life. But we can meet them again every time we think about them. Lo spirito dei nostri cari che non ci sono più resta con noi
April 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
From my conversation with 🇯🇵 philosopher @masahiromorioka.bsky.social for Corriere della Sera (pls, credit properly). Sooner or later, our loved ones will die. It’s a fact of life. But we can meet them again every time we think about them. Lo spirito dei nostri cari che non ci sono più resta con noi
If life is full of pain, would it have been better not to be born? The meaning of life, seeing our dead loved ones again, the ills of a painless civilization, an aging society. A long conversation with Japanese philosopher @masahiromorioka.bsky.social for Italy’s #1 daily Corriere della Sera
April 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
If life is full of pain, would it have been better not to be born? The meaning of life, seeing our dead loved ones again, the ills of a painless civilization, an aging society. A long conversation with Japanese philosopher @masahiromorioka.bsky.social for Italy’s #1 daily Corriere della Sera
The philosophy of life and death. What is the meaning of life? For my new feature on #Japan, I interviewed @masahiromorioka.bsky.social, one of 🇯🇵’s most interesting philosophers, professor of philosophy, ethics, bioethics @ Waseda. TOMORROW in 7-Corriere della Sera, weekly mag of Italy’s #1 daily
April 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The philosophy of life and death. What is the meaning of life? For my new feature on #Japan, I interviewed @masahiromorioka.bsky.social, one of 🇯🇵’s most interesting philosophers, professor of philosophy, ethics, bioethics @ Waseda. TOMORROW in 7-Corriere della Sera, weekly mag of Italy’s #1 daily