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The Day I Saw Everything: War, Family, and the Farewells We Carry (English Edition)

(著) 清雄策

作品詳細

[About the Book]
If you are currently facing the aging of a parent or the prospect of saying goodbye to a loved one, this is a book that will quietly stay with you long after you finish reading.

This memoir is the personal reflection of a Japanese man who spent many years dealing with human and family issues as a Family Court Probation Officer and later as a Summary Court Judge. Looking back on his own life and family memories, he explores a timeless question: How do people live, and how do they part from one another?
The book traces memories of childhood during wartime, life in a family that had lost its father, the uncertainties and lessons of youth, and the many encounters and farewells that shaped his life. Each experience is woven together with quiet honesty and reflection.

Eventually, the story leads to the care and final days of his mother, who lived to be over one hundred years old. As he navigates the challenges of home care and residential care, he comes to a deeper understanding of human dignity and the meaning of family. These experiences are presented not as extraordinary events, but as realities that may one day touch anyone's life.

This book does not offer easy answers.
Instead, it gently invites readers to reflect on their own lives and on the precious time they share with those they love.
Every life holds its own memories.
And one day, everyone must face farewell.
When that time comes, what will you be thinking?

[Author Biography]
Yusaku Sei
1934: Born in Shizuoka City
1959: Graduated from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Tohoku University. Appointed as a Family Court Probation Officer, in charge of juvenile cases
1969: Assigned to domestic-relations cases, involved in family disputes such as between spouses, parents and children, and inheritance
1975: Appointed as a Summary Court Judge, handling civil and criminal cases
2002: Joined the dōjin magazine “Shinju Club”
2004: Retired at mandatory age as a Summary Court Judge
2005: Appointed as a Family Court Probation Officer

Hobbies: Mountain climbing; Completed Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains in 1994
Books:
“Healed by the Mountains—Mountains that Supported a Judge” (Yama to Keikoku Sha)
“The Light and Shadow of Family Breakdown—A Family Court Probation Officer’s Prayer for Renewal” (Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing)