We received a letter from Sumireko The Poison Lady of "Over My Dead Body♡". We talk about "self-loathing" itself and how Kojima Funada overcomes it. (Introducing links) ■ Over My Dead Body♡ https://open.spotify.com/show/5rhdqKY... Thank you!! ■ Psychologist Wataru's Counselor Radio https://open.spotify.com/show/1McSum1... Sorry for always asking for too much!! This week, the mini corner will be on a break due to the letter round. --- BGM is borrowed from here. BGMer http://bgmer.net Fukagawa https://dova-s.jp/_contents/author/pr... --- ■ Program homepage (various links available) https://tonari-connect.jimdosite.com/ ■ We look forward to hearing from you! https://forms.gle/uMJvXaQ6ieZK2SV38 ■ There is also X (please feel free to take a look) / tonari_kojima / andc_funada --- ■ Kojima has written his first novel (synopsis) The story of Yuka and Hayakawa, two protagonists in the apparel industry. The year is 2005... 29-year-old Yuka is the top manager of a rapidly growing apparel shop and leads a fulfilling life. Yuka realizes that she has a strange ability to sense the future...just a little ahead, and begins to demonstrate her true abilities even more. Meanwhile, in 2025, 50-year-old Hayakawa was once a successful man with Yuka, but now he lives a dull and down-and-out life. One day, he goes back 20 years ago and meets Yuka in his younger days again. Hayakawa struggles to change the future so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past, in this sci-fi story of the apparel industry where the past and future intersect. https://note.com/tonari_kojima/n/nc49... (The whole book is free) ■ Kojima has written his first book, "Working in apparel, I'm 30 tomorrow: What I want to say to those struggling in the retail industry" At the age of 30, he left the apparel industry with various hardships, and then he lived desperately for 15 years as a "food, clothing and shelter consultant", so he can write about the reality of the industry and his career after that. Kojima Satoshi (Kojima Satoshi) of the podcast program "Working People's Stories" has contributed his first article from his own perspective and point of view on the reality of the apparel industry, which is not usually talked about. Dedicated to all working people struggling in the apparel and other retail industries. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0CV7HK4S9 Now on sale in the Amazon Kindle digital version. (Free for Unlimited members) --- ■ Materialistic insight! (On hiatus in August, scheduled to resume in September) Satoshi Kojima, who runs "Working People's Stories," talks about what he thought before buying something he wanted as a solo activity, asking himself questions as [n=1]. There are generally no reviews of the products themselves. He reflects on his own consumption behavior, which is complex, hobby-like, easy, and trendy, intertwining the perspective of a 40-something male consumer and that of a food, clothing, and shelter consultant. https://open.spotify.com/show/5eJCPev...