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Empathy as Exercise

Healing Power of Music, Musical Activism, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

“There’s a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit,” Then-Senator Barack Obama said in his 2006 commencement speech at Northwestern University in stark contrast to Elon Musk.

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Makiko is not Efficient

Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Musical Activism, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

DOGE is inefficient, myopic, destructive and illegal. So, what shall we do?

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Our Non-negotiable Essence

1 Comment / Musical Activism, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

What is the essence of the United States? What can we do to protect our country’s integrity?

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Time for Perspective

1 Comment / Musical Activism, My musical mission, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist", Writing a book / Makiko Hirata

The world always looks so beautiful from a bit of distance.

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What to do.

Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist / Makiko Hirata

When was the last time you sang your favorite childhood song? It could be any song—a commercial jingle, the theme from your favorite TV show, a lullaby your mother sang, or a nursery rhyme you sang with friends. If you still can’t think of a song, how about “Happy Birthday”? The LA fires have been

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