Our eyes

This is where J. F. Oberlin students express their opinions about a variety of topics.



Why are designer bags so popular?

Why are designer bags so popular?

This student explains why people designer bags are so popular.


How important is music to you?

How important is music to you?

This student explains how important music is in her life.


A Japanese news story from 2008: the shooting of a Japanese journalist in Myanmar (Burma)

A Japanese news story from 2008: the shooting of a Japanese journalist in Myanmar (Burma)

A student talks about a Japanese news story from 2008, and why she found it interesting.
She talks about the shooting of Kenji Nagai, a Japanese journalist, who was shot while taking photographs of a demonstration in Myanmar (Burma).


A Japanese news story from 2008: the high price of oil

A Japanese news story from 2008: the high price of oil

A student talks about a Japanese news story from 2008, and why she found it interesting.
She talks about the spike in oil prices, and the effect it had on Japanese society.


If Barack Obama became Prime Minister of Japan, I would like him to reduce the gap in society between rich and poor.

If Barack Obama became Prime Minister of Japan, I would like him to reduce the gap in society between rich and poor.

Shortly after Barack Obama is elected to become the next President of the United States, a Japanese university student explains what he would like him to do, if be became Prime Minister of Japan.


If Barack Obama became Prime Minister of Japan, I would like him to change the Japanese political world.

If Barack Obama became Prime Minister of Japan, I would like him to change the Japanese political world.

Shortly after Barack Obama is elected to become the next President of the United States, a Japanese university student explains what she would like him to do, if be became Prime Minister of Japan.


If Barack Obama became Prime Minister of Japan, I would like him to make Japan a more international country.

If Barack Obama became Prime Minister of Japan, I would like him to make Japan a more international country.

Shortly after Barack Obama is elected to become the next President of the United States, a Japanese university student explains what she would like him to do, if be became Prime Minister of Japan.


Ino Tadataka, a great Japanese designer

Ino Tadataka, a great Japanese designer

Ino Tadataka (1745~1817) was a surveyor and cartographer. He completed the first map of Japan, using modern surveying methods.


Kashiwa Sato, a great Japanese designer

Kashiwa Sato, a great Japanese designer

Kashiwa Sato is a contemporary designer, whose works include graphic and product design, art direction and video.