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Vol. 7SUMMER2018contentsSophia People17Reflections on a Life of Service in Japan and LuxembourgMgr. Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of LuxembourgTeaching the Privilege AngleMakiko Deguchi, Associate Professor, Department of English StudiesTracking the Worldwide Japanese Food BoomJames Farrer, Professor, Faculty of Liberal ArtsResearch11A Place of Ongoing Literary DiscoveryAngela Yiu, Professor, Faculty of Liberal ArtsShion Kono, Associate Professor, Faculty of Liberal ArtsApproach6Campus News3Fr. Renzo De Luca, S.J., Provincial of Japan Province of the Society of JesusFr. Juan Haidar, S.J., Professor, Faculty of TheologyMiki Sugimura, Vice President for Global Academic Affairs Professor, Department of EducationPope Francis Demonstrates the Leadership and Hope the World NeedsSpecial Talk20Network32From Campus30Cultural Exchange through College Dining: Tokyo Halal Deli and Café at SophiaStudents Produce Documentaryabout Victim’s WidowMayuko Tsuda, Miyu Kurihara, Sakura Mukojima, Department of JournalismStudent25Students Connecting with the WorldVoice28Fr. Shinzo Kawamura, S.J., Professor, Department of HistoryCatholic Heritage31After More Than 400 Years, Rare Kirisitan-ban VolumesHave Been Returned to JapanLocated in the heart of Tokyo, Sophia University nurtures global thinkers through diversity and academic excellence.On the coverAs the newly appointed Chancellor, I am determined to further advance our mission of “Bringing the World Together.” Achieving this goal, which is shared by the Jesuit universities and educational institutions in Sophia’s network, will entail placing a stron-ger emphasis on encouraging individuals to unlock their talents and gifts through their own efforts. Inspired by the two keywords “collabora-tion” and “network,” Jesuit universities around the world have been working together towards creating a tight-knit “commonwealth” of edu-cational institutions, hoping to realize a better world based on a shared awareness. In this way, Jesuit institutions are able to better cooperate with each other in their efforts to solve current global issues. To that end, Sophia has joined a recently inaugurated intiative that offers online courses to those in regions that lack educational opportunity. Sophia seeks out and joins such initiatives since they fully align with the Jesuit educational philosophy of “Men and Women for Others, with Others,” in the hope that such programs will foster ambitious students capa-ble of making great contributions to the world.Japan, although small, has a rich and complex culture, climate, and society, and Sophia is a trailblazer in utilizing such chracteristics to fos-ter diversity. Based in such a unique country, So-phia University welcomes you to visit. As people travel from place to place and meet one another, they inspire each other to create something new, to innovate. As a Jesuit educational institution, we aim to facilitate that innovation and foster cooperation with the rest of the world. Fr. Tsutomu Sakuma, S.J.Chancellor of Sophia School Corporationgreeting2