2003 Previous Broadcasts English, Page 2

May-August 2003
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Guest	OA Date	*Prog.*	Description
	Week 1	#889	"The Secret to Shiseidō's Comeback" -- *Morio Ikeda* The president of Shiseidō Cosmetics Corporation, Morio Ikeda, was recently invited to speak to a gathering of the Christian businessmen's group, the International V.I.P. Club, in Tōkyō's Akasaka district. What happened that enabled Shiseido to get back into the black after two years of deficits? In this program we bring you Ikeda's address to these Christian business leaders, focusing upon his theme of "Servant Leadership."
	Week 2	#890	"A Designer Finds Her Niche" -- *Shizue Susaki* Shizue Susaki was born into a family of soba noodle makers that has operated a restaurant with a long tradition in Tokyo's Ogikubo district. While in high school, she was involved in a bizarre accident that smashed her hopes of going on to college. Despite that, she presently works as a graphic designer in northern California in the U.S. In this program, she talks with us about her journey and introduces to the viewers a newly finished logo design that she produced for Harvest Time Ministries.
	Week 3	#891	"The 'Compassion Car' Taxi Is Off and Running" -- *Toshimasa Shinohara* This week's guest is Toshimasa Shinohara who operates Aizu Taxi Co., once just another example of the economically struggling taxi business, but now a company riding the wave of a surprising business development. Aizu's drivers are certified as "Home Helpers" for the disabled and the company offers a taxi service that allows wheelchair-bound customers to ride easily. Now the company's motto is: "Trust, Hope, Sincerity." This all came about as the result of something that happened one day which gave Shinohara quite a shock and caused him to realize the intimate link between faith and work. In today's program we ask him to tell us about ways to make the most of faith in the workplace.
	Week 4	#892	"Christian World News #6" This is the sixth program in our series on news reports from around the world, courtesy of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in the United States. In this program, we bring you a report about growing anti-Semitism in France, a group of Christians and Jews marching together in Canada, and a story about North American Jews emigrating to Israel. All in all, this is a program that will make you think about Jews around the world and the people that surround them.
	Week 5	#893	"Escape From a Religious Cult" -- *Toshiaki & Hisako Ueda* This program continues last month's conversation with the Ueda family. Hisako was the first in her family to be snared by the mind control techniques of this cult group. Soon, she left to live with them and didn't return home for over three years. How was it that she got into this kind of condition? And how did she get delivered from the group's influence on her? (Re-broadcast)

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#894	"A K-1 Fighter With a Mission" -- *Mike Bernardo* Yes, it's the same Mike Bernardo known for the popular shaving commercial a few years back. And, yes, he's still fighting. On April 6, he won a K-1 bout by a knock-out and appeared the following day in Tokyo as guest speaker at a meeting sponsored by the International V.I.P. Club, a Christian businessmen's organization. As a guest, he was, indeed, unique. However, the truth is that Bernardo himself is a Christian. A man with many fans, Bernardo talks with us in this program about his faith and about what he as a sports figure believes his mission in life to be.
	Week 2	#895	"The Lord Is My Shepherd" -- *Hiromi Ōwada* This week's guest is singer Hiromi Ōwada, fresh from the release her debut CD last year. At the age of 21 months, Ōwada lost her eyesight due to a case of measles. However, she began piano lessons at age four and now works on a church staff and has a steady stream of invitations for concerts at churches and schools. Just at the time when she was feeling life was meaningless, she discovered that she had been created with a purpose to fulfill in life. In this program, we bring you her story, as well as the sounds of her crystal-like vocals.
	Week 3	#896	"Toward True Self-expression" -- *Ayako Satō* Courses in "Personal Performance" have become popular recently. Such studies have the objective of helping learners find something good within themselves and express that as precisely as possible. Ayako Satō studied this in the United States and now, as a lecturer and author of 116 books, has become the first to introduce this area of study to Japanese speakers. About the time she received her doctorate, however, her mother passed away. During the following time of shock, a Christian friend who lived nearby invited her to church. In this program, we visit her at her office and she talks about her faith and about a new stage of Personal Performance activities that she's about to embark upon.
	Week 4	#897	"Christian World News #7" This is the seventh program in our series on news reports from around the world, courtesy of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in the United States. In this program, we bring you an interview with a popular Gospel group from New Zealand and hear what they have to say about music and worship, a story about a terrorist bombing in Israel, and a report about some Canadian pastors who are visiting each others' churches in a "pulpit exchange" program.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#898	"Israel Trip Diary: One Day in Jerusalem" At the end of April this year, Harvest Time Director Kenichi Nakagawa made a trip to Israel and shot some video footage while he was there. Over the course of the next four programs, we'll be bringing you reports based on what he saw there. This first week's program focuses upon one day he spent in Jerusalem. In the midst of so many terrorist attacks, how do the residents of Jerusalem live their lives? He visits a popular shopping area, talks with the staff of Israel College of the Bible, and gets a good view of Jerusalem from atop the ancient fortress wall of the city.
	Week 2	#899	"Israel Trip Diary: A Visit to 'Israel Today'" In this week's program, Harvest Time Director Kenichi Nakagawa visits with Aviel Schneider, publisher of the Israel Today news magazine in Jerusalem. Israel Today is currently published monthly in English and German and is gaining a reputation throughout the world as a reliable Israeli news source. Now plans have been finalized to publish a Japanese-language version of the magazine in September. In this program we talk with Schneider about why he decided to start a news magazine focused on Israel and what his goals for the publication are.
	Week 3	#900	"Israel Trip Diary: An Invitation to the Wilderness" In this third program of the current series, we take a look at the natural beauty of Israel. This year has seen record-breaking rainfalls in the country, and places that have usually been known as dry river beds are now overflowing with an abundance of water. Harvest Time Director Kenichi Nakagawa visited one of those spots with Israel Today publisher Aviel Schneider and his family. With the help of the Schneider family's four-wheel-drive vehicle, this week we bring you some fascinating shots of the Judean Wilderness.
	Week 4	#901	"Israel Trip Diary: Hebron, a Troubled Town" In this fourth program, we visit the town of Hebron. Hebron is described in the Old testament as a place connected to Abraham. However, in recent days, it's become known as a flashpoint in the ongoing conflict between Arabs and Jews. Harvest Time's director, Kenichi Nakagawa, has visited Israel almost 40 times over the years, but this was his first trip to Hebron. In this program he visits the place that Abraham bought to bury his wife, Sarah (the Cave of Machpela), pays a visit to the home of an Israeli resident of the town, and gets some interesting information about this fascinating place.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#902	"The Joy of Giving" -- *Yumiko Shinozaki, Atsumi Kawasaki & Midori Masunaga* "I can't do anything to help everyone, but I can do something to help someone." For over 50 years, this motto has summed up the work of World Vision, which started out as one individual's expression of love. Currently, they are involved in relief projects in over 100 countries around the world. In this program, we have invited some folks who have participated in the work of World Vision through their Child Sponsorship program. We take a look at some of the countries where projects are ongoing and talk with our guests about the joy that comes from helping others.
	Week 2	#903	"The Bible Story for the Japanese" A new novel by Kenichi Nakagawa, The Bible Story for the Japanese, will be published by Bungeisha on September 1st and will be available in bookstores all across the country. In this program, we visit Bungeisha Publishing Co. and talk with chief editor Michio Katayama about his thoughts on the editorial process involved in this project. Painter and illustrator for the book, Katsuyuki Fujii, also joins us for the discussion. Both share with us about the struggles involved in getting a book published.
	Week 3	#904	"There's Still Light at Twilight" -- *Kunihiko & Asako Ozawa* This week we introduce you to a couple living in the Los Angeles area who both became Christians as a result of watching Harvest Time broadcasts. The husband, Kunihiko, is a paper design artist, as well as a businessman with many years of experience. His wife is noted as a kind of pioneer in the Japanese fashion industry. How was it that these two people encountered Jesus Christ? We talk with them about their story in this program.
	Week 4	#905	"Christian World News #8" This week's program is the next in our regular series of news reports from around the world, courtesy of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in the United States. This time we bring you a report on Christian pro baseball players in the U.S., a story about some Chinese children that had a chance to receive heart operations because of a fund-raising effort in South Korea, and an interview with some of the Columbia Space Shuttle astronauts before the accident that took their lives.
	Week 5	#906	"The Story of Mikuni Restaurant" -- *Koki & Komichi Arai* In this program, we visit a very successful and unique sushi restaurant in Sacramento, California. The restaurant features over 100 different kinds of sushi creations and the vast majority of customers are Americans. We talk with owner Kōki Arai and his wife (who are also pastoring a church) and ask them why they decided to go into the restaurant business and what their secret for business success is (Re-broadcast).

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