「あなた」が、自分に与えられた一日を精一杯たいせつに過ごせば、世界は70億分の1だけよくなる。そうした人が2人、3人と増えていくにつれて、世界は少しずつよくなっていく、その鍵を握るのが、今日が輝く「10の問いかけ」であり、これを日々、自分自身に問いかけていこう――本書はこうしたメッセージがこめられた、自己啓発的な絵本です。旅人と青年によるストーリーと共に出てくる、「あなたは、今、笑顔ですか？」「あなたにとって、たいせつな人はだれですか？」といった「10の問いかけ」に答えながら読み進めることで、小学高学年から大人まで、老若男女が今日を生きるヒントを自然に得られるように工夫されています。日英完全対訳です。

【英訳】
If you honored your day every day and lived each day mindfully　the world would be better for one-seven-billionth. If two people　three people and even more people tried to do so　the world would become better little by little. The key is “The Ten Questions” to make your day shine　and they are for you to ask every day. This book is a self-enlightening picture book with the above message. People of all ages from the 5th and the 6th graders of elementary schools to adults　both men and women　and　young and old can get some hints to live a better day naturally once they answer to “The Ten Questions” such as “Are you smiling now？”　“Who are those whom you care about？” and so on　as they go through a story of a traveler and a young man. All the content is in both Japanese and English.

Having finally entered a period of tranquility， the Edo Shogunate is on the verge of changing dynasties from the 6th Shogun， Tokugawa Ienobu， to the 7th Shogun， Ietsugu Tokugawa． Amidst this change， Ejima， a palace maid renowned for her classical beauty， rises to a position of authority within the palace． Despite her accomplishments， however， the still−young Ejima felt pangs of longing inside． This is not unnatural， of course − with her and her fellow maids trapped inside the palace for the remainder of their existence， it’s as if they’re living simply to enjoy the opportunity to visit their families granted to them once a year． One day on such an outing， Ejima finds herself invited to a play by the palace tailor． Little did she know that she would be exposed to the gorgeous， masculine actor Ikushima − a meeting that would change her life forever．

※こちらの作品は英語に翻訳されたものになります。

After being suddenly dumped by her ex simply because he “found another woman，” Haruka officially swore off men and love in general． It is little surprise， then， that her job at a marriage counseling center is getting on her nerves more and more with each passing day． One day， Haruka finds herself with a brand−new boss − a handsome but insufferable guy who suddenly calls her “ugly” to her face！ It isn’t long before Haruka and her new boss are at each other’s throats every day， until finally， when on the verge of deciding she’s had enough， she commits herself to showing him what’s she’s really made of！ The hard part is that she has to act in the part of a “stand−in” at a matchmaking party to do it！

※こちらの作品は英語に翻訳されたものになります。