「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.

Accompanying their father on a temporary job relocation， two sisters， Mie and Ai， find themselves dismayed at the creepy vibe of their new home． The two bedrooms on the second floor in particular almost seem to be possessed． Sensing something is wrong， Mie ventures into Ai’s bedroom one day， when all of a sudden， her cell phone rings． However， the voice on the other end is disturbingly not human−like． Compounding Mie’s fear is the sudden change in the appearance of Ai， who goes from stylish and beautiful too worn out and emaciated just like that． Suspecting the mysterious phone call， Mie begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together…


※こちらの作品は英語に翻訳されたものになります。

The pressure is on for Ayako for her to win her first match as a pro golfer． Under the weight of desperation from having to please her sponsor， she heads to a high school alumni reunion for a change of pace． There， she runs into Tetsuya， a fellow golf enthusiast who once shared the dream of going pro with Ayako． Only Tetsuya， with his suit， cologne， and clean−cut visage， has gone on to become someone totally different − and proceeds to give Ayako a mouthful at the reunion． It isn’t until Ayako finds herself participating in a local match at her hometown that she realizes the value of what Tetsuya had to say．

※こちらの作品は英語に翻訳されたものになります。