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Dear Everyone -
Have you visited the "Episode" page on this website?
My brother, Mino, passed away on May 10th, 2004 in Melbourne, Australia and we had a memorial service on May 12th. He was cremated and we brought back his ashes to our hometown and buried him there. On June 19th, 2004, Mino's friends, teachers and editor, organized the event "Talking with HOKARI Minoru" at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.
As you know, he corresponded all his friends by e-mail during his illness, was encouraged by their love and support, continued to write until his passing. The invites for this event were sent to all the people on this original mailing list of Mino's. About 100 messages came to the organizer and were given to me and my parents. At that time, it was so hard for us to read all the kind messages and I had to stop since my tears were pouring out. It is still hard even now, but since then, we always wanted to share these messages with you in some way.
It has been 6 years and as I see myself still writing to you and the photo exhibition has been successful, I decided to introduce some messages on the Episode page on the website. Please contact me at info@hokariminoru.org if you prefer to be anonymous. I can use initials instead.
I still need more episodes for this page. As Mino said "Life is not about how long you live, but about how deeply you live," it does not matter if you know him for a very brief period. Any episode, short or long, is deeply appreciated. It is time to share your memory, how Mino lived his life, what he said in the conversation with you at a coffee shop, with those who have never met Mino. Thanks always.
Yuki Hokari