*“Nira,” pronounced “nee-ra,” is the Japanese word for garlic chives, which are different from ordinary chives. Masaaki-sama’s Sacred Word Just hearing the word “nira,” my mouth fills with the oniony smell seeping out of the nira that has gotten stuck between my teeth. My family is a huge fan of the oniony smell. When spring comes, we walk the fields looking for “nobiru” (wild onions) in search of that oniony smell. In combination with nira, the whole family is giving off this oniony smell. No matter how thoroughly we brush our teeth, I think it’s to the point where the oniony smell has penetrated to the deepest part of our teeth. It may sound a little scary, but I take pride in that we have an oniony aroma in place of perfume. I appeared to have steered things into a fishy direction (or rather, an oniony one?) . . . so now I will return to the topic at hand. In our home, eating nira over rice—nira sauteed with soy sauce and nori torn up into bite-sized pieces mixed into rice—is the obvious pick, but sometimes, my wife prepares this time’s recipe. The above-mentioned nira over rice dish with the powerful flavor of soy sauce, nira and nori packs a punch (the rice is so irresistible, it’s dangerous), but the one mixed with onion and miso sesame sauce, I’d like to highlight the sweetness. By slowly sautéing the onions and bringing out the limits of its sweetness, it’s almost enough to cause withdrawal symptoms. DANGEROUS. And added in there, a generous sprinkle of sesame seeds and on top of that, cooked-off mirin. Sweet it is, but with the great earthy taste of miso, the sweetness is bold. That being said, whether the nira is paired with nori or soy sauce or miso, the fragrant, robust flavor of nira remains. I bow my head in respect to the remarkable potential of nira to hold its own against any seasoning. For this dish, rather than serving it over rice and mixing it in, I like to fully enjoy the flavor itself followed by calmly bringing the chopsticks to the rice. And then they become one in my mouth. Nira, nira, niiira♩ Nira, nira, niiira♩ Nira, nira, niiira♫ In any case, if you are Japanese, don’t overthink it—eat rice, miso soup, seaweed and seasonal vegetables.I say it repeatedly, but now is not the time to be having an affair with bread. How long will you be aspiring to the West? Getting us to aspire to bread is exactly what the West is hoping we would do—do you not realize that this is food colonization? The spread of bread culture is linked to the consumption of Western foods—such as meat and milk (including plant-based alternatives such as soy milk) that comes with bread. Do you not understand that to have been made into “bread lovers” is a symbol of the unending postwar? Even Western vegan food like bread, soy meat and soy milk are the same. For anyone who is Japanese, now is not the time to be aspiring to those kinds of things. The excessive faith people have in protein must also be decisively done away with. The body cannot store protein—any excess becomes a burden on the internal organs. I believe without a doubt, that “shindo fuji”—the truth that seasonal and local eating rooted in the climate and terrain of one’s local region is the most beneficial for health and well-being—is aligned with God’s will. The revival of the Japanese diet is the revival of the Japanese spirit. Without it, the Japanese will not truly shine in the world. This nira dish, the kind that seems modest at first glance, will restore, alongside the true diet, the soul of the Japanese people. In turn, the divine work of World Church of Messiah will advance with thunderous, unstoppable momentum. The time for Christian Veganism from Japan to take the world by storm is NIRA! Oops, I meant, NEAR—no, NOW!――――――― Who would have thought the magical phrase “Nira, nira, niiira”—that makes you want to keep eating rice without end—existed in this world? Masaaki-sama, we are humbled beyond words. Your boundless humor never fails to draw out a smile and catches one off guard with a sudden laugh—truly dangerous! As a writer who would prefer to avoid making strange faces while trying to hold back laughter in public, I found myself thinking that this is something I would very much like to read it in a peaceful and quiet place. With the addition of slowly sautéed onions, the sweetness of the nira and onions with miso sesame sauce is a sweetness Masaaki-sama went so far as to call DANGEROUS. Mami-okusama also shared these encouraging words with us: “The sweetness just explodes!” My heart raced ahead with eagerness to make this dish without delay, and the very next moment, Masaaki-sama’s Sacred Word made me straighten up within, and it deeply impressed me. The brainwashing and imposition of values by the West has blanketed Japan, leaving it thoroughly exploited, dependent, and subjected to subordination. Japan could not have freed itself on its own from the invisible chains of what Masaaki-sama has called “food colonization.” This Sacred Word must surely be a true declaration of liberation from Masaaki-sama to the Japanese people. Does not a strong feeling well up within that we must not allow ourselves, under a food culture convenient to the West, to continue to be left spineless and robbed of the will and strength to stand on our own? With the firm belief that Christian Veganism established and advocated by Masaaki-sama is the breakthrough that will overthrow the colonial rule of food, let us too boldly serve, from our own daily tables, in the “revival of the Japanese spirit” that Masaaki-sama is carrying out. 🙌 The revival of the Japanese diet starts with us! 🙌Likes, saves and shares are most welcome ✨ <Mami-okusama’s Original Recipe> Ingredients· Nira (garlic chives) … 1 bunch (approx. 100g)· Onion … 1 medium (approx. 200g)· Sesame oil … 1 tsp· Salt … to taste Sesame Miso Sauce· Miso … 30g· Mirin … 1 Tbsp· Soy sauce … 1 tsp· Untoasted sesame seeds … 1 Tbsp Making the Sesame Miso Sauce① Toast the sesame seeds and gently grind using a mortar and pestle.② In a clay pot (saucepan type if available), heat the mirin until the alcohol evaporates. Add the soy sauce and immediately turn off the heat, then add the miso and mix until smooth.③ Add to the ground sesame seeds and mix together well. Done! Instructions① Cut the nira into 4–5 cm length pieces. Thinly slice the onion.② Heat a frying pan (iron, if available) and add sesame oil. Add the onion with a pinch of salt and slowly sauté on low heat until lightly golden.③ Turn the heat to medium, add the nira, and stir-fry briefly, just enough to retain a slight crunch.④ Toss with the sesame miso sauce and it’s done! ***About Mami-okusama (Mami Okada)Mami-okusama was born in Aichi Prefecture and was raised in a farming household. Also known as Japan’s Vegan Beauty, she is the wife of and Aide to Masaaki-sama (Masaaki Okada), World Church of Messiah’s Representative of Kyoshu. She is a vegan recipe developer focusing on the Japanese vegan diet. She is the first to establish the “vegan deco ben” (vegan decorative bento) and “vegan kyara ben” (vegan character bento) genres. Not only are they beautiful to the eye, these bento are created entirely from plant-based ingredients, in line with what Masaaki-sama teaches on the truth of food, that seasonal and local eating rooted in the climate and terrain of Japan is the most beneficial for health and well-being, that is, to eat what grows in one’s local region. Through these and also through the creation of her many original recipes, she seeks to spread the Christian vegan diet—the true healthy diet. She graduated from University of Tsukuba. During her studies there, she became actively involved in volunteer activities such as refugee support. She was also repeatedly asked to participate in the Miss Tsukuba Contest and was approached by many modeling agencies, but she declined all of these offers as she wanted to focus on refugee support activities. In recognition of her efforts in refugee support, she received the University of Tsukuba President’s Award in 2012. She holds a license to teach English to intermediate and high school students. After graduating from university, she began working for World Church of Messiah in 2013. In 2014, she married Masaaki-sama, the great-grandson of the founder of World Church of Messiah, Meishu-sama (Mokichi Okada 1882–1955), and the representative and successor of Kyoshu-sama. On May 24, 2026, on the day of Pentecost, she assumed the position of Aide to the Representative of Kyoshu. Currently, while raising three children, she is working tirelessly unlike anyone else in the practice and spread of the Christian vegan diet as taught in Masaaki-sama’s revolutionary message: “Jesus Christ was the last and ultimate sacrifice—so it is no longer necessary to eat a diet that comes with the suffering of animals.”