Aurora Mizutani, born Dupelola Osaretin Ajala, known as Dupelola Ajala, daughter of Olabisi Ajala.

Aurora Mizutani, originally named Dupelola Osaretin Ajala, is the daughter of the esteemed journalist Olabisi Ajala. In 2012, she embraced her passion for storytelling by writing and publishing her debut children’s illustrated storybook, “Little Boy & Mr Scary Snake,” through Ajala Legacy Forum Publishing House. At the time, Aurora was still married to her first husband and chose to publish the book under the pseudonym D. A-Gravill, which reflects her ex-husband’s surname. Additionally, she has penned her memoirs, sharing her life experiences in a book that shares the same title as her father’s work. Her autobiographical piece, “An African Abroad,” was also released by Ajala Legacy Forum Publishing House. In 2016, Aurora married a Japanese national and adopted the name Aurora Mizutani. Her father’s journey began in North Africa, where Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala was born. Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala made a remarkable journey to America, achieving significant success along the w...

The most disconcerting thing about a Japanese funeral, for foreigners to comprehend, becomes apparent when the time comes to handle the charred bones of the recently deceased. Teruo’s funeral service I attended one of these functions when my Japanese father-in-law Teruo died in 2017. A likeable man, who spoke very little, Teruo was a Second World War veteran. I was sorry to see him go, but at the venerable age of ninety-four years, I realised his time had come. Aurora Mizutani’s husband with father Teruo, 2017 Teruo’s son’s reaction to the passing of their father was pragmatic. My husband, who was sixty years old at the time, comes from a culture with an understandably resigned attitude to the passing of time and its inevitable conclusion. Teruo with his son and his daughter-in-law Aurora Mizutani On the day of Teruo’s funeral, I was at the ceremony with my husband. We arrived at the wake the night before. The wake and the funeral were being held in Kobe. Our aeroplane landed in Osaka ...