20 QUESTIONS

Name: Nemo Glassman Age: 39 Nationality: American Occupation: Boutique travel, events and business consulting Likes: Delicious food Dislikes: Airport security lines and sea cucumbers 1. What first brought you to Japan? I studied aikido in high school and was always interested in the traditional culture of Japan and the language. ...

From the Olympics to English education, sociology professor Ogasawara has plenty to say about the state of Japan today.

Name: Declan Somers Age: 45 Nationality: Irish Occupation: Director, Seibo Japan Likes: Kaki-pī rice crackers, ramen, melon pan pastries, cans of highball Dislikes: Oden, oden, oden (stewed hotpot) 1. Seibo Japan is a nonprofit organizations, what does it do? We provide hot school meals every day to 14,000 kids in Malawi, ...

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