KOBE -- When Mineko Furusawa visited Brisbane in 1965, she never thought she would end up devoting the rest of her life to fostering better Japan-Australia relations.
Mineko Furusawa, 91, vice chairwoman of the Kobe Japan-Australia SocietyThe Australian government will present Furusawa with an award Friday in Osaka for nearly 40 years of work improving the ties between the two countries through the Kobe Japan-Australia Society, which she founded.