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Mami Maruko
Staff writer Mami Maruko writes stories about the international community in Japan, including profiles of Tokyo-based ambassadors and international marriages. She received education in Japan, England and the U.S. She graduated from Goldsmiths College, University of London, with a masters degree in Theater Arts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Nov 27, 2012
Expert laments Japan's limits on craft beer culture
Ry Beville's love of craft beer has developed into an occupation in which he publishes Japan's only bilingual craft beer magazine.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OUR MAN IN TOKYO
Nov 20, 2012
Envoy acts as bridge between Japan, Armenia
It didn't come as much of a surprise to Grant Pogosyan when the offer came to him from the Armenian government to become his home country's ambassador to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2012
Kids from Tohoku get some Christmas cheer
Elementary school children from the Tohoku region and Tokyo gathered Wednesday at a Tokyo hotel to decorate Christmas trees with sweets to cheer up young survivors of the March 11, 2011, disasters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Nov 13, 2012
Print engineer slows down international nomad
Nara native Atsushi Takagi and Mihaela Serbulea from Bucharest met in 2003 when Mihaela gave a lecture on SARS for an international exchange organization in which Atsushi is a member.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Oct 23, 2012
Leadership development meeting draws Girl Scouts from around world
No matter what nationality you are, it's likely that several times in your life you have come across a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout dressed in that unique uniform — be it a friend or someone else from the community.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 16, 2012
Well-traveled Brit wins woman with 'cheeky smile'
Dave Greatbanks of England met his future wife, Mimari, in 2000 when he was teaching English at a language school in Niigata that she attended once a week after work.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Sep 25, 2012
Cheers! Wine shop serves as a bridge for couple
Jamie Paquin and Nozomi Mihara, who jointly own an all-Canadian wine shop that opened in Tokyo last year, met by chance at a cafe six years ago.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 11, 2012
Hotelier sees disaster bring out best in Japanese
As a veteran of the tourism and hotel industries in Japan for more than two decades, Tony Virili says he will "never forget" what took place at one of his firm's franchise hotels in Sendai on March 11, 2011.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Aug 28, 2012
American photojournalist combines traditional with modern in daily life
Everett Brown's lifestyle is a reflection of his philosophy on life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 7, 2012
American photographer recounts childhood in wartime Karuizawa
Hungarian-American photographer Tom Haar, 71, who spent several years of his childhood in wartime Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, says he wants to help promote the resort area once again "as an international cultural community."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 31, 2012
Kindergartners get language boost with English immersion program
An American English teacher tells a class of 5-year-old Japanese children, each with a whiteboard and pen in hand: "Let's write down the sentence, 'I am hot.' "
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Jul 24, 2012
Psychology, counseling interests unite couple
Japanese-American John Shiomi, 40, and his wife, Misako, 32, met in the city of Fukuoka in January last year. Misako had posted a message about wanting a friend in the online version of Fukuoka Now, a free publication for foreigners in the area.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 21, 2012
Architect builds Heart House for 3/11 survivors
When Richard Bliah visited Ishinomaki last August after the coastal city in Miyagi Prefecture was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the veteran French architect was quite sure many residents lost not only family and friends but also the "network of people living in the same area" —...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jul 10, 2012
Scholar urges fresh look at rich Ainu heritage
Shunwa Honda, a renowned scholar of indigenous ethnic groups, emphasizes that the Japanese people need to create a stage for the nation's indigenous Ainu, who "still suffer from not having their voices heard properly in society."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Jul 3, 2012
All systems go for happy international campers
Shiro Matsuoka, 39, from Kawasaki, and Zhang Yi, 33, who hails from Changchung, China, first met in 2004 when they were working part-time at a McDonald's in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2012
Japan also has stake in universal rights, says ex-Congo child soldier
Michel Chikwanine, a university student in Canada who was once a child soldier in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has suffered things no ordinary Japanese child will ever have to.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Jun 12, 2012
Couple move to the beat of a different drum
American Chris Holland and Lisa Kakinoki from Yokohama, both 26, first met in 2006 when they were studying at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
May 22, 2012
'Cutest' girl counsels 'distinguished' Ohioan to aisle
Nicholas Canalos, 31, from Ohio, and Akiko, 29, who hails from Saitama Prefecture, both studied and aspired at university to become English teachers — in their respective home countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
May 15, 2012
Olympus fiasco was 'lost opportunity'
Waku Miller, a resident of Tokyo for over 30 years and a veteran translator who recently served as a spokesman for Michael C. Woodford — former president and CEO of Olympus Corp. — said he found it odd how indifferent major Japanese shareholders were even after a massive loss coverup by the camera...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2012
Manila envoy cites caregiver snags, 3/11 dispatch
The Philippine ambassador to Tokyo hopes bilateral labor exchanges expand — in particular nurses and other caregivers coming to Japan under a free-trade accord — as part of the efforts to deepen economic relations.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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