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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 / MIXED MATCHES
Sep 27, 2011
Jamaica coffee, music recipe for success
Yukiko Ariga, 39, a Tokyo native, visited Jamaica, where her friend was living, twice on holiday because she loved reggae music. Eventually, she decided that she wanted to do something different in her life, so she went to live and work in the Caribbean nation in 1998.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Sep 20, 2011
Juvenile issues bring couple together
Vincent Marx, 47, from the U.S. state of Washington, and his wife Emiko, a Tokyo native, first met at a juvenile detention center in Seattle in 1992.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 13, 2011
Swede on mission to help Japan seniors
Gustav Strandell believes that if there is something good about his home country, Sweden, that he can bring to Japan, it's the concept and some of the technical skills of its social welfare system developed over its 100-year-plus history as an aging society.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Aug 23, 2011
Helping Brazilian kids master local life
Tetsuyoshi Kodama, a second-generation Japanese-Brazilian, became the first foreign national to pass the taxi driver test in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1991.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 13, 2011
Camp builds confidence through creativity
At first glance, it may be hard to imagine that the children singing and jumping around at a gymnasium at Tokyo International School in Minato Ward have been separated from their parents and live in children's homes.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Aug 2, 2011
Embassies, educational groups get 'stamp' of approval from students
If you're a Japanese student interested in studying at a foreign university, it might be best to start preparing early.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 26, 2011
Tokyo summer festivals offer taste of faraway lands without the travel
One does not have to travel to another country to get to know its people and culture. Summer festivals being organized by embassies of several nations and other groups in Tokyo in the coming weeks can offer that taste of life abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jul 12, 2011
Youth said to need voice, opinions
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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Jul 5, 2011
North America midway destination
Kim and Junko Knudsen's house is full of American primitive country decor they brought back from their honeymoon in the U.S. South. The couple love country music, too, and plan to live in the United States or Canada in the near future.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 2, 2011
Aid-givers sending used bikes to disaster zone
Among the numerous nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations that delivered basic necessities like food and clothes to tsunami-devastated areas in the Tohoku region, the NPO Bikes for Japan did its part by delivering refurbished bicycles to survivors living in shelters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jun 28, 2011
Travel writer gets intimate with Japan
Freelance travel writer Beth Reiber knows Tokyo inside out — maybe much more than most Tokyoites.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jun 21, 2011
Poet draws on senses to give words life
American poet Arthur Binard is alert to the world around him. His interests range from trees and insects to bicycles, kotatsu (heater tables) and nuclear energy.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jun 7, 2011
Book readings for children capture kids' imaginations
"Let me read you a picture book in Dutch," said Rudie Filon, the Dutch counselor of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan as he began reading the popular picture book "Jip and Janneke" in Dutch. Children and their parents' eyes lit up, and even the smallest of the kids listened attentively to...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
May 24, 2011
Polyglot comfortable between cultures
Alessandro Gerevini, an Italian writer and translator who has lived and worked in Japan for 16 years, believes that Japanese and Italian cultures have a lot in common.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 17, 2011
Dutch architect making a difference
Right after the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, the small Pacific coastal town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, was almost wiped out by the massive tsunami. Hundreds of its residents were killed, while many of the survivors lost family members, their houses and jobs.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
May 10, 2011
Culinary expedition explores cultures
People often get to know about another country's culture through its cuisine -where the ingredients come from, how the dishes are cooked and how the dishes originated.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
May 3, 2011
Pair go together like pasta, dessert
"People around us tell us that we're like meoto-manzai (stand up comedians). We're always surrounded by laughter," says Atsuko Nonogaki Planeta, 43.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2011
Japan firms ignore foreign media at own peril: expert
Japanese companies need to improve their communication with the foreign media when attempting to expand their presence in overseas markets, says a Tokyo-based expert in corporate public relations.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Apr 19, 2011
Architects, artists converge to brainstorm disaster relief
The 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills complex in downtown Tokyo was filled Saturday night with a high-spirited, energetic atmosphere as people gathered for a charity event to raise donations for survivors of the quake- and tsunami-ravaged Tohoku region.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Apr 12, 2011
Classics scholar seeks to repay debt
When the earthquake and tsunami hit the northeast on March 11, Robert Campbell, an Irish-American scholar of Edo Period to early Meiji Era literature, was in Tokyo.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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