In 1988, Yuki Takai, a native of Kyoto, and Jonathan Nordhausen from St. Paul, Minn., met in Atlanta while working for Yusen Air and Sea Service Co.
Being in the delivery business, a lifetime of love and happiness might have been delivered to both Nordhausen, then an export manager, and Takai, who worked in sales, when they married in Georgia in 1994.
Their journey has now taken them to Tokyo, where they moved from San Diego with their 13-year-old daughter, Gretchen, in January. Takai works as managing director for business development for United Parcel Service of America. Nordhausen, who has worked for several freight forwarders, takes care of their home in Japan.