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The Japanese popcorn
The Japanese culture of popcorn apparently spread after World War II, when it was introduced to cinemas along with the American occupation forces. Maeda’s older brother is the one who is popularizing this new food culture in Japan. He forces customers to wear these strange headgear to get them into the mood. Well, Shinji had zero choice to fly without it hahahaha. You will see the video eventually. The kids enjoyed Hokkaido popcorn with Lucy for their 3 o’clock snack. It’s al

AZP
Oct 17, 20251 min read


Introduction new volunteer, Ruka!
Well, maybe we can introduce our new volunteers one by one. Couple of month ago, Ruka contacted Shinji to join the team. She flew with...
yushankou31
Aug 9, 20241 min read


Presentation to JASSW
It was the highest honor to give our presentation at Japan America society last night as a special keynote speaker. Our presentation was...
yushankou31
Apr 26, 20241 min read


Finally we can buy his book in Seattle
Kinokuniya is one of the biggest book store in Japan. Well, Shinji’s book is now selling at Kinokuniya Seattle!! Thank you for special...
puranyanko07307
Jan 31, 20231 min read


Communication over fences
After Shinji landed on Hokkaido, his home-island, his mom, brother’s family, relatives and others came to airport to see Shinji behind...
puranyanko07307
Jun 3, 20222 min read


podcast interview
Japanese podcast station interview done!! This show will be all in Japanese but you can check following link. Mr Itakura is based in Los...
puranyanko07307
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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