Virtual holiday tastes of the world
No one I know is traveling internationally these days, except in their imagination or through fond memories. My last big trip, one year ago, was […]
Japan
Japan, U.S. pen pals meet – 40 years later
When Tetsuji Ogawa of Japan recently visited the United States for the first time, his destination was Wisconsin and he brought along a 40-year-old state […]
Women of Wings link Wisconsin, Japan
When I flew to Japan last year – my first Asian trip – I expected to be amazed, impressed and perhaps overwhelmed by the differences […]
Japan foreign exchange full of goodwill
CHIBA, Japan – For Hiroshi Ebihara, it was “an honor and once-in-a-lifetime experience” to show his country to Americans. For me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime way […]
Stay or go? Japan plans remain in place
One of my toughest deadlines lately had nothing to do with writing. Less than two days into the war with Iraq, 12 women in Wisconsin […]