Please introduce yourself. I'm Ayuko Okuzawa, an exchange student at Northeastern University from the University of Tokyo. I'm participating in a one-year exchange program; I arrived in Boston last August and will return to Japan this April. My major at my home university is agriculture. I'm a senior affiliated with a lab where I focus on analyzing and predicting protein functions using machine learning. Reflecting this academic interest, I am also enthusiastic about computer

Could you please introduce yourself and tell us about your journey to Boston? My name is Tatsushi Izuta, but I usually go by Tachi . I chose the nickname simply because my first name is a tongue-twister for some Americans, and one of my ex-colleagues once threatened to call me “Sushi-man” otherwise! I was born and raised in Osaka and lived there until graduating from high school. I was keenly interested in studying English as a teenager and was fortunate enough to visit the U

Chris at Hiroshima Castle Please introduce yourself. My name is Christine Heaton Brown.  I was born in Pittsfield, MA in the Berkshire Hills.  After second grade, my mother and I flew to Japan (by propeller plane!) to visit my uncle in the Air Force.  It was a mind-blowing experience for an 8 year old. We stayed for 9 months, I went to school, and we studied Japanese culture once a week. Santa Claus brought me a kimono, geta (traditional Japanese wooden sandals) , and hanetsu

Please introduce yourself. Hello, I'm Ryan Patrick Barry, co-founder of Koguma Benefit Corp , an exploratory collective of American appreciators and Japanese masters of onsen culture. I grew up in the Berkshires as a child opera singer at Tanglewood before moving to New York, where I was an actor for 20 years. A circuitous life journey has led me back to the countryside of New England and deeper into those of Japan. This winter Koguma Benefit Corp. is starting with an invitat

Please introduce yourself. My name is Koji Hellman (they/he), and I’m a Japanese-Swedish graphic designer and illustrator from Seattle, WA! I’m a junior studying graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. My website is kojihellman.cargo.site and I’m @eepykeepy on Instagram! What drew you to become a member of JSB? I really wanted to become a part of a Japanese-American community in New England after moving here for college, so I decided to join