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I don’t want to have to change my lifestyles so much because of uncertainty, because of fear.
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Kathy Bauer (USA) Educator (She’s been in Japan since 2001) A huge earthquake hit Eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. It had a magnitude of 9.0 and caused a massive tidal wave and nuclear accidents. It produced a large number of victims, and it’s also a fact that many foreigners left the country to avoid fear of radioactive fallout and aftershocks. However, we know there are many people from other countries who’ve decided to stay here. Kathy Bauer, an American woman, is one of them. She’s been teaching not only English
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I want to promote organic agricultural methods in the developing countries.
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Donald Nordeng (USA) Organic certification organization president (He’s been in Japan since ’88) These days our interest in organic products is increasing here in Japan. Japanese people are said to be those who have been enjoying the beauty of nature since the dawn of time. And especially women have a desire to maintain their healthy and beautiful skin. My Eyes Tokyo believe these are the reasons we’ve accepted human-friendly and green organic products. We’ve met Donald Nordeng, who runs an organic certification organization, when we interviewed his wife, Elok Halimah, a
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What people eat or what people drink is a window onto the culture.
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Melinda Joe (USA) Sake/food journalist （She’s been in Japan for several years） Do you like sake, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice? If so, how much do you love it? We met an American woman who really loves it enough to work for that. Melinda Joe, a sake/food journalist. She is the drinks editor for Bento.com (a website which provides you information of restaurants and bars in Japan) and a frequent contributor to publications such as CNNGo and Japan Times (One of Japan’s English newspapers). Also she writes articles