INTERVIEWS
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
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Japan is the place I was meant to be.
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Evelyn Martinez (Mexico) Spanish/English instructor (Kumamoto) Evelyn Martinez is from Mexico. She’s been in the United States for several years and met a person she loves. She got married him and came to Japan one year ago. She is living in Kumamoto, Kyushu Region (Southern Japan) so It’s not an interview with a Tokyo resident. But she tells us the differences between Japan, Mexico and the US. How does she feel about her life in Japan? *Interview in Shibuya *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ Tokyo is too big for me. I was
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I have made all my own decisions so far. I have no regrets in my life.
日本語 Interview by Isao Tokuhashi info@myeyestokyo.com Kelly Sun (Hong Kong/Canada) Educator This summer, My Eyes Tokyo team is going to Canada, a country known for its multicultural communities. To commemorate this trip, we would like to introduce a Canadian woman who has been a friend of ours for many years. Kelly Sun, an educator and a school owner from Vancouver. She used to help us with some interviews. You can see her in the following articles: –I want to make Japan a better place with my idol group. –What does “MARU” mean? – Tell me, Japanese people! Vol.16 We had