I lived in Hawaii for 14 years, in a suburb of Tokyo for 17 years and Kobe and Ashiya for 3 years. Speak basic Japanese. Studied French but forget most of it. Like horses and cats. And some dogs. Write fiction, creative non-fiction, drama. Not a poet.
If you have ever been published in the Abiko Quarterly Japan, now known as the Abiko Annual, edited and published by Dr. Tatsuo Hamada, please contact me at realhope@mts.net