They're mine. I used to live in Japan a few years ago. I lived in Mie perfecture in the small town of Aoyama where I translated documentation between English, Japanese and Spanish for an electronics firm. Stayed for about a year, got my visa renewed, was half way through my second year when a family emergency required my return. I've been in the U.S. ever since.

wow! Now I know why you know so much about Japanese!
It sounds like you really love Japan, sorry you had to leave.
Will you have a chance to go again some day?

I'd like to think so. If not, I have my memories.

That is a nice way to look at it
Japan will always be there and so will your memories

I love Okinawa!!
The place itself is paradise but I was a little uncomfortable with the number of American servicemen there...
(I went to Japan to be around Japanese culture...)
It is also a bit difficult there now because the Americans have a bad history of raping young local girls and recently one of them killed a taxi driver so it makes it hard to be trusted by some of the people there..

If you can keep away from the Americans the place itself is quite beautiful!!!

Ummmmmm, Eric's comments are based on real events but his opinions are not neccessarily shared by the rest of us...

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