I realized the convenience store cashier might be recognizing me when he stopped asking whether I needed a bag, nodding in ...

A year abroad as a Japanese exchange student is equal parts exhilarating and intimidating. One of the most stressful things ...

Understanding how dating works in a different country can be difficult — especially if mixed signals are in the equation. “Did you know we don’t really have a talking stage in Japan? But we do in ...

Zach Peck was in the shower at his host family’s home in Fukui, Japan, when the 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on March 11. “It was about 3:30 p.m. [Japan time] and I was doing ...

A long-time school program is again gifting its students with a once-in-a-lifetime cultural exchange experience. For more ...

SUMMER? WILL THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD SISTER CITY PROGRAM IS LOOKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A CHAPERON TO PARTICIPATE IN A THREE WEEK STUDENT EXCHANGE VISIT TO JAPAN. JOINING US THIS MORNING, MAYOR ...

After a three-year hiatus because of COVID-19, Pensacola and its Japanese sister city, Gero, have resumed student exchange visits just in time to mark the program's 30th anniversary. The ...

Stephen Rutherford, a volunteer with the nonprofit cultural exchange program Youth for Understanding, has hosted more than 20 exchange students. Welcoming these exchange students, Rutherford says, is ...