Japanese Major Student Published in Japanese Newspaper

Leah Okamura Published Article
函館新聞　2021年8月19日掲載                                                                                                                                              Hakodate Shimbun Published on August 19, 2021 ​

Leah Okamura, a Japanese major student (Class of 2023) at AMES, participated in Japanese-English Conversation Table hosted by Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF), and her essay was published in Hakodate Shimbun (Hakodate Newspaper)!

In her essay, Leah discusses how depopulation is currently impacting many areas in Japan, such as Hakodate. She explores the reasons as to why Hakodate’s population is shrinking and how this is affecting the local communities and infrastructure. As a daughter of a local, she considers how she can protect the culture and history of Hakodate.