The 13 Josai Gakuin High School students who visited Sweet Home July 13-25 put on a talent show during a potluck at the home of one of the local host families near the end of their visit. Above, Mio Ichikawa, 16, right, demonstrates an akido self-defense move with Chiharu Injima, 17, who played the “assailant,” as classmates, some dressed in special yellow happi jackets used in school sports festivals, watch.
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