By Juri Dagio| Staff Writer
Word on the Street: Japanese International Students: What do you miss most from home?
Age: 22
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Major: Liberal Arts
“Convenience. From where I’m from in Tokyo, it’s very convenient. Transportation like trains and buses are convenient. I don’t have a car, bike, moped here, I take the bus all the time; it’s very unreliable.”
Sakiko Arisaka
Age: 20
Hometown: Annaka, Gunma
Major: Liberal Arts and Economics
“My mother’s dishes.”
Naru Suzuki
Age: 20
Hometown: Nagoya, Aichi
Major: Liberal Arts
“My dog.”
Nene Matsuo
Age: 20
Hometown: Sakai, Osaka
Major: Liberal Arts
“I miss my family, my mom’s cooking, and Japanese food.”
Yuka Ichige
Age: 23
Hometown: Mito, Ibaraki
Major: Hospitality and Tourism
“I’m from Japan and I miss Japanese food. Japanese people like raw eggs; I miss TKG [Tamago kake gohan]. In Hawai’i, they don’t eat raw eggs, I always want to eat one.”
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