How did you wind up in the United States as a teenager? “My paternal grandfather’s brother was a prosecutor and I thought I would follow him into public justice and defend people, but I didn’t enjoy studying. When I was a teenager I wanted to go to the United States to study. My parents told me I had to figure out how to get there myself so I applied to be an exchange student. What they did was very unusual for Japanese parents, but I am thankful for it. I wanted to go where there were no other…
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