Kazuo Omori, right, and his wife, Hiroko, spent decades helping foreigners learn and master Japanese. Photo taken in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, in August (Nobuo Fujiwara)
Kazuo and Hiroko Omori are embarking on the final chapter of their decades-long mission to help foreigners learn and master Japanese.
The couple decided to resume holding their Japanese essay competition that had been put on hold earlier due to Kazuo’s health problems.
In August, the Omoris put all their activities on pause. They were quickly inundated with messages from international college students and Japanese language teachers expressing dismay at the development.
The pair are particularly well known for publishing the quarterly bulletin Nippon (Japan) dedicated to providing readers with information on Japanese culture and daily life.