Ocha Cups for Christmas
"In a culture where giving is tradition, she could only take."
It is Christmas in Japan and Karen, an American exchange student, is miserably homesick, in spite of the kindness of the Japanese couple she lives with.
"In a culture where giving is tradition, she could only take."
It is Christmas in Japan and Karen, an American exchange student, is miserably homesick, in spite of the kindness of the Japanese couple she lives with.
Emily Harrison
Karen
Tohoru Masamune
Mr. Tomori
Takayo Fischer
Mrs. Ishikawa
Toshi Toda
Mr. Ishikawa
Kei Ogawa
Ayumi
Noriko Iwasaki
Mia
Yukari Black
Waitress
Sachiyo K
Love Hotel Clerk
Sachi Kikuchi
Nanako
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