{"id":13,"date":"2026-02-12T06:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:53:02","slug":"aboutme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/aboutme\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hello and Welcome! I\u2019m Kazu.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an 82-year-old resident of&nbsp;<strong>Kanagawa Prefecture<\/strong>&nbsp;(the Greater Tokyo Area) with a lifelong passion for connecting with the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From late February, I will be spending over two months in\u00a0<strong>Okinawa<\/strong>, enjoying the unique culture and beautiful landscapes of Japan&#8217;s southern islands. Whether I am at home or traveling, I stay active through my favorite hobbies:\u00a0<strong>golf, traveling, reading, and watching films<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2688-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500053267423774;width:258px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2688-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2688-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2688.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a snap at Fukushuen garden   <br>in Naha city , Okinawa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My Background and Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During my professional career in my late 30s, I was stationed in&nbsp;<strong>New York City<\/strong>&nbsp;for several years. That experience was transformative; it broadened my horizons and allowed me to develop a truly global mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I want to give back by utilizing that international sensibility to share authentic insights about&nbsp;<strong>Japan<\/strong>. My goal is to bridge the gap between East and West, providing readers from Europe, North America, and beyond with a local\u2019s perspective on Japanese life, culture, and hidden gems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for joining me on this journey. I look forward to sharing the beauty of Japan with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and Welcome! I\u2019m Kazu. I am an 82-year-old resident of&nbsp;Kanagawa Prefecture&nbsp;(the Greater Tokyo Area) with a lifelong passion for connecting with the world. From late February, I will be spending over two months in\u00a0Okinawa, enjoying the unique culture and beautiful landscapes of Japan&#8217;s southern islands. Whether I am at home or traveling, I stay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22621,"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/22621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/multipoints.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}