Lauren Rose Kocher grew up in a small town in Indiana, but her interest in Japan started early. In college, that curiosity took shape: she studied Japanese at the University of Chicago and spent a summer in Hokkaido. After graduating, she moved to Japan in 2

Lauren Rose Kocher grew up in a small town in Indiana, but her interest in Japan started early. In college, that curiosity took shape: she studied Japanese at the University of Chicago and spent a summer in Hokkaido. After graduating, she moved to Japan in 2  LinkedIn


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