It was unimaginable for Sue Plumb Takamoto to be sitting across from Akie Abe, wife of Shinzō Abe. They were at lunch, where American Takamoto was describing to the First Lady of Japan her decision to move from Kobe up to Ishinomaki, 50km east of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. Takamoto moved to the small seaside … Continue reading Businesses for good: Restoring beauty, bringing hope to coastal Japan