by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 24, 2026 | Family, Retirement
Retiring, clearing an office of years of accumulation may be bittersweet, but it often yields unexpected treasures. I have noted in an earlier post the letter I received from my high school teacher, Mr. Takacs. (Actually, it was a letter from me to me!) The other day,... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Oct 22, 2025 | Family
Prologue: Joy Copeland Lineback spent the first seven years of her life primarily in Fukuoka, Japan. In an earlier post, she described a few of her memories. In this post, she tells us what it was like to go to school on an American airbase in Occupied Japan. Children... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Oct 8, 2025 | Family
Prologue Recently, I’ve posted interviews on this site with my sister, Beth Copeland. I’m fortunate to have three older sisters! I decided I would share more about my other sisters. Next, I’ll give Joy Copeland Lineback her turn. When I was growing up, Joy was the... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Mar 13, 2024 | Japanese Culture
If you like creepy, spooky things—ghosts, goblins, and shapeshifters—Japan is the place to be! For centuries the Japanese have enjoyed tales of mysterious happenings: umbrellas and tea pots with a will of their own; foxes that transform into alluring women and spiders... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Aug 16, 2023 | Japanese Culture
Award-winning author Karen Hill Anton is an extraordinary person. Originally from New York City, she moved to the countryside of Shizuoka, Japan in the mid-1970s with her husband William, also a New Yorker. They have lived there ever since, raising four lovely...
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