HELEN TAKEUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Toyoko Takeuchi of Kapolei poses outside the entrance of Kau Kau Aloha Cafe near Shin Kamagaya station in Chiba prefecture, Japan.

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