Minami is a Japanese-American member of The International, currently in Grade 10. She has been living in Yokohama for 14 years, despite being born in Connecticut, USA. She came to Sacred Heart after graduating from a Japanese local elementary school, which makes her especially aware of Japanese culture and how it is like to be in a Japanese community. She loves reading manga, her favorite being HUNTER×HUNTER by Yoshihiro Togashi. She enjoys looking at both Japanese and Western reviews for manga, because the reactions are so different between different countries. She is interested in expressing cultural differences and similarities through what she likes. This being her first year in the Journalism class, she is excited to share her ideas and realizations.