Kimiko

In The Fifties With The Occupation Of Japan. The Korean War - This Is The Place To Be. Two Shipmates And I Rented An Old House Up In The Hills Overlooking The Bay Of Tokyo. After Two Weeks Or So The Three Of Us Are Going To See Japan. . We Got On The Bus To Go Downtown. It Stops At Every Street So We Knew It Would Reach Downtown. . We Are Then Back At The House And Our Cook Asked If We Need Someone Who Can Speak English. The Cook Went To The Neighbors And Brought Back A Young Lady. The Woman Was Around Twenty Years Old. Her Hair Was In A Ponytail And She Was Wearing A White Cotton Blouse And A Pair Of Blue Jeans. She Said Hello My Name Is Kimiko. She Could Speak English Quite Well Like An English Lady And Not Like An American. I Did Not Quite Know What To Think About That. She Said The Old Cook Said You Need A Translator And You Would Like To Go To Yokohama Is That Correct? And I Said Correct. Kimiko Offered To Be Our Translator And Guide. . However In Japan Unmarried Women Needs An Escort Before They Are Permitted To Accompany An Unmarried Man. And That'S How The Book Came To Be.