June Tagawa, an author and freelance Japanese language teacher, does not

believe in retirement, and she found a passion in the third act of her

life. June worked in the banking industry for over 10 years (Bank of

Tokyo and Royal Bank of Canada) and then became a homemaker until her

daughter entered high school. She was hired at the ASIJ-ELC and taught

there for 17 years. At present, June spends her days teaching military

personnel and motivating them with humor.