KUALA LUMPUR: Driven by a lack of information in Japanese and a profound fascination with Malaysia, two women from the Land of the Rising Sun embarked on an initiative nearly a decade ago to pen articles about Malaysia in their native language.
Aki Uehara, 45 , and Oto Furukawa, 51 , with Malaysian actors Sharifah Amani dan Iedil Putra at a theatre event in Japan in 2018 that involved a collaboration between Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia. - Photo: Bernama
When contacted by Bernama, Aki, who speaks fluent Malay, said that they have authored over 100 articles about Malaysia, initially published in print media like newspapers and magazines before switching to an online platform in 2022, accessible at https://hatimalaysia.com/. "We used to distribute these newspapers and magazines in Malaysian restaurants, the Malaysian Embassy, and the Malaysian Tourism Office in Tokyo, as well as selected bookstores. But in 2022, we decided to publish all our Malaysia-related articles on the online portal," she said.
"Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, we still conducted online interviews through platforms like Zoom. Likewise here, whenever events are held at the Malaysian Embassy or any Malaysia-related gatherings such as the International Film Festival, I will go find material that can be written,” Aki said. According to her, she lived with a foster family from a Felda settlement, where daily communication was entirely in Malay, which played a key role in her gradual and informal learning of the language.
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