Barb

Ms. Kanae Niioka (66 years old, retired preschool teacher)

Kurose-cho, Kamo-gun

Tel: 823-82-2047

Family: mother (91 years old), daughter (preschool teacher, lives separately), son (teacher, married, lives separately)

Pet: dog (mixed breed, kept outdoor)

Hobby: traveling, theatergoing, listening to music, watching TV programs on travel and nature, volunteering

Kathy

Ms. Yoshiko Koumo (57 years old, housewife)

Naka-ku, Hiroshima City

Tel: 82-243-8949

Family: Husband (62 years old, medical doctor)

Pet: 2 cats (kept indoor)

Hobby: traveling, swimming, movies

Nancy

Mr. Kenji Morita (56 years old, company employee)

Minami-ku, Hiroshima City

Tel: 82-282-1642

Family: Wife (52 years old, civil servant), child (28 years old, company employee), father (85 years old), mother (79 years old)

Pet: none

Hobby: listening to music, traveling, sports, tamasudare (bead screen)

Jenny

Ms. Mitsuyo Saito (49 years old, housewife)

Kurose-cho, Kamo-gun

Tel: 823-82-2455

Family: husband (55 years old, PE teacher), two sons (live separately)

Pet: none

Hobby: stained glass, tea ceremony

Leila

Ms. Shizuko Oshima (66 years old, housewife)

Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City

Tel: 82-278-1456

Family: daughter and her husband & child (live separately), son and his wife (livs separately)

Pet: dog (shiba, kept outdoor)

Hobby: handicraft, bowling, singing

Mary

Ms. Kyoko Fukuhara (55 years old, housewife)

Minami-ku, Hiroshima City

Tel: 82-287-2032

Family: husband (57 years old, medical doctor), daughter (26 years old, bank employee)

Pet: none

Hobby: knitting, dancing, traveling

Sam

Mari Fukui (54 years old, lecturer)

Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City

Tel: 82-273-8601

Family: husband (59 years old, company executive), 2^nd daughter (18 years old), son (16 years old)

Pet: dog (Yorkshire terrier, kept indoor)

Hobby: flower arrangement, traveling, reading books, table setting, coordinating home parties

Steve

Ms. Kiyoko Takagi (51 years old, juku owner)

Kurose-cho, Kamo-gun

Tel: 823-82-6631

Family: husband (56 years old), daughter (27 years old, dietitian)

Pet: dog (kept outdoor), cat (kept outdoor)

Hobby: movies, traveling

Rich

Mr. Nobuyuki Hayashi (58 years old, civil servant)

Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun

Tel: 82-284-9641

Family: wife (55 years old), son (29 years old)

Pet: none

Hobby: traveling, watching sports (baseball, soccer, etc.)