Aki Uehara, 45 (left), and Oto Furukawa, 51 (right), with Malaysian actors Sharifah Amani (second from right) dan Iedil Putra at a theatre event in Japan in 2018 that involved a collaboration between Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia. - Photo: Bernama
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.
Uehara was picked as one of the translators for Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza when the legendary Malaysian singer attended the second Asean-Japan Music Festival in Tokyo on Oct 4, 2018. - Photo: BernamaAki Uehara, 45, and Oto Furukawa, 51, rose to the occasion like self-appointed ambassadors by actively writing articles about Malaysia, covering a swathe of categories such as food, culture, entertainment, movies and interesting destinations here, using the moniker of "WAU", which is a traditional Malaysian kite.
