Where do you live in Japan? Is Yumi a common name? I mentioned you to my boyfriend, who was born in Youokoska when his father was in the military, and they had a family friend named Yumi. I thought that was neat. How old are your children? I have 5 year old twins, a son and a daughter.

By Wahoo on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 11:31 pm:

Yes, It is a common name. You can pronounciate it like YOU and ME! This is how I always tell English speaker to remember my name.
I live in Saitama. Yokosuka is right behind Tokyo from here!
My kids are 7yrd DS and 9 yrd DD.