June iNTOUCH Out Now

As the Club gears up for its annual Independence Day celebration, American Members from a number of different states recall the barbecues, parades, fireworks and local traditions that filled July Fourth parties back home in the latest issue of the Club's monthly publication, iNTOUCH.

Elsewhere in the issue, Mark Baxter previews June's Summer Beer Tasting, the perfect antidote to Tokyo's searing summer heat, Linda Schnetzer reflects on her two years as president of the Women's Group and James Fink offers his thoughts on Japan's glut of empty homes.

Check out the rest of the issue and back issues of iNTOUCH.

(Correction: on page 4 of the print issue, the liability figure should have been ¥20 billion. The number has been corrected in the digital issue.)