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Hello everyone,

1. My name is Emiko Mannen, place of origin is Shizuoka Prefecture (at the foot of Mt. Fuji), and anything that characterizes me...I am a graduate student, a full-time employee, and a mother of two children. Balancing my career, studies, and family life can at times be very challenging, but these experiences have shaped who I am.

2.My academic field is a management of dairy cows. My doctoral study theme is "The Relationship Between Dry-period Management and Reproductive Performance after Calving in Dairy Cows." . The most interesting aspect of my work at the moment…I am particularly curious about why these differences can continue to affect their health and reproductive performance even after calving.

I hope my research will help us better understand individual differences among dairy cows and improve their management.

3. Any food or cultural events that you had recently and were impressed. Recently, I had the opportunity to harvest rice by hand using a sickle in a traditional terraced rice field.

I carefully cut the rice plants one by one with my children and local people. It was a wonderful experience that allowed me to appreciate the hard work behind rice production.

Harvesting the rice by hand was very hard work, but the experience of gathering the food we eat, set against a beautiful rural landscape, taught both me and my children about the importance of food and the value of preserving our traditions.

Thank you for reading.

I look forward to learning together with you all.