{"id":6266,"date":"2017-03-25T11:49:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T02:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T07:58:07","slug":"american-university-students-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2017\/03\/american-university-students-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"American university students&#8217; visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 24, we had a large group of American students from Northwestern University, Illinois on campus. They are visiting Japan on a cultural exchange, so along with students from our Department of Nutrition, we prepared bento lunch boxes together and enjoyed chatting over lunch. Following lunch, they went on a short tour of the university followed by a visit to some of Kitakyushu&#8217;s landmarks. Hopefully they will return next year as well.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6266 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NWU-visit-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NWU-visit-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6267\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6267'>\n\t\t\t\tThe menu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NWU-visit-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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