Jean Pearce, who for decades helped Japan¡¯s foreign community feel more at home in their adopted country through her Readers¡¯ Exchange and Getting Things Done columns in The Japan Times, passed away peacefully on June 14 at the age of 96 in Washington, D.C.

An obituary written by Jean¡¯s son Laer is posted here.

Lifelines columnist Louise George Kittaka¡¯s tribute to Jean Pearce can be found here.