Serena Landers

Serena Landers is a young reporter for JAPAN Forward in Tokyo and a student at Wesleyan University in the United States.

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[Tokyo 2020 Countdown] Olympic Torch Relay Completes Two-Day Leg in Ibaraki Prefecture

Serena Landers July 5, 2021

Runners on July 5 in Ibaraki include Shotaro Yo, a visually-impaired shamisen player, and...

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The Adventure of Returning to Japan on the Eve of the Olympics

Serena Landers June 25, 2021

As restrictions and quarantine measures for entering Japan are getting stricter, this is the...

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Behind Tokyo 2020: Counterfeit Market Proliferates while Official Goods are Only Available in Japan

Serena Landers June 24, 2021

Official merchandise brought $31 million USD in revenue from the 2016 Rio Olympics and...