Silverado High School junior Ian Underwood, 16, shows a letter from his Japanese pen pal, Taich …

Silverado High School junior Ian Underwood, 16, shows a letter from his Japanese pen pal, Taichi Inakazu, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, during a Japanese class at the high school in Las Vegas. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto