Silverado High School senior Carmine Aitala, 17,shows a letter from his Japanese pen pal, Kana …

Silverado High School senior Carmine Aitala, 17,shows a letter from his Japanese pen pal, Kanata Ijichi, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, during a Japanese class at the high school in Las Vegas. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto