On the Japanese War Brides Families & Friends Facebook group page, a war bride daughter discovered that she had lived on the same naval base as another war bride daughter when they were children. They recently reunited. One daughter appears in (chapter 3) The Kids, the other in (chapter 5) BFF's; Buddhist Friends Forever.
Fumiko Sumi and Mihoko Yoshihara were acquainted in Gifu-ken where both hailed from. In the U.S. they ended up becoming neighbors and lifelong best friends united through their Buddhist beliefs.