Japanese students Kanta Shimomura, left, and Takahiro Ide, right, speak with Debi Gray, center left, and Roberta Burke, center right, at Peabo…

Japanese students meet with residents at Peabody Place in Franklin on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Japanese students Ibuki Tsutsumi, left, and Katsuki Minami, right speak with Maria Glorioso at Peabody Place in Franklin on Friday afternoon. …