The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg has been involved since 1996 in this project in Greene County. The County celebrates their 250th anniversary with a pretty nice web site. Some folks aren't happy with the cost of education in Council Rock School District. Find out who they are, and what they do. They're working together to appreciate Japanese culture.
Site is in Japanese and English.
Even though it's under construction, there's good info in there. The online zine published independently by students at Penn State.