元谷芙美子的自传称，夫妇俩来自靠近日本海的农村地区福井，是在当地一个小型地方信用合作社工作的时候相识的。

The Motoyas hail from Fukui, a rural area on the Sea of Japan, where they met while working at a small local credit union, according to Ms. Motoya's autobiography.

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在我们最初相识的时候我记得，他带我出去约会。

And when we first met, one of the things that I remember is that he took me out on a date.

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他们相识的时候，女的8岁，男的10岁。

They met when she was 8 and he was 10.

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