Kirk here reporting that the Kumanichi kindly printed my request that they refrain from calling us “YOU” and just use a straight-forward “外国人” (gaikokujin) if it’s necessary to refer to our identity as foreigners. Thanks Kumanichi!
Here’s a link to the original post from Atsuko: https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/pfbid02FMYc4N7KaZvK38zHX9jPMSR32sxm4PadjAQ7SJyb1qikH2RiiZ1FgW1g4VXp2cwjl
P.S. They featured my little letter prominently at the top of the page and didn’t cut anything! :)