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Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Change in community after the collapse of Lehman Brothers (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) Since 1989 when I arrived here, the number of Brazilians has gradually increased and …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Accepted by Japanese society as I learned more Japanese (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) In my early days in Japan, when I couldn’t understand Japanese, I think that …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Challenges of Brazilian community in Japan (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) What they need to change now is how they serve customers. Of course, they …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Change of identity (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) As for my identity, I think I have been through a series of changes …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

The term Nikkei (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) It might be the thing that I hold onto. I mean, I don’t think …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

My daughter’s identity (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) I let my daughter decide it. I don’t tell her that she is Brazilian …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Starting my own business as a graphic designer after the collapse of Lehman Brothers (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) It had a big impact on Oizumi-machi. The collapse of Lehman Brothers especially had …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

On becoming a Japanese national (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) Actually, I feel like I should and can become a Japanese national any time. …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Letting people know I am from Brazil (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) In fact, when I work with Japanese companies, in such an environment where nothing …

Hirano,Paulo Issamu

Oizumi-machi is my hometown (Japanese)

Paulo Issamu Hirano October 18, 2016

(Japanese) Oizumi-machi might be the one place that I feel most strongly as my hometown. …

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