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The case of graphic designer Masaki Gaja is unusual. He has lived the experience of Japan in two s…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • March 24, 2023

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Alberto Izu: the human encyclopedia

There are friendships that, when talking, one tends to see in them a kind of “Human Encyclopedia.” …

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • July 6, 2022

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

Why Coach Sports? Bob Kodama’s Legacy Coaching Youth Sports

My Father, Bob Seiko Kodama, was a Nisei born in Seattle, Washington in 1931. His parents operated …

Michael Kodama • Nov. 15, 2020

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A Japanese fan with a Peruvian heart

When the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) issued a 14-month sanction that prevented the captain of …

Marjorie Reymundo Conde +1 • Sept. 21, 2018

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Thanks to life

When he turned 72 in 2013, Samuel Matsuda Nishimura published a book titled Thank You, Thank You V…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 9, 2018

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The Olympic Dream That a Group of Young Nisei Transformed into Reality in Tokyo

“We asked ourselves, how is this possible? There won’t be any Nisei at the Tokyo Olympi…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • April 6, 2018

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My Grandmother's Ozoni

“She’s making soup!” That was my mother’s and my aunts’ hint to us c…

Hudson Okada • Jan. 5, 2018

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Interview with Nahomi Kawasumi (Seattle Reign FC Footballer)

I want to play well so our fans are satisfied Nahomi Kawasumi is a member of the Seattle Reign, a …

The North American Post • Dec. 28, 2017

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Anthony Aoki, promise of Peruvian football

If soccer is the corner of optimism for Peruvians, the national team is its maximum expression. In…

Javier García Wong-Kit +1 • Sept. 18, 2017

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Nikkei Soccer Players: The Stories Behind the Ball - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Nikkei names delighted Peruvian soccer fans from the 1950s to the 1980s, and …

Javier García Wong-Kit • May 16, 2017

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