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As has happened in other countries, Covid-19 hit Brazil in a devastating way, showing those who did…

Katsuo Higuchi • May 25, 2020

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The Feelings of a Japanese Person Who Became a Foreigner: A Long, Endless Journey - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can someone be trusted as a Japanese person just because they have Japanese ci…

Masayuki Fukasawa • May 20, 2020

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The Feelings of a Japanese Person Who Became a Foreigner: A Long, Endless Journey - Part 1

The feeling of relief when I see the "Welcome Home" sign at Narita International Airport …

Masayuki Fukasawa • May 19, 2020

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ITADAKIMASU, GOCHISOSAMA and other values

Matías, who happens to be our Argentine son-in-law, the first time he was at our house he wa…

Katsuo Higuchi • May 4, 2020

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From Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer to Ceramic Sculptor, Moji Ochayashiki - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> After serving as a volunteer in the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, he …

Masayuki Fukasawa • March 19, 2020

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From Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer to Ceramic Sculptor, Moji Ochayashiki - Part 1

After finishing the visit to the company, I casually looked at the used book section at the entran…

Masayuki Fukasawa • March 18, 2020

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

"Collaboradores Conference 2018" and visit to local Japanese communities in Brazil

At the end of August 2018, I had the opportunity to attend an international symposium called "…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • March 16, 2020

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Stereotype, the mistake of thinking that all Nikkei are the same

When the subject is society, we automatically talk about history. Human relationships are analyzed …

Tatiana Maebuchi • Dec. 30, 2019

Brazil stereotypes

The Road to the Olympic Games

Never Give Up: Jessica Yamada By the end of July 2020, the world’s attention should be focus…

Henrique Minatogawa • Dec. 6, 2019

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Reflections of a three-time immigrant Japanese mother: Globalization and identity on-the-move

Figuring out my own identity is a challenge, and I believe I am not alone. Most of us have probab…

Anna Okada Sera • Nov. 11, 2019

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