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Ginyu Igei arrived in Peru with the halo of sensei. A teacher in his native Okinawa, the 26-year-o…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 18, 2023

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The way to play

The years are what prolong our daily lives and teach us to continue fighting on the path of hope. A…

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • Dec. 1, 2022

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Passport Studio: The challenge of imagination

Many entrepreneurship stories begin like this: a group of friends gets together to start a project …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Oct. 25, 2022

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Fernando Iwasaki: a historian anchored in literature

Anchored more than 25 years ago in a town in Seville, the Peruvian writer Fernando Iwasaki (Lima, …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Aug. 10, 2022

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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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Marisa Matsuda: Shaping her ideals

Her life has passed between art and highly competitive sports, with notable breaks that she has ded…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 7, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020: trust and mutual aid against coronavirus

In December, after almost nine months, I met up with several friends on two occasions, both in open…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Dec. 28, 2020

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My first surname (unpronounceable for some call center workers) has always raised a series of quest…

Yuri Sakata Gonzáles +1 • June 24, 2020

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Warike Nikkei: a popular secret

Cooking has something of a mystery when it surprises with peculiar recipes that seek to be inimitab…

Javier García Wong-Kit +1 • Dec. 23, 2019

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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

Kohatsu's Elena Yoshida: a heroine among heroes

“By her works you will know her.” And because of their virtues, I think we can even come to admire…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Aug. 2, 2019

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Ginyu Igei: the teacher, the lighthouse