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At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the local Japanese community supported Japan in various ways. Not only di…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • May 5, 2017

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Footballer

One day it hit me: all my friends knew how to play soccer—except me. And that got me thinkin…

Hudson Okada • March 31, 2017

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Nikkei Soccer Players; The Stories Behind the Ball - Part 1

Passion for soccer knows no boundaries and has become widespread among descendants of the Japanese …

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 15, 2017

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Japan vs. Brazil?

In August 2016, Rio de Janeiro will host the Summer Olympic Games. As the athletes prepare to compe…

Henrique Minatogawa • June 21, 2016

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Issey Nakajima-Farran's Wild Ride: Becoming a Professional Soccer Player

During Issey Nakajima-Farran’s very first soccer game, he scored a goal. But there was one pr…

Luke Galati • Jan. 2, 2015

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TV With Grandpa

My maternal grandfather was born in Japan, in Nagasaki prefecture. In Brazil, he lived in the count…

Henrique Minatogawa • Oct. 17, 2014

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

World Cup: Even Twenty Years Later, It was a Night to Remember

July 16, 1994. We were in São Paulo, Brazil. We being, Curt, Grace, Chris, Ruth, Albert, Dar…

John Katagi • June 10, 2014

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