Katsuo Higuchi
@katsuohiguchiA Nisei native of Tupã, São Paulo State, he holds a Law degree, specializing in Labor Relations. Over the course of 50 years, he worked as an executive and entrepreneur in the Human Resources field. A Business Consultant, he’s also a columnist for the newspaper Nippo Brasil.
Updated June 2017
Stories from This Author
A Precious … and Delicious Legacy
Sept. 20, 2017 • Katsuo Higuchi
The life of Ms. Aiko, a pleasant and hyperactive obatiam who, to this day, at age 96, provides a lesson in vigor and joy of living, would serve very well as inspiration for a book. She was even the subject of a brief article in this newspaper last July, in addition to having been interviewed by the Japanese TV station NHK and the French newspaper Le Monde. Besides, she has been mentioned in several publications. Having lived in Brazil for …
I went to Japan when I was 6 years old, studied and graduated. Today I am a Japanese citizen
Aug. 28, 2017 • Katsuo Higuchi
The story of Clayyton, Sansei, now 28 years old, is yet another example of young Brazilians who left Brazil in the 80s and 90s, heading to the Japanese archipelago in hopes of a better life. Unlike their grandparents who arrived in our country at the beginning of the 20th century, as eager immigrants looking for new opportunities and “riches” as the Japanese authorities proclaimed at that time, the “dekasseguis” here had to make the opposite journey, seeking Japan as a …
Co-Housing, the dream come true for a group of Brazilian Nikkei
July 31, 2017 • Katsuo Higuchi
Nikkeis from São Paulo are able to put into practice a dream cherished by many today, especially those who are close to their long-awaited retirement. Living in a large metropolis, who hasn't thought about living in a pleasant place, away from the hustle and bustle, perhaps in a quiet condominium or some corner where a true sense of community would be a priority? And this aspiration is strengthened more clearly by realizing that, in the future, children will have to …
Brazilian families in Japan - The (difficult) fight for integration
July 10, 2017 • Katsuo Higuchi
As a Nisei, I am proud of my origins and I highly value the principles and values I received from my grandparents and my parents, who, despite their simplicity and the painful and humble life they had, transmitted to us valuable concepts about honesty, dedication, discipline. And, admiration for Japanese culture. Consequently, any news about disagreements, dissatisfaction and conflicts involving the Japanese-Brazilian population in Japan causes me discomfort. With the advent of the “dekasseguis” phenomenon that began more or less …
KNOWING HOW TO AGE... is an art
June 16, 2017 • Katsuo Higuchi
AIKO was just six years old when he disembarked with his parents and three other siblings in the Port of Santos (SP), in 1927, from distant Japan. Only his older brother did not accompany them because he was attending college. At that time, it was said in Japan that Brazil was a huge country, with a lot of land, a very good place, with a lot of riches. Still a child, illiterate and with a world of unknowns and fears …
