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Anime, Manga and young Brazilians

It is curious that Brazilians, mostly young and largely without Japanese ancestry, have an interest…

Katsuo Higuchi • March 6, 2025

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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?

An anime helped me get recognized by a banker

My name is Arturo Wakabayashi and my Japanese name is Yoshio. It is very common in the Nikkei commu…

Arturo Wakabayashi • Nov. 20, 2024

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #90% of Us Experience Them: "Stuck Tunes..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 18, 2022

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'Hit' After Hit for Ally Maki

JA actress talks Toy Story, Asian American representation and her newest project, Hit-Monkey. Ally…

Gwen Muranaka • Dec. 9, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Way back

Recently, Ms. Yasuko found herself in a situation where she had to prove that she was... herself. H…

Stéphane Taguchi • Oct. 15, 2021

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The Shogi Challenge in Brazil

Pawn, tower, horse, bishop, and king, in Brazil, these names refer to chess pieces. Not that chess …

Henrique Minatogawa • Dec. 5, 2018

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From manga and games to caricature

Daniel Sato, 35 years old, Sansei, has a very common story among Brazilian Nikkei . He took a graph…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Nov. 24, 2017

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Sofía Pichihua, Cardcaptor Sakura collector and Guinness Record

Sofía Pichihua is not just any otaku. This manga fan, who began following the anime that aired on t…

Javier García Wong-Kit +1 • July 5, 2017

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Economist Marco Carrasco: “I have always been fascinated by Japanese culture”

Marco Carrasco Villanueva has made news in Peru. The publication on the website of his alma mater, …

Harumi Nako Fuentes +1 • April 3, 2017

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Created in 1956: "By Mitsuteru Yokoyama..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 12, 2016

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