Search | Journal | Discover Nikkei

Journal Search

Keywords

Tag

Series

Author

The Subject: Banzai, Jorge J. Okubaro!

Born in Araraquara in 1946, Jorge Junzi Okubaro is a multifaceted intellectual with a diverse aca…

Meiry Mayumi Onohara • Jan. 8, 2025

Brazil families family histories genealogy identity Kachigumi (victory group) Okinawans Shindo Renmei (organization) Uchinanchu World War II

SHINDO RENMEI, a Dark Chapter in the History of Japanese Immigration in Brazil

History With the arrival of the steamer Kasato Maru at the Port of Santos in 1908, the cycle of Ja…

Katsuo Higuchi • Nov. 7, 2018

Bastos Brazil families Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) postwar Shindo Renmei (organization) World War II

Ubatuba may have a day to remember Japanese immigrants arrested on Anchieta Island in 1946

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, a meeting was held in Ubatuba to discuss the institution in the city's …

Renata Mondini Takahashi • Oct. 31, 2018

Brazil immigrants immigration Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) migration Shindo Renmei (organization) war World War II

The 110th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Brazil: Complete Return of Santos Japanese School, Long-Awaited ‘True War End,’ Finding Ways to Live Together in Peace, Overcoming Prejudice Against Foreigners - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> Information on Victory as Fake News As I was listening to Kami-san’s talk, I found…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 9, 2018

Andes Arata Kami Brazil communities forced removal Japan Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) Santos São Paulo South America World War II

The 110th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Brazil: Complete Return of Santos Japanese School, Long-Awaited ‘True War End,’ Finding Ways to Live Together in Peace, Overcoming Prejudice Against Foreigners - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Exodus of Japanese Immigrants in South America Kami-san was born on March 15, 1922…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 5, 2018

Arata Kami Brazil communities forced removal Japan Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) Santos São Paulo World War II

Tetsuo Okamoto Swam to Show His “Japanese Spirit”—He Was One of Three Athletes of Japanese Ethnicity Representing Three Countries That Dominated the Podium of the 1,500-meter Freestyle Swimming at the Helsinki Olympic Games

Just two months away from the Rio Olympic Games, let us take a moment here. Do you know that once i…

Masayuki Fukasawa • June 14, 2016

1950s athletes athletics Brazil Finland Ford Konno generations Helsinki Hironoshin Furuhashi Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) medals Nisei Olympics sports swimming Tetsuo Okamoto

"Isolated on the Battlefield of South America" The only Japanese book banned in Brazil - The indomitable journalist, Koichi Kishimoto, Part 2

Read Part 1 >> What is "dangerous content"? So what kind of "dangerous content" about wartime was w…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Oct. 16, 2015

Brazil generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan journalism journalists Kachigumi (victory group) Koichi Kishimoto Makegumi (accept defeat group) migration

"Isolated on the Battlefield of South America" The only Japanese book banned in Brazil - The indomitable journalist, Koichi Kishimoto, Part 1

At 10 a.m. on March 3, 1948, a detective from the Social and Political Police (DOPS, equivalent to …

Masayuki Fukasawa • Oct. 15, 2015

Brazil generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan journalism journalists Kachigumi (victory group) Koichi Kishimoto Makegumi (accept defeat group) migration

Prison Island Anchieta: The Site of Numerous Tragedies—“Winning or Losing Feud” Resulted in Imprisonment of 170 People; Water Source Named Bica Shindo Renmei

A federal prison was built on Alcatraz Island in California, in the United States, which became kno…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 19, 2015

Anchieta Island Brazil Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) postwar prisons São Paulo Shindo Renmei (organization) World War II

An encounter that was infinitely far away

My Father's Diary (1) At that time, I...

At that time, my father was working as a dental technician in Santos. He was 28 years old and singl…

Hidemitsu Miyamura • March 28, 2013

Brazil diaries generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) migration Paraná (Brazil) Santos São Paulo World War II

Discover Nikkei Updates

SUPPORT THE PROJECT

Discover Nikkei’s 20 for 20 campaign celebrates our first 20 years and jumpstarts our next 20. Learn more and donate!

SHARE YOUR MEMORIES

We are collecting our community’s reflections on the first 20 years of Discover Nikkei. Check out this month’s prompt and send us your response!

PROJECT UPDATES

New Site Design
See exciting new changes to Discover Nikkei. Find out what’s new and what’s coming soon!