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Japanese Community in the Amazon
No. 9: Takataku's passion will last forever
My mission as a JICA volunteer has come to an end. For several months before returning home, I visi…
Asako Sakamoto • Nov. 17, 2017
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
Part 5: Milestones and Encounters
Last year, various events were held in both countries to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the e…
Asako Sakamoto • Feb. 29, 2016
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
Part 4: From pioneer to entrepreneur
"Would you like to have a drink sometime soon?" I was invited by Tadashi Sudo, who is a drinking bu…
Asako Sakamoto • Dec. 9, 2015
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
2nd Japanese Language Education
It has been 120 years since diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil were established in 1895.…
Asako Sakamoto • July 22, 2015
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
Part 1: Prologue
Last August, I was assigned to the Northern Brazil Japanese Language Promotion Center in Belem, Par…
Asako Sakamoto • June 3, 2015
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An encounter that was infinitely far away
My Father's Diary (2) Memories of the Yokoyama Family
My father, who passed away at the age of 81, came to Brazil alone as an immigrant at the age of 19 …
Hidemitsu Miyamura • April 9, 2013
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
Hot. Muggy. Sweaty. The Whole Nine Yards
The air was stifling.
Outside, the rain cooled the air to the low-90's. But the moisture raised th…
John Katagi • June 17, 2009
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
Not All Jungle
A far cry from its perception as a jungle outpost, Belém is a modern port city on the Amazon River.…
John Katagi • April 17, 2009
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