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A Profound Silence

One of the most famous—if not the most famous—works in classical music is Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.…

Alden M. Hayashi • June 13, 2024

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No. 37 What were immigrant ships?

Read Seeing the World from Immigrant Ships: A Modern History of Japan's Sea Route Experiences. In …

Ryusuke Kawai • Oct. 13, 2023

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No More Euphemisms: My Mother Was a Hostage

Decades ago, when I was studying for my degree in journalism, I had an extremely tough professor. H…

Alden M. Hayashi • Aug. 9, 2023

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Half a century since the last immigrant ship = "People change when they cross borders" - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> His former boss was Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso. At the opening, Ship Members' As…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 19, 2023

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Half a century since the last migrant ship = "People change when they cross borders" - Part 1

Cruise ships serve as migrant ships to South America Half a century has passed since the last immig…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 12, 2023

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

The first second generation Brazilian

I woke up early, which was unusual for me, and was taking my blood pressure on the sofa when the ph…

Maximiliano Shigeki Matsumura • Sept. 8, 2021

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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Part 16: Detained and returned home on an exchange ship

Kato Shinichi did not leave a detailed record of what happened to him as a leading figure in the Ja…

Ryusuke Kawai • July 9, 2021

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Tsunezō Wachi: from spy to Buddhist monk

Tsunezō Wachi 1 (和智恒蔵) was born on July 24, 1900 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1922, simu…

Carlos Uscanga • April 30, 2021

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Memories of Itoko Imada

Itoko Nishida, who lived from 1891 to 1987, was originally from Hiroshima-ken before she left Jap…

Linda Kawamoto Reid • Dec. 13, 2016

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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

My Life, Our Life: The Present, The Past, and The Future

In this life we are the protagonists of a number of stories, but in many instances the actors remai…

Kiyomi Nakanishi Yamada • Sept. 22, 2015

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