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My name is Filipe Fukutani, a fourth generation half Brazilian half Japanese born in Brazil. I grew up in a non-traditional household in the suburbs …
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What speaks as we continue on, through the generations or through a single moment we need to survive? What does that breath or utterance or …
It is stated in the “Divine Message of Grand Harmony” by Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi as follows: “Be reconciled with the whole universe. When you are …
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There was a time when we drank soft drinks out of glass bottles. Before the reckless use of disposable plastic, you went to the beverage …
Strong feeling of responsibility to transmit the Nikkei legacy for the future Covid-19 has been spreading over the world and the measures that the government …
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I often could feel the presence of another person, even though nobody was there and would frequently hear voices that only I could hear. It …
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“Eat it all, mottainai to throw it away.” Although two years have passed, I still miss my mother. “If you run out of ajinomoto, use …
One of the things I have finally learned is that there are late people and early people. There are late families and early families. And …
When I search my past for the defining moment that turned my life around, I find it hard to pinpoint. Maybe there were many, some …
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I used to think that my mom was the cheapest person in the world. I cringed with embarrassment at the thought of taking greatly overused …
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