Chieko Kamisato is a Peruvian-American Nisei who spent time at the Crystal City concentration camp in the United States between 1944 and 1946. Recently, she visited Peru to reconnect with some friends as well as with the past. Her memories, reflecting a lifetime of difficulties and overcoming obstacles, deserve to …
When Kuni Terukina arrived at the eisa by one of those chances that seem created by destiny, Okinawa was for him synonymous with boredom. He had been there shortly before, in 1998, to visit his family. He got so bored that he promised himself never to return. He was then …
30 years after her death, three artist friends of the Peruvian painter Tilsa Tsuchiya share their memories, full of endearing moments that reveal the character and sensitivity of an inspiring woman who was as selfless as she was passionate. To talk about the work of Tilsa Tsuchiya (Supe, Barranca-Perú 1928) …
Gerardo Miguita and Venancio Shinki have a lot in common. They are more than prominent or successful Nikkei. It is as if the distant tranquility, the cordial smile and the invisible wisdom of things and moments were part of each person's skin. They are the living history of the Japanese …
If a filmmaker had to direct a film inspired by the life of Yoshitaro Amano, he wouldn't have to invent or exaggerate anything to give it emotion. His life had all the ingredients to be an event on the big screen: adventure, drama, passion, fight, etc. There would be plenty …
A Yuka Yanagihara le gusta la música latinoamericana desde hace mucho tiempo. En Osaka, su ciudad natal, buscaba emisoras radiales por Internet con el fin de descubrir más sobre las melodías folclóricas de América.
No sushi. No ramen (por ahora). No fusión. Donburi es comida casera japonesa. Julio Kosaka y Óscar Matsufuji no han abierto un restaurante para revolucionar nada, no aspiran a ninguna vanguardia. Lo suyo es volver a las raíces, bucear en la tradición.
“¿Para qué?”, pregunta varias veces Kikue Harada. No se explica por qué tanto revuelo a su alrededor, por qué alguien quiere entrevistarla. Como si llegar a los 103 años de edad en buen estado de salud, lúcida y en pie, fuera normal y no un logro al alcance de unos …
La Bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa llevó a Lima a muchos escritores de habla hispana. Desde Sevilla, España, el escritor peruano Fernando Iwasaki llevó un poco de humor a una de las mesas redondas donde participó para hablar de literatura y tecnología.
Kenji Shiroma lleva menos de tres meses en el Perú. Aún está redescubriendo el país, por eso disfruta cada día al máximo. No tiene la mirada cansada del limeño harto de una ciudad caótica, sino la ilusión de quien percibe todo con ojos nuevos.
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