@fukuda
I'm a freelance writer living in Redondo Beach, Southern California. I have interviewed so many Japanese Americans and Shin-Issei Japanese since 1992. I really enjoy to meet people and write for Discover Nikkei.
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The Connection between Morinaga＆Co., Ltd. and America: An Interview with Keita Morinaga, Great-grandson of the Company Founder
From Angel Pie to Hi-Chew
Hearing the name of Morinaga & Co., Ltd will likely conjure images of Ko…
Jan. 27, 2025
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Kayo Imamura, a San Diego-based family therapist who moved to the United States in 2004
I had no desire to go to America and my English was not good.
Kayo Imamura, a family and marriag…
Dec. 4, 2024
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Inspirational Speaker Mari Haruno in Toronto, Canada
“I just can’t give up”
In 2024, Mari Haruno, originally from Tokyo and currently residing in Tor…
Nov. 1, 2024
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Yu Ooka, a jazz guitarist and shamisen player who moved to the United States in 2004
"We have to go to the real thing."
Jazz guitarist Yu Ooka performed at the pregame for the Dodge…
Oct. 15, 2024
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Working to nurture a new generation—Nova Vita Foundation
Leadership for kids
Based in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, there is an organization that wo…
Sept. 25, 2024
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Kyoko Oda Was Born in the Tule Lake Concentration Camp
Father's camp diary published as book
The Camp Wall, scheduled for completion in 2026 in Columbia …
Sept. 5, 2024
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Interview with people involved in the "Camp Wall" that commemorates the 140,000 victims of the Japanese internment camps
Aiming for completion in February 2026
It is a widely known historical fact that many Japanese i…
Aug. 25, 2024
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Moved to Australia in 2002 - Toshiko Nihei
Unforgivable feelings towards war
An online interview with Toshiko Nihei, who moved to the Gold …
Aug. 7, 2024
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Kobe Shimada, a film director who moved to the United States in 1999
When I was 25, I suddenly decided to go abroad.
I met Kobe at a Japanese company's founding annive…
July 16, 2024
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Ai Fujimoto moved to the United States in 2011 with the goal of "bringing miso to the everyday American dining table."
Passion for fermentation
I met Ai Fujimoto, who runs a handmade miso business in downtown Los An…
April 29, 2024
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