@laurahh
I enjoy spending time at bookshops, taking nice walks, trying new recipes, and travelling to many different places in my free time.
The most significant experience in my life was when I lived in Japan, 40 years ago.
Nikkei Interests
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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage
Japanese music and me
When I was eight years old, I attended Japanese language school for a while and the only memory I h…
Oct. 11, 2018
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 29: The Song of Dekasegi
Eric and Emily are twin siblings. When they were five years old, their parents divorced and their f…
Aug. 17, 2017
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Episode 28 (Part 2) A Homecoming After 27 Years
Read the first part >> Masahiro Shibata, 46, has been living in Japan for 25 years, but this is his…
April 24, 2017
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Ohayo Bondia II
In Brazil I was always “the Japanese”, but in Portugal I became “the Brazilian”!
The other day I read “ Astro ”, written by Hudson Okada and published on this website and, at the s…
March 13, 2017
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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 1
In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nik…
March 2, 2017
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 28 (Part 1) A Homecoming After 27 Years
"Massa is coming back!" "Eh?! Shibata's?" "That's right. My third son, Masahiro, is coming home!" "…
Feb. 6, 2017
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 27 (Part 2) A Gift from Heaven
Read the first part >> To Hirari-chan Hello. I'm Ryoko Tokunaga. I'm a grandmother. I'm sure you we…
Dec. 26, 2016
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 27 (Part 1) A Gift from Heaven
My name is Hirari. Is it a nice and unusual name? Everyone says so. Why Hirari? My mother chose it …
Nov. 17, 2016
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 26 (Part 2) "Don't come back! Do your best in Japan!"
Read the first part >> After finishing overtime work, Kei returned home. When he opened his mailbox…
Oct. 27, 2016
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