“Mr. Higuchi, I read the news that Japan will need more than 300,000 foreign workers in the next five years. Do you think it’s worth working in Japan?” asked me a senior Nikkei who seemed to know me, while I was waiting for the lecture “The Brazilian Community in Japan”, …
An apprentice philosopher says that “old age, among other qualities, brings knowledge and wisdom!” Perhaps this is the big reason why UMÊ-SHU by AIKO be so successful among us, poor mortals who don't even enjoy a beer. But the liqueur is so delicious that, when we taste it, we …
The poet Mário Quintana once said: “ traveling is changing the clothes of the soul! “ Traveling is great, it’s good for the soul and the heart! When we travel, we broaden our horizons, we expand our borders. We return in a different way, rejuvenated, with a new state of …
A very common expression today, especially among experienced professionals, is “entrepreneurship” which, in a nutshell, means “willingness to take on new businesses or projects, identifying opportunities and transforming them into their own business activity”. It presupposes a creative, innovative, bold spirit. Thinking about starting your own business is one of …
Whenever I hear the chords of Hotaru no Hikari I feel my heart sinking and the feeling of nostalgia that follows triggers nostalgic memories of other times already lived and overshadowed by the mists of time. That's what happened the other day, when I received a video on You …
Aging is a natural, gradual and continuous process and, depending on the culture, the elderly are seen from different perspectives. In some countries, mainly Eastern countries, there is a view of respect and consideration for the elderly, a concept that is not repeated, as a rule, in other societies, which …
Oshogatsu (New Year) is the most important celebration in the Japanese calendar. Even here in Brazil, with its eminently Christian culture, the date is celebrated by the Nikkei community – not with the same intensity and importance as Christmas, but always in a respectful and festive manner.
Faced with the insidious crisis that has been plaguing Brazil in recent years, more acutely in the last 6 years when the unemployment rate reached over 13%, something around 14 million inactive people, the situation was not more serious due to the excellent performance of the agricultural sector which, this …
One of the pleasant habits that I have cultivated since I was young is attending “ free markets” or “ doing the fair” as they say in São Paulo, the city where I have lived for many years. The “free market” is a tradition of local culture, as is Carnival, …
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