A former civil servant who came to the U.S. to try "the same udon noodles as in Japan" When I moved to Los Angeles from Japan 25 years ago, ramen culture had not yet blossomed here. There were only a few soba noodle shops, udon shops such as " Sanuki …
I came to Los Angeles in 1992. I discovered that there were prefectural associations here, and I became somewhat involved with the Oita Prefectural Association of my hometown, but I hadn't been there in about 10 years. In the fall of 2016, I had the opportunity to attend a social …
Studying languages during breaks from filming dramas In the 1990s, Tamura Eriko was an idol singer and actress in the Japanese entertainment industry. She moved to the United States in 2000 and after numerous auditions, won leading roles in 20th Century Fox's "Dragon Ball Evolution" and the popular TV drama …
Planning a food event at a U.S. military base in Okinawa I think it was around 2005 when I first met Yoshihiro Tome, who is involved in the food import business from Japan, including Okinawa, in Los Angeles. Koichi Takeuchi, the publisher of the Japanese magazine "TV FAN," introduced me …
Japanese people involved in Kabuki In November, I received an email from the Japan Foundation announcing an event, as usual. It was about a film adaptation of the stage play starring Ichikawa Ennosuke that had been a big hit in Japan, "Super Kabuki II One Piece," to be screened at …
My daughter's ballet training was the trigger for me to move to the US The so-called "Shin-Issei" are people who were born in Japan but emigrated to America of their own volition. Kugimiya Fumiko, who currently lives in Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles, decided to move to America when …
Shelved her dream to go abroad and became a hairdresser. She entrusted her dreams to her daughters and went to the United States. I knew the name of Yuko T. Koach (Japanese name: Yuko Tokunaga), who was the hair stylist for "Memoirs of a Geisha" and Michael Jackson's final work …
Real lives of young people with Down Syndrome - Depicting the relationships with their parents and their dilemma
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