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The Ozaki family was a large one. The eldest and second sons were married and lived together with t…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Jan. 16, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage

Between Two Kanji

“Nikkei” means Japanese descendants born outside Japan. Once I taught a Japanese stude…

Liana Nakamura • Oct. 25, 2023

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8 things I learned writing about Nikkei

My story in the Nikkei community began in 2008, exactly in the year in which the Centenary of Japan…

Tatiana Maebuchi • June 14, 2023

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No. 29 Rakugo in Three Languages ~ Japanese-American Female Rakugo Artist Ramuone

Vibrant Although there are not many attempts to perform rakugo in English, it seems to have become…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 26, 2023

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Interview with Emi Sasagawa, Author of Atomweight

Emi Sasagawa is an award-winning Brazilian-Japanese journalist living in Vancouver. Her work has be…

John Endo Greenaway • May 10, 2023

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Commonalities between the films "Gaijin" and "Familia"

"Gaijin" depicts Brazilian society through the eyes of Japanese immigrants "It'…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 11, 2023

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How Do Nikkei Living in Japan Spend Their New Year?

In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, u…

Mike Omoto • Jan. 1, 2023

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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community

Japanese-Brazilian Food: Japanese Cuisine with a Brazilian Touch

I grew up in a Japanese-Brazilian environment in which my father is an Issei and my mother is a Nis…

Meiry Mayumi Onohara • June 15, 2022

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Cultural Clashes

My name is Filipe Fukutani, a fourth generation half Brazilian half Japanese born in Brazil. I grew…

Luis Filipe Fukutani • April 20, 2022

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The World of Kenzi Shiokava

I was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of the sculptor Kenzi Shiokava on June 18, 2…

Emily Anderson • June 30, 2021

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Episode 45: I'm glad Fujiko is Japanese!