identity en pt
“Nikkei” means Japanese descendants born outside Japan. Once I taught a Japanese student at an International School and she told me I was different from …
identity en ja es pt
The word ubicua (“ubiquitous”) has two meanings. The second, referring to a person, is: “Someone who want to experience everything and is always moving.” That …
culture en ja es pt
In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, unagi2 in the summer, or buying a kumade3 …
food en es pt
“How does ceviche sushi sound? Amazing, right? An innovative (and delicious) presentation of ingredients from our national cuisine, finely chopped and masterfully combined.” These days, …
I was pleased to learn that Chile had shut out Japan 4-0 in the most recent version of the America Cup soccer tournament. I hoped …
community en ja es pt
In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nikkei readers from around the world to show us, …
I lived a peaceful life with my grandparents on the 11th block of Arnaldo Márquez street in the Jesús María District of Lima (where “anyone …
My parents are Japanese (my father is from Kagoshima; my mother from Ehime), which firmly rooted my sentiments towards Japan until I was able to …
Almost seven years in Japan. Sufficient time to learn Japanese. I didn’t learn it well; just enough to get by on a day-to-day basis. In …
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Read Part 9 >> CONCLUSION: SAME HOMELAND, DIFFERENT HOMECOMINGS When I was conducting participant observation among Japanese Brazilian workers at Toyama factory in Japan, I was wearing …
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