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Today, terms like “crisis”, “terrorism” or “inflation” seem like foreign words that refer to a real…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • May 29, 2019

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Variants of Nikkei cuisine (surprises continue)

Nikkei cuisine in Peru has a long history with a series of topics that have given an identity to th…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 16, 2018

cooking cuisine food fusion cuisine Lima Peru

Mary Higa and Daisuki Mensore: entrepreneurship with kimochi

Although it has a short name, it has a lot to tell. Mary Higa sums up her life with this phrase: “I…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • June 1, 2018

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

100th Anniversary of the Japanese Peruvian Association and the 19th COPANI Lima

The 19th Pan-American Japanese Convention (COPANI - Convención Panamericana Nikkei) was held in Lim…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • May 4, 2018

100th anniversary anniversaries Lima Peru

The Teruya Orchestra, a great unforgettable party

Several years ago I heard people commenting about “The Teruya Orchestra” and saw that they animated…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • April 24, 2018

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Lima Nikko, the only alumni association of a Japanese school in Peru

Lima Nikko was the first official Japanese school in Peru and Latin America founded in 1920. In tot…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • March 14, 2018

Japanese language schools Lima Peru

My dad from winemaker to shirt salesman

To tell this story, I have to go back to when my grandparents came from Japan, specifically from O…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Feb. 28, 2018

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Personal reflection on my first COPANI experience, at COPANI Lima 2017

Held every two years since 1981, COPANI (Convención Panamericana Nikkei, or Pan-American Nik…

Asuka Anne Nagase • Dec. 27, 2017

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Sandra Nakamura: Her Space, Her Language

There are as many artistic manifestations as there are artists in existence. Each artist seems to b…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Sept. 6, 2017

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Heat

Every Japanese car manufacturer installed here in Brazil needs to subject the design of its product…

Hudson Okada • May 8, 2017

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