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The historical importance of my grandparents’ cities

My great-grandparents came from Japan and lived in the interior of São Paulo, in the cities of Regi…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Jan. 18, 2016

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Japanese society in the Amazon jungle

Vegetables brought by Japanese immigrants, part 1

There is a tourist spot called Teatro Amazonas in the Centro (downtown) of Manaus. It is an impress…

Toshimi Tsuruta • Jan. 13, 2016

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Celebrations of the End and Beginning of the Year in the Brazilian Nikkei Community

From mid-November until just before Christmas, gatherings to celebrate the end of the year take pla…

Henrique Minatogawa • Jan. 7, 2016

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Longing for Japan on New Year’s

As the end of the year approaches, the East Asian quarter of São Paolo is lively. Signs in t…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 31, 2015

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Dekasegi Story

Episode 24: The Diary of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Japanese - Part 6

November 12 , 2011 Dear Dialho, Nice to meet you. I'm Marina. This diary written by Jessica w…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 23, 2015

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Japanese Community in the Amazon

Part 4: From pioneer to entrepreneur

"Would you like to have a drink sometime soon?" I was invited by Tadashi Sudo, who is a d…

Asako Sakamoto • Dec. 9, 2015

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How Brazilian Nikkei Play Japanese Video Games

The video game is an American invention, attributed to the German-born American engineer Ralph Baer…

Henrique Minatogawa • Dec. 7, 2015

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Nikkei Glow

Londrina, a city in the north of the state of Paraná, is the second community with the largest numb…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Nov. 27, 2015

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Japanese Barber Shop in São Paulo

When a Nikkei gets a haircut in Brazil, they often hear that “cutting Oriental people’s…

Henrique Minatogawa • Nov. 20, 2015

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Japanese society in the Amazon jungle

Regular Japanese events held in Manaus

One day, while I was working in the Japan-Brazil office, I was approached by Mr. Kawada, a living e…

Toshimi Tsuruta • Nov. 11, 2015

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