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Read Part 1 >> Successfully negotiated by Irwin and his close friend Inouye Kaoru, Japan's F…

Philbert Ono • Oct. 18, 2020

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 1: Hawaiian Minister to Japan

*Japanese names in this article follow the Japanese convention of the family name coming before the…

Philbert Ono • Oct. 11, 2020

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Choices for Japanese People Living in America

Why people decide to move back to Japan, instead of living out their life in America

Married couple who moved back to Japan after 48 years living in America An increasing number of pe…

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 2, 2020

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

Brazilian immigrants' unusual business

I wrote this story in the Toronto Continental Times in 2008 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of…

Hideo Maruki • Sept. 18, 2020

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Japanese Incarceration: Making a Difference One Person at a Time

My name is Marissa, and I'm a Girl Scout from South San Jose, California. I love the smell of coffe…

Marissa Shoji • Aug. 12, 2020

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A look at Japanese migration to Cuba: 1898-1958 - Part 1

Introduction Studying the characteristics of the Japanese migratory process to Cuba in the f…

Lidia Antonia Sánchez Fujishiro • Aug. 6, 2020

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The Japanese community in Mexico during World War II: Those of Perote

The idea of a war confrontation between the United States and Japan during the interwar period wa…

Carlos Uscanga • July 8, 2020

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Lima Nikkei

My first surname (unpronounceable for some call center workers) has always raised a series of quest…

Yuri Sakata Gonzáles +1 • June 24, 2020

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Yamato Colony: A Japanese Village in Southern Florida

When asked to review Yamato Colony: The Pioneers Who Brought Japan to Florida for the Discov…

Arthur A. Hansen • June 22, 2020

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Ryohei Ito: Rakkan Ramen owner who came to the US in 2017

6-Year Moving Preparations Opening up its first restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in July 2017, R…

Keiko Fukuda • June 17, 2020

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