Japan is full of so many art forms that there are some little known outside their country, even in Peru, where the Nikkei community has developed and spread many of them, such as ikebana , bonsai , origami and manga. This is the only way to explain why there is …
They have been recording videos of their musical improvisations for a couple of months, but the way they get along and enjoy their jam sessions seems like they have been doing it for years. Melissa Araki and Marco Shimabukuro are two young Peruvian musicians capable of playing any instrument they …
The Peruvian appetite seems as great as its ability to create new businesses around its famous gastronomy. Although there are no official figures, every weekend you can hear, in an after-dinner conversation, about a new restaurant or business related to good eating or drinking. Among them, the Nikkei proposals have …
Daniel walks through Miraflores with his eyes protected by dark moons. It's winter in Lima and his gaze doesn't appear until we enter a cafeteria where he orders a chai tea. If they had to write a definition of him under his name on the disposable cup, it would say …
There is a place in Lima reserved for the older Nikkei, a peaceful place that, more than an asylum or a refuge like there is in the Peruvian capital, seems like a residence where they can feel at home. Kazoku (meaning 'family') has that philosophy: live with the comfort and …
Language is the homeland of any poet. Perhaps that is why Juan Carlos de la Fuente Umetsu (Lima, 1963) has so much to say when he writes and speaks. His surnames in themselves have a meaning and a story that fits into his verses and dialogue, which immediately refer to …
Studying a language is a way to learn about the culture of a town or a country. And to know the ancient and modern culture of Japan, it is necessary to study its language and its forms of writing ( hiragana , katakana , kanji and rōmaji ), in addition …
Parents go through three initial moments of uncertainty: when we still do not know the results of the pregnancy test, when in the mother's womb we discover that we do not know what to do when the baby arrives and when, once in our arms, we wonder how to be …
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