On her 27th birthday, Hana got married to her husband, Eiji, who was three years younger than her and was the younger brother of her classmate. Six months ago, that same classmate came to visit Hana. Her younger brother was going to Japan to work, but it was decided that …
The Ozaki family was a large one. The eldest and second sons were married and lived together with their families and parents at the family home. Fujiko was born in that house. Her grandfather, who had three grandsons, was a big fan of the Japanese actress Fujiko Yamamoto, so he …
Read the first part >> Returning to Brazil for the first time in three years, Paulo went alone to the church he had attended since childhood on Sunday. Paulo's family doesn't go to church, so he thought, "My mom and dad must have gone jogging at Ibirapuera Park and my …
Paulo had already made up his mind when he was in junior high school: "After graduating from high school, I will enter seminary and become a missionary." Although his parents were not Christians, Paul received a Christian education through the influence of his paternal grandmother. On Sunday mornings, I took …
When I was still little, my mother would show me pictures and tell me about my grandmother, saying, "Laura's grandmother lives far away." Then, when I was 12 years old, I visited my grandmother's house for the first time. There were my grandparents, four single uncles, two granddaughters who were …
Tomomi is 19 years old and has a Japanese father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother. Tomomi's mother, who came to Japan as a dekasegi (a laborer), first worked at a bakery in Nagoya. Then, the owner of a nearby bicycle repair shop invited her to quit the bakery and work at …
My name is Ryoma Leonardo and I'm 11 years old. "Ryuma" was chosen by my Brazilian papaai1, who became a fan of Sakamoto Ryoma after watching the historical drama. Papai thought that just a Japanese name would be fine, but my third generation Japanese mama2 is a big fan of …
When Hugo was four years old, his parents separated and his mother, Eneida, returned alone to her hometown of Porto Seguro. Yugo's father wasn't particularly surprised because he had expected the separation to happen in this way. "Eneida was just dreaming of the life in Sao Paulo that she saw …
The four Uchiyama sisters were always together. As children, they played house in their grandmother's garden, and as teenagers, they went to the movies, concerts, and trips together. However, as they grew up, they each chose different paths and drifted apart. The eldest daughter, Yuki, passed a job interview at …
Read the first part >> Around 6pm that day, Sumie's mother returned home from work. "I'm back! Hey, what did you buy? Aren't the baby clothes cute?" she said, as she hurried off to put her grocery shopping in the kitchen. But there was no reply. When he went upstairs, …
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