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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 4: Ajinomoto Brazil's penetration into the diet of ordinary people
In the fourth installment, we spoke with Shigeo Nakamura, president of Ajinomoto Brazil. After the …

Tomoko Oura • Nov. 17, 2023

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Brazil business economics Japanese business enterprises management São Paulo
Brazil business economics Japanese business enterprises management São Paulo
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Beyond Shogun: James Clavell's Japanese American History
The late author and screenwriter James Clavell is best remembered these days for his series of be…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 14, 2023

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authors history Japanese Americans prisoners prisoners of war The Sweet and the Bitter (film)
authors history Japanese Americans prisoners prisoners of war The Sweet and the Bitter (film)
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Gwen Muranaka’s Drawing by Heart: Cartoons to Spark Conversation and Creativity
Gwen Muranaka is one of those rare individuals who is doing exactly the job they dreamed of as a ki…

Amelia Ino • Nov. 10, 2023

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cartoonists Drawing by Heart (book) generations Gwen Muranaka Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) reporters Sansei
cartoonists Drawing by Heart (book) generations Gwen Muranaka Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) reporters Sansei
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
What is it to be Nikkei?
My name is Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima, I was born in Huancayo, Peru, from the first and last name you w…

Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima • Nov. 8, 2023

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aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
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Tokita Tales
Papa Was a Samurai Warrior!
What’s this about your papa being a samurai warrior? Your dad was a samurai? Whatever gave yo…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Nov. 7, 2023

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archery combat families Japanese archery martial arts samurai shooting
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On the Road with the Atomettes
One summer in the early 1950s, a small group of young Nikkei women from the Sawtelle neighborhood o…

Oliver Wang • Nov. 6, 2023

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Atomettes (club) buildings California churches Cruising J-Town (exhibition) generations girls' clubs Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Nisei Sawtelle United States West Los Angeles United Methodist Church youth clubs
Atomettes (club) buildings California churches Cruising J-Town (exhibition) generations girls' clubs Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Nisei Sawtelle United States West Los Angeles United Methodist Church youth clubs
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 3: Epson Brazil: Committed to energy and resource conservation
In the third installment, we spoke with Takeshi Yasue, president of Epson Brazil. Epson, a global t…

Tomoko Oura • Nov. 3, 2023

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Brazil business computer printers economics Epson (firm) Japanese business enterprises management São Paulo
Brazil business computer printers economics Epson (firm) Japanese business enterprises management São Paulo
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The Power of Irei
The Legacy of Resistance: Nimura/Kashiwagi Family at Ireichō
I feel I have paid many times over for the position I took at Tule Lake.Certainly, you don’…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 1, 2023

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California concentration camps Hiroshi Kashiwagi Ireichō Irei (project) Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) resisters Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States World War II camps
California concentration camps Hiroshi Kashiwagi Ireichō Irei (project) Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) resisters Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Between Two Kanji
“Nikkei” means Japanese descendants born outside Japan. Once I taught a Japanese stude…

Liana Nakamura • Oct. 25, 2023

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Brazil dekasegi foreign workers Japan Japanese Brazilians Nikkei in Japan
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 2: NSK Brazil - High-quality bearings earn the trust of customers
In the second installment of this series, we spoke with Hiroshi Kataiwa, Vice President of NSK Br…

Tomoko Oura • Oct. 20, 2023

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bearings (machinery) Brazil business economics Japanese business enterprises management NSK Brasil Ltd. São Paulo Suzano
bearings (machinery) Brazil business economics Japanese business enterprises management NSK Brasil Ltd. São Paulo Suzano
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