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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Yuriko Tanaka: body language
Javier García Wong-Kit
There is a common phrase that says that “the performance must continue” and that phrase seems to respond to the artistic work of Yuriko Tanaka, a Nikkei circus artist who, in the face of adversities such as the pandemic, and her own demand to experiment with other languages, has had …
Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vallejo Sameshima's transparent writing
Javier García Wong-Kit
When one reads Miguel Ángel Vallejo Sameshima (Lima, 1983) it is possible that one feels that one already knows him. His writing, the characters that parade through his stories, some of his experiences or cultural references sound spontaneous and transparent, although these occur in Granada, Lisbon or Prague, some of …
Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nikkei cuisine in resistance - part two
Javier García Wong-Kit
Read the first part >> The news coming from Peru at this time is not very auspicious: more than 32 thousand deaths before entering the seventh month of quarantine (the third since the focused quarantine was applied), increase in unemployment (between April and June they were left without work) and …
Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nikkei cuisine in resistance - part one
Javier García Wong-Kit
Since the quarantine was declared in Peru, on March 16, 2020, due to Covid-19, the country has never been the same. Added to the high number of deaths and infections is the number of people who have lost their jobs, the businesses that have had to close and the consequent …
Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports
Marisa Matsuda: a Nikkei icon for softball
Javier García Wong-Kit, Asociación Peruano Japonesa
Marisa Matsuda Matayoshi might be famous for her humility, but in the baseball and softball training camp, two sister sports, at the AELU club in Lima, there is no one who doesn't know her. Everyone greets her as if she were living in a permanent celebration for her last two …
Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Art always unites: drawing for children — the coloring book
Javier García Wong-Kit
Art always unites and, sometimes, surprises in complicated situations such as the quarantine that several countries are following, voluntarily or obligatorily, to stop coronavirus infections. In Peru, various institutions and companies are making efforts and innovations to stay connected with their audiences, and the Pachacamac Archaeological Site and Sanctuary Museum, …
Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Art always unites: illustrating about the coronavirus — the “Distancia” project
Javier García Wong-Kit
At first, the first social reaction promoted by the Peruvian government due to the health emergency caused by the covid-19 virus was to comply with a strict quarantine to avoid contagion that has become a catastrophic pandemic. It seemed peculiar to many to see the empty streets, but soon this …
Young Nikkei Cooker
Maketto: Nikkei cuisine in urban expansion
Javier García Wong-Kit
There are restaurants that are looking for a culinary trend where they can insert themselves and be comfortable, especially if it is a trendy cuisine. In Peru, Nikkei gastronomy has been in vogue for a long time, but few dare to innovate beyond the 'toppings' of the makis . Some, …
Nikkei cookbook shines in Spain
Javier García Wong-Kit, Asociación Peruano Japonesa
María José García Miró had been fascinated by Nikkei cuisine since she lived in Lima and she loved visiting these restaurants frequently. When he went to Europe, his interest continued, especially when he discovered that many Peruvian restaurants offered Nikkei preparations. For the young graphic designer and chef, that was …
Young Nikkei Cooker
Coco Tomita meeting Peruvian cuisines
Javier García Wong-Kit
As with many Nikkei, appearances can be deceiving when looking at Coco Tomita Naganamine . He arrives in a hurry, a little disheveled, with a backpack on his shoulder, like in his schoolboy days in La Unión, to take care of the responsibility of an adult: running the Shizen Barra …