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Futon, Shoyu, and More: Japanese Words Incorporated into the Vocabulary of Brazil
It is common, in Brazil, for the descendant of Japanese to mix the Portuguese language with the Jap…

Meiry Mayumi Onohara • March 3, 2023

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Brazil Japanese Japanese language languages Portuguese language vocabulary
Brazil Japanese Japanese language languages Portuguese language vocabulary
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Bisa AIKO and her 102nd birthday
“Congratulations, Bisa , on your birthday” and a smiling grandmother AIKO receives, from each of he…

Katsuo Higuchi • Feb. 17, 2023

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Aiko Higuchi Brazil families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration
Aiko Higuchi Brazil families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration
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Kaoru Higuchi, a former immigrant to Brazil and resident in Los Angeles, is a photographer at Jornal do Brasil.
On November 3rd during the 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival, the "Nahato Comes to Machigwa: …

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 25, 2023

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Brazil California cameras Kaoru Higuchi Los Angeles Manila migration Nikon cameras Philippines photographers photography Rio de Janeiro United States
Brazil California cameras Kaoru Higuchi Los Angeles Manila migration Nikon cameras Philippines photographers photography Rio de Janeiro United States
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On Nikkei
Part 21: Interview with Yukio Negawa, author of "The Oriental Town of Sao Paulo, a Town Built by Immigrants"
We spoke to Negawa Yukio, a special research fellow at the International Research Center for Japane…

Ryusuke Kawai • Jan. 13, 2023

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Brazil migration research Sachio Negawa
Brazil migration research Sachio Negawa
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Commonalities between the films "Gaijin" and "Familia"
"Gaijin" depicts Brazilian society through the eyes of Japanese immigrants "It'…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 11, 2023

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1990s Brazil coffee coffee plantations dekasegi Família (film) foreigners foreign workers gaijin immigrants immigration Izuru Narushima Japanese Brazilians Japanese Brazilians in Japan migration movies Nikkei in Japan noncitizens plantations Tizuka Yamasaki
1990s Brazil coffee coffee plantations dekasegi Família (film) foreigners foreign workers gaijin immigrants immigration Izuru Narushima Japanese Brazilians Japanese Brazilians in Japan migration movies Nikkei in Japan noncitizens plantations Tizuka Yamasaki
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How Do Nikkei Living in Japan Spend Their New Year?
In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, u…

Mike Omoto • Jan. 1, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers Japanese Americans Japanese Brazilians Japanese Paraguayans New Year Nikkei in Japan Oshogatsu traditions
dekasegi foreign workers Japanese Americans Japanese Brazilians Japanese Paraguayans New Year Nikkei in Japan Oshogatsu traditions
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On Nikkei
Part 20: Sao Paulo's Oriental Town - Japanese Brazilians
Brazil is a large South American country located on the other side of the world from Japan. There a…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 23, 2022

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Brazil Conde District (São Paulo) Japantowns Liberdade Sachio Negawa São Paulo
Brazil Conde District (São Paulo) Japantowns Liberdade Sachio Negawa São Paulo
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 42: Bachan comes to Japan!
My name is Ryoma Leonardo and I'm 11 years old. "Ryuma" was chosen by my Brazilian pa…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 16, 2022

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Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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Telma Shiraishi Gives a Unique Flavor to Japanese Cuisine with Brazilian Ingredients
Born in the city of São Paulo and with roots in the Japanese prefectures of Wakayama (her …

Tatiana Maebuchi • Nov. 7, 2022

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Aizome (restaurant) Brazil chefs restaurants São Paulo Telma Shiraishi
Aizome (restaurant) Brazil chefs restaurants São Paulo Telma Shiraishi
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 41: Yugo and his mother are separated
When Hugo was four years old, his parents separated and his mother, Eneida, returned alone to her h…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 21, 2022

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Brazil dekasegi families fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi families fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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