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The Man Who Was Yonekawa: Part II—From Japan to Peru
Read Part 1 >>  In June 1938, Urbain-Marie Cloutier/Yonekawa was sent to Peru. During…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 3, 2024

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Amazon River Region Brazil Calixte Gelinas Canada Catholicism clergy Japan Lima Masanori Urbain-Marie Yonekawa missionaries Peru Quebec religion Religious leaders Seitado Kitada
Amazon River Region Brazil Calixte Gelinas Canada Catholicism clergy Japan Lima Masanori Urbain-Marie Yonekawa missionaries Peru Quebec religion Religious leaders Seitado Kitada
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The story of Doctor Tojo, the pioneer—Part 2
* Continuation of part 1 , the following story is told by the author's grandfather, Rokuro Tojo…

Takahashi Takashi • Dec. 27, 2023

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Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima Lunahuana (Cañete, Peru) migration Peru physicians Rokuro Tojo
Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima Lunahuana (Cañete, Peru) migration Peru physicians Rokuro Tojo
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The story of Doctor Rokuro Tojo, the pioneer—Part 1
How true is the saying that “Life takes many turns.” However, sometimes, it is not that we return t…

Takahashi Takashi • Dec. 26, 2023

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Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima migration Peru physicians plantations Rokuro Tojo Santa Barbara (Peru) Santa Barbara Plantation (Cañete, Peru)
Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima migration Peru physicians plantations Rokuro Tojo Santa Barbara (Peru) Santa Barbara Plantation (Cañete, Peru)
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The little immigrant — Part 3: Jauja
*Continued from part 2 , the following story is told by the author's father, Masao Nakachi, fro…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 18, 2023

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generations Huancayo immigrants immigration Issei Japan Jauja Lima Masao Nakachi migration Peru
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The Little Immigrant — Part 2: Brushstrokes of history
*Continued from part 1 , the following story is told by the author's father, Masao Nakachi, fro…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 11, 2023

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generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima Masao Nakachi migration Peru
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The Loose Pages flew, flew... to the sky
It is with great sadness that I have to say that my dear friend Lucho Iguchi , who wrote articles w…

Carlos Saito Saito • Dec. 8, 2023

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Nikkei film audiovisual creators
Today's world is a movie. Everyone consumes, through cinema, digital platforms and other media,…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 6, 2023

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documentaries films Kaori Flores Yonekura Peru producers
documentaries films Kaori Flores Yonekura Peru producers
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The Little Immigrant — Part 1: When the Wind Calls
My father, Masao Nakachi, was born in Motobu, Okinawa. He migrated to Peru very young. He only wen…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 4, 2023

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generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Masao Nakachi migration Okinawa Prefecture Peru
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Ayumi Takenaka: “Even though we don’t have an exact definition of Nikkei cuisine, its origins are in Peru”
“What is Nikkei cuisine?” seems like a simple question, but beneath it is a complex def…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Nov. 29, 2023

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Ayumi Takenaka cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Nikkei cuisine Peru
Ayumi Takenaka cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Nikkei cuisine Peru
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Sow in Japan, harvest in Peru
Jorge Vargas Tsuruda's first experience in Japan was amazing. He was a teenager (still in schoo…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Nov. 23, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers identity Japan Nikkei in Japan Peru
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