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Louise Akuzawa


Born in Tokyo. After working in the programming department of TBS Radio, she wrote as an editor for entertainment magazines and music magazines. She then moved to Canada after working at the Expo '86 Transportation Expo (Vancouver). Since then, she has worked as a freelance writer for the Japanese newspaper "Vancouver Shimpo," writing articles about events in the Japanese community and interviews with Japanese people. She joined the reporting team in Vancouver during the official visit of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress to Canada in 2009. She is interested in the history of Japanese fishermen who immigrated from Mio Village (now Mihama Town) in Wakayama Prefecture. Her hobbies are writing and composing songs. She lives in Vancouver with her Canadian husband and son (11 years old).

(Updated June 2010)


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June 8, 2010 • Louise Akuzawa

For 27 years before World War II, the legendary baseball team “Vancouver Asahi” excited the West Coast of Canada and gave courage and pride to the Japanese community, which suffered from racial discrimination. Former player Koichi Kei Uenishi, 88, is living a healthy life in Kamloops. He plays badminton twice a week, and last year he won a silver medal in the 80-year-old category at the BC Provincial Championships, making him as active as any current player. Japanese baseball team …

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