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Much Mahalos
Dayton Asato’s Way of Saying Mahalo: Supporting da Community with KC Waffle Dogs
Dayton Asato, 61 grew up in one small apartment in one small lane between Fern and Date Street in…

Lee A. Tonouchi • April 23, 2025

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business economics food Hawai'i management Okinawan Americans restaurants small business Uchinanchu United States waffle dogs
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The Journey of the Family of the Western River—Part 2: The Creation of the Japanese Peanut (1945-1975)
Read Part 1 In the first part of this article, we explored the context of Japanese migration to Me…

Ana Karina Martínez Lorenzo • April 22, 2025

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business economics entrepreneurship generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Mexicans management Mexico migration Nisei patents peanuts snack foods
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The Sword and the Typewriter: The Life and Times of Hydesaburo Ohashi
Chapter 4—Ohashi the Inventor
Read Chapter 3 The Sino-Chinese War, one of three major developments for Japan in the latter half …

Aaron Cohen • March 10, 2025

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business economics entrepreneurship Harvard University immigrants immigration inventions management migration New York (N.Y.) patents small business
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From dekasegi to eternal tourist
In 2024, not only was the 125th anniversary of the beginning of Japanese immigration to Peru commem…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • March 4, 2025

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dekasegi economics foreign workers Japanese Peruvians Nikkei in Japan Peru
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From Privation to Prosperity, Unfailing Service to Others is Key
My father, Yoshio Kinjo, had zero toys as a child. Toys were a luxury in post-World War II Okinawa.…

Raymond Kinjo • Feb. 13, 2025

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business California economics family-owned businesses finance health insurance insurance life insurance management Okinawa Southern California United States
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Mokutaro Hori: Still Beloved in Whitefish, Montana
It was in the fall of 1969 that I visited Seattle from Japan for the first time. I used to work for…

Sam Takahashi • Feb. 10, 2025

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business community history economics generations history management Meiji period, Japan, 1868-1912 Montana Nisei United States Whitefish
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 25: Sojitz Brazil—Making Strides in Metal Resources and Other Areas
In the 25th installment of this series, we spoke with Toru Shida (55), president of Sojitz Brazil…

Tomoko Oura • Feb. 7, 2025

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Brazil business commerce economics Japanese business enterprises management
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The “Dekasegi” Phenomenon and Its Anonymous Heroes
When we think of heroism, we tend to think of superheroes from movies or famous people. However, tr…

Katsuo Higuchi • Jan. 31, 2025

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dekasegi economics families foreign workers Japanese Brazilians migration Nikkei in Japan occupations (employment)
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Navigating Dual Identities: A Journey Through Cultures and Careers
Wondering about our identity is something we all experience. Questions of identity often intertwine…

Vaishnavi Kulkarni • Jan. 22, 2025

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business economics identity Japanese Brazilians languages lawyers management Nikkei in Japan Portuguese language
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José Ernesto Matsumoto: 101 years of history between Mexico and Japan — Part 2, His return to Mexico
Read part 1 The naval battalion to which José Ernesto Matsumoto belonged was part of the first ant…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Nov. 12, 2024

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business economics floriculture food Japan Japanese food José Ernesto Matsumoto management medals Mexico noodles ramen World War II
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