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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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The Journey of the Family of the Western River—Part 1: A Look into the Life of the Nishikawa Family (1921–1945)

Immigration to Mexico has been a constant phenomenon throughout its history, driven by various wave…

Ana Karina Martínez Lorenzo • April 21, 2025

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Aimaro Satō's diplomatic representation in Mexico

Minister Aimaro Satō (佐藤愛麿) was the second Japanese extraordinary envoy and minister plenipotenti…

Carlos Uscanga • Jan. 6, 2025

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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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José Ernesto Matsumoto: 101 years of history between Mexico and Japan — Part 1

José Ernesto Matsumoto was born, among flowers and brocades, in a huge and elegant mansion in the…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Sept. 17, 2024

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100 minutes after the Great Kanto Earthquake: An example of the solidarity of Mexico and Latin America

On March 11, 2011, we all witnessed the triple disaster: human, material and nuclear that resulted …

Carlos Uscanga • Oct. 2, 2023

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Michiko Tanaka — Part 2: 50 years as a teacher at El Colegio de México

Read part 1 >> Upon finishing their undergraduate studies in the Soviet Union, Michiko and Américo …

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Aug. 4, 2023

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Michiko Tanaka — Part 1: From the refuge in the mountains of Kyushu to El Colegio de México

Michiko Tanaka was born in the middle of the Pacific War, in April 1943 in the city of Tokyo. Durin…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Aug. 3, 2023

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María Elena Ota Mishima: from forced concentration to El Colegio de México

María Elena Ota Mishima was the most important scholar of Japanese immigration in Mexico. His book …

Sergio Hernández Galindo • May 5, 2023

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No. 24 Japanese Canadian Pioneers - From "The Story of Manzo in Canada"

The life of Nagano Manzo, the first Japanese immigrant to Canada, who was introduced in the previou…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 24, 2023

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