@IkuoShinmasu
Ikuo Shinmasu was born in Kamai in Kaminosekicho, Kumage-gun in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1950. After working at Teikoku Sanso Ltd. (currently AIR LIQUIDE Japan Ltd.), a foreign-affiliated company in Kobe, he retired and started his “second” college life at Nihon University as a history major. He lives in the city of Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture with his wife and eldest son. He likes cooking and karaoke.
Nikkei Interests
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 13 (Part 2)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues
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PERSPECTIVES ON NISEI IN THE UNITED STATES
I would like to introduce …
June 12, 2023
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Chapter 13 (Part 1)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues
In the last chapter, I discussed Japanese language schools. This chapter features the issues of dua…
June 11, 2023
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Chapter 12 (Part 2): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
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PROBLEMS OF TEXTBOOKS
One of the North American Times1 articles (Feb.…
April 27, 2023
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Chapter 12 (Part 1): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
Many Nisei were born as a result of picture marriages, which I wrote about in the last chapter of t…
April 26, 2023
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Chapter 11 (Part 2) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise
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HIGH BIRTH RATE OF JAPANESE
In the column “The Rise and Fall of Main …
Jan. 6, 2023
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Chapter 11 (Part 1) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise
The last chapter reviewed the history of The North American Times. In this chapter, I will introduc…
Jan. 5, 2023
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Chapter 10 (Part 5) History of the North American Times – World War II and the Last Issue
In the last part, I talked about Sumiyoshi Arima’s articles in The North American Times written as …
Dec. 7, 2022
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Chapter 10 (Part 4) History of the North American Times – Sumiyoshi Arima, Chairman of the Japanese Association and Journalist
The last part shared articles by a female employee of the North American Times, the 5000th annivers…
Nov. 30, 2022
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Chapter 10 (Part 3) History of The North American Times: Voices of a Female Employee and the 5000th Anniversary Issue
Previously, I introduced the contributors to the North American Times and its employees. This part …
Nov. 23, 2022
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Chapter 10 (Part 2) History of The North American Times: Expanding Circle of Contributors and the Employees
In the last part, I wrote about how The North American Times was launched, and in this part, I wi…
Nov. 16, 2022
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