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Immigrated to Canada in 1986. BA in Sociology from Waseda University. A freelance writer for the Japanese media; a regular columnist for Vancouver-based JCCA Bulletin and Fraser Journal since 2012. Former Japanese editor of the Nikkei Voice (1989-2012). Co-founder of the Katari Japanese Storytellers since 1994. Lecturer on the Nikkei history at various universities in Japan. His translation Horonigai Shori, the Japanese edition of Bittersweet Passage by Maryka Omatsu was awarded The 4th Canadian Prime Minister Award for Publishing in 1993.
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145 Years of Japanese Canadian History (10 Parts, Zoom) - Part 1
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80 Years Since the Internment of Japanese Canadians
Part 3: Nikkei Communities in Canada and the “Imperial Headquarters Announcement”
After World War I, Japan joined the League of Nations and the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was annulled.…
May 9, 2022
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80 Years Since the Internment of Japanese Canadians
Part 2: The Removal of “Men Only” Expanded to “All Japanese Canadian”
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor in January 1942, the Canadian government announc…
May 2, 2022
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80 Years Since the Internment of Japanese Canadians
Part 1: How the Nikkei were dragged into war
February 19, 1942, when Executive Order 9066 was issued, is the “Day of Remembrance” for Japanese…
April 25, 2022
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Ohitori-sama Osechi Table
From Delta to Omicron. The year 2021, too, passed by like a flash in the midst of the Covid-19 pand…
Feb. 10, 2022
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Entertainer in Japan under GHQ occupation: Japanese-Canadian Nisei actor and singer Sally (Satoshi) Nakamura
According to Ken Adachi’s The Enemy That Never Was, there were about 1,500 Japanese-Canadians in …
June 9, 2021
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Songs of Memories of a Caregiver—A House Where the Memories of a Canadian Japanese Family Lived
The Japanese verb Sumu consists of three homonyms which include 住む (to live), 澄む (to become clear),…
Feb. 23, 2021
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Legacy of Vancouver Asahi revived in the life of players and their descendants
As I was reading Yobun Shima’s “Family History of Kenichi Doi, Vancouver Asahi pitcher in 1926” sub…
Jan. 14, 2021
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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Waves of Pandemics and the Prewar Japanese Canadian Community
The 1918 influenza epidemic swept the world for two years, infecting 500 million people and killing…
Oct. 23, 2020
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Sporting Niseis of 1930s: Posing on Camera - Part 2
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Tenning-san
The man called “Tenning-san” refers to Jujiro Takenouchi (1869–1937)…
March 6, 2020
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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952)
baseball
British Columbia
Camp Otsu
Canada
generations
Japan
Japanese Canadians
Jujiro Takenouchi
Nisei
prewar
Shiga Prefecture
Shozo Miyanishi
skiing
Slocan City internment camp
sports
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U.S. Occupation Army
Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
Vancouver (B.C.)
World War II
World War II camps
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952)
baseball
British Columbia
Camp Otsu
Canada
generations
Japan
Japanese Canadians
Jujiro Takenouchi
Nisei
prewar
Shiga Prefecture
Shozo Miyanishi
skiing
Slocan City internment camp
sports
swimming
U.S. Occupation Army
Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
Vancouver (B.C.)
World War II
World War II camps
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