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Toshi Sato, the world's best Mercedes Benz salesman who moved to the US in 1996
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A frog jumping out of a well
Kazue Kitagakido, president of the Southern California Prefectural Association, who came to the United States in 1984 and is currently working on raising funds for her hometown, Noto.
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There was no overseas option Just after the start of 2024, a big earthquake struck Japan. The affected area was Ishikawa Prefecture. Even here in Southern California, far away, a donation campaign is underway to send to the victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The person at the center of …
Kimiko Fujita, a community leader who connects Japanese-Americans with the new Issei
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"Maybe it's a good fit overseas."
CPA and lawyer Hikaru Fujimoto, who moved to the U.S. in 1985 and lives in Chicago
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Pushed by his father to study in the US I got to know Hikaru Fujimoto, a CPA based in Chicago, when I interviewed him about advice on bank accounts and other accounting matters for returnees. Fujimoto's explanations were concise and clear, and I intuitively felt that there must be many …
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, a former Self-Defense Forces officer working to popularize physical education in America
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I can't protect Japan if I stay in Japan - In 2011, I left the Self-Defense Forces and volunteered to join the U.S. military When I heard from an acquaintance of mine, who serves as the PTA president at a local school in Orange County, that "We are preparing to …
Megumi Mizutani, who connects the sister city relationship between California and Japan
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Japanese people who "don't know about Japan" In October 2023, when I participated in a workshop organized by the California-Japan Sister Cities Network at the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles as a member of the Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Committee, I had the opportunity to meet people from …
Bringing seaweed candy to the global market — New York-born, Japan-raised Alyssa Miki
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"Bringing the best of Japan to the world" At an event held at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Miki Alyssa, founder and CEO of Cashi Cake Inc., set up a booth selling candies made from seaweed and gave a presentation on the product. …
Studying abroad, winning permanent residency, graduating from a US university, getting a job in Japan — Chansu, a YouTuber living in Hawaii
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Moved to the US to become a pilot I've been watching the videos of Chansuu, who continues to share information about Hawaii as a YouTuber, for a long time, but suddenly, his true value was shown in an episode in which he reported on the current situation on the disaster-stricken …
Art director for Hollywood blockbusters - Katsuya Imai, who moved to the US in 2014
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Obtained an O visa after studying abroad In the summer of 2023, when I went to see Hollywood movies like "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie," the trailer for "Gran Turismo" was playing. The trailer made it clear that this was a major production, and Katsuya Imai was involved in the film as …
Identity in both the United States and Japan - California Congressman Al Murato
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People of the Showa Era Al Murato is known as the only Japanese-American member of the California State Legislature, and is committed to education, clean energy, and Japan-U.S. relations. I once heard him say at a North American Okinawan Association meeting, "My hometown is Okinawa. Kubasaki High School (a high …