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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

business California economics family-owned businesses finance health insurance insurance life insurance management Okinawa Southern California United States

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

business community history economics generations history management Meiji period, Japan, 1868-1912 Montana Nisei United States Whitefish

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

Brazil business commerce economics Japanese business enterprises management

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

business economics identity Japanese Brazilians languages lawyers management Nikkei in Japan Portuguese language

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

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

Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?

Yukio Is My Name

My name is Yukio Kawaratani. I am a Nisei born on May 30, 1931. Kawaratani is a very rare Japanese…

Yukio Kawaratani • Nov. 2, 2024

bushido business California concentration camps crests Discover Nikkei economics family crests Los Angeles management names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) samurai Santa Ana Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps

Fujikami Florist: A Commitment to Excellence for Over a Century

A florist who is allergic, of all things, to pollen? Halfway through the conversation with Eileen M…

Lois Kajiwara • Sept. 18, 2024

business economics family-owned businesses Fujikami Florist Hawai'i Honolulu management Oahu United States

The Nikkei Strength is…Insurance?

What are some of the most important aspects of the Nikkei Community? You may say our familial ties,…

Erik Chu • Aug. 6, 2024

Aihara & Associates Insurance Services business California Japanese American Community Leadership Council economics finance insurance management Nikkei Community Internship

Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Part 14: Brazil Food Service, a company active in the South American agricultural and livestock industry

For the 14th installment, we spoke with Kenichi Kodera (66, Hokkaido), president of Brazil Food Ser…

Tomoko Oura • May 10, 2024

agriculture animals Brazil business domestic animals economics food Japanese business enterprises Latin America livestock management

Same Place, New Face: 30 Years of Mr. Ramen

Little Tokyo celebrates 140 years this year. As the second-oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, Litt…

Megan Yasuda • May 7, 2024

business California communities economics families food gentrification Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Mr. Ramen (restaurant) noodles ramen restaurants small business United States urban renewal

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