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NIKKEI COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 6, 2020
'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019
Of the issues non-Japanese had to deal with in the past year (and even the past decade), some were major news stories and some fell quietly into the cracks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2019
U.S.-China trade tension affecting foreign nationals in small Japanese city
Trade tension between the United States and China is casting a shadow over the livelihoods of foreign nationals living in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, with dwindling employment opportunities and linguistic barriers forcing them to pack up and leave.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 13, 2019
Aichi city hires non-Japanese assistants to support foreign children at elementary schools
During a recent math class at an elementary school in Aichi Prefecture, Kamila Tamy Tida Miyamoto, 31, a Brazilian school assistant, pointed to the textbooks of Aika and Ayumi, second-grade Brazilian students who enrolled this year, as she explained concepts to them in Portuguese.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 22, 2019
Searching for the Latin American community in Tokyo
When most people think of Latin Americans in Japan, their thoughts turn to Brazil. It's a fair response, Brazilians make up one of the largest groups of ethnic minorities in the country, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. As a non-Brazilian Latin American living in Japan, though, I used to wonder, what about the rest of us?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2018
Labor union says 3,000 foreign workers laid off at Sharp plant in Japan
The companies told the labor union the job cuts resulted from Sharp's cutback in production of liquid crystal display panels for smartphones.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 21, 2018
Media firm adapts to an ever-shifting Brazilian community in Japan
IPC serves the huge Portuguese-speaking community with radio, TV, mags and more.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2017
Peruvian family facing deportation files lawsuit seeking special permission to remain in Japan
A Peruvian mother and her two teenage children filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking special permission to stay in Japan, claiming that deportation would harm the children, who were born and raised in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 21, 2015
For Nikkei, Christmas is a time for family — and rūtsu sagashi
It's not unusual for people of Japanese descent living overseas to lose track of their roots, but if you know where to look, these stories can often be pieced back together.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 7, 2015
Non-Japanese students overcome obstacles to pursue dreams
High school students from overseas are working hard to overcome language and financial obstacles in Japan to achieve their dreams.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 2, 2013
A tale of two knives, a Kiwi legend, a gang and a girl
The story reads like a New Zealand news editor's wish list: Celebrity, dangerous weapons, bizarre behavior, death threats, Brazilian street gangs and a mysterious love interest.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on