The Canadian Press reports on the how Japanese-Latin Americans who were interned in the United States during World War II are now seeking redress from the U.S. government .
The article focuses on Augusto Kague, who was 12 when his family was forced out of their home in Peru in 1942 and imprisoned in America. Kague is seeking a settlement equal to what the United States paid former Japanese-American internees in 1988:
Kague’s father, a Japanese immigrant in Peru, was whisked away by security agents, one of 2,264 men, women and children of Japanese ancestry arrested in Latin America and shipped off to U.S. camps. They were interned under the guise of securing Western Hemisphere interests, including the Panama Canal. About 800 were used in prisoner swaps with Japan, turned over to a country that some - as Latin American-born descendants of Japanese immigrants - had never seen.
Now, 20 years after Japanese-Americans won redress for their imprisonment, a small community o...
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Washington.– Two in three Latin Americans either don't care who wins Tuesday's U.S. presidential election or don't think the outcome will matter, according to a survey in 18 countries.The poll fou…... more
Show Me the Money From: whistlestopper.com Post Date: 2008-11-09 06:33:34
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To all those Europeans, Canadians, Japanese, Russians, Iranians, Chinese, Indians, Africans and Latin Americans who are e-mailing their American friends about their joy at having “America back,” now that Obama is in, I just have one thing to say: “Show me the money!”
Don’t just show me the love. Don’t just give me the smiles. Your love is fickle and, as I said, it will last about as long as the first Obam... more
Samba on in! From: feeds.feedburner.com Post Date: 2008-11-10 18:56:14
The doors to recession-hit UK are ready to spring open wide for samba-loving Latin Americans with increased disposable income and a lust for travel.
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This morning’s Japan-related news links:
Japanese elementary school student attendance will be taken at school gates with IC tags embedded in their nameplates, according to an education ministry projection Monday of life in 2015. [Link]
Kim Jong-Il’s health has reportedly deteriorated to the point where he cannot walk more than 30 yards without having to sit down, or at least some sources say so. [Link]
U.S. government officials have met Japanese Diet members requesti... more
Kasuga Taisha is a shrine on the edge of Nara Park and is famous for having a lot of stone and bronze lanterns. By a lot I mean in the thousands.
If you are in Nara, it would be a shame to miss this UNESCO World Heritage Site and in a few weeks there will be a great opportunity. The lanterns are only lit a few times a year (twice I think?) and one of those times is for Obon. The Lantern Festival of Kasuga Taisha takes place August 14th and 15th. As much as I liked it ... more
Fifty years have passed since Japanese companies started selling plastic model kits, and Fuji TV has reported on how middle aged men looking to relive their childhood hobby have caused a small boom in the industry:
The report begins with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba describing his love for plastic models. Ishiba started making plastic models when he was in elementary school, and he has continued his hobby without shame for 45 years of his life. He claims that his hobby allows him to me... more
To anyone interested in the question of nationalism in Japan, I recommend reading Kevin M. Doak’s A History of Nationalism in Modern Japan , published in 2007 and reviewed by Yoshihisa Tak Matsusaka in Monumenta Nipponica 62:4 (an excerpt of the review appeared in The Japan Times on June 22, 2008). There is another excellent review of the book here .
 The author is a Georgetown University professor who says in the preface that, “My effort to provide a comprehensive analysis... more
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