Nikkei Scholars 日系留学生

第50回海外日系人大会

Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by naomi.

先日、第50回海外日系人大会が行われました。今回で2度目の参加となりましたが、今年の大会は非常に興味深い点が何個かありました。

日本語教育機関の活用と強化という話題が今年も出ましたが、これについて二宮正人先生が重要な点を挙げました。それは、日本語を覚えるメリットのことでした。日系人にとって日本語を話せるからと言っていい職に就けるわけでもなく、日本語を知っているからと言って給料が高くなるわけでもないことが現在の若い日系人の日本語への興味を失う理由だと言いました。

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Índia – Democracia somente para os ricos

Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by naomi.

Em fevereiro/2009, Akira, Gustavo, Seiji e eu (Naomi) participamos de um retiro (não espiritual) chamado Building A Better Asia, ou melhor, Construindo uma Asia melhor. Esse retiro foi realizado na Índia, em um estado chamado Orissa. Gostaria de compartilhar algumas de minhas opiniões, conclusões e experiências desse retiro.

Os indianos se consideram a maior democracia do [...]

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The military paradise

Posted on 06. Mar, 2009 by naomi.

Since the end of the Second World War, by Law, Japan is forbidden to possess a military army. Unlike many countries, there is no compulsive military training for

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Poverty in India – Orissa 2009

Posted on 27. Feb, 2009 by naomi.

India is a big country with serious poverty problems. It lacks water purification system with adequate sewage treatment plant, education, health and public transport system and has many other problems common to the developing countries but in a much large scale.
Water problem in India has been a big unsolved problem. Many tourists that go to India [...]

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Building a better Asia Retreat – Orissa / India 2009

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by naomi.

Building a Better Asia Retreat Program was held in Orissa, India during 08.02.2009 – 15.02.2009.
The themes of this Retreat were: livelihood, ecology and culture. So, I will start sharing some information about this city based on our visits and lectures. Our journey to Orissa began in Singapore Airport where all the participants met, except two [...]

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Alberto Shiroma

Posted on 01. Feb, 2009 by naomi.

Em dezembro/2008 tive um grande prazer de assitir a palestra de um cantor nikkei peruano nas praias paradisíacas de Okinawa.

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