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Film shows hidden WWII history of Japanese immigrants' displacement from Brazil port city - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- A documentary film honing in on a 1943 incident where Japanese immigrants were forced to leave the port city Santos in Brazil's Sao

TOKYO -- A documentary film honing in on a 1943 incident where Japanese immigrants were forced to leave the port city Santos in Brazil's Sao Paulo -- a history that had been veiled for years -- premiered Aug. 7 in Tokyo and Osaka.

Yoju Matsubayashi, 42, director of the film "Okinawa/Santos" discovered a register including the names of immigrants who were subject to the displacement, and 60% of them appeared to be from Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. The incident had been considered a taboo subject for a long time even after World War II.

Japanese immigration to Brazil began in 1908, as immigrant ships first arrived in Santos located in southeastern Brazil. After Japan and the United States went to battle in 1941 during World War II, Brazil sided with the Allied powers, and broke off diplomatic relations with the Axis powers including Japan. Discrimination and prejudice against Japanese people became more severe thereafter. The Brazilian government ordered the abolishment of Japanese-language newspapers and the closure of Japanese schools, and enforced a ban on speaking Japanese in public spaces -- targeting the about 200,000 Japanese immigrants apparently living in the country at the time.

Japanese immigrants were forced out under the watchful eyes of soldiers with guns, leaving behind family assets and land they had amassed through hardship. They were put on trains and temporarily detained at an internment camp inside Sao Paulo, before moving to inland areas and other places with the help of relatives and acquaintances. There were many people who were unable to return to Santos and lost their property, even after the displacement order was lifted in 1945.

Furthermore, based on the family names, it was estimated that 60% of the individuals listed were from Okinawa. Matsubayashi then began conducting interviews with the cooperation of an association of Okinawans in Brazil. Individuals who experienced the incident and have entered old age, spoke of painful memories of being called spies and sent to internment camps, while being able to bring along little more than the clothes they were wearing.

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Film shows hidden WWII history of Japanese immigrants' displacement from Brazil port city - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- A documentary film honing in on a 1943 incident where Japanese immigrants were forced to leave the port city Santos in Brazil's Sao

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Gals Panic SS (Kaneko / Mainichi - Sega Saturn - 1996)

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Gnosis and kusocolonel's videos on the PS1 shooter/action RPG game 'Prisoner'.

The latter goes into more story detail, but both are worth watching. There's also a fan translation.

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Lawyers in Japan say Unification Church is lying about not extorting donations from followers

▲ Tomohiro Tanaka, leader of the Unification Church of Japan, at the July 12, 2022 press conference. He lied about court cases against the UC.

July 13, 2022 (Mainichi Japan) https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220713/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

TOKYO – A group of lawyers in Japan revealed on July 12 that it is still receiving consultations regarding the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, commonly known as the Unification Church, extorting donations from its followers.

The National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales, which is working on compensation for damages, stressed that the Unification Church’s “explanation that there is no coercion of donations is a lie.” The lawyers said there has been a string of civil court rulings in recent years pointing out the illegality of the donations to the religious group and ordering refunds to former followers.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, a suspect arrested over the July 8 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murder, told investigators that his motive behind the shooting was that his mother was a follower of the Unification Church and his family disintegrated due to bankruptcy caused by her huge donations to the religious group.

[Disintegration = His mother joined the UC in 1991. She sold the family home and the land she had inherited from her grandfather. She donated about JPY 100 million (more than $ 718,000) to the Unification Church and spent time in Korea, leaving her children to try to look after themselves. Tetsuya Yamagami, who was a good student, had to leave university after his second year because the money for his tuition had been donated to the UC. His brother committed suicide. It is not known what happened to his sister.]

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japanese branch of the religious group, countered that Yamagami’s mother’s donations were based on her own will, and explained that the group had “had donation trouble in the past, but we have been in thorough compliance since 2009. Now we do not force people to donate money.”

In response, lawyer Hiroshi Yamaguchi, who serves as a representative of the lawyers’ group, emphasized at a news conference on July 12 that the Unification Church “is still being pointed out by the judiciary for its illegal activities.”

Yamaguchi cited a February 2020 ruling by the Tokyo District Court in a lawsuit filed by a former follower demanding the return of donations she had made between 2012 and 2015, which ordered the religious group to refund approximately 4.7 million yen (about $34,200) on the grounds that “the demand for donations was made through an unfair method of stirring up anxiety and fear.” The ruling was later finalized after the Supreme Court dismissed a final appeal.

The lawyers also released a statement urging politicians to refrain from any actions that express support for the religious group.

In September 2021, the group of lawyers sent a protest letter to Abe, who had sent a video message to an online meeting of the Unification Church’s friendship group. In the letter, the lawyers protested that the video message would be an “endorsement,” and said, “We urge you to think carefully about this for the sake of your own honor.”

(Japanese original by Shota Harumashi, Tokyo City News Department)

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Unification Church ex-member in Japan opens up about her dark past after mom became follower

▲ A former follower of the Unification Church, who continues to suffer from her past, spoke of her experiences from behind a screen during a press conference held in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 12, 2022. (Mainichi/Shota Harumashi)

July 15, 2022 (Mainichi Japan)

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220715/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

Japanese version:

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220713/k00/00m/040/136000c

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2020: Tokyo District Court ordered FFWPU to pay 4.7 million yen compensation for illegal solicitation to a former member

FFWPU Statement Released on July 9, 2022 Doesn’t Address Shooter’s Grievances with the Moon Sect

Abe’s “ties” with the Unification Church were politically motivated

FFWPU International Statement: “On the Criminal Investigation of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Assassination”

The UC sought members by reading obituary columns in newspapers to identify grieving relatives or spouses. They would pay a visit to console and recruit them. Yamagami’s father died in 1984. His mother was recruited by the Unification Church/FFWPU in 1991.

After Tetsuya Yamagami’s mother was recruited into the Unification Church (after her husband died) her three children had nothing to eat.

A huge Moon Church scam in Japan is revealed

Shocking video of UC of Japan demanding money – English transcript This video was made the same year that Tetsuya Yamagami’s mother joined the UC.

Top Japanese ex-UC leader, Yoshikazu Soejima, interviewed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/unification/profit.htm

Moon extracted $500 million from Japanese female members

FFWPU of Japan used members for profit, not religious purposes

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あなたはリトルを止めることはできません '原因リトルは止まらない！

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Frequency Adverbs 回数の副詞

こんにちは皆さん！私はサクラです。For today's post, we will be talking about frequency adverbs. When talking to people or friends in Japan, sometimes they might ask you if you do a certain activity very often or not all the time. Without knowing how to answer properly, it can be a little troublesome. With that said, here are some useful words to explain how frequent you perform an activity.

1.よく（yoku)

よく means "often," and you would use this term to describe things you or someone else does more than "sometimes," but not as frequent as "usually." If you were to say, "I often come here," you would say 「よくここに行きます」(yoku koko ni ikimasu).

Examples

私はよく新聞を読みます。

Watashi wa yoku shinbun o yomimasu

.I often read the newspaper.

よく歌いますか？

Yoku utaimasuka?

Do you oftentimes sing?

2.たいてい (taitei)

たいてい would be "usually" in English. If you do an activity more than often, you would use たいてい. Using this term also means that the subject of the sentence does said verb on a regular basis.

Examples

彼はたいていコーヒーメーカーを使います。

Kare wa taitei ko-hi-me-ka o tsukaimasu.

He regularly uses the coffee machine.

私はたいてい教科書で勉強します。

Watashi wa taitei kyoukasho de benkyoushimasu.

I usually study with a textbook.

ジョンさんはたいてい四時に家に帰ります。

Jon san wa taitei yoji ni ie ni kaerimasu.

John usually returns home at four.

3.時々（tokidoki)

時々 means "sometimes." It is used when someone does something more than occasionally but not frequently.

Examples

私は時々心理について書きます。

Watashi wa tokidoki shinri nitsuite kakimasu.

I sometimes write about philosophy.

はい、時々アイスクリームを食べます。

Hai, tokidoki aisukuri-mu o tabemasu.

Yes, sometimes I eat ice cream.

アミさんは時々コーヒを飲みます。

Ami san wa tokidoki co-hi o nomimasu.

Amy sometimes drinks coffee.

4.あまり(amari)

あまり relates to よく, but it is the polar opposite of it. The closest translation for this term would be "not very often." Compared to the other adverbs mentioned, you must make sure that the verb is in negative form. This is because you are saying the subject of the sentence is not doing said verb often.

Examples

いいえ、あまり新聞を読みません。

Iie, amari shinbun o yomimasen.

No, I do not read the newspapers much.

私はあまり郵便局に行きません。

Watashi wa amari yuubinkyoku ni ikimasen.

Not very often would I go to the post office.

たろうさんはあまりロックを聞きません。

Tarou san wa amari rokku o kikimasen.

Taro does not listen to rock music very often.

5.全然 (zenzen)

全然 is Japanese for "never" or "not at all." This is the adverb you would use if you or someone does not perform said verb at all. Of course, like あまり, the verb must be in negative form.

Examples

私は全然タバコをすいません。

Watashi wa zenzen tabako o suimasen.

I never smoke tobacco/cigarette/etc.

その人は全然宿題をしません。

Sono hito wa zenzen shukudai o shimasen.

That person never does homework.

全然バレイを見ません。

Zenzen barei o mimasen.

I do not watch ballet at all.

6.いつも (itsumo)

いつも means "always" in Japanese. When someone says they always perform a certain verb, then they would use いつも. However, you must be very careful. If you were to say 「私はいつも読みます」(Watashi wa itsumo yomimasu) or "I am always reading," the listener might expect you to carry a book every single day.

Examples

彼はいつも大騒ぎします。

Kare wa itsumo oosawagishimasu.

He always makes an uproar.

彼女はいつも文句を言われています。

Kanojo wa itsumo mongu o iwareteimasu.

She always complaining (much to my annoyance).

夏の間に、ジョンさんはいつも水を飲みます。

Natsu no aida ni, Jon san wa itsumo mizu o nomimasu.

During the summer, John always drinks water.

7.毎日 (mainichi)

毎日 literally means "everyday." It is a bit different from いつも because if someone does something everyday, it could mean that they do it once a day rather than all the time.

Examples

毎日出かける前に歯を磨きます。

Mainichi, dekakeru mae ni ha wo migakimasu.

Everyday, I would brush my teeth before going out.

毎日彼は泣いてしまいました。

Mainichi kare wa naiteshimaimashita.

(To my regret) He cries everyday.

毎日洗濯をします。

Mainichi sentaku o shimasu.

I do the laundry every day.

These adverbs can let the listener know when you perform certain activities. Additionally, they can also give you an idea of how frequent the person in the sentence does something. If you can remember when to use a negative or a positive verb for the adverb, using these adverbs will be a simple task.That’s it for today’s lesson! これが終わります！ありがとうございました！

Source(s) I have used for Additional Information:

Difference Between “Usually” and “Often”-www.differencebetween.net

Japanese lessons 10-Frequency adverbs in Japanese-js-language.com

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Why Mainichi Planner?

This planner contains hyperlinked tabs, allowing you to jump around the planner for quick and easy navigation for a seamless experience.

Hyperlinked dated monthly, weekly and daily sheets allow you to plan your days, weeks and months in as much or as little detail as needed, just how you like it!

This planner also includes sheets for habit and goal tracking/setting, planning your travels, finances, projects, daily and weekly self-care and reflections to check in and track your progress and much more! With the 5 section dividers for better organising, 6 different types of notepaper, a blank sheet to use it for whatever you want and a page for journaling (can be copied and pasted over and over again), as well as imported digital stickers, this digital planner has it all!