Filipinos in Japan (Japanese: 在日フィリピン人, Zainichi Firipinjin, Filipino: Mga Pilipino sa Hapon)

Harvested Kangkong

Nakahara Keiko: All things begin, end, and begin again. It's a continuous cycle.

 

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"By sharing the food that the deities have eaten, one feels a sense of unity with them, and receives the benefit of their spiritual power."

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Stitches by Virginia Millano Evangelista Fabro~Rivera

"Each stitch is a form of communication with the past."

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William Michael Zabka: Kids grow up and they go their own way, and there's a letting go point.

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Japanese Proverb: Send the Beloved Child on a Journey.

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Japanese Salad 🥗 on Virginia Millano Evangelista Fabro~Rivera's laminated Placemat

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Wikipedia: reiki comes from Japanese reiki (霊気) "mysterious atmosphere, miraculous sign", combining rei "soul, spirit" and ki "vital energy"

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Anmol Singh: Reiki energy is not bound by space and time. It can go to Past as well as Future. It can go to any time and distance.

"In ancient times, Sumo was performed at Festivals. It was one of the rituals to pray for a good harvest."

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"As of April 1, 2020, the number of Filipinos in Japan is estimated at 325,000."

Johnny Lawrence's Crane Kick

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Nishimura Mitsuki: For me, the most important thing is to keep this tradition alive.

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Carol Joan Klein

"I would like to stay around until I'm at least 120 years old, so that I can see what kind of culture we have become."

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Two Russian TU-95MC strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight over Japan and Okhotsk seas’ international waters. The flights were also accompanied by Russian fighter jets. pic.twitter.com/syddgGejEP

— RT (@RT_com) December 16, 2021

Japanese plan to invade USSR revealedhttps://t.co/soYgdr9BkS pic.twitter.com/yVqaFclpP6

— RT (@RT_com) November 11, 2021

Wikipedia: Kantokuen (Japanese: 関特演, from 関東軍特種演習, Kantōgun Tokushu Enshū, "Kwantung Army Special Maneuvers") is an operational plan created by the General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army for an invasion and occupation of the Russian Far East, capitalizing on the outbreak of the German~Soviet War

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Wikipedia: Hokushin-ron (北進論, "Northern Expansion Doctrine" or "Northern Road") was a pre-World War II political doctrine of the Empire of Japan which stated that Manchuria and Siberia were Japan's sphere of interest and that the potential value to Japan for economic and territorial expansion in those areas was greater than elsewhere.

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Wikipedia: Japan should abandon its Neutrality Pact with the Soviets and launch an attack in conjunction with Germany.

Neethis: This is the flag of Japanese Siberia

Neethis: It's a blend of the Japanese Imperial civilian flag, and the Republic of Siberia's flag

"A Japanese propaganda lithograph rallying for occupation of the Russian Far East."

Slavs are to be deported from Italian~German Europe to Siberia, where they will be ruled by Japan.

"She credits her blessed longevity to her proclivity for coffee, Coca-Cola, and chocolate."

"Everybody loves Grandma's Soba."

Wikipedia: Izumo-taisha (出雲大社, "Izumo Grand Shrine"), officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is believed by many to be the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan, even predating the Ise Grand Shrine. The shrine has been rebuilt every 60 to 70 years to maintain the power of the kami and maintain architectural techniques.

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I love your Hair,,,

陈巍, Gold

鍵山 優真, Silver

宇野 昌磨, Bronze

Bart D. Ehrman: In the ancient context, there was no separation between what we would call politics and religion. It was understood that the reason the city and the state survived and became great was because of the gods. And so naturally, the city and the state sponsored the worship of the gods; there was no separation of church and state.

STEPHEN JOSHUA SONDHEIM

American musical theater has lost a towering giant. Stephen Sondheim's legacy of song and lyric is unparalleled. From West Side Story to Sweeney Todd, from Gypsy to Sunday in the Park with George, there will never be a master like him.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 26, 2021

On this Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II, we acknowledge the unjust incarceration of some 120,000 Japanese Americans – and reaffirm our commitment to Nidoto Nai Yoni, which translates to “Let It Not Happen Again.”https://t.co/WM4498Z0Ft

— President Biden (@POTUS) February 19, 2022

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Nose Yoshiaki: As I care for these elderly people, I see they all worry about three main things: They fear getting weak with age, suffering from illness, and a painful death. Our twilight years should be more than just a lonely waiting for death. It's best to stay active, enjoy life to the full, and they suddenly one day your time comes. I try to help people approach death like that.

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Nose Yoshiaki: As they say here, live with nature, grow with nature, then you die and return to nature. Live like that and you can die with no regrets. And when it's my turn to pass on, I'll be happy to quietly return to nature.