No se pierdan el nuevo post en la sección dedicada a la comunidad cubano-japonesa (new post in the section dedicated to the Cuban-Japanese Community)

Acabo de publicar el capítulo "Los días de la guerra", del libro La saga japonesa en el occidente cubano. Gracias a su autor, Rolando González Cabrera! Pueden acceder al texto en la sección "Research-Investigaciones", en "Artículo-Article". También les dejo un enlace:

No se olviden, hoy viernes 27 de junio, es el concierto de los reconocidos guitarristas japoneses Kiyoshi Shomura, Daisuke Susuki, Soichi Muraji, Shunsuke Matsuo, con Ensemble Solistas de La Habana.

Nuevo en la sección de fotos! Joel Ayata comparte una foto de su abuelo, Kojiro Ayata. Gracias, Joel!

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Updating the Research page.  It will be back soon with a chapter from the book The Japanese Saga in Cuba's Western Region (La saga japonesa en el occidente cubano), about the experiences of Japanese immigrants in Cuba during WWII. 

5 concerts with Cuban and Japanese musicians, to take place in Havana and Matanzas, in June 2014!  

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Gracias a Rolando González, autor del libro La saga japonesa en el occidente cubano, puedo compartir fotos de las familias Inoue y Uratsuka. 

Nuevos eventos en Santiago de Cuba y La Habana, los días 17, 18 y 14 de mayo. 

Clip from ukiyo-e exhibit at the National Museum of Fine Arts, in Havana, Cuba.  

Doing more updates in the Research page.  It'll be back soon with a film essay and a chapter from the book A Japanese in Santiago de Cuba!

Great story by Sayuri Mtnez. Ishikawa!  She tells us about her grandfather, Zenshun Ishikawa, who emigrated to Cuba in 1927. 

Doing some updates in the Research page.  It'll be back soon with a very interesting film essay!

Great exhibition of Japanese prints (Ukiyo-e) in Havana City, sponsored by the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Japan Embassy in Cuba.  The samurai is the central theme of these 29 authentic pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries.  The exhibition commemorates the 400th anniversary of Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga's arrival to Cuba in 1614. 

Other related activities:

Conference by Ukiyo-e expert Dr. Amaury García Rodríguez.

Course on Ukiyo-e by the exhibition's curator Ms. Teresa Toranzo Castillo.

Children's workshop on visual arts and the figure of samurai. 

Exhibition of Cuban books about Japan. 

More info @

(Images and information courtesy of Japan Embassy in Cuba). 

Fotos del concierto del trío japonés Hogaku, en la Feria del libro, el 22 de febrero de 2014. El evento forma parte de las celebraciones por los 400 Años de la Amistad entre Cuba y Japón.

(Fotos cortesía de la Embajada de Japón en Cuba). 

Photos from the concert of Japanese trio Hogaku, at Havana Book Fair, on February 22, 2014.  The event is part of the celebrations for the 400 Anniversary of the Cuba Japan Friendship.  

(Photos courtesy of Japan Embassy in Cuba). 

Dos fotos nuevas en la galería de fotos del post "Las nikkeis cubanas". Gracias a Akemi Imamura!

Agregué los datos de dos libros que abordan el tema de la inmigración japonesa a Cuba: The Japanese in Latin America y Changing Cuba/Changing world.

Today I was reading this book at the library: The Japanese in Latin America, by Daniel M. Masterson with Sayaka Funada-Classen. Great investigation!  Japanese immigration to Cuba is only briefly approached in the chapter "The Smaller Communities, 1908-38;" but the continental scope of the study is remarkable.  Looking forward to buying a copy for my personal library!