 Good afternoon. This is the first or inaugural show of Hawaii Nikkei Now. It's going to be entirely done in the Japanese language from the Think Tech Hawaii Studio at Suite 888, Pioneer Plaza downtown Honolulu. So we're going to be doing this with two hosts, myself, Rei Tsujiyama, and to my left, Russell Honma. And we're going to be diving into all kinds of ideas, history, culture of Japan, and intersection with Hawaii, the US, and the world in many, many ways. So this is the first show. This is called Hawaii Nikkei Now. This show is 100% in Japanese. It's called Koho's, but my name is Rei Tsujiyama. Koho's and my left is Russell Honma. Today, we're going to talk about the first Japanese immigrant from Japan in 1868, Meijishin. Naseka, to be exact, in 2018, is a huge celebration of 150 years of history. It's Hawaii. In the history of Nikkei, I think it's a huge celebration of history, but this is Russell. Welcome to the show. What does it mean for the immigrant? Thank you very much, Tsujiyama. I'm sorry to interrupt, but I'm a Japanese immigrant. I'm Russell Honma, the host of the show. This time, I'm a immigrant. I was born in Japan, and I was born in Nikkei, but my grandfather, Hioji, came from Niigata prefecture. I bought land from Hawaii Island and won 100 awards, but my grandfather was born there, and my father was born there. My father was born in Nikkei, Sansei prefecture. That's how I was born. The most interesting thing about me was the immigrant. After that, the immigrants came later. In fact, in 1986, on June 19th, 1986, I came from Yokohama Island, England, and it took about 33 days. In the past, the immigrants were on a boat, and it took about a month to arrive in Hawaii. So, they all took a boat and went on a boat, and finally arrived in Hawaii in a month. Among them, there were 149 immigrants who came to Hawaii. Of course, the 149 immigrants came to Hawaii. At that time, they were still in Hawaii Empire. What job did they do at that time? What was the first 149 immigrants? In Hawaii, there was a sugarcane, and they needed a laborer. For example, Chinese people came to Hawaii at that time. The US federal government changed the law, and it took about 1862. The federal government did not allow Chinese people to enter the country. In fact, after 1966, the US Congress of Treaty and Immigration made an agreement between Japan and the US. That's how it became possible to immigrate. When I look at the history of Japan, Bakufu, the Tokugawa era, started in 1868. So, the new era started in Japan. One of the immigrants from the Meiji era came to Hawaii, and the Japanese history began. Of course, my ancestors came to Maui Island in 1907. They came from Kumamoto prefecture, and my father was born in Wailuku in 1915. That's how my Japanese history began. I'm from the native island of Maui Island, the Maui Island. The Japanese people came back to Japan at the first time. My son came to Hawaii and my son had 4 children. The fact that my grandfather lived in Hawaii for a long time means that he was a three-year-old. When did your father go to Japan? Actually, I was born and raised in Japan. My father was born in Hawaii and was born in Wokeino. When my grandfather was born, he was a farmer. At that time, he was my first family. When my father was raised, there were only about 50 villages in Wokeino. At that time, I was finally able to go to a Japanese school and learn Japanese. At that time, my father was about 18 or 19 years old. At that time, Japanese people had their eyes closed. It was time to see whether or not to trust them. Among them, there was one-year-old and one-year-old Sura-chi. My father and two-year-old Sura-chi made a two-year-old Sura-chi. Before that, there were 100 battalions. My grandfather was a two-year-old. At that time, my father was a member of the Air Force. At that time, I was working as a ground-keeper. That's why I didn't have to work in the army or air corps. After the war ended, the Maccassar Gensura was still in 1945. At that time, I was happy to work in Japan. My father and two-year-old Sura-chi made a two-year-old Sura-chi. I went to Yokohama by boat from Honolulu. It was the opposite. I'm talking about the opposite. At that time, I was working as a ground-keeper. At that time, I was working as a ground-keeper. I got married to my mother and two-year-old Sura-chi. That's how I was born. How long did your father stay in Japan? It was quite a long time. It was about 45 years ago. How long did you return to Hawaii? I returned to Hawaii in 1989. It was about 45 years ago. In my case, I went to the American school. I was a ground-keeper. My father was a ground-keeper. After that, I went to Yokotakichi. I went to Yokotakichi's high school in Beigun. After that, I graduated from Washington University. I was born and raised in Japan. My father was a student of two-year-old American nationality. After I grew up in Japan, my mother spoke Japanese every day. I'm in Hawaii now. I speak Japanese. I'm a ground-keeper. I'm not a ground-keeper. I'm 70, 80, 90 years old. I'm in my 3rd or 4th or 5th grade. I'm a ground-keeper. I'm a ground-keeper. I was born and raised in Japan. I was born and raised in Kanto Hospital in Tokyo. I'm a ground-keeper. I was born and raised in the U.S. My father was born in Maui. I was born in Kibainisei. I grew up in Kumamoto. I was born and raised in Kibainisei. I was born and raised in Kibainisei. I graduated from Maui High School in 1937. I was born in Hawaii, like my father. My father went to Detroit and Michigan. He wanted to study in the world of cars. I was born and raised in the U.S. and the U.S. and went to Europe. I was born in Hokkaido. My mother was born in Hokkaido. I was born in 8th grade in Aomori. I was born and raised in Hawaii. I was born in Yokohama in 1960. I was born and raised in Hawaii when I was 10 years old. I was born and raised in Hawaii when I was 18 years old. My father and my parents spoke Japanese. I lived in Japan since 1991. I worked in Tokyo for 21 years. You were born and raised in Japan. No, I was born and raised in Tokyo. My parents were born and raised in Tokyo. I was born and raised in Ganden Mono. What happened in Hawaii in 2018? It was yesterday's Saturday newspaper. It was a special edition of Star Blunt. It was a year-end edition of Star Blunt in 2015. There are a lot of events in New York City. There are a lot of historical events in New York City. In fact, there were 149 people who came to Hawaii. There were people from the Kanyaku people. There were two people from the Kanyaku people. Tokiyomaru and the one from June 17th, 1859. There were about 943 people. Then there were Yamashiromaru. There were 930 people. Most of them were from Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. That's right. If you come back, let's talk more. We'll be taking a break and coming right back. This is Think Tech Hawaii, raising public awareness. I said I could play, so I had no chance to play at all. That's my life. I love music. So we do it. Language show on Think Tech Hawaii called Konnichiwa, Hawaii. Broadcasting live every other Monday at 2 p.m. Please join us where we discuss important and useful information for the Japanese language community in Hawaii. The show will be all in Japanese. Hope you can join us every other Monday at 2 p.m. Aloha. Welcome back to Hawaii Nikkei now. We're exploring our topic today of Gannemono and today. All about Nikkei collective and personal narratives. This show is entirely Japanese. We have next to me, Russell Honma, who is quite excited and really focused on the medium Gannemono and all the events in Hawaii this year. The Kenjin Kai was a huge hit in the past, but I don't think the 4th or 5th generation is really interested in it. I think there are still strong events and identities, but I think the Okinawa Kenjin Kai is still strong. I think the Okinawa Kenjin Kai is still big, but the Fukuoka and Wakayama, compared to the 50 years ago, I don't think it's that big of a deal. In fact, the Okinawa Kenjin Kai was built in Oterato. It was built in Hiroshima and Fukuoka prefecture. In the past, people came to the Okinawa Kenjin Kai and worked in the Sato-Okiru area, but it was quite lonely. When I look at the Nual Avenue now, there are quite a lot of old people in Japan. In my case, it's a daily practice. My daughter, Ophkola, was quite deep. Back then, old people couldn't get married because they couldn't get married because they couldn't get married because they couldn't get married because they couldn't get married. That's how it was. They were using it as a God. After the law changed, the old women and women got married to the women of samurai. My grandfather got married to the daughter of Minamoto of Genji. It was a very interesting story. I think that I think that lots of the young girls around OKinawa came to the Sato-Okiru area and died in the city. That was interesting. In the old days, they got married to the older women and then they grew up in the city. At that time, MacArthur, Matthew Perry, and, at that time, Harris Townsend. Yes. In 1886, he was the President of the United States, Cleveland. So, Harris Townsend was the President of the United States. So, he wanted to be able to communicate with Japan and America, and to be able to do a little more. Yes, that's a 19th century, but the current language is foreign. Yes, at that time, the Tianneu people, the Satzma people, the Shingo people, and the Nariyaki people, when they were gone, it was 1856. So, at that time, Shingo Tagamorila was the President of the Shingo people. He was the President of the Shingo people. He was the President of the Shingo people. At that time, he had to protect the President of the Shingo people. At that time, he was the Royal Guard of 100 soldiers. He made that, and he was the former President of the Shingo people. He gathered the Daimyo people and made 100 soldiers. At that time, my mother's grandmother's house was in Fukushima. At that time, there was a destroyer, like a destroyer. So, I went to see the President of the Shingo people. He said, this is the origin of Minamoto. So, he became the Royal Guard of the Shingo people and protected the President of the Shingo people. He was the President of the 100 soldiers. That's why my grandfather wanted to marry my grandmother, so he married my grandmother. That's my mother. At that time, there was a temple in Kuwana. I think it's about 34 years old now. It's an interesting story. When I went to summer with my mother, my mother was reading the books of the Shingo people. She was reading the books of the Shingo people. When I was listening to the last story, I think the history of Japan is still interesting than the Japanese people. In the 4th and 3rd century, there are many celebrations and events in 2018. What is the meaning of this? It's about the Japanese culture in the future. How strong is the Japanese culture and culture of Japan? I think there will be a lot of events this year. Of course, we are talking in Japanese now, but there are very few Japanese people who speak Japanese. But the Japanese culture, technology and economy are very strong in the world. The Japanese culture in the future is about how to build the bridge and become stronger. We are talking about various guests in the future. We are not talking about hard things, but we are talking about business, art, education. I think it's very interesting. I think it's rare to be able to speak Japanese in the world where the Japanese people speak Japanese. What do you think? I think it's about the political economy. It's about the Japanese and the American bridge. During the Joseon War, during the 1882 to 1886 war at Albuquerque, there were many Japan-Japan Essentials. You don't speak English. I think it was very annoying when Japan and the United States didn't speak Japanese, so you had to speak Japanese. We had to learn Japanese language, It's been a long time since I started working in the industry. In the past, I had a hard time working in Japan. In the 1980s, 1990s, and after the bubble was over, it's been 2010, 2018. Japanese people understand Japanese culture, and become partners and friends. On the other hand, we respect Japanese people in the future. Both sides. Japanese society and Japanese people in the future. Recently, there is an interesting thing called Alamoa. There is a unique logo at the center. It's a global brand. In the 1980s, Toshika came to Hawaii from Japan. In 2018, I went there. Until 2018, for example, there were various joint research companies, software engineers, developers, Google, and many other Japanese companies. I think there should be more. It's a technology company. It's related to AI, biotech, energy management, renewable energy, and ocean science. There are a lot of experiments, research, and Hawaii. I think we can do it from now on. I think it's a great combination of technology by studying Japanese and learning Japanese. That's a young person. It's a educational problem. In Hawaii, there are people born in Japan. In Japan, there are children. In Japan, there are 4 or 5 people born in Japan. There is a training school. It's an intermediate school. I used to be a soccer team on Sunday. I coached there. I won the state championship. I raised those people. I think we can do it between Japan and Hawaii. We talk about each other. My sister has been teaching Japanese for 25 years. Of course, I'm still interested in Japanese culture. If I worked in a hotel company in Waikiki, if I knew Japanese, I would be able to grow up. Of course, I can do restaurants. From now on, I'm going to teach technology, software, and Japanese. If I study biotech, AI, and science, I will be able to develop a mobile app in Japan. If I knew software and technology, I think this combination is great for business in Japan and Hawaii. Of course, Japanese education is a guest. It's almost 30 minutes. It was fast. I think it was fun. Please take a look at Star Advertiser's special supplement. It's a special event. It's a special event. It's a special event. It's a special event. It's a special event. The six days of the event are free. We have events at the convention center. The day after tomorrow is the day of the event. It's a special event. The day after tomorrow is the day of the event. The day after tomorrow is the day of the event. It's a special event. I think we will get many things from outside Japan. It will be a really important event. I think it will be amazing to be on the rise of the refugee population in Japan and Hawaii. Russell, thank you, very much for coming over. We're at the end of a scintillating conversation in Japanese. We've covered a lot of topics, but we know we have to cover a lot more. If you're interested in being on this program, please send an email to ThinkTech. It's on their website. And give us ideas and commentaries about questions about the show. Thank you very much for today. Thank you very much for today. Thank you very much for today.