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Crown Prince Fumihito visits emigration museum

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L), Crown Princess Kiko (3rd from L) and their son Prince Hisahito (R) visit a Japan International Cooperation Agency museum on Japanese emigrants to the Americas in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince meets with descendants of Japanese emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) chats with "nikkei" or descendants of Japanese emigrants at a welcome party for the 55th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014.

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Photo exhibition on Japanese emigrants to U.S.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese photographer Misaki Matsui stands at the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama on March 1, 2013, the opening day of her photo exhibition to highlight the lives of her great-grandfather and grandfather who emigrated to the United States about 100 years ago. The event at the museum operated by the Yokohama office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency will run until May 6.

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Photo exhibition on Japanese emigrants to U.S.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An exhibition put on by Japanese photographer Misaki Matsui begins on March 1, 2013, at the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama to highlight the lives of her great-grandfather and grandfather who emigrated to the United States about 100 years ago. The event at the museum operated by the Yokohama office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency will run until May 6.

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Monument for emigrants to be built in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Takeaki Hidaka, a senior member of a Japanese group in the Dominican Republic, on May 19, 2012, points to a park in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, where a monument financed by the Japanese government-affiliated Japan International Cooperation Agency will be built possibly later in 2012 to mark Japanese emigration to the Caribbean island nation in the 1950s.

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Renovated migration center opens in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The Kobe Center for Overseas Migration and Cultural Interaction opened in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 3 after the renovation of a building used by Japanese emigrants in the 20th century, marking the centennial of the departure from the western Japan port city of the first ship carrying Japanese emigrants to Brazil. The center is now aimed at helping foreign residents in Japan. It will also put on display rooms restored to their state at the time of the emigrations as well as farm equipment used by the Japanese migrants.

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Ceremony celebrates centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil

KOBE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses a ceremony in Kobe, western Japan, on April 28 marking the centenary this year of Japanese emigration to Brazil. The first group of Japanese emigrants left Kobe port on April 28, 1908, arriving at a Brazilian port on June 18, 1908, on the Kasato Maru. Prince Naruhito, honorary president for the Japan-Brazil Exchange Year, plans to visit Brazil in June.

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Japanese emigrants to Dominican Republic mark 50th anniversary

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A ceremony is held in Santo Domingo on July 29 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Japanese immigrants to the Dominican Republic.

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Japanese emigrants are 'symbol' of friendly ties

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominica Republic - Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (2nd from R) poses for a photo with Japanese emigrants after attending a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of their emigration held in Santo Domingo on July 28. The emigrants are ''the symbol'' of the bilateral friendship, Fernandez said in a congratulatory address he delivered during the ceremony.

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Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Takegama (L), one of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic, shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 21. Koizumi met Takegama after issuing an official apology to the emigrants for the suffering they experienced under a government-led emigration program in the 1950s.

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Koizumi apologizes to emigrants to Dominican Republic

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on July 21 about an official government apology to Japanese emigrants who had migrated to the Dominican Republic under a government-led program in the 1950s.

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Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Takegama (L), one of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic, is in talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 21. Koizumi met Takegama after issuing an official apology to the emigrants for the suffering they experienced under a government-led emigration program in the 1950s.

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Koizumi seeks solution to Dominican Republic emigrants' hardships

TOKYO, Japan - Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose prior to their meeting at the latter's official residence in Tokyo on July 3. Koizumi told the president that the Japanese government is seeking a solution to how to compensate for the hardships suffered by Japanese emigrants to the Caribbean nation.

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Japan emigrants in Dominican Republic angry about court ruling

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Kurato Kimura, who leads a group of 170 plaintiffs in a damages suit against the state, drops his shoulders at his home in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on June 6 when told of a Tokyo District Court ruling that turned down their case. ''How come the government could win despite deceiving us? Where is the right legislation?'' he asked.

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Court rejects suit over Dominican Republic emigration

TOKYO, Japan - A banner held by one of people who support Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic and their surviving kin in their court battle reads: ''Unjustifiable Ruling.'' The plaintiffs claimed they have endured unexpected hardships as a result of a government-initiated emigration program in late 1950s. The court on June 7 rejected their damages suit but ruled that the state was responsible for their suffering.

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Court rejects suit over Dominican Republic emigration

TOKYO, Japan - A banner held by one of people who support Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic and their surviving kin in their court battle reads: ''Unjustifiable Ruling.'' The plaintiffs claimed they have endured unexpected hardships as a result of a government-initiated emigration program in late 1950s. The court on June 7 rejected their damages suit but ruled that the state was responsible for their suffering.

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Court rejects suit over Dominican Republic emigration

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic and their surviving kin, joined by their lawyers and supporters, arrive at the Tokyo District Court on June 7 to attend a court session on the damages suit they filed against the state. The plaintiffs claimed they have endured unexpected hardships as a result of a government-initiated emigration program in late 1950s.

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Japan's crown prince arrives in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito lays a wreath at the cenotaph dedicated to the souls of Japanese emigrants at the Japan-Mexico Hall in Mexico City on March 15. The prince arrived in Mexico City earlier in the day to attend the fourth World Water Forum opening on March 16.

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Japanese emigrants to Dominican Republic stress suffering in court

TOKYO, Japan - Kurato Kimura (2nd from L, front), who leads Japanese emigrant plaintiffs, and other plaintiffs meet reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 17 after a final hearing of their lawsuit against the Japanese government at the Tokyo District Court over their emigration to the Dominican Republic. They said they did not receive the rich farmland promised by the Japanese government and had to endure many hardships after moving there.

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(11)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, chats with Japanese emigrants to Peru at a party held at the Japan-Peru Culture Center in Tokyo on May 29, 1999.

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Koizumi admits state fault over emigrations to Dominican Republic

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in reply to opposition questions at a House of Councillors Budget Committee on March 10. He admitted state fault in the government's 1950s policy to promote emigration to the Dominican Republic and indicated redress over a suit filed by Japanese emigrants to the Caribbean country.

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Japanese emigrants to Dominican Republic sue gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Some of the 30 Japanese who emigrated to the Dominican Republic in the 1950s under a failed state project enter the Tokyo District Court on Aug. 6 to file a damages suit against the Japanese government, demanding the state pay some 420 million yen in compensation for their plight in the Caribbean country.

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Data on Japanese emigrants to Hawaii to be available online

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii, located in Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, will next month launch a research service to allow the emigrants' descendants to obtain information on their ancestors who sailed to the Pacific islands in the late 19th century. The museum will post information online on about 29,000 Japanese who emigrated to Hawaii to work in the sugar industry between 1885 and 1894, under a government-led program during the Meiji Period (1868-1912).

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Dominican Republic emigrants call for Japan relief aid

TOKYO, Japan - A group of Japanese who emigrated to the Dominican Republic some 40 years ago at the encouragement of the Japanese government visited Foreign Minister Masayoshi Komura (L) on Aug. 13. They urged Komura to help make life in their adopted country easier.

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Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Naha

Emigrants originally from Okinawa parade down a main street in the prefecture' capital Naha on Oct. 30, 2022, on the eve of the four-day 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. Held once every five years, the festival, not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is an occasion for Okinawans who have moved abroad to gather back in their home prefecture.

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Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Naha

Emigrants originally from Okinawa parade down a main street in the prefecture' capital Naha on Oct. 30, 2022, on the eve of the four-day 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. Held once every five years, the festival, not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is an occasion for Okinawans who have moved abroad to gather back in their home prefecture.

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Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Naha

Emigrants originally from Okinawa parade down a main street in the prefecture' capital Naha on Oct. 30, 2022, on the eve of the four-day 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. Held once every five years, the festival, not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is an occasion for Okinawans who have moved abroad to gather back in their home prefecture.

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(11)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, chats with Japanese emigrants to Peru at a party held at the Japan-Peru Culture Center in Tokyo on May 29, 1999. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi seeks solution to Dominican Republic emigrants' hardship

TOKYO, Japan - Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose prior to their meeting at the latter's official residence in Tokyo on July 3. Koizumi told the president that the Japanese government is seeking a solution to how to compensate for the hardships suffered by Japanese emigrants to the Caribbean nation. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi apologizes to emigrants to Dominican Republic

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on July 21 about an official government apology to Japanese emigrants who had migrated to the Dominican Republic under a government-led program in the 1950s. (Kyodo)

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The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1971)

Max Von Sydow & Liv Ullmann Characters: Karl Oskar & Kristina Film: The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1971) Director: Jan Troell 08 March 1971 Date: 08 March 1971

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The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1971)

Liv Ullmann Characters: Kristina Film: The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1973) Director: Jan Troell 08 March 1971 Date: 08 March 1971

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The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1971)

Liv Ullmann Characters: Kristina Film: The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1971) Director: Jan Troell 08 March 1971 Date: 08 March 1971

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The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1971)

Max Von Sydow & Liv Ullmann Characters: Karl Oskar, Kristina Film: The Emigrants; Utvandrarna (1970) Director: Jan Troell 08 March 1971 Date: 08 March 1971

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Royal Line poster

Poster produced by the Royal Line shipping company claiming to have the fastest service from Britain to Canada, perfect for emigrants anxious to get there quickly! Date: 20th century

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Emigrate to Canada poster

Poster issued by the Canadian Pacific Company advertising to would be emigrants that they could own their own home in Canada and apply for a ready-made farm. Date: 20th century

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Canada by the Cunard Line poster

Advertising poster for the Cunard Line shipping company encouraging people, particularly emigrants, to travel to Canada via their ships. Date: c.1919

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Red Star Line to Canada poster

Poster produced by the Red Star Line shipping company promoting its service from Southampton in Britain to Canada via Cherbourg. It features a wholesome looking farmer, waving his hat and standing amidst a field of corn or wheat; an indication that many of the people travelling to Canada in the first half of the twentieth century were emigrants. Date: 20th century

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Cunard USA and Canada poster

Poster advertising the Cunard Line passenger services to America and Canada, destination of many emigrants during the first half of the twentieth century. Date: 20th century

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UTVANDRARNA

UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS MAX VON SYDOW, LIV ULLMANN UTVANDRARNA Date: 1971

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UTVANDRARNA

UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS MAX VON SYDOW, LIV ULLMANN UTVANDRARNA Date: 1971

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UTVANDRARNA

UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS MAX VON SYDOW, LIV ULLMANN UTVANDRARNA Date: 1971

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UTVANDRARNA

UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS MAX VON SYDOW, LIV ULLMANN Date: 1971

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UTVANDRARNA

UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS LIV ULLMANN Date: 1971

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UTVANDRARNA

UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS LIV ULLMANN UTVANDRARNA aka THE EMIGRANTS LIV ULLMANN Date: 1971

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IRIS CINEMA THEATRE, CAIRO, EGYPT 1915 Programme Besides t

IRIS CINEMA THEATRE, CAIRO, EGYPT 1915 Programme Besides the interest and news reel Topical Budget, the programme features the Dutch film VLOEK VA HET TESTAMENT shown under the British titlle The Fatal Woman. and two Italian films, one, billed as The Emigrants is EMIGRANTI, Gli Date: 1915

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Museum shows key info on Japanese emigrants to Hawaii

The Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii in Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, seen in this photo taken on April 11, 2015, displays important documents and other reference materials related to Japanese emigrants to Hawaii, including many from the western Japan town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum displays new documents on emigration to Hawaii

Yoshiaki Fujimoto, a guide at the Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii in Suo-Ohima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, explains documents added to those on display at the museum on April 10, 2015. Residents in the western Japan town were among these emigrants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emigrants to Dominican Republic mark 50th anniversary

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A ceremony is held in Santo Domingo on July 29 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Japanese immigrants to the Dominican Republic. (Kyodo)

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Japanese emigrants are 'symbol' of friendly ties

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominica Republic - Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (2nd from R) poses for a photo with Japanese emigrants after attending a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of their emigration held in Santo Domingo on July 28. The emigrants are ''the symbol'' of the bilateral friendship, Fernandez said in a congratulatory address he delivered during the ceremony. (Kyodo)