It is #keironohi - Respect for the Aged Day in Japan, where 29.4% are over 65, including 100k centenarians. But what does 'respect' mean when Japan also arrests and imprisons more older people (proportionately) than anywhere else?
RESPECT=ending incarceration
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Hot off the presses is Gwen Muranaka's latest comic on being Nikkei! Gwen shows her respect to the former Japanese American incarcerees who spoke at the National Day of Action this year in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
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#comic #cartoon #nikkei #KeiroNoHi
Discover 5️⃣ ways to show appreciation on #KeironoHi: www.instagram.com/p/DOccJdciY6...
What is 敬老の日? It is a day to honor and celebrate kūpuna, recognized annually on the third Monday in September. Register for Keiro no Hi - Mahalo to Our Kūpuna on 9/16 at bit.ly/jcchkeironohi
Let's celebrate and honor our kūpuna! 🧓 #KeironoHi - Mahalo to Our Kūpuna is a half-day of free, informative, and interactive workshops exclusively for kūpuna at the JCCH. ➡️ Spaces are limited! Register at bit.ly/jcchkeironohi
Ehrt und respektiert das Alter. 🇯🇵👵🧓👴 Am dritten Montag im September feiert man in Japan Keirō no Hi (jap. 敬老の日), den Achtung-vor-dem-Alter-Tag. #AchtungvordemAlter #KeironoHi #Japan #23september #aktionstag
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