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  2. Karolina Shiino - Wikipedia

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    Karolina Shiino (Japanese: 椎野カロリーナ, romanized: Shiino Karolīna; Ukrainian: Кароліна Шиїно, romanized: Karolina Shyino; born 24 August 1997) [1] is a Japanese model. Born in Ukraine, she moved to Japan with her mother when she was five and became the first naturalised Japanese citizen to win the Miss Nippon beauty ...

  3. Ukrainian-born Miss Japan rekindles an old question: What ...

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    Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful for the recognition of her identity as Japanese. Shiino has lived in Japan since moving here at age 5 and ...

  4. Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after an article ...

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    Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese in a country where homogeneity and conformity are still valued. In a message ...

  5. Ukrainian-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following ...

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    Model Karolina Shiino, who sparked debate in Japan by winning a national beauty pageant, has relinquished her title just two weeks after being crowned. Ukrainian-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown ...

  6. Miss Nippon - Wikipedia

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    Miss Nipponミス日本. The Miss Nippon Contest (ミス日本コンテスト, Misu nippon kontesuto) is a Japanese beauty pageant. In the past 57 competitions, the total number of applications is 118,794 people and the Grand Prix is 55 people. It started in 1950 by the Yomiuri Shimbun [ 2] and is held every year by the "Miss Nippon Association".

  7. History of the Jews in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Jewish travelers entered Japan as early as the 1700s, however no permenant settlements were made until after Commodore Matthew C. Perry 's arrival in 1853. Early Jewish settlers were located in Yokohama. By 1895, this community had about fifty families, and dedicated the first synagogue in the country. Jews also settled in Nagasaki during the ...

  8. ‘I am absolutely Japanese’: Ukrainian-born model sparks ...

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    Karolina Shiino, who has lived in Nagoya since she was 5, told CNN she was “happy to be recognized” after her victory raised questions about beauty standards and what it means to be Japanese.

  9. Category:Japanese people of Ukrainian descent - Wikipedia

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    Taihō Kōki. Karen Takizawa. Categories: Japanese people of European descent. Asian people of Ukrainian descent. Japan–Ukraine relations.