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Many of us in Hawai‘i grumble about long commutes. But not many can beat Kaua‘i residen…

Jackie Kojima • Aug. 4, 2023

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Yoshito Yonezawa, the driving force behind the Los Angeles Tanabata Festival

Wants to continue but problem is lack of manpower The Tanabata decorations of the Los Angeles Tanab…

Keiko Fukuda • July 26, 2023

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Experience Okinawa!

Many Hawai‘i Uchinānchu (Okinawan persons) have visited their ancestral homeland, but relativ…

Colin Y. Sewake • May 23, 2023

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The legacy of Toyo Takata, Who Captured the Voice of Japanese Canadians

The book Nikkei Legacy served as an important reminder to Canadians of the suffering that Japanese …

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 19, 2023

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Of Inomatas and Kingis: The Story of a Remarkable Family

If ever there was an award offered for the most remarkable Japanese American family saga, one for…

Greg Robinson • March 30, 2023

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Surrender — Part 1

We are delighted to present poetry from Mammoth Lake, CA based artist, Kendall Tani. Kendall shares…

Kendall Tani +1 • March 16, 2023

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

In Remembrance of the Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami: An Interview with The Hidden Japan’s Derek Yamashita — Part 1

Since 2011, March 11 has become a day of remembrance for the hundreds of thousands of Japanese li…

Japanese American National Museum • March 10, 2023

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70th Anniversary of Fukuoka Kenjinkai Mexico

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Fukuoka Kenjinkai Mexico, Mr. Shozo Ogi…

Alberto Teramoto Ohara • Feb. 6, 2023

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Ireichō, Kintsugi, and the Transformation of Karma: A Conversation with Project Founder Duncan Ryuken Williams

To craft into a sacred book listing the names of 125,284 people of Japanese ancestry incarcera…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 27, 2022

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J. Kenji López-Alt: Seattle's Famous Japanese American Cooking Star — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Over the years, you really delved into the science behind cooking as in you…

Elaine Ikoma Ko • Oct. 11, 2022

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