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Ten Days of Cleanup

Chapter Two—The Curse of Mottainai I

While many post-World War II Japanese families were all about discarding old tansu and kimono, my m…

Naomi Hirahara • Jan. 4, 2021

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Dekasegi Story

Episode 35: Finally, Japan!

My parents met 24 years ago. My mother, who had been living in Japan with her family since she was …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 18, 2020

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Nikkei View

We Are Not Free tells the JA incarceration story through a different perspective

During the Coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all gotten used to staying home every evening – …

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 7, 2020

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Ten Days of Cleanup

Chapter One—The Contract

“Hello, Souji RS. Hiroko speaking.” I held my cell phone to my ear as I defrosted some…

Naomi Hirahara • Dec. 4, 2020

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Silk

Chapter Twelve—A Japanese Girl

For the past two days, Okei’s teeth chattered, all day and all night. It was as if a spirit h…

Naomi Hirahara • Oct. 4, 2020

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #About 100,000 Per Head: "Follicle Follies..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 5, 2020

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Silk

Chapter Eleven—In the Dark Night

The sounds of the explosions seemed to get louder every day. Kintaro felt his whole body shake as t…

Naomi Hirahara • Sept. 4, 2020

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Dekasegi Story

Episode 34: Sudden return to Japan due to COVID-19

We came to Japan in 1997. My sister was 26 and I was 18. Her husband, Masao, had been working at a …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Sept. 4, 2020

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7th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Finding Shinyū

I am inside Marukai Market when the muffled sound of the taikos indicate the Oshogatsu Festival has…

Onassa Sun • Aug. 7, 2020

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Silk

Chapter Ten—Lost Samurai

Shin: To become a person who is trusted, and who can trust others. —a principle of the Aiz…

Naomi Hirahara • Aug. 4, 2020

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