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Read Part 1 >> Decades later, can you tell us how you made a seemingly radical move into foo…

Elaine Ikoma Ko • Aug. 3, 2023

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Bruce Miyahara — “OG-San” Marries Food Passion with Service — Part 1

Seattle’s Bruce Miyahara has reignited a new passion in his retirement when most people ride …

Elaine Ikoma Ko • Aug. 2, 2023

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Interview: KOBO, the protector of Japantown, Vinco Bisbee

KOBO at Higo (hereafter referred to as KOBO) started as an art gallery and shop in 2004 and is quic…

Kana Furukawa • Nov. 29, 2019

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Getting to Know Seattle's Japantown: During and After the War

Prewar Edition >> A symbol of Seattle's minority culture The International District is lo…

Megumi Matsuzaki +2 • July 19, 2018

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Getting to Know Seattle's Japantown - Prewar Edition

There are festivals, public baths, kabuki, and "little Japan" The International District …

Megumi Matsuzaki +2 • July 18, 2018

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Part 1: An oasis for the Japanese

"I miss the accent of my hometown. I go to the train station to listen to it in the crowd.&quo…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 8, 2017

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Growing Up at the Kokusai Theater

In mid-May, I reconnected with Elaine Kitamura and her younger brother, Darrell Kitamura, through a…

David Yamaguchi • June 14, 2016

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Sharing Memories for the Future of Nihonmachi

There had, for decades, been many Japanese signs and Japanese was spoken by local merchant and visi…

The North American Post • Dec. 17, 2015

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アメリカで最も成功した日系スーパー日本食材を広めたシアトル・宇和島屋ファミリーその2

その１＞＞顧客は日系、アジア系、非アジア系というバランス一方、品揃えについては、日系人・日本人を対象にスタートしながら徐々に日本食の広まりをとらえて変化させていった柔軟さが業績を伸ばした。宇和島…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 22, 2012

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アメリカで最も成功した日系スーパー日本食材を広めたシアトル・宇和島屋ファミリーその１

ずらり並んだ日本酒の瓶。ここ数年の日本酒ブームでどこのスーパーの酒類売り場でもずいぶんと銘柄が増えたものだが、この店ではビンについた値札がすべてドル（＄）表示。といっても免税店ではない。同じ…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 15, 2012