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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #4 Horsemen of the Holidays: "Stress Time..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal explains why he calls the holiday season “The ...

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History of Gekkeikan Sake - from Kyoto to America

“During the New Year holiday season, Maneki and Nikko Low served Sake and relish free of charge to all who stopped by. They decorated the ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1/1/2019: "Paring it Down to the Basics..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “New Year's Resolutions - Past and Present” Check back ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #7 — Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Of Food and Identity: My Grandmother’s New Years

Japanese New Years was one of the few traditions that made the jump when my great grandparents, like many others, left Japan for a better ...

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Mochitsuki a long-standing tradition for Yakima Valley’s Japanese community

WAPATO — The dense aroma of steaming rice filled the narrow stairway leading to the basement of the Bussei Kaikan, the big brick gymnasium near the ...

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My Grandmother's Ozoni

“She’s making soup!” That was my mother’s and my aunts’ hint to us children, that it was time for us to get out ...

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OSHOGATSU Brazilian style

Oshogatsu (New Year) is the most important celebration in the Japanese calendar. Even here in Brazil, with its eminently Christian culture, the date is celebrated ...

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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> A Nikkei Holiday Story By John Nishio This is the story of the 104th Annual Nishio Mochitsuki. On Tuesday night, we hosted ...

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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 1

In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nikkei readers from around the world to show us ...

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Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles

“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans, it’s their last holiday ...