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The end of the war between Japan and the United States in August 1945 did not bring peace and freedom to the thousands of Japanese ...
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The dense aroma of steaming rice filled the narrow stairway leading to the basement of the Bussei Kaikan, the big brick gymnasium near the Yakima ...
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“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 (New Year) is the most important celebration in the Japanese calendar. Even here in Brazil, with its eminently Christian culture, the date is celebrated ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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The migration over to Southeast Portland on the first day of the year is something that I will always remember. There were the times when ...
I spent almost all of my childhood with my grandmother. Her customs, which were of course very Japanese, were reflected in her daily life. She ...
How many nights will we sleep before oshogatsu?Let’s fly a kite and spin a top on oshogatsu...♪♪ This song is called Oshogatsu. It ...
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