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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Oshogatsu—Remembering Grandpa Sonny

When my Facebook friend suggested a submission for Discover Nikkei’s Oshogatsu photo activity, it simply opened up a floodgate of cherished memories. In my ...

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1946: New Year’s at the Crystal City Concentration Camp

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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Traditional Foods and Rituals to Start the New Year

These days, it’s easy to find Japanese or Nikkei food in Lima. Perhaps the day when Japanese restaurants are as common as the popular ...

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Mochitsuki—A Long-Standing Tradition for Yakima Valley’s Japanese Community

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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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 ...

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Japanese New Year’s Meal

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 ...