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When Lunar New Year celebrations are underway, I often get asked if I celebrate Lunar New Year. I let people know that I celebrate Japanese …
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You know the Oshōgatsu is coming when many people schedule the Bōnenkai, at least here in Brazil. The Bōnenkai is a meeting with other Nikkei …
Oshogatsu (New Year’s) was when our family learned the most about Japanese culture. The week before New Year’s Day, we often helped make mochi at …
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It’s been a long, sometimes lonely three years since COVID-19 arrived in the world and changed all our lives. For many of us, this holiday …
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In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, unagi2 in the summer, or buying a kumade3 …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “My History of New Year's Resolutions” Check back every weekend …
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From Delta to Omicron. The year 2021, too, passed by like a flash in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the spring, the owner …
Nima-kai Traditions: Oshogatsu Foods 2022 After another long, trying year, Nikkei around the world celebrated Oshōgatsu 2022 with just as much joy as ever. They …
Another year is starting! Usually, it is time to reflect on how the year went, on everything we've done, good or bad, planning new plans, …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Happy New Year!” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries. …
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