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The JABA Legacy Project: Two Generations of Pioneering Judges in the Nikkei Community

Judge Fred J. Fujioka: Honoring our Past and Empowering our Future - Part 1

On January 7, 1951, Moto Hayami held her newborn grandson in her arms and prophetically said, “Fred is going to be the lawyer of the ...

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Dr. Joe Takehara and Chicago Aikido

Dr. Joe Takehara, D.D.S., a second generation Japanese American, has trained with the legends of aikido during his fifty-three years of studying the ...

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Remembering Thomas Makiyama Sensei

Whenever I go back to Japan these days, it is really with more of a sense of mission, reevaluating my relationship with Japan and my ...

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Japan Journal: A Repat's Story - Part 1

Since I arrived in Japan a year ago, I’ve wanted to speak to Canadian Nikkei about their experience living here in Japan. I’ve ...

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日本文化に夢中：日本の伝統文化を極める“ガイジン”さんに、その魅力を聞くシリーズ

第６回　「内面のエネルギーを力に変える合気道」 - ロバート・ハイヤットさん

ロサンゼルス近郊のターザナで道場を運営するロバートさんが合気道に出会ったのは、17年前、目にする機会に恵まれたデモンストレーションがきっかけだった。当時はガールフレンドだった妻のナンシーさんとすぐに道場を訪ね、その場で二人同時に合気道に ...