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Tuna Filleting Show at Ten Sushi
By Maiko Kobayashi, translated by Bruce Rutledge Tuna filleting has grown from something you’d see at restaurants around Tsukiji Fish Market to a popular Japanese and now overseas entertainment. Crowds...
View ArticleOsaka to Beppu Ferry, Spring 1961
by Shirley Shimada, On a beautiful spring cherry blossom day, we took a holiday trip from Osaka (Honshu) to Beppu (Kyushu) by ferry boat. A country with thousands of islands has many ferry routes, but...
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A Postcard
By David Yamaguchi, The North American Post NOW AND THEN, my curiosity gets the best of me. On March 23rd, I used a century-old postcard to illustrate the nearly forgotten era when Japanese prostitutes...
View ArticleSmile On
By Deems Tsutakawa, Whenever I park my car and lock it up with the key fob, it puts a smile on my face. The original definition of fob is a small pocket near the waistline of your trousers for your...
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Japan Fair 2018 Seminar Programs
JAPAN FAIR 2018 Date: Saturday July 7th & Sunday 8th Place: Bellevue Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 Website: japanfairus.org Japan Fair 2018 TOP Japan Fair Main Stage...
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Japan Fair 2018 Exhibitors
JAPAN FAIR 2018 Date: Saturday July 7th & Sunday 8th Place: Bellevue Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 Website: japanfairus.org Japan Fair 2018 TOP Japan Fair Main Stage...
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Support Japan Fair
JAPAN FAIR 2018 Date: Saturday July 7th & Sunday 8th Place: Bellevue Meydenbauer Center Website: japanfairus.org Japan Fair 2018 TOP Japan Fair Main Stage Programs Japan Fair Exhibitors Support...
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Japan Fair Main Stage Programs
JAPAN FAIR 2018 Date: Saturday July 7th & Sunday 8th Place: Bellevue Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 Website: japanfairus.org Japan Fair 2018 TOP Japan Fair Main Stage...
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Japan Fair 2018
JAPAN FAIR 2018 Date: Saturday July 7th & Sunday 8th Place: Bellevue Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 Website: japanfairus.org Greetings Yoichiro Yamada, Consulate-General of...
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Bringing the vitality of adult interactions to Japan’s hinterlands
By Misa Murohashi, translated by Bruce Rutledge Interview with Kazufu Hotta of Necchu Elementary School An abandoned old elementary school building in Takahata, Yamagata Prefecture, reopened in 2015 as...
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Growing up with Bruce Lee
Japan Fair 2018 TOP Page Author Showcase – July 8th 11:00 am at main stage – by Bruce Rutledge, The North American Post The first time Doug Palmer met Bruce Lee was at a Seattle Bon Odori celebration...
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Onigiri – Japanese Rice Balls –
Onigiri -Japanese Rice Balls- Onigiri (or Omusubi) is Japanese soul food. From simple rice balls mother makes for school lunches or picnic, to fancy versions using premium brand rice and fillings that...
View ArticleDISCOVER NIKKEI SEEKS SUBMISSIONS THAT EXPLORE NIKKEI ROOTS FOR NEW JOURNAL...
Los Angeles—Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum, has launched the seventh edition of its Nikkei Chronicles, an annual theme-driven online journal with an open...
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Interview with Kazufu Hotta of Necchu Elementary School ~ Bringing the...
An abandoned old elementary school building in Takahata, Yamagata Prefecture, reopened in 2015 as Necchu Elementary School, one-of-a-kind school for adults with a theme of “Let’s look at the world like...
View ArticleSmile On
By Deems Tsutakawa, Whenever I park my car and lock it up with the key fob, it puts a smile on my face. The original definition of fob is a small pocket near the waistline of your trousers for your...
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Seattle Bon Odori ～Seattle Betsuin has deep local roots～
As we rehearse our Bon Odori dance moves and get ready to be part of the festival this July 21, let’s take a moment to honor those who put this Seattle tradition in motion. This will be our 86th Bon...
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Tribute Eddy Fukano, Musician – Singing in heaven
Sam Takahashi, For The North American Post Eddy was my mentor, music teacher and dear friend. I first met him at Riverside Inn, a country music dance hall in Tukwila by Green River in 1970. One...
View ArticleJapan Fair Gala builds momentum for next year
by Bruce Rutledge, The North American Post The third Japan Fair saw record crowds on July 7-8. Official statistics weren’t available at the time of printing, but estimates put the crowd on July 7 at...
View ArticleJCCCW July Omoide Program
by Atsushi Kiuchi, For The North American Post Stella Cameron, Kirkland, one of the nation’s most prolific and bestselling mystery authors, will lead the Omoide (Memories) writing workshop at its...
View ArticleLaura Bush: Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my...
by M. Matsuzawa, NAP board member On Fathers Day (June 17, 2018), former First Lady Laura Bush published an opinion in the Washington Post Newspaper about families traumatized by the incarceration of...
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