INTERVIEW: Secretary Norman Mineta Special Interview prior to his visit at UW...
LISTEN IN… 9 Questions The Honorable Norman Mineta Norman Mineta is well-known and admired for his many notable achievements, among them being the first person to serve as a cabinet member under both a...
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Yoemon Shinmasu, Life of My Grandfather in Seattle Vol.5 Barbershop business in its heyday by Ikuo Shinmasu, translated by Mina Otsuka This is a series on the life of Yoemon Shinmasu, an Issei...
View ArticleMONEY TALK – Be Creative When Withdrawing from Retirement Accounts
By Chiaki Hirate Like many people, you may spend decades putting money into your IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. But eventually you will want to take this money out –...
View ArticleRECIPE: Green Tea Bagel with Anko
Green Tea Bagel with Anko Add matcha and anko to a deliciously chewy bagel and bake. Recipe by Setsuko Tanaka, Illustration by Hatsumi Kato Ingredients (makes 4) 300 grams flour 4 grams dry yeast 5...
View ArticleINTERVIEW:Karin Zaugg Black
Connections Make the World a Friendlier Place Karin Zaugg Black 2019 Chair of Japan-America Society of the State of Washington As the international business protocol liaison for the Port of Seattle,...
View ArticleVOICE: Good oral health can be life changing
By Fred Kiga, Board Chair of Arcora Foundation For The North American Post I admit as a child I didn’t brush and floss as often as I should have. Luckily for me, my parents understood the importance...
View ArticleLori Matsukawa among 7 Americans Invited to Royal Enthronement in Japan
by Bruce Rutledge, The North American Post Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan on October 22 in a ceremony that evoked 2,000 years of Japanese history. The Sokui no Rei...
View ArticleMichi North Celebrates Her 88th Birthday With a Very Special Concert
by Dee Goto, For The North American Post Michi Hirata North, pianist, is performing a Beiju (88th birthday celebration) event and honoring Hidemaro Konoye with her Town Hall concert on November 10th....
View ArticleJCCCW’s Omoide Story: The Long March Home
by Carole Okamoto, For the North American Post This piece represents the diaspora – “the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland” . “Moved” – or...
View ArticleDISCOVER NIKKEI –“A Pacific Ocean For The Entire World”
“A Pacific Ocean For The Entire World” The Panama Canal and Its Nikkei Ties to the Pacific Northwest Tamiko Nimura, For The North American Post “The little package of questions for which your parents...
View ArticleSANSEI JOURNAL：The Land Beneath Our Feet
By David Yamaguchi, The North American Post AS WEEKEND GARDENER at the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Washington (JCCCW), I have long wondered about the landscape around its buildings....
View ArticleAuntie Lily
By Deems Tsutakawa For The North American Post My wife’s late Auntie Lily Ogishima was quite a character. I’ve heard that her husband Sab was a charismatic story teller himself. Unfortunately, by the...
View ArticleJAPAN TOUR：Japan Intro 101
JAPAN TOUR – Presented by North American Post Publishing Japan Intro 101 Harold Rodenberger, 2019 Japan Tour traveler For The North American Post On September 30th, our group of tourists set off for...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Robert Hutchison
Exploring Boundaries with Japan’s Leading Architects, Artists Robert Hutchison Architect Robert Hutchison has forged important ties with some leading Japanese architects and artists in the last decade,...
View ArticleSeattle Welcomes Norman Mineta
“Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story,” an outstanding PBS documentary was shown in Seattle on November 10, 2019, with special guests Secretary Mineta and film co-producers Dianne Fukami and...
View ArticleYoemon Shinmasu, Life of My Grandfather in Seattle Vol.6
Yoemon Shinmasu, Life of My Grandfather in Seattle Vol.6 Atae’s education by Ikuo Shinmasu, translated by Mina Otsuka This is a series on the life of Yoemon Shinmasu, an Issei immigrant from a small...
View ArticleSANSEI JOURNAL：Thankful to Have My Cat Back
IN THIS COLUMN, I consider topics of interest to many readers. Yet in my own life I wrestle more commonly with smaller problems that matter only to me and to the few people around me. One such dilemma...
View ArticleRECIPE: Green Tea Yatsuhashi
Green Tea Yatsuhashi Yatsuhashi is a Japanese confectionery originating in Kyoto. Add matcha powder for refreshing flavor. Recipe by Setsuko Tanaka, Illustration by Hatsumi Kato Ingredients (makes 4)...
View ArticleInvest in Your Family and Community
Why do you invest? For many people, here’s the answer: “I invest because I want to enjoy a comfortable retirement.” And that’s certainly a great reason, because all of us should regularly put money...
View Article125,000 paper cranes to DC in June 2020 for Tsuru for Solidarity’s “National...
by John Ota, Tsuru for Solidarity Steering Committee Japanese Americans from across the country will gather next spring in Washington, D.C. on June 5-7, 2020 for a “National Pilgrimage to Close the...
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