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Junichi Sumi Born in Shimane Prefecture in 1973. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University with a BA in International Politics and Economics, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in ...

NAP contributor Monica recently visited the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, known as the JICA Museum (Japan International Cooperation Agency), Yokohama. The museum was renovated in 2022 for its ...

Thank you for this opportunity to provide further information on the status of our documentary film in progress, “Our Mr. Matsura.” Surveyor Chelsea Woodward and Matsura The film tells the story of ...

Detail of the first page of the diary, reproduced on the book cover, where Seattle painter Kamekichi Tokita records his thoughts the evening of the Pearl Harbor attack. The original diary can be ...

Travis Suzaka is a Seattle Yonsei, a fourth-generation Japanese American. He is presently completing a Master’s degree in Design at the Paris College of Art while working as a freelance designer.

This series explores the history of the pre-war Japanese community in Seattle, by reviewing articles in “The North American Times,” which have been digitally archived by the University of Washington ...

The Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, whose summer Bon Odori is widely known in Seattle, has a history of more than 120 years. To belatedly mark the temple’s anniversary, we asked Rimban (head minister ...

Due to popular demand, our hospitality expert is back! Whether you’re preparing to open a new restaurant, facing operational challenges, or aiming to improve customer satisfaction, this is your chance ...

Emi Meyer is a singer-songwriter active in Japan and the US. She is the child of a Japanese mom and American dad. Emi won the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocalist Competition in 2007. For her debut album, ...