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It’s hard to imagine anyone traveling to Cuba and coming back unchanged. It’s a place t…

Sharon Yamato • Jan. 11, 2024

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The Seattle Area

In my eighty-plus years on this planet, I’ve had the opportunity to look at and live in vario…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Jan. 5, 2024

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My Life within the Nikkei Community

My life is not finished yet. I turned eighty last year. I have been out of Japan for more than 50 y…

Sam Takahashi • April 24, 2022

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Journal Entry #1,000 Years Later: "Sheldon Cooper's Wish..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 5, 2022

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Keiro Superstar: Yosh Arima

At 91 years old, Yosh Arima has lived a full life of teaching, traveling, playing sports, and surro…

Keiro • June 22, 2021

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The puzzle piece

"Nice to meet you! “My name is Narumi Akita.” "As?" “Na – ru – mi” “Aaah, and where …

Narumi Akita • March 15, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dreaming of travel to Japan

During the last week of October, there was a lot on my mind, including Covid-19 and the ongoing pan…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 3, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Hometowns

I wanted to walk where my grandparents, Hikosaburo Okamura and Tsuru Uyeta, walked. In the ea…

Dean Okamura • Oct. 22, 2018

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JAPAN AND SWITZERLAND: Similar in their differences

The poet Mário Quintana once said: “ traveling is changing the clothes of the soul! “ Traveling is …

Katsuo Higuchi • Sept. 26, 2018

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Traveling to Japan With a Loved One Who Has Dementia

My mom has suffered from worsening dementia for years, and when my brothers and I saw increasing si…

Gil Asakawa • Aug. 7, 2018

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