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No. 61: John Manjiro's descendants speak out

An extraordinary life story and achievements While there are many immigrants and migrants who trav…

Ryusuke Kawai • April 25, 2025

California friendship international relations interpersonal relations Japan Kochi Prefecture Manjiro Nakahama Massachusetts migration Okinawa Prefecture Shikoku United States U.S.-Japan relations

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Final Chapter (Part 2)—Seattle Nikkei Immigrants’ Contribution to the US-Japan Relations

Read Final Chapter (Part 1) US view on Japan “Current situation of Japanese Americans Viewed fr…

Ikuo Shinmasu • April 15, 2025

communities generations immigrants immigration international relations Issei Japan migration Seattle United States U.S.-Japan relations Washington

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Final Chapter (Part 1)—Seattle Nikkei Immigrants’ Contribution to US-Japan Relations

In the previous chapter, I discussed the achievements of Heiji Okuda and Chuzaburo Ito. In this fin…

Ikuo Shinmasu • April 14, 2025

communities generations immigrants immigration international relations Issei Japan migration Seattle United States U.S.-Japan relations Washington

The Amazing Tashiro Family

Part 7 (2): Shiro Tashiro—Groundbreaking Biologist

Read Part 1 Throughout the prewar years, Dr. Shiro Tashiro ranked among the most renowned Americ…

Greg Robinson • July 25, 2024

authors Cincinnati generations immigrants immigration international relations Issei Japan migration Ohio Shiro Tashiro United States U.S.-Japan relations World War II

Megumi Mizutani, who connects the sister city relationship between California and Japan

Japanese people who "don't know about Japan" In October 2023, when I participated in a workshop or…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 5, 2024

California California-Japan Sister Cities Network (organization) culture international relations Japan Japanese culture Kyushu Megumi Mizutani Saga Prefecture Sebastopol sister cities Takeo (city) United States U.S.-Japan relations

Connecting Japan and the United States - Irene Hirano Inouye, U.S.-Japan Council President

“It will be too late if I don’t start now” Irene Hirano Inouye was the President and CEO of the …

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 19, 2020

international relations Irene Hirano Inouye U.S.-Japan Council U.S.-Japan relations

A New Home For Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees In Hawaii?

Japanese Botanist Sees Potential in the Islands I stare out at the cherry blossomsIn marvel an…

Gwen Battad Ishikawa • May 13, 2015

cherry blossoms Hawai'i international relations literature Oahu poetry trees United States U.S.-Japan relations Wahiawa Waimea Washington, D.C.

The failed proposal to appoint a Japanese ambassador to Japan - "Japanese circumstances" stood in the way of Rep. Inoue

A Japanese-American should become ambassador to Japan. The first person to propose this to the Jap…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Dec. 22, 2014

ambassadors Daniel K. Inouye international relations Nobusuke Kishi U.S.-Japan relations U.S. Senate

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2012 was a good year for Denver’s Japanese and Japanese American community

This was a good year for Japanese and Japanese Americans in Colorado. A lot of the credit goes to I…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 31, 2012

2010s 2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan awards cherry blossoms Colorado communities Consul General of Japan Denver international relations Japan JPquake2011 Kerry Hada Order of the Rising Sun people Raymond Uno United States U.S.-Japan relations William I. Higuchi

From the perspective of two countries

Japanese Americans Active Between Japan and the U.S.: Japanese American Leadership Symposium

So far, we have looked at Japanese Americans in various fields and explored the two perspectives th…

Tatsuya Sudo • July 16, 2010

Center for Global Partnership international relations Japanese American Leadership Delegation symposiums U.S.-Japan relations

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