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Discovering My Missing History with Oshogatsu
I have never celebrated Oshogatsu. In spite of my strong connection to the Nikkei community in my c…
Hiro Ramos Nako • Jan. 1, 2025
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Japanese Style Christmas in Brazil
As the year drew to a close, my mother always said, “We Nikkei are so lucky! We get to enjoy both B…
Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 24, 2024
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My Japanese Canadian New Year
When Lunar New Year celebrations are underway, I often get asked if I celebrate Lunar New Year. I l…
Lorene Oikawa • Feb. 19, 2024
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Oshōgatsu Japanese-Brazilian
You know the Oshōgatsu is coming when many people schedule the Bōnenkai, at least here in Brazil. T…
Meiry Mayumi Onohara • Jan. 1, 2024
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Our Japanese American New Year’s Celebration
Oshogatsu (New Year’s) was when our family learned the most about Japanese culture. The week before…
Geraldine Shu • Dec. 31, 2023
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Eating Together Again for the Holidays
It’s been a long, sometimes lonely three years since COVID-19 arrived in the world and changed all …
Gil Asakawa • Jan. 3, 2023
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How Do Nikkei Living in Japan Spend Their New Year?
In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, u…
Mike Omoto • Jan. 1, 2023
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #2023: "I Resolve to Win the Lotto..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…
Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 31, 2022
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Ohitori-sama Osechi Table
From Delta to Omicron. The year 2021, too, passed by like a flash in the midst of the Covid-19 pand…
Yusuke Tanaka • Feb. 10, 2022
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