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Shin Issei Journey
Episode 1: Pa-don?
A semi-monthly comic that explores the experiences of contemporary Japanese immigrants in the U.S. …

Arisa Nakamura • July 13, 2025

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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #On Average Between 1 and 4: "8% Have None..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 12, 2025


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Sanae Kawaguchi Moorehead: Writer and Friend
It was June 14, 2025. I had long been accustomed to contacting my dear friend Sanae Kawaguchi Moore…

Greg Robinson • July 11, 2025


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Fujinkai: The meeting space that turns 70
The Peruvian-Japanese Women's Association (Fujinkai) celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025. Thi…

Hiro Ramos Nako • July 10, 2025



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79 years after the end of World War II, the Brazilian government apologises to Japanese immigrants: its socio-cultural background
Part 1: The formation of Japanese "colonies" and their social structure
Introduction On July 25, 2024, the Brazilian government acknowledged the persecution, violence, an…

Chiyoko Mita • July 8, 2025


Featured Stories

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The Extraordinary Life of Midori Kobayashi, the First Japanese Adventurer to Travel up the Amazon River—Part 1
Midori Kobayashi of Seishu Gijuku University — Friends of Eiichi Shibusawa and Einstein When I h…

Masayuki Fukasawa • April 3, 2025

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From dekasegi to eternal tourist
In 2024, not only was the 125th anniversary of the beginning of Japanese immigration to Peru commem…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • March 4, 2025

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Yes2next: A Fitness Channel Like No Other
On a Sunday afternoon, while browsing exercise videos on YouTube, a channel called yes2next caught …

Lois Kajiwara • May 8, 2025

Series

Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Tomoko Oura • Oct. 6, 2023 - Aug. 8, 2025

Japanese companies in Brazil have continued to operate even amid the harsh conditions of the pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to calm down and new values ​​aimed at sustainability are required, this series will introduce the current status of …

Nikkei Chronicles #14—Nikkei Family Stories 2: Remembering Roots, Leaving Legacies

Kiyomi Hiraoka +2 • June 2, 2025 - July 4, 2025

Baachan, grandpa, tía, irmão… our families are the starting point for who we are and who we become. Whether we follow in our parents’ footsteps or chart new directions in our lives, we are indelibly shaped by the generations that …

12th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Ushio Aoi +5 • June 8, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Each year, the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo by challenging both new and experienced writers to write a story that captures the spirit and essence of Little Tokyo …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Amina Abuthahir +139 • Dec. 15, 2016 - June 26, 2025

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column is a space for the Nikkei community to share stories through diverse writings on culture, history, and personal experience. The column will feature a wide variety of poetic form and subject matter with themes that …

From Discrimination to Prominence: The Vashon Mukai Story

David Perley • June 4, 2025 - June 18, 2025

B. D. Mukai immigrated to the US West Coast in 1903. There, racism and anti-immigrant legislation shaped his life, affecting his ability to find work, how he acquired his land through his son Masahiro, and the businesses he established. This …

Much Mahalos

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 11, 2023 - June 16, 2025

In this series, acclaimed author “Da Pidgin Guerrilla” Lee A. Tonouchi uses the language of Hawai‘i Creole, a.k.a. Pidgin, to talk story with accomplished and up-and coming Japanese/Okinawan Americans from Hawai‘i. Interviewees discuss their passions, their triumphs, as well as …

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NIKKEI CHRONICLES #14
Nikkei Family 2: Remembering Roots, Leaving Legacies
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