Discover Nikkei Logo

https://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/

Latest Stories

en
ja
es
pt
Old Age Has Its Charms
One behavior that I notice is currently occurring in a positive way is the intense participation of…

Katsuo Higuchi • April 28, 2025

en
ja
es
pt
Memories of Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a majestic presence in Washington State. It became a national park in 1899. With m…

Geraldine Shu • April 27, 2025


en
ja
es
pt
My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #B.P. Hovering at 200/200: "Under Pressure..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 26, 2025

en
ja
es
pt


en
ja
es
pt
Studying Japan from a Nikkei Artistic Perspective
Behind all art is a science, a method, and a concept that helps us see the creator of a work. Oft…

Javier García Wong-Kit • April 24, 2025

en
ja
es
pt


Featured Stories

en
ja
es
pt
Joanne Ninomiya: A Triple Threat—Trailblazer, Producer, Trendsetter
If you talk to anyone who watched Japanese programs that aired on KIKU-TV (from the late 1960s to…

Lois Kajiwara • Jan. 30, 2025

en
ja
es
pt
Nisei Women in New York: The View from Mademoiselle
Not long ago, I was in my old hometown of New York, and made a date to dine with friends in the nei…

Greg Robinson • Feb. 6, 2025

en
ja
es
pt
The Connection between Morinaga&Co., Ltd. and America: An Interview with Keita Morinaga, Great-grandson of the Company Founder
From Angel Pie to Hi-Chew Hearing the name of Morinaga & Co., Ltd will likely conjure images of Ko…

Keiko Fukuda • Jan. 27, 2025

en
ja
es
pt
The “Dekasegi” Phenomenon and Its Anonymous Heroes
When we think of heroism, we tend to think of superheroes from movies or famous people. However, tr…

Katsuo Higuchi • Jan. 31, 2025

Series

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Amina Abuthahir +138 • Dec. 15, 2016 - April 17, 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 …

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Ikuo Shinmasu • Aug. 18, 2021 - April 15, 2025

This series explores the history of pre-war Seattle Nikkei immigrants by researching old articles from the online archives of The North American Times, a joint project between the Hokubei Hochi [North American Post] Foundation and the University of Washington (UW) …

Celebrating 20 Years of Discover Nikkei

Kayla Kamei • April 13, 2025 - April 13, 2025

Discover Nikkei isn’t just a website—it’s a global community and international network that celebrates Nikkei stories and perspectives. People all over the world form our Nima-kai* community and give it meaning. That’s why we want to hear from you! As …

Pioneering Anthropologist of Japanese and Japanese American Culture: Iwao Ishino (1921–2012)

Catherine Jo Ishino • April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025

In 2002, my Nisei father started organizing his memoir. Later in 2012, while we were clearing out his study, our family discovered shelves of binders filled with correspondence, photographs, timelines, and documents arranged chronologically according to the various projects he …

The Sword and the Typewriter: The Life and Times of Hydesaburo Ohashi

Aaron Cohen • Feb. 17, 2025 - March 24, 2025

Hydesaburo Ohashi, a descendant of a samurai family, was sent from Japan to America to study in the late 1890s. He studied at Harvard, tried creative writing and won praise by Mark Twain, failed as a tea importer, and relocated …

Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Tomoko Oura • Oct. 6, 2023 - March 21, 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 …

Discover Nikkei Updates

SUPPORT THE PROJECT
Discover Nikkei’s 20 for 20 campaign celebrates our first 20 years and jumpstarts our next 20. Learn more and donate!
SHARE YOUR MEMORIES
We are collecting our community’s reflections on the first 20 years of Discover Nikkei. Check out this month’s prompt and send us your response!
PROJECT UPDATES
New Site Design
See exciting new changes to Discover Nikkei. Find out what’s new and what’s coming soon!