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Journal Entry #6 of the Worst: "Malpractice!!..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 28, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family

Kazuo Tashiro and Mitsuko Tashiro Laforet: Brother and Sister Doctors

This is the final instalment of my series of articles on the remarkable Tashiro family. Today I wil…

Greg Robinson • Sept. 24, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family

Part 8: Kiyo Tashiro—Physician and Athlete

This is the latest installment of my series on the remarkable Tashiro family. In my next columns,…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 28, 2024

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Junji Machi: Dream It, Believe in It, Achieve It!

When Junji Machi was ten years old, he already knew what he wanted to do in life. “My dream is to g…

Lois Kajiwara • Aug. 18, 2024

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A vision, a path

Opening roads What was a dream is today a reality. The footprints well left on the paths of life a…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • May 7, 2024

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The story of Doctor Tojo, the pioneer—Part 2

* Continuation of part 1 , the following story is told by the author's grandfather, Rokuro Tojo, fr…

Takahashi Takashi • Dec. 27, 2023

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The story of Doctor Rokuro Tojo, the pioneer—Part 1

How true is the saying that “Life takes many turns.” However, sometimes, it is not that we return t…

Takahashi Takashi • Dec. 26, 2023

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

COVID-19 and the unsung heroes

All countries in the world, almost without exception, have been painfully suffering the effects of …

Katsuo Higuchi • June 14, 2021

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The Young Doctor

Young Dr. Kitano was feeling very happy. He had recently graduated from medical school - and his ne…

Bill Watanabe • May 14, 2021

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Kaku Sudo: The First Japanese-American Female Physician - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Visit to America Kaku Sudo, Hana Abe, and Dr. Kelsey set out for America from Yoko…

Toshihide Hirose • April 12, 2021

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