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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal explains why he calls the holiday season “The Stress Express!” …
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“During the New Year holiday season, Maneki and Nikko Low served Sake and relish free of charge to all who stopped by. They decorated the …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “New Year's Resolutions - Past and Present” Check back every …
Japanese New Years was one of the few traditions that made the jump when my great grandparents, like many others, left Japan for a better …
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The dense aroma of steaming rice filled the narrow stairway leading to the basement of the Bussei Kaikan, the big brick gymnasium near the Yakima …
“She’s making soup!” That was my mother’s and my aunts’ hint to us children, that it was time for us to get out of my …
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Oshogatsu (New Year) is the most important celebration in the Japanese calendar. Even here in Brazil, with its eminently Christian culture, the date is celebrated …
Read Part 1 >> A Nikkei Holiday Story By John Nishio This is the story of the 104th Annual Nishio Mochitsuki. On Tuesday night, we …
In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nikkei readers from around the world to show us, …
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans, it’s their last holiday, but for …
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