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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #78.79 Years: "This Mortal Coil..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Life Between Breaths — a Primer —” Check back every …

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Grammy-Nominated Musician Masa Takumi and His Move to the U.S. in 2018

To the Most Prestigious of the Music Industry On the list of nominees in the Global Music Album category of the 65th Grammy Awards, which …

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Stone Songs

Happy New 2023, everyone!  What better way to begin than with the beauty of poetry and prose from Amy Uyematsu and her most recent collection, That Blue …

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ByFood.com: A Cornucopia of Information for Planning Food Adventures and More in Japan — Part 2

Read part 1 >> Who is Serkan Toso? As I explored byFood.com, I started wondering who is the mastermind behind this site? The “About Us” …

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Cuando llegue el momento

Una antigua canción mexicana me hace acordar aquellos viejos momentos ya vividos. La tendencia de todo lo nuestro es vivir de acuerdo con lo que …

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ByFood.com: A Cornucopia of Information for Planning Food Adventures and More in Japan — Part 1

As a Nikkei New Yorker who is planning a trip to Japan in the next year or two, I recently discovered byFood.com, self-described as “Japan’s …

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Reflections on a Concocted Conversation

One of the first books of fiction published in the post-World War II era to reference the wartime removal of Japanese Americans was John Franklin …

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日本時間 ～日本語ラジオ放送史～ 《ロサンゼルス編》

第４回 日本語放送界の第一人者、河辺照男

ロサンゼルスの日本語放送史を語る上において欠かすことのできない人物がいる。それは1929年から約９年間アメリカに滞在し、いろいろな番組でアナウン…

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Candies Falling from the Sky

I was drafted into the U. S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After basic training in the muggy summer at Camp Wolters, …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #At Least 195 Degrees...: "Unusual Tastes..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Only in Japan (so far...) Ramen Edition” Check back every …