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A Bittersweet Return to Vashon

By Rita Brogan, For The North American Post On May 16, 1942, the Sakai family packed their suitcases and assembled at Ober Park with 111...

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Katsura Sunshine Rakugo Storytelling

by N.A.P. Washin Kai and Town Hall Seattle welcome renowned entertainer Katsura Sunshine for a special performance of unique storytelling called rakugo. Rakugo (from...

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RECIPE: Kuri Kinton and Kouhaku Namasu

Kuri Kinton and Kouhaku Namasu    Shiwasu (December, known as the busiest month of the year) has passed so quickly.  Will you have Osechi in Oshogatsu (the...

RECIPE: Green Tea Yatsuhashi

RECIPE: Matsutake Gohan

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Agnes Yuriko Sakata (August 26, 1923 – December 29, 2020)

Born in Puyallup, WA to Kameki & Shizuko Sakata (Iwakami) in 1923 with the aid of a midwife, Agnes spent her early years in...

Two Seek Stem-Cell Donors

Roger Shimomura Exhibit

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Letter from the New Consul General of Japan

I am introducing myself as the new Consul General of Japan in Seattle.First, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to those and...

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Approve Washington Referendum 90, Sex Ed in Public Schools

By Gabrielle Nomura Gainor, for the North American Post I am the descendant of individuals who often did not get a voice. My mother gave...

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