Featured

Three taiko drummers in black outfits perform under a white canopy, with a large drum in the foreground and wooden stands nearby.

Living Traditions, a New Multicultural Art Series Debuts at Bellevue Arts...

N.A.P Contributor - July 25, 2026

Living Traditions, a New Multicultural Art Series Debuts at Bellevue Arts Fair By Emily Parkhurst NAP Contributor Inohi Taiko. Photo credit: Bellevue Arts Fair. The Bellevue Arts Fair...

Tadaima Exhibit and New Nikkei Memorial Sculpture by Miya Sukune

June 28, 2026

Japan Fair Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Meydenbauer Center

May 23, 2026

A Lively Speaker at JET Reception

April 25, 2026

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival 2026 Special

March 28, 2026

Community

81st Annual NVC Memorial Day Service

June 30, 2026

Walk For Rice Rallies Community Support

June 29, 2026

Poster advertising The Nippon Foundation Nikkei 'Dream Come True Project' scholarship for young Japanese descendants to study in Japan; recruitment May 29–July 31, 2026.

“Dream Come True Project” Nikkei Scholarship

June 27, 2026

Kobe City College of Nursing tours ICHS

May 30, 2026

Events

Poster for 'From Hiroshima To HOPE'—an annual lantern-floating ceremony honoring victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; lanterns light the water near Green Lake Bathhouse, Seattle, on Aug 6, 2026 with an evening program.

Event Calendar from July 24th Print Issue

July 23, 2026

Front view of Bush Garden Restaurant with red doors and large glass storefronts on a sunny street corner.

Event Calendar from June 26th Print Issue

June 26, 2026

Nippon Kan’s Summer Matchday Series

June 11, 2026

“Minidoka on Our Minds” Celebrates the Power of Community Remembrance

May 27, 2026

People

Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Yuki Takahashi

May 26, 2026

In Pursuit of the Ultimate Aesthetic: A Life Devoted to Beauty...

April 24, 2026

The Life and Excitement of Tomoyuki Uehara

January 28, 2026

Brandon Lee and the New Wave of American Isekai Anime

October 30, 2025

History

Smiling older couple posing on a ship's railing with a harbor and blue sky in the background.

The Middlefield Farm Story 100+ Years of the Nakata Family...

July 1, 2026

The Middlefield Farm Story 100+ Years of the Nakata Family on...

June 3, 2026

Preserving Voices Before It’s Too Late: A Yonsei’s Mission to...

May 1, 2026

Secret Christians

April 29, 2026

Business

Japanese, EU, USA Governments Observe Lumina Greenland Mining

April 2, 2026

German-Japanese Medical Tech Innovation Celebrated

February 28, 2026

Kelli Nomura, ICHS CEO Named Diversity Champion

December 16, 2024

Food

Sunday Sake Social Connects Industry Professionals Through Japanese Sake

August 7, 2025

KAYAVA. Ramen Comes to Fremont

October 27, 2024

SHIRO’S SUSHI OPENS SECOND RESTAURANT: SHOMON KAPPO SUSHI

October 1, 2024

Gourmet Food from Hachinohe Wows Bite of Seattle Fans

August 26, 2024

Pet Sourdough?

March 29, 2024

Eclectic Mix of Asian Goods at Mixed Pantry

March 27, 2024

Japanese Cuisine Towa ／永遠

October 16, 2023

Our Japanese American New Year’s Celebration

December 30, 2022

Politics

CAPAC Chair Meng Denounces Education Department for Ending Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions

N.A.P Contributor - March 4, 2026

Asia Society Announces Appointment of The Hon. Kevin Rudd as President and CEO

N.A.P Contributor - March 3, 2026

2025 Japanese American Leadership Delegation

N.A.P Contributor - July 7, 2025

OMB Updates Language on Ethnic Communities

N.A.P Contributor - May 27, 2024

Discover Japan

Japan Tour Reflections

March 6, 2026

Discover an Unseen Side of Japan in Kanagawa A Curated...

February 26, 2026

NAP Spring Japan Tour 2026 – Spaces are now open!

October 13, 2025

Immersed in Japan: NAP Spring Tour

August 8, 2025

Days of the North American Post

An Overview History of the North American Post, Part 3

N.A.P Staff - December 25, 2022

An Overview History of ‘The North American Post’

N.A.P Staff - July 27, 2022

Reprinted Articles from ‘The North American Post’ Biographical Articles on Former NAP President...

N.A.P Staff - July 4, 2022

New Year’s Ads of 100 Years Ago ~ 120th Anniversary Special Article

Misa Murohashi - January 10, 2022

Most-Read Articles

Kurt Tokita, Preserves History, Community at the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of...

Interview with Paul Murakami, Jackson Building Owner

Can Bellevue’s Seko Garden Be Saved?

Canton Alley in ID re-paved and reopened

What Happened to the Ainu?

Kamonegi – Handmade Soba Restaurant coming to Fremont

Jomon and Yayoi

Interview with Kaori Nakamura (Pacific Northwest Ballet School Faculty Member)

Displacement Concerns Burst Out at Town Hall Meeting

Money Talk

MONEY TALK : Special Needs Trust Could Ease Families’ Stress

Chiaki Hirate AAMS®, CRPC® - June 2, 2023

MONEY TALK：Can You Benefit from a 529 Plan?

Chiaki Hirate AAMS®, CRPC® - May 1, 2023

MONEY TALK Should Investors ‘Go It Alone’?

Chiaki Hirate AAMS®, CRPC® - March 3, 2023

Deems Tsutakawa's Tough Totu

More “Tough Tofu”

N.A.P Staff - August 30, 2022

The Rub ~TOUGH TOFU

Deems Tsutakawa - June 21, 2022

Random Numbers ~ TOUGH TOFU

Deems Tsutakawa - May 31, 2022

Omoide Stories

Lori Matsukawa Children’s Book

David Yamaguchi - September 10, 2023

A Thousand Babies: Sawa Ozawa Beppu〜JCCCW’s Omoide

JCCCW Omoide - October 18, 2022

Obaachan and What She Taught Me About Gaman~JCCCW’s Omoide

JCCCW Omoide - June 2, 2022