Hiroaki Hiraoka was born on February 6, 1985 in Hiroshima, Japan. He started in judo when he was six years old because of his father. He won a gold medal in the Asian Junior Championships in 2003, and ...

Left: Deputy Consul General Junichi Sumi of the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle. Right: Incoming Seattle Shizuoka Club Board of Directors President, Kiichiro Ishikawa, also known as the ...

By Kiku Hughes NAP Contributor On May 3 over 150 Japanese Americans and their allies met at the historic Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington. They discussed the community’s ...

On May 26 the 80th Annual Memorial Day Service, presented by the Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) and the NVC Foundation, was held at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington. This year’s ceremony ...

In March, the U.S. Army quietly removed and republished its webpage on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), the famed all-Japanese American unit that became one of the most decorated combat teams ...

As a member of the Marketing Committee for Japan Fair, I am naturally inclined to write an article about the fair. It is the perfect time to let readers know about the new activities that are being ...

The Tule Lake National Monument includes both the the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II, and ...

Japan Fair 2025 Saturday, July 12 | 10 AM – 6 PM Sunday, July 13 | 10 AM – 5 PM Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 Come to a free two-day festival showcasing traditional and modern ...

Announcing the release of my new single “ETHEREAL” on February 14th on SRG Jazz/Virgin Music Group. “ETHEREAL,” (a Jeff Lorber composition) will be featured on my upcoming album, “QUANTUM.” Yuko ...

PSPINC Business Networking Group in Bellevue PSPINC is launching the “Business Networking Group” to provide a platform for business networking based in the Seattle Eastside area. The first networking ...

Join Uwajimaya for its annual Natsu Matsuri Outdoor Summer Festival! Food booths will be serving everyone’s favorite Japanese festival foods such as okonomiyaki, yakisoba, takoyaki and shave ice.

ベルビューに本社を構えるパシフィック·ソフトウェア·パブリッシング·インク（PSPINC)が、イーストサイド地域を中心とした日系・日本人コミュニティ向けの新しいネットワーキングイベントを企画。当日は、PSPINCからの簡単な挨拶と参加者による1分間の自己紹介ののち、自由交流タイムとし ...