Each spring and fall, a group of 20 or so explores various parts of Japan for an immersive, exciting two weeks. We take the subways and buses, literally rubbing shoulders with the locals, and do a lot ...

From May 2025, North American Post became a monthly publication. New Issues are published every 4th Friday of the month ...

By Takumi Yamamoto NAP Contributor In June, a Sunday Sake Social was held at Seattle First Hill Clubhouse. Participating breweries included Urakasumi and Ichinokura from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan, ...

By Tsuru for Solidarity NAP Contributor TFS National Executive Director Mike Ishii received the Min Yasui Culture Igniting Activism Award. Photo credit: Lynda Joko. In April the Minoru Yasui Legacy ...

The Meydenbauer main stage was awash with color during the last day of this year’s Japan Fair, as models strutted back and forth in dazzling kimonos provided by Kimono Art of Seattle and Kobe, Japan ...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first arrival of Southeast Asian refugees in Washington, a new book from Legacy Washington, “ New Land: Southeast Asian Refugees Finding Home in ...

New ACRS Chief Executive Officer Kendee Yamaguchi. Photo credit: Charissa Soriano / ACRS. “We’re deeply grateful to Michael (Byun) for his leadership for nearly seven years, especially in guiding ACRS ...

Stan Shikuma TFS Campaign Co-chair accepts award. Together with our partner organization La Resistencia in Washington, Tsuru for Solidarity is honored to receive the César Chávez Human Rights Award ...

When she was a young girl, Yvette had taken in an injured crow, whom she named “Arthur.” She nursed it back to health and then set it free. When she married Art, her mother noted that with Art’s black ...

From May 2025, North American Post became a monthly publication. New Issues are published every 4th Friday of the month.

Peter Tsai, Aiden Hermmans and Qorxi Goertzel dominated global competition in the Age 5-13 category. Photo credit: Mukai Farm and Garden. In May, poets and poetry lovers gathered at Mukai Farm and ...

9th Annual Japan Week – Donations being accepted: used manga (no adult content) and nice Japanese items such as accessories, decorations, clothing, and tableware. Items will be sold at Japan Market ...