In past NAP issues, the Events Calendar section listed several Day of Remembrance (DOR) events occurring in Western Washington and even in Ontario, Oregon. This year has seen a record number of ...

Calling All Poets. Can You Haiku? – Friends of Mukai is calling on poets both near and far to enter the 2025 Haiku Festival and Contest. This is the sixth year for Mukai Farm and Garden. Submittals ...

Mochitsuki (pounded rice) was founded in the eighth century in Japan as an offering to the god of the new year. Later, it was used to decorate homes for the new year with an orange placed on top – ...

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The late Arata Nakamura. Photo credit: Nakamura family. Some may be aware that Arata Nakamura passed away December 23, 2024. He was born the son of Kikutaro and Yuki Nakamura on January 8, 1946 and ...

Nine students and a teacher from Okinawa’s Itoman High School visited Washington state on January 22-28. Their itinerary included experiencing American school life and culture through classroom visits ...

Keith Uyekawa carrying steam rice prepared the old-fashioned way. On January 11, the 35th Annual Mochitsuki sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) took place at ...

The North American Post Publishing Company, Inc. occasionally has open positions. Click here to see more details.

The North American Post Publishing Company, Inc. occasionally has open positions. Click here to see more details.

On January 19, the Japanese in America (JIA) Foundation and the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle co-hosted the Seijin Shiki (Coming-of-Age) USA ceremony. The venue was at the Meydenbauer Center ...