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Nippon Kan’s Summer Matchday Series

The Nippon Kan is excited to host these festivities, featuring signature catered cuisine, sports swag and decor, music, beer & wine, and 5 watch party games shown on a 19-foot […] The post Nippon Kan’s Summer Matchday Series first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post Nippon Kan’s Summer Matchday Series appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

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

By Pamela Okano NAP Contributor In 2024, the Nakata family celebrated 100 years of the farm ownership with a big family reunion. This article will tell the story of the […] The post The Middlefield Farm Story 100+ Years of the Nakata Family on Bainbridge Island first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post The Middlefield Farm Story 100+ Years of the Nakata Family on Bainbridge Island appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

Book Review〜They Called Us Enemy〜

By Pamela Okano NAP Contributor This graphic novel tells the story of George Takei and his family in the Rohwer, Arkansas and Tule Lake, California incarceration camps. George’s father, Takekuma […] The post Book Review〜They Called Us Enemy〜 first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post Book Review〜They Called Us Enemy〜 appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

Book Review 〜Greedy〜

By Lila Levinson NAP Contributor Greedy, the second novel by Japanese-British author Callie Kazumi, centers around Ed Cook, an unemployed British expatriate in Japan hoping to provide for his wife […] The post Book Review 〜Greedy〜 first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post Book Review 〜Greedy〜 appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

“Strawberry Days” Reprint Available to Order

By Michelle Kumata NAP Contributor The long-awaited reprint of David Neiwert’s “Strawberry Days: The Rise and Fall of a Japanese American Community” is available to order through Barnes and Noble […] The post “Strawberry Days” Reprint Available to Order first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post “Strawberry Days” Reprint Available to Order appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

Kobe City College of Nursing tours ICHS

By International Community Health Services NAP Contributor ICHS staff with visiting nursing students from Kobe, Japan in March 2026. Photo credit:  ICHS.  In March, nursing students from Kobe City College […] The post Kobe City College of Nursing tours ICHS first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post Kobe City College of Nursing tours ICHS appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

Healing Arts Collective Tsuru for Solidarity — Seattle

By National Tsuru for Solidarity NAP Contributor Organized by Tsuru’s Healing Arts Collective, community members came together at The Fishbowl Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington to join hands.  They created […] The post Healing Arts Collective Tsuru for Solidarity — Seattle first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post Healing Arts Collective Tsuru for Solidarity — Seattle appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

Rangsook Yoon, the Frye Art Museum’s new curatorial director, envisions a museum where people can gather and be moved together

Before unpacking a single box in Seattle, Rangsook Yoon has already made an impression. The Frye Art Museum’s newly appointed Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs is still in Sarasota, Florida, finishing the installation of a sweeping exhibition featuring 95 works from 10 regional collectors, coordinating a cross-country move with her husband, a dog, and four […] The post Rangsook Yoon, the Frye Art Museum’s new curatorial director, envisions a museum where people can gather and be moved together appeared first on International Examiner.

FIFA World Cup 2026™ Set to Shake Up Seattle this Summer

By Bruce Rutledge NAP General Manager Get ready, Seattle! The world is about to descend on our fair city this summer. From June 15 to July 6, Seattle will host […] The post FIFA World Cup 2026™ Set to Shake Up Seattle this Summer first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post FIFA World Cup 2026™ Set to Shake Up Seattle this Summer appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.

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

By James Kwon NAP Contributor U.S. Representative Grace Meng (New York), Chair of the U.S. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement after the U.S. Department of […] The post CAPAC Chair Meng Denounces Education Department for Ending Funding for Minority Serving Institutions first appeared on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post. The post CAPAC Chair Meng Denounces Education Department for Ending Funding for Minority Serving Institutions appeared first on Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post.