Omotesenke Domonkai Hawaii Celebrates 60th Anniversary With Kencha Shiki
A kencha shiki (formal offertory of tea) was the highlight of the Omotesenke Domonkai Hawaii’s 60th anniversary celebration, which was held Feb. 20 and 21 in Honolulu. The kencha was offered by Yuyusai Soin...
Blake Oshiro
Blake Oshiro has been named Director Of Counsel for the Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing law firm, practicing in the area of government relations. Oshiro, a former state representative from the ‘Aiea area, is...
My Kind Of Home Run
Frances H. Kakugawa
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa
Marguerite Higgins saved me from many a bored hour in class during...
Circling Naha On Foot
Louis Wai
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Circling Naha. The weather in Okinawa this past New Year’s Eve was a cool 65 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a picture-perfect winter day, with blue skies and a light breeze. The...
Hanamatsuri 2015
Rev. Shuji Komagata
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Every year in April, Buddhists observe one of the most significant events in the history of our religion — the birth of Siddhartha Gautama.
There is much credible “historical”...
Tökyö Ward OK’s Same-Sex “Partnerships”
TÖKYÖ — One of Tökyö’s major wards has become Japan’s first municipality to adopt a draft ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex relationships as being almost equivalent to marriage.
The ordinance approved by...
More Married Women In Japan Working Away From Families
TÖKYÖ — For 20 to 30 minutes every morning, Tokiko Nakayama speaks with her two sons, ages 6 and 3, via computer from her company apartment in Kyöto before leaving for work. The 36-year-old...
Himeji Castle Reopens Following Five-Year Restoration
KÖBE — After five and a half years under wraps, restoration of the 17th-century Himeji Castle has finally been completed. A government celebration ceremony was held at the UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific...
“Picture Bride” – A Family Saga
Michael G. Malaghan
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: We continue Michael G. Malaghan’s serialized historical novel, “Picture Bride — A Family Saga,” based on the Japanese immigrant experience. Malaghan’s trilogy takes readers from turn-of-the-20th-century-Japan...
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