Only the Brave at the Hawaii Theatre!
Last week the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii hosted a DVD Release Screening of the 2005 film Only the Brave, starring Lane Nishikawa, Jason Scott Lee and the late Pat Morita at the Hawaii...
The Legend of Long Duk Dong
In the 1980s you would be hard-pressed to find somebody who did not watch the movie Sixteen Candles. It starred Molly Ringwald, one of the biggest teen stars of the decade, and was written...
Windy City flavor, the Japanese Nobel and Arnold’s return to Japan
Live in Chicago or taking a trip to the Windy City? Chicago's Daily Herald recently asked officials from Japanese American organizations to name the best Japanese-themed places to visit. Check it out here.
A Montreal-based...
Tiger, Ryu and Nonno
Japanese American groups Vs. Charles E. Grassley.
Insight into the world of the Japanese American detective
Tiger Woods gives some advice to Japan's golf phenom, Ryu Ishikawa.
Nonno: Mixing Japanese and American fashion in Houston.
Taking a closer...
Like White on Rice
Former internees are helping decide how internment life should be presented to the public at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Speaking of internment, a granddaughter of a former internee asks some difficult questions on Minnesota...
Quick bites
Hawaii expat Jonas Otsuji is turning heads with his sushi in Utah. Curious? Hungry? Check him out here.
. . . and from one sushi chef in Utah to another in Seattle.
Remembering the legacy of...
Sumō In The Flesh And Other Adventures
Loren Ke‘alaaumoe Fujitani
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
It is winter in Japan — the season marked by kotatsu (table with a built-in foot warmer); hokkairo (hand/body warmers); nabemono (Japanese hot pot); ofuro (hot bath); Uniqlo...
Japanese-American graffiti artist rocks London
If you happen to be in London between now and May 24, you might want to check out this exhibit by Japanese-American graffiti artist Gajin Fujita at the Haunch of Venison.
Fujita, an artist from...
Friday bullets: Looking back on WWII
Moosup, Conn.'s V-J Day Parade: Patriotic or offensive?
A Japanese American WWII bomber crew veteran looks back on the bombing missions he made over Japan.
Recreating the Japanese internment trial for a younger generation.
A Japanese American...
21: racist or just entertainment?
Here's a common scenario: It's a Saturday night and you're at the movie theater, trying to decide which flick to see. You browse through the listings, look for something interesting and buy your ticket....
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