Wednesday bullets
An in-depth story from Jean Hopfensperger of the Star Tribune about a special volunteer who is bridging the gap between St. Paul, Minn. and Japan.
A diminutive Hawaii-born tea master teaches students the beauty of...
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...
Tiny Monday bullets
A Japanese-style garden aims to bring tranquility to the people of Nikkei Senior Gardens in Arleta, CA.
TIME takes a look at the Japanese town of Kuzumaki, which kicked its dependence on oil.
Not so great...
Mr. Big, Afro Samurai and sheep
A list of nearly 6,000 Japanese military personnel who passed away in U.S. custody during WWII has been discovered.
What's an Afro Samurai? The answer: an animated adventure that represents both U.S. and Japanese pop...
AJA fishing club breaking down racial barriers
If you live in the Seattle area, like to fish and have an appreciation for trash talking, you might want to check out the Tengu Club of Seattle.
The club - named after the Japanese...
Teriyaki Boyz and imitation crab, plus Mario
Ginza's famous Kabuki-za theater is headed for a huge, possibly controversial, transformation.
The Japanese rap supergroup, Teriyaki Boyz, which includes Japanese American emcee Wise, traces their rise to international recognition.
Not so great news for Mario...
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...
Books, balloons, and newspapers
The fight to save Japanese American newspapers rages on.
Got a hankering for some books? Try these Japanese American works.
"Lost Battalion" and 442nd soldiers meet once again.
A hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivor, speaks out at...
A UH professor is remembered, fortune cookies and the Wii
Tad Nakamura's new film, "A Song For Ourselves," which is about the late University of Hawaii professor Chris Iijima, has people talking in San Francisco - with a little help from Patsy Mink too.
One...
Stubborn Twig and Billy Bat
A photograph exhibit featuring the works of Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange at the University of Utah centers on Japanese American internment.
Japanese American triplets are part of a renewed focus on the fertility industry.
An...
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