Left to right: Yuko Iyori, Con. Gen. Makoto Iyori, Steve Sumida holding his commendation, and Gail Nomura holding flowers. Photo credit: Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle. Dr. Stephen Hiro Sumida, ...

John Stanford International School (JSIS) in Seattle, Washington offers a unique dual-language immersion program where students receive instruction in both Japanese and English. This immersive ...

TFS National Executive Director Mike Ishii received the Min Yasui Culture Igniting Activism Award. Photo credit: Lynda Joko. In April the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project celebrated Min Yasui Day with the ...

Toyo Swartz (second from left) attended brides school after her 1952 marriage in Yokohama, Japan. Photo courtesy of the Swartz family. The experiences of the nearly 45,000 Japanese women who ...

Imagine not being able to have your children jump on you! Imagine being bedridden at the age of 38! This is what happened to Dr. Takashi Nagai. How did this happen? Even before the plutonium atomic ...

The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the 2026 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth ...

The first chapter (NAP, July 23) featured articles related to the early days of Seattle from around 1850. Here, the focus is Japanese immigrants who first went to Seattle around 1890. The North ...

Joy Okazaki has served on the board of the Kubota Garden Foundation since its inception in 1989. She has served as the Foundation’s chair since 2012. She grew up in the Rainier Beach neighborhood and ...

An honorable delegation of Japanese government and business officials observing Lumina Greenland’s mining operations. Photo courtesy: Dale Allen. Lumina Sustainable Materials Greenland (pioneering ...

Left to right: Mrs. Yuko Iyori, Con. Gen. Makoto Iyori, Aki Sogabe with her commendation, and Aki’s son Steve Sogabe holding her flowers. Photo credit: Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle. What an ...

From May 2025, North American Post became a monthly publication. New Issues are published every 4th Friday of the month.

Go Giants! First row, from left: Ann Kumata, (unknown), Steve Ko, Elaine Ikoma Ko, Donna Yamamoto, Bryce Nevermann, Shari Woo, Frank Kiuchi, Karyn Kubo Fleming. Back ...