News
Walking Through Time: Australia Japan Symposium and History Walking Trail
Walking Through Time is a symposium and history walk, exploring Australia-Japan histories and stories in Townsville, Queensland, home of the first Japanese Consulate.
Nikkei Artists and Creatives Social Event
Artists and creatives from the Japanese diaspora are invited to an evening of connection and conversation at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Sydney on 2 May 2025.
Audio documentary featuring Nikkei Australia members shortlisted for international award
Congratulations to Nikkei Australia members featured in audio documentary My Grandmother is a Japanese War Bride, a finalist in the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2025.
Nikkei Stories
From successful businessman to ‘enemy alien’: my grandfather Hirokichi Nakamura
By Geoff Dornan: My grandfather Hirokichi Nakamura came to Australia from Kagoshima in 1897. He was 18. I’ve never known why he left Japan.
Raising mixed-race kids as a Japanese dad
By Masa Takahashi: After living in Australia for 20 years, my initial one-sided admiration for Western culture has gradually faded. Now, I want to blend the best of both cultures – the warmth of my Japanese upbringing and the richness of Australian culture.
Hardship and happiness: a New Zealand war bride’s life – Hiroko Kadowaki, 1929-2021 (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)
June Baldwin and her son Leon reflect on their mother and grandmother, Hiroko Kadowaki, who migrated to New Zealand in 1956 after marrying a New Zealand soldier she’d met in Hiroshima.
Finding my family: Omaye/Omae Family History
By Shey Dimon: The email header read, ‘I’ve found your family’.
I think I stopped breathing at that moment.
The untold story of Ewar Dicinoski (Togawa Iwakichi)
By Steve Dawson: I took this opportunity to share the untold story of my great-grandfather, Ewar Dicinoski (Togawa Iwakichi), and the origins of the unique Dicinoski clan whose many descendants permeate Queensland and other parts of Australia.
Revisiting the Past: A Nikkei road trip
By Andrew Hasegawa: As a fourth-generation Japanese Australian, researching my family history and preserving the stories of other Nikkei Australians is important to me.