This is a recording of a talk given by Nikkei Australia’s founding member Dr Keiko Tamura and Chairperson Elysha Rei about Japanese ‘war brides’ at the Queensland State Archives in Brisbane on 25 August 2023. The event was jointly hosted by the...
By Joanna Boese My mother, Naomi Boese (née Taguchi) grew up in Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Japan. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a postal official. Mum was the youngest of four children; the eldest was a girl, and two boys followed. Mum completed high school...
By Jacqueline Yoshioka-Braid I descend from a long line of samurai families. I am the fifth of six children born to my parents, Taeko Yoshioka and Noel Braid. My parents met during the Allied Occupation of Japan. Dad was on R and R in Japan during his tour of duty in...
By Elysha Rei 明けておめでとございます！Happy New Year! After my eldest son Kairo just finished his year of the Ox, and I am entering the year of the Tiger for 2022, the both of us decided to make our best version of Osechi Ryori. We researched the various dishes online, and...
Watch Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Keiko Tamura’s Zoom presentation (in Japanese language) about Japanese war brides’ life stories in Australia. The event was a Kobe College Society of English Studies seminar. Dr Tamura’s lecture begins four minutes...
By Iseko Williams Iseko Jenny Williams kept a record of her life in Japan and Australia. Iseko’s interviewer and biographer, Hiromi Ogata, interviewed her...
Nikkei Australia member Christine Piper awarded fellowship at State Library of NSW16 December 2025
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