Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Yuriko Nagata will give a talk about Japanese internment in Australia during WWII and its consequences on Sunday, 30th October, 2022 at 10:30 am-11:30 am at Anzac Square Memorial Galleries, 285 Ann Street, Brisbane (please note: this event was origi

A symposium on Japanese War Art will be held on July 21st and 22nd, 2022 at Flinders Victoria Square, Flinders University Adelaide. The event is an in person event only (available online for research team only). On 21st July, Four Years in a Red Coat, Translation of Miyakatsu Koike’s

Nikkei Australia member, Elysha Rei  has been awarded an Artist in Residence Fellowship 2022-23 in the the Past Wrongs, Future Choices project. Elysha is a Japanese Australian based in Meanjin (Brisbane), who explores narratives of cultural identity, site-specific history and environm

Nikkei Australia is a partner in a major international collaborative project exploring global Nikkei histories. Called Past Wrongs, Future Choices (PWFC), this $7.5 million project involves a team of 80 researchers, teachers, archivists, librarians and museum curators on five continen

One of our new members actor Arisa Yura will play two separate roles in Sydney Theatre Company’s Top Coat – a first generation, as well as a second generation Japanese Australian. The protagonist is a Chinese Australian woman played by Kimie Tsukakoshi who is mixed race Ja

Wakayama Prefectural Government invites  Nikkei Australians with connections to Wakayama  The 2nd Wakayama Kenjinkai World Conference  5 – 8 October 2023. This conference is the gathering of people related to Wakayama from all around the world aiming at deepening of exchanges am

Event Dates: 24 June 2022 (Fri)  2:45pm (JST) 25 June 2022 (Sat) 1pm (JST) – There will be a Symposium after the Reading *Doors open 30 mins prior Location: Waseda University Ono Memorial Auditorium for Waseda University Students and Staff Online for all other audiences (free online e

Japanese language version: Michi’s Memories – The Story of a Japanese War Bride 戦争花嫁 ミチ　国境を越えた女の物語り Michi’s Memories: The story of a Japanese war bride by Dr Keiko Tamura was first published in English by Pandanus Books (Research School of Asian Studies, Australian National Univ

Featuring recent works by See Pamela, Elysha Rei – Artist and Kay Watanabe Venue: The WAG Bar at The Woolloongabba Art Gallery (613 Stanley St, Woolloongabba Qld 4102) Dates: Friday 8 – Saturday 9 April. There will be a casual meet-the-artist time from 3-5pm on Saturday wi

Nikkei Australia is proud to be partnering with Discover Nikkei and the Japanese American National Museum for a free virtual program on February 27 exploring the food of the Japanese diaspora. Join people from around the world for a presentation and discussion about what differentiate