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The untold story of Ewar Dicinoski (Togawa Iwakichi)

26 November 2022 | Audio Visual, Australian Nikkei Stories, Nikkei Stories, Resources, Videos/Film | 4 comments

Ewar Dicinoski/Togawa Iwakichi (Photo supplied by author) By Steve Dawson In May 2022, the Japanese Consulate-General in Brisbane sponsored a cultural event Consulate Conversations and invited Nikkei Australia members Dr Yuriko Nagata and me to speak. I took this...

Revisiting the Past: A Nikkei road trip

28 August 2022 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora Studies, Nikkei Stories | 0 comments

by Andrew Hasegawa In July, I embarked on a six-day road trip, in search of intellectual stimulation and new experiences. I left Melbourne for the first time in two and a half years and headed to Adelaide where I attended a symposium on Japanese war-art hosted by...

Geta, Giri and Going to Japan (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)

3 August 2022 | Japanese War Bride, New Zealand Nikkei stories, Nikkei Stories | 0 comments

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...

Japanese Kiwi (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)

1 June 2022 | Japanese War Bride, New Zealand Nikkei stories, Nikkei Stories | 5 comments

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...

Across Oceans

8 May 2022 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora Studies, Nikkei Australia general, Nikkei Stories | 0 comments

By Yuki Kawakami My parents met in Osaka when Mum was in her final year of school and Dad was a university student. Mum was an occasional backup singer on TV and graduated with a degree in nihongo (Japanese), while Dad worked as a sales representative for a kimono...

Happy New Year – Nikkei Osechi Ryori in Brisbane

4 January 2022 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Japanese War Bride, Nikkei Stories | 1 comment

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...