Congratulations to Nikkei Australia members who are contributors to a new scholarly publication about Japanese migrations to Australia. The book includes a chapter about our group Nikkei Australia, written by one of our founding members Mayu Kanamori. Japanese...
Nikkei Australia member Dr Tianna Killoran has just launched the website ‘Walking Through Time’, featuring histories and stories of early Japanese settlers, who worked and lived in Townsville in far north Queensland prior to World War II. The website...
Listen to this interview with Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Keiko Tamura on SBS Japanese, where she talks about how she became interested in the lives of Japanese war brides, and was inspired to research this history for her doctorate. Dr Tamura was awarded a...
The State Library of Western Australia (SLSW) has acquired a special collection of the business ledgers of Jiro Muramats, a Japanese businessman who lived in Darwin, Northern Territory and Cossack, Western Australia. During World War II, he was interned as an...
Here are three bilingual publications related to the life of Jiro Muramats, his family, and his colleagues. These publications are the result of a joint research project, the principal researcher was Mayumi Kamada of Nagoya University of Commerce and Business. Nikkei...
Photo: A defence minute paper stamped with ‘MOST SECRET’ that details the decision made by the Australian Cabinet, including who would be interned ‘in the event of War with Japan’. (National Archives of Australia) Nikkei Australian stories are...
Nikkei Australia member Christine Piper awarded fellowship at State Library of NSW16 December 2025
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