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 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...
Nikkei Australia’s Elysha Rei’s new exhibition Yohaku no bi28 November 2024
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