Chair of the U.S. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement after the U.S.

Meet Yuki Takahashi. She is a 27-year-old professional dancer. A few months after her parents moved from Japan to Dallas, Texas for her father’s job, Takahashi’s mother asked if she would be ...

Japan Fair, the free weekend-long celebration of all things Japanese and Japanese American (JA), will celebrate its 10th anniversary June 26-28 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

You might recall NAP’s April 11, 2025 issue on page 7 about the Day of Remembrance activities. One of them was about the opening of Emerging Radiance at the Bellevue Public Library in Washington, an ...

Influences: Japanese Prints and Northwest Art – Now-Jun 7; Wed–Sun; 11a.m.–5 p.m., closed Mon–Tue. Cascadia Art Museum, 290 Sunset Ave S, #E, Edmonds. Exploring the influences and interconnections ...

Jan Johnson is a well-known name, not just in Seattle but throughout the world. She has welcomed thousands of visitors to the historic Panama Hotel and Tea House in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) ...

Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson launched a survey of Seattle renters on February 6th. Mayor Wilson is encouraging cooperation in the survey, hoping to hear the real voices of Seattle renters while ...

The first chapter (NAP, July 23) featured articles related to the early days of Seattle from around 1850. Here, the focus is Japanese immigrants who first went to Seattle around 1890. The North ...

Established in 2003, JCCCW is dedicated to preserving, promoting and sharing Japanese and Japanese American history, heritage and culture. Located at the site of the original Seattle Japanese Language ...

Terry Takeuchi is the owner and self-described “homeboy cook” at one of the most beloved Bellevue restaurants, Terry’s Kitchen. While he is the nightly chef in the kitchen, he never misses the ...

Yoshi Yokoyama ーBorn in Sendai in 1946 as the third son of a doctor, Yokoyama grew up in Fuchu City, Tokyo, from the time he was in middle school. After graduating from Nihon University’s College of ...

Long ago, Seattle’s Japanese restaurants used to be mostly in the International District. Those days are long gone. Today’s restaurateurs are bringing sushi and ramen and Japanese comfort food to ...