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Agedashi tofu (video) 揚げ出し豆腐
Agedashi tofu (揚げ出し豆腐) is soft tofu coated with potato starch and deep-fried so that the outer shell is crispy. It is typically served with grated daikon, katsuobushi (bonito flakes), scallion, and grated… [more ... ]
BTS visits White House to discuss combating hate crime surge
WASHINGTON — K-Pop sensation BTS visited the White House on May 31 to talk with President Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans — bringing superstar sizzle to an otherwise… [more ... ]
Japanese house and gardens vandalized in Philadelphia
The Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia was vandalized the evening of June 15, Rob Buscher, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia’s associate director of organizational culture, told… [more ... ]
San Jose JA political icon remembered in hometown memorial
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stuart Mineta recounted as a child becoming frustrated with his attempt to draw a model airplane, so he asked his father to draw it for him. As he often did, Norman Mineta took the time to focus… [more ... ]
From the Nichi Bei Weekly
Supervising ministers feel burden from shortage
June 23, 2022 By TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
Nationwide, more than 60 churches and temples affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America serve thousands of adherents to the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, but with many of its clergy members at retirement age, the network of churches is encountering a shortage of ministers further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. “Even before the pandemic, […]
THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Prewar attitudes toward queer sexuality in Japanese-language press
June 23, 2022 By GREG ROBINSON, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
This is the 16th year that I have had the pleasure of presenting my annual queer history column. I want to start today’s installment by acknowledging the 2020 online J-Sei exhibit “Seen & Unseen: Queering Japanese American History Before 1945,” co-curated by Nichi Bei Weekly columnist Amy Sueyoshi and Stan Yogi. It was a landmark […]
Court says ban on same-sex marriage constitutional
June 23, 2022 By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled June 20 that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said their right to free union and equality has been violated. The Osaka District Court ruling is the second decision on the issue, and disagrees with […]
FINDING YOUR NIKKEI ROOTS: Where was your family in 1950?
June 23, 2022 By Linda Harms Okazaki, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
The 1950 U.S. Census was publicly released on April 1, 2022, 72 years after it was enumerated. The U.S. government began to count the population in 1790 and continued to do so every 10 years. Each decennial census asked slightly different questions and the data is invaluable for family historians. Enumerators were given specific instructions […]

THE HEART OF KANJI: Love is like rain from a cloud in the sky
June 23, 2022 By Rev. Masato Kawahatsu, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
愛 (Ai) means “love.” The top of this character is a person rowing a boat, the middle portion is a heart and the bottom portion is a footstep. All together, this symbolizes the feeling that a boat cannot go fast enough when someone is looking forward to meeting with their loved one. 空 (Sora) means […]

‘New Asahi’ celebrate legacy of Japanese Canadian baseball legends
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The irony of Nikkei citizenship during mass incarceration
July 19, 2018 By ART HANSEN, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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San Jose JA political icon remembered in hometown memorial
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stuart Mineta recounted as a child becoming frustrated with his attempt to draw a model airplane, so he asked his father to draw it for him. As he often did, Norman Mineta took the time to focus his attention on the task at hand. Family and political leaders shared memories and […]
Japanese house and gardens vandalized in Philadelphia
The Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia was vandalized the evening of June 15, Rob Buscher, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia’s associate director of organizational culture, told the Nichi Bei Weekly. A mural by artist Hiroshi Senju that is valued at just under $2 million is among the items that were damaged. […]
Supervising ministers feel burden from shortage
Nationwide, more than 60 churches and temples affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America serve thousands of adherents to the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, but with many of its clergy members at retirement age, the network of churches is encountering a shortage of ministers further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. “Even before the pandemic, […]
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Prewar attitudes toward queer sexuality in Japanese-language press
By GREG ROBINSON, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist

THE HEART OF KANJI: Love is like rain from a cloud in the sky
By Rev. Masato Kawahatsu, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist

THE HEART OF KANJI: Practice seeing the good side
By Rev. Masato Kawahatsu, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
In Sports
Naomi Osaka, LeBron James team up for entertainment venture
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Naomi Osaka are becoming teammates in the entertainment world. Tennis star Osaka and her agent and business partner, Stuart Duguid, are forming a media company called Hana Kuma in partnership with The SpringHill Company, which was created by NBA star James and Maverick Carter. The June 21 announcement comes […]
In Travel

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Last September, Rev. Ken Yamada, the former minister of Berkeley Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, and Rev. Jerry Hirano, minister of Salt Lake City Buddhist Temple, spent 36 days driving through the 48 contiguous states in an RV, racking up more than 13,000 miles. To view […]
In Books

Comprehensive volume counters the notion of a welcoming nation
ANGEL ISLAND: IMMIGRANT GATEWAY TO AMERICA By Erika Lee and Judy Yung. (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2010, 432 pp., $27.95, hard cover) Erika Lee and Judy Yung, both well known and respected in their own right as accomplished historians, have combined their research skills and writing talents in producing the most comprehensive and […]
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