June 2018
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Film captures hibakusha’s decades-long effort to honor U.S. POWs killed in Hiroshima
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Shigeaki Mori, 8 years old, miraculously escaped death on the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, when the U.S. detonated an atomic bomb over Hiroshima. He was crossing a bridge when […] READ MORE
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FINDING YOUR NIKKEI ROOTS: Visiting cemeteries
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei Web
When visiting your deceased family members, there are a few things to remember. In Japan, there are customs for washing the stones, burning incense, and offering food to the ancestors. Even if your ancestors’ remains are in the U.S., there are some tips to remember. READ MORE
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Several ministerial changes in Northern Calif. Buddhist Churches
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Along with the start of the new year, several Buddhist temples in Northern California welcomed new ministers to lead their congregations. The ministers’ main goal is to maintain the welcoming […] READ MORE
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Season of Obon
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
In the summer heat, Japanese love a good ghost story that’ll send chills up their spine. In some ways, the Obon tradition reflects that feeling with crowds of people dancing […] READ MORE
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Lifelong friends create film on stuntman Imada, other untold stories
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
To complete “Jeff Imada: Breaking Barriers By Design”— a documentary film about longtime stuntman and stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, director Cory Shiozaki reached into his own past to help him […] READ MORE
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‘We need to … protect the rights of our Muslim brothers and sisters’
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: The Rev. Hiroki Suzuki gave the following message at the Community Memorial Day Service in Colma, Calif. May 28. Hebrews 12:1-2: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so […] READ MORE
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE: What is Obon for a Buddhist reverend in Japan?
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
The word Obon in America, and the word in Japan, are two very different things. Many people in America link Obon to the street festivals and dancing that takes place […] READ MORE
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Japanese American former incarceree protests Trump on travel ban
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK — A Japanese American born in an American concentration camp during World War II is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions that target people from […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Intraracial alliances in pursuit of justice
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
One weekend in late-May, I attended two events that focused on a subject that is dear to my heart, that of forming alliances across racial lines and working toward the […] READ MORE
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Let’s Talk … About remembering and speaking out
June 21, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Obon time is a time to remember loved ones who have passed away. We honor the dead with tradition and ceremony. By coming together as family and community, we have […] READ MORE
