How to Be an American Carpenter in Japan? Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...
Japanese American Exclusion Memorial closing in on $4.5 million visitor center addition
The memorial dedicated to remembering the WWII exclusion act has raised millions to add indoor capacity to host visitors.
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Japanese Americans react to Trump's plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
President Donald Trump is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime act that could speed up his plan for mass deportations.
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Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard
Hundreds of American soldiers remain unaccounted for. Their remains, as well as those of the Koreans mobilized by the Japanese during the war, may yet be found, Gushiken says. Locating and ...
The Most Important Person (in Japanese Food) You’ve Never Heard Of
From her TriBeCa shop, Saori Kawano has spent decades supplying chefs with knives and housewares, and teaching Americans ...
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Popular travel destination breaks annual tourism record, sets new goal of 60M visitors
Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, projections indicated that nearly 33.4 million travelers visited Japan, according to the country’s government site. Nearly three million Americans visited the country ...
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Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.
7-Eleven’s Japanese owner appoints American CEO to fend off $47 billion takeover bid
Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed ...
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How to Be an American Carpenter in Japan? Don't Take 'No' for an Answer
The following conversation took place in person in Honolulu, a stop on his way back to Japan after visiting family in Georgia and a client in California. It has been edited and condensed. Q: How does ...