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JAPANESE AMERICANS

Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 22, 2017
Arizona holds ceremony to memorialize Gila River WWII internment camp
A city in Arizona memorialized a WWII internment camp for Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans on Saturday by unveiling a series of panels with information about the area's wartime history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2016
Concerns grow after Trump ally cites Japanese-American internment as precedent for Muslim registry
One of the darkest periods in American history was thrown into stark relief in recent days after a surrogate to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said a proposal for a Muslim immigrant registry had precedent in the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Mar 31, 2016
'I became temporarily blind, deaf and paralyzed'
Michi Kobi's acting career reflected the way the U.S.-Japanese relations changed over the years.
JAPAN / History
Feb 17, 2016
Smithsonian internment exhibition to warn against racial profiling
Curators of an upcoming Smithsonian museum exhibition on the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans have put out a call for families to contribute artifacts for display. The National Museum of American History in Washington wants items that reveal everyday life inside the camps.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 28, 2016
WWII internment camp musical 'accomplished a great deal,' Takei says
"Allegiance," a Broadway musical set against the historical internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, will close its doors on Feb. 14, but star George Takei expressed pride in the show's achievements and its role in preserving an important but marginalized episode from U.S. history.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Dec 28, 2015
'Allegiance' and what it meant
The road to immigration and assimilation in America has been at times tortuous, as shown by the U.S.' treatment of Japanese nationals and Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2015
Olympic journey of American weightlifting legend Kono began in WWII internment camp
While many Olympic athletes can trace their path back to high school gyms or playgrounds, weightlifting legend Tommy Kono began his journey to the Games in a most unlikely setting — a World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2015
Roanoke mayor apologizes for Japanese internment remarks
The embattled mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, apologized Friday for comments earlier in the week citing the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II in a statement defending his push to keep Syrian refugees out of the area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2015
Japanese-Americans recall how war tested loyalties, spurred identity crisis
During an annual pilgrimage in late April to the site of a former internment camp, U.S.-born children of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. recounted divisions among Japanese-Americans during and after World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2014
U.S. internees recall ballgame of freedom
A baseball series played 70 years ago between two U.S. internment camps became a symbol of freedom for a group of Japanese-Americans rounded up during the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2014
Japanese-American filmmakers provide different take on 2011 disasters
A group of U.S.-based filmmakers has taken a different perspective on the March 2011 disasters in northeast Japan in a documentary that draws on the wartime experiences of Japanese-Americans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2014
Hawaii inaugurates second Japanese-American governor
With the inauguration of David Ige on Monday, the state of Hawaii welcomed its eighth governor, a third-generation Japanese-American and the second governor of Japanese ancestry for the state.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2014
Japanese internment set for short shrift in class
Don't count on the controversial internment of loyal Japanese Americans during World War II to receive full coverage in future American high school history classes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2013
Japanese-American takes U.S. Pacific fleet helm
The U.S. Navy has chosen its first Japanese-American to lead the Pacific Fleet, a spokesman said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2013
Nisei renew call for society free of all discrimination
A leading group of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent, including some who suffered internment during World War II, are using their community's experiences to campaign for a society free of discrimination and prejudice.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 9, 2013
Scrutinizing identity through one's family
Lucky great-grandfather Julius. This first member of the Helm family to settle in Japan was "as rooted in his German identity as an old oak tree." For his mixed-race descendants, life would not be so simple.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2013
U.S. honors three Japanese-American women
Three Japanese-Americans — a long-time advocate of the two countries' friendship, an aspiring basketball coach and a psychology professor — are among 15 women of Asian or Pacific Island heritage honored at the White House as this year's Champions of Change.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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