From May 2025, North American Post became a monthly publication. New Issues are published every 4th Friday of the month.

Joy Okazaki has served on the board of the Kubota Garden Foundation since its inception in 1989. She has served as the Foundation’s chair since 2012. She grew up in the Rainier Beach neighborhood and ...

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’s Bruce Miyahara has reignited a new passion in his retirement when most people ride off into the sunset. Bruce’s Seattle roots have taken him from being the first director of the ...

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 ...

Tsuyoshi Inouye was born and raised in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, in a rural area called Oiye where his family had a mikan (Japanese orange) farm. He was the elder of two sons and attended high school ...

An honorable delegation of Japanese government and business officials observing Lumina Greenland’s mining operations. Photo courtesy: Dale Allen. Lumina Sustainable Materials Greenland (pioneering ...

“My passion for life comes from the curiosity to find what kind of scenery is waiting for me when I turn the next corner.” These words perfectly capture the spirit of Sam Takahashi at 84 years old — a ...

About The North American Times: The newspaper was first printed in Seattle on September 1, 1902, by publisher Kiyoshi Kumamoto from Kagoshima, Kyushu. At its peak, it had correspondents in Portland, ...

Left to right: Yuko Iyori, Con. Gen. Makoto Iyori, Steve Sumida holding his commendation, and Gail Nomura holding flowers. Photo credit: Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle. Dr. Stephen Hiro Sumida, ...

Outside view of the Pavilion at the Portland Japanese Garden. Courtesy of Portland Japanese Garden. For more than a decade, Behind the Shoji has been one of Portland Japanese Garden’s most anticipated ...

During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we often focus on what we can celebrate—our culture, our contributions, our resilience. However, there is an ...