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A flyer of a Sake Event (Photo by Tato Takahama)

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Taiwanese Americans Are Helping Bring Japanese Sake to the U.S. Market — And They Have a Deep Affection for Japan ***** Pacific Research Institute Report by Tato Takahama

November 2, 2026

Kunai Movie Screening Tour

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KUKAI Movie 2026 | Why Is China Bringing Kūkai to America? An Ancient Japanese Monk and the Politics of Cultural Heritage

October 11, 2026

The statue of Nimomiya Kinjiro seen at San Pedro Street and Second Street in Little Tokyo, October 5, 2026. (Cultural News Photo/Shige Higashi)

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LITTLE TOKYO 2026 | Who is the Bronze Statue at San Pedro and Second Streets in Little Tokyo? | A Monument to the Pioneering Spirit of the Issei

October 6, 2026

Ball Park

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America | Pacific Research Institute | From Masanori Murakami Picking Up Balls to Shohei Ohtani — When Did Japanese People Become Part of the American Landscape?

October 2, 2026

Sake Barrel

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America | Pacific Research Institute | One Cup of Warm Sake — Sushi and Sake as an “Omiki-Tokkuri”

October 2, 2026

Hiroyuki Sanada, Producer of “Shogun” and Star, “Toranaga.” Photo by Ayumi Sakamoto, 2024.

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When Did Americans Begin to Look to Japan? — Vietnam, Hollywood, and an Alternative Set of Values

September 30, 2026

Miyazaki Wagyu Sign

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | Americans Are Eating the Japanese Language — Why Wagyu, Matcha, and Kanpachi Have Become English Words

September 28, 2026

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When the Knife Is the Pitcher, the Cutting Board Is the Catcher — How Can Japan’s “Good Stuff” Find a Place in the American Market?

September 28, 2026

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A Japanese View from America | September 2026 | Pacific Research Institute | What If America Changes? What Should Japan Do? — The Kavanagh Report and the Next U.S.-Japan Alliance

September 17, 2026

The Strong Man Can No Longer Cure Loneliness -- What Jackass, Donald Trump, and Tora-san Reveal About American Masculinity

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2026 JULY Article Listing | A Japanese Vew from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

July 27, 2026

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2026 JUNE Article Listing | A Japanese View from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

June 30, 2026

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Tato Takahama Essay | Why Are Foreign Visitors Drawn to Tsukiji? A Place Where They Encounter Everyday Japanese Culture

June 28, 2026

"Kamome Diner" and the End of a Siritual Exile Space

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2026 MAY Article Listing | A Japanese View from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

May 31, 2026

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2026 MAY | A Japanese View From America | How Washington Views Takaichi’s “Calculated Diplomacy” — A Female Prime Minister Using Political Soft Power to Maximum Effect

May 24, 2026

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2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | Flower Drum Song and the Reinvention of Asian American Identity / “Dragon dancers, girls singing — Flower Drum Song” / “Flower Drum Song — light and shadow in the mulberry harbor”

May 16, 2026

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2026 APRIL Article Listing | A Japanese View from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

April 30, 2026

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2026 MARCH Article Listing | A Japanese View from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

March 31, 2026

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2026 MAR | A Japanese View From America | Tradition and Bloodlines: Will KOKUHO Resonate with American Audiences?

March 24, 2026

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2026 FEBRUARY Article Listing | A Japanese View from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

February 28, 2026

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2026 FEB | A Japanese View From America | In an Age of Division, a “Non-Political Hero” Emerges — What the Punch-kun Phenomenon Reveals About a New Phase of Japanese Soft Power

February 28, 2026

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2026 FEB | A Japanese View From America | Learning from Shohei Ohtani: “The Secrets to Achieving Goals” — Insights from Harvard

February 23, 2026

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2026 JAN | A Japanese View From America | In Washington, Operation in Venezuela has long been seen not as a question of “whether” to act, but “when” to act. It was a matter of timing, not principle.

January 4, 2026

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