Consulate General of Japan in Brisbane hosted a reception celebrating the long history of Japanese migration to Australia, especially migrants from the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries. Read more on the Nikkei Australia website. buff.ly/4az3Rey

Nikkei Australia members, Andrew Hasegawa and Arisa Yura with Professor Lon Kurashige from California visited the Tatura Museum and Camp 4 in Rushworth of the old WW2 Internment Camp site.

Nikkei Australia member Dr Yuriko Yamanouchi has written two academic articles about the history ofJapanese Australians in Broome. Read the articles: buff.ly/3UUHACt Photo: Broome Japanese Cemetery by Mayu Kanamori 2008

A collective tribute to Don Kibbler (1936-2024) by Nikkei Australia members nikkeiaustralia.com/a-tribute-to-d… Cowra Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre cowrabreakout

Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Yuriko Nagata has donated to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia the original treatment for the unrealised documentary film "After Tatura" by the late filmmaker Solrun Haas. buff.ly/4bMOsbQ

Japanese Film Festival Australia is screening 23 films online for free until 19th June. Check their website for more information. jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonlin…

Nikkei Australia member Steve Dawson's publication of his family story: The First Recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s Family Story - Part 1 is republished on Discover Nikkei. discovernikkei.org/.../5/30/steve…

Part 2 of Nikkei Australia member Steve Dawson's publication of his family story: The First Recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s Family Story is republished on Discover Nikkei. Read the article here: buff.ly/3Xj1Ikj

June Baldwin and her son Leon reflect on their mother and grandmother Hiroko Kadowaki, who migrated to New Zealand in 1956 after marrying a New Zealand soldier she’d met in Hiroshima. buff.ly/3VdNTAZ

Join the launch of the Japanese translation of Anita Heiss’ acclaimed novel Barbed Wire & Cherry Blossoms. THURSDAY 27 JUNE | INSTORE EVENT 6pm for a 6.30pm start | 60 mins avidreader.com.au/pages/9602-DrA…

Meet the author, Tessa Morris-Suzuki who wrote a biography of Monte Punshon “A Secretive Century: Monte Punshon’s Australia 1882-1989”. The book has been published by Melbourne University Press. Free event | 27 June 7:30pm - 8:30pm AEST via Zoom. sag.org.au/event-5654028

The State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) has acquired a special collection of the business ledgers of Jiro Muramats, a Japanese businessman who lived in Darwin, Northern Territory and Cossack, Western Australia. buff.ly/3XhwGJO

Discover Nikkei’s Nima Voices: Episode 16-Stan Kirk Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 11:00 - 11:30am AEST | Virtual Event janm.org/events/2024-06…

CALL FOR STORIES: What’s in a name? Nikkei names connect families, reflect cultural identity, embody struggles and more. Share the story of your name with Discover Nikkei. Submission guidelines: 5dn.org/names2

Dr Lucy Fraser, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Queensland is presenting a picture book exhibition "Multi-species symbiosis in Australian and Japanese picture books" kanagawa-u.ac.jp/education/facu…

Congratulations to Nikkei Australia member and actor Shingo Usami, who has been nominated for Best Performance in a Play category in the inaugural Time Out Arts and Culture Awards (Sydney) 2024 for his performance in Face of Jizo. Photo by Philip Erbacher

Happy Birthday to the late Dr Minoru Hokari, 53 years old today. sites.google.com/view/hokarimin…

Nikkei Australia member Reina Takeuchi will be performing in CLUB ORIGAMI for pre-school aged children at Sydney Dance Company. Friday 19 July 10.30am - Saturday 20 July 10.30am sydneydancecompany.com/performance/cl…

Nikkei Australia founding member Mayu Kanamori along with Duncan Williams and Michael Abe will be part of a virtual panel exploring each of their projects to commemorate Nikkei people by honouring their names. July 31st 8:00-9:15am AEST uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lays a wreath at Cowra Australian War Cemetery. 5th August is the 80th anniversary of the Cowra Breakout, when more than 1000 Japanese POWs broke out of the POW camp, resulting in the deaths of four Australian servicemen and 234 Japanese.