How The North American Post Connects With Seattle's Japanese Community Events

Updated

The North American Post (napost.com) functions as a central hub for Seattle's Japanese and Nikkei community events in two ways: it publishes an Event Calendar and event-focused articles, and it lets community members submit their own event information for possible inclusion. If you're looking for Japanese cultural festivals, memorial services, or organizational news in the Seattle area, the site's Events section and Event Calendar are the most direct starting points. If you're organizing an event, the "Share your event information" option is the route to request coverage or listing.

The Event Calendar and Events Section

The site maintains a dedicated Event Calendar alongside an Events category that collects time-sensitive community notices. Examples visible on the site include:

  • 10th Annual Japan Week at Bellevue College
  • EGC 20th Anniversary Concert
  • Northwest Tea Festival ("Explore the World of Tea")
  • A Japan Festival on Vashon
  • 51st Annual Pig Roast

These listings mix cultural festivals, concerts, and recurring community gatherings, which makes the calendar useful both for planning attendance and for understanding what kinds of events the paper treats as community news.

Coverage of Major Cultural Festivals

Beyond the calendar, the paper runs full articles on larger events. Documented examples include:

Event Detail from coverage
Japan Fair Celebrated its 10th anniversary at Meydenbauer Center
Japan Week 10th Annual Japan Week at Bellevue College
Living Traditions A new multicultural art series debuting at Bellevue Arts (Museum)
Tadaima Exhibit Paired with a new Nikkei memorial sculpture by Miya Sukune
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims' Interfaith Memorial Service Annual memorial coverage

This pattern shows the paper's editorial scope: it covers both celebratory festivals and solemn commemorative events, which is consistent with its stated role as a voice of the Nikkei community.

Ties to Community Organizations

The paper's connection to community institutions runs through both its history and its content. The site references the JCCCW (Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington) and the Omoide Story project, and it maintains a Nikkei Newspapers Digital Archive (NNDA). Its stated history — founded in 1902 and described as the largest and oldest Japanese-language newspaper in the Seattle area — positions it as an institutional record-keeper for the community, not just an events bulletin. Coverage of figures like Dolores Sibonga and stories such as "From Issei Hands to Yonsei Hearts" reflects this longer historical arc.

How to Share Your Event

The site provides a "Share your event information" entry point, which is the mechanism for getting a community event considered for the calendar or editorial coverage. The site also offers a Classifieds section and an Event Calendar submission path. For organizations wanting visibility beyond a listing, the site has Advertise options, including an order form for the New Year Greeting Advertisement and advertising across its publications.

Practical Takeaways

  • To find events: Start with the Event Calendar and the Events category on napost.com.
  • To get an event listed or covered: Use the "Share your event information" option; for paid placement, use the Advertise and Classifieds sections.
  • To understand community context: The paper's coverage of Japan Fair, Japan Week, JCCCW, and memorial services shows which organizations and festivals it treats as core community news.

The site also publishes in Japanese (日本語), so some event information may appear in either language depending on the organizer and the event.