The North American Post (北米報知 Hokubei Höchi) is a newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District.

[1] Originally called the Hokubei JiJi (The North American Times),[2] the newspaper was founded in 1902 by first generation immigrants and investors Kiyoshi Kumamoto, Kuranosuke Hiraide, Juji Yadagai, and Ichiro Yamamoto.

Its chief editor was Sakutaro Yamada, and its original office was located in the basement of Hiraide Shoten on Jackson Street.

[4] Arima's sons Sumiyoshi and Sumio both served as president of the paper during the years leading up to World War II.

[5] Following World War II, in 1946, the paper was restarted under the name Hokubei Hochi (The North American Post).

A group of community investors rallied to provide an infusion of funds, and the paper reorganized as The North American Post Publishing Company.

This is a result of "nearly four years of work by sponsors Hokubei Hochi Foundation, University of Washington Libraries (Suzzallo and Paul Allen) and Digital Initiatives".