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The predicament Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro has put Keiro Senior HealthCare into has been solved. If you want to call it a stroke of...

By GENIE NAKANO dragon kite dancing in the wind lift me up, a thin string is all I need sunlight is what flowers turn to Sensei says...

Watching the latest Republican debate recently, I realized that the only candidate worth taking seriously was not on the stage. She was...

Although I did not major in Japanese studies at UCLA, I do know that in ancient Japan, a tradition of male primogeniture (i.e., a rule of...

Two weeks ago, I began relaying my encounter with Cellin Gluck, director of “Persona Non Grata,” a dramatization of the story of Japanese...

By MARIO G. REYES Although Mercedes Gonzalez Reyes — my mother — passed away last year, she still wished me a happy birthday. She did so...

Through the kindness and thoughtfulness of a friend, I was able to see a free screening of “Samurai Cat,” shown at the Japan Foundation...

Mas Yamashita and his wife, Norma Jean, are long-time friends of ours. Prior to his retirement a few years ago, Mas worked in advertising...

Assemblymember George Nakano presents a commendation to former State Sen. Ralph Dills in 2001. By GEORGE NAKANO The two people who come...

From The Rafu Shimpo’s New Year’s Edition Following are some of the notable individuals who passed away during the past year. Chitoshi...

2015 Nisei Week Queen Sara Kuniko Hunter and her court celebrate Nisei Week’s 75th anniversary. By JORDAN IKEDA, Rafu Columnist The Year...

Last year, we saw an unusual market that seemed split in two. The U.S. market was relatively stable because the U.S. economy continued to...

If you watch the opening credits of “Hawaii Five-O” episodes, the first “guest star” you’ll usually see listed is Taylor Wily. He plays...

NCRR (photo right: Janice Yen, Patty Nagano, Haru Kuromiya, David Monkawa, Kathy Masaoka) sent a delegation on Jan. 5 to a candlelight...

Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro, W.T. Wimpy here, the guy you once thought might be a worthy member. Too bad I didn’t pass muster. Don’t...

“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him…the people who give you food give you their heart.” — Cesar...

The Glendale monument to comfort women is a replica of the statue outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. (Rafu Shimpo photo) Following is...

Hey, Shawn Miyake, Wimpy Hiroto here. You know, about the only guy left in town who doesn’t want to run you out. I’m sitting here...

They say as you get older, time goes by at warp speed. It must be true because my nieces and nephews, not to mention my friends’ kids,...

Suppose you could be in charge of hiring the person who would direct a dramatic motion picture about the life Chiune Sugihara, the...