INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Cobra Kai’ — Coming to a Dojo Near You
I was as surprised as anyone by last Friday’s announcement from the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour that Ralph...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 11, 20174 min read
EAST WIND: They Say Gentrify — We Must Unify!
“It is ironic that on the 75th anniversary of the Japanese American concentration camps, we are once again being evicted from the same...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 4, 20176 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Vietnam to Superheroes — Stuff to Watch on TV
If there were one upcoming program that will be on TV in the coming months that I felt compelled to watch above all else, it would be...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 1, 20176 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Slingbox Succeeds for Watching Japanese TV in the U.S.
TOKYO — In my July 13 column (“Keeping Connected While in Japan”), I wrote about how to keep digitally tethered while in Japan by using a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 20, 20176 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: This Train Is Bound for Glory — Not
TOKYO — Fourteen months ago, the Metro’s Expo Line train began service between downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) and Santa Monica. It got a lot...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 20, 20174 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Keeping Connected While in Japan
(Published July 13, 2017) TOKYO — There must be something in the air telling people to visit Japan this summer. I know so many people...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 13, 20173 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Accelerated Taste
Hakata-style ramen is the dish upon which Shin-Sen-Gumi has built a 25-year reputation. (GWEN MURANAKA/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 13, 20174 min read
VOX POPULI: Masako Nesan, My Big Sister
Nancy Oda (left) and Ernie Jane Nishii, wearing judo gi in honor of their father, carry the Tule Lake banner at the 2015 Manzanar...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 12, 20175 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Coram Nobis Fighter Min Yasui in the Spotlight
In 1985, filmmaker Steven Okazaki was Oscar nominated for the documentary feature “Unfinished Business,” which he directed, produced...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 29, 20175 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Learning Japanese and the Shimajiro Connection
When my children were preschool age, one of the things my wife and I really wanted was for them to have a solid foundation in Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 26, 20173 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: The Pokemon Ondo
(Published June 24, 2017) Hello Obon season! There are seasons here in the Japanese American community and now it’s time for the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 23, 20175 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Music — Glue for a Generation
I am not a Sansei. Because, however, most Sansei are considered to be a part of the post-war Baby Boom generation, and I was born at the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 19, 20174 min read
My E.O. 9066: Standing With My Dad
(Editor’s note: The following piece was written for the Day of Remembrance program held on Feb. 25 at the Gardena Valley Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 19, 20173 min read
MY E.O. 9066: Resistance at Tule Lake
When I was a child, I was just a little too Japanese. My L’s and R’s Came out as Reft and Light As in whenever I left my Japanese at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 16, 20177 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Ice Cube Raps Bill Maher in Real Time
I’ve been a fan of podcasts and podcasting ever since I heard about their invention, going back to around the mid-2000s. I liked the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 15, 20172 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Courage Under Fire
(Published April 26, 2017) This year marks the 75th anniversary of the issuance of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 14, 20174 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Un-American’ — Images for the Ages
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” doesn’t quite to justice to the 170 black-and-white historical photos compiled in the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 12, 20174 min read
EAST WIND: That Was The Week That Was
(Published May 24, 2017) “That Was the Week That Was” ran from 1962-63 on BBC. Presented by David Frost, it broke ground in TV comedy by...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 12, 20173 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Thoughts on Moms and Mother’s Day
(Published May 24, 2017) Since my mother died some twenty-odd years ago and I have no children of my own, I wasn’t planning to spend much...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 7, 20177 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Nisei’ Creators Mine Post-WWII Nikkei Milieu for Drama
On Saturday after the Memorial Day ceremony held at the JACCC-adjacent Japanese American National War Memorial Court, I was among the...
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