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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 30, 20171 min read
San Jose Japantown to Celebrate Halloween
4 to 6:30 p.m.: JACL arts and crafts at Issei Memorial Building, 565 N. 5th St. 5 to 5:30 p.m.: San Jose Taiko performance at Fellowship...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 26, 20171 min read
Community Meeting on Buchanan/Geary Pedestrian Median
Rendering of the proposed Geary/Buchanan crosswalk and median. SAN FRANCISCO — How can the design of the new Buchanan/Geary pedestrian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20172 min read
Sakaki’s Message to Sonoma State Community
(From Judy Sakaki’s Facebook page) ROHNERT PARK — Sonoma State University President Judy Sakaki, who lost her Santa Rosa home in the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20171 min read
National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists Named
EVANSTON, Ill. — Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) on Sept. 13 announced the names of approximately 16,000...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 20, 20172 min read
‘For the Sake of the Children’ to Be Screened in S.F. Japantown
Former incarcerees and their descendants talk about the impact of the camps in “For the Sake of the Children.” Pictured: Amy Tsubokawa,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Animated Feature ‘A Silent Voice’ Focuses on Bullying
• Regal L.A. Live Stadium 14, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles; (844) 462-7342; https://www.lalive.com/movies Oct. 20-25 at12:15, 3:30,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Kitaji Bibles to Be Displayed at Gilroy Museum
Above and below: Pages from the Kitaji Bibles. GILROY — The Monterey District of California State Parks and the Gilroy Historical Society...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20172 min read
Grateful Crane Ensemble’s ‘Growing Up Sansei’ in Bay Area This Weekend
Soji Kashiwagi and Dr. Satsuki Ina (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) Buddhist Church of San Francisco and San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 18, 20176 min read
Site of Famed Fountaingrove Winery Destroyed in Fire
The famed Round Barn, which was part of the Nagasawa estate. SANTA ROSA — A site that is prominent in local Japanese American history has...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 17, 20174 min read
Greg Watanabe Returning to Bay Area for Dramatic Reading of ‘Hold These Truths’
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh from his Broadway debut in George Takei’s “Allegiance,” Greg Watanabe will be returning to the Bay Area for a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20173 min read
Couple Who Died in North Bay Fire to Be Remembered
Suiko and Arthur Grant with their daughter Trina. SANTA ROSA — A celebration of life is planned for Suiko and Arthur Grant, who are among...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20172 min read
API Legislative Caucus Opposes Tulelake Airport Fence
Watercolor by George Tamura, a teenager held at Tule Lake. This work was rescued from being sold at the Rago auction in 2015. Courtesy...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Sonoma State President Sakaki Loses Home in Bay Area Wildfire
Judy Sakaki and Patrick McCallum’s Santa Rosa home, which burned to the ground. (Zillow) SANTA ROSA — Sonoma State University President...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 11, 20171 min read
Anne Namba to Have Two Showings in Bay Area
Friday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. at Hotel Drisco, 2901 Pacific Ave., San Francisco....
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 6, 20177 min read
‘Comfort Women’ Memorial Unveiled in San Francisco
A statue of a former comfort woman is admired by survivor Yong-soo Lee, Judge Julie Tang and others after the unveiling of an artwork...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 4, 20174 min read
Nicol Kimura, Michelle Vo Among Victims of Vegas Shootings
At least 25 of the 58 people killed in the shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 were from Southern California....
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 28, 20176 min read
JCCCNC’s Shinzen Program Returns from Japan
Shinzen participants visited the Tohoku region, which is recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. As members of the Shinzen...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 25, 20173 min read
Pilgrimage to Historic Site of First Japanese Settlement in America Planned for Oct. 7
For this inaugural biennial Wakamatsu Pilgrimage, the Nichi Bei Foundation is organizing buses throughout Northern California, departing...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 22, 20172 min read
Kalapana to Perform in Monterey
This is a benefit concert for Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple. Tickets are on sale now through the Golden State Theatre box office:...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 22, 20171 min read
Osaka Matsuri in S.F. Japantown
SAN FRANCISCO — This year, the San Francisco-Osaka Sister City Association celebrates the 60th anniversary of the sister-city...
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