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442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran Robert Kishinami and Sen. Mazie Hirono view the new exhibit at Honolulu International Airport....

President Obama has taken the unusual step of endorsing candidates for the California State Legislature in Tuesday’s election. All four...

By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo (Published Nov. 1, 2016) Al Muratsuchi, a California deputy attorney general who is seeking to reclaim his...

Above and below: Rep. Mike Honda, his daughter Michelle Honda Phillips, and his granddaughter Malisa addressed the Okaeri conference....

South Bay residents have been inundated with mailers from the Muratsuchi and Hadley campaigns and political action committees. By ELLEN...

Former Assemblymembers Warren Furutani and Steven Bradford GARDENA — It is a foregone conclusion that the winner of the Nov. 8 election...

Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is under fire for a remark he made...

State Senate candidate Jane Kim with supporters at Seoul Sausage in Little Tokyo. She is pictured in the front row with former Irvine...

Charles H. Wilson Park in Torrance. Measure A would raise funds for parks, beaches and recreation centers in L.A. County. (GWEN...

Al Muratsuchi in a photo taken in 2014 with veterans (from left) Victor Abe, James Ogawa, Ralph Kaneshiro, Mas Takahashi and Ken Akune....

Three controversial initiatives dealing with the criminal justice system will be on the California ballot on Nov. 8. Proponents of...

Attending the Sept. 22 cherry blossom tree dedication at Alhambra City Hall (from left): City Manager Mark Yokoyama, Japanese...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown, along with the California Museum, announced the 10th class of inductees to...

Back row, from left: Santa Monica City Council members Gleam Davis, Sue Himmelrich, Kevin McKeown, Mayor Tony Vazquez, Mayor Pro Tem Ted...

Mark Masaoka, policy director for Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council, discusses his organization’s recommendations for initiatives...

Janice Hirohama was a panelist in the Kamala Harris-Loretta Sanchez debate. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer With so much attention...

Rep. Doris Matsui on Sept. 8, working with House and Senate conferees on the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. WASHINGTON — Rep....

Al Muratsuchi, candidate for the 66th Assembly District, speaks during a debate with incumbent Assemblymember David Hadley in Torrance on...

Protestors gather outside News Corp.’s New York headquarters to protest an “O’Reilly Factor” segment on Chinatown residents. (Asia...