Japanese Matsuri at Temecula Valley Museum
TEMECULA — Temecula Valley Museum’s Second Saturday Cultural Celebration presents Japanese Matsuri on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20192 min read
OBITUARY: Noted Shamisen Teacher Hideko Nakajima
Born on May 19, 1934 in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Nakajima Sensei enjoyed a lifelong career in the performing arts in both Japan and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20196 min read
Heart Mountain Pilgrimage Features Tom Brokaw, Judge Ito
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and former Cabinet secretary Norman Mineta onstage after the showing of a documentary about the life...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20193 min read
JA Treaty Centennial Scholars Honored
Recipients of the 2019 Japanese American Treaty Centennial Scholarship Fund (JATCSF) scholarships gather for a portrait at a recognition...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20191 min read
Detroit Consulate Issues Alert Following Dayton Attack
The Japanese Consulate in Detroit issued an alert via email to Japanese nationals following two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20193 min read
Hirono Blasts Trump for Ending Filipino WWII Veteran Parole Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was terminating...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20192 min read
Little Tokyo Summer Arts Series Aug. 17-30
The series will be preceded by an open house with the +Lab artists in residence on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 341 FSN,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20191 min read
外務省ホームページに安全情報：オハイオ州デイトンの銃乱射受け
オハイオ州デイトン市内で発生した銃乱射事件を受け、外務省のホームページには在デトロイト日本国総領事館からの安全情報が掲載された。 これまでのところ死亡した被害者のなかにアジア系は含まれていないが、今回の銃乱射事件に関し、邦人が巻き込まれたとの情報をもっている人はデトロイト総...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 8, 20191 min read
Veterans of All Eras — You Deserve a Parade
Japanese American veterans of the Vietnam War march in last year’s Nisei Week Parade. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Veterans from WWII,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Jared Yamahata: All Fired Up for Nisei Week
Jared Yamahata poses with his painting of Carrie Fisher. He is the designer of this year’s Nisei Week poster (below), which features Aki...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 8, 20191 min read
Next on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, Aug. 11, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: Airs at 5:30 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, 6 p.m. on NBC’s COZI TV...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 8, 20191 min read
Screening of ‘Tampopo,’ ‘Ponyo’ at Faith UMC
TORRANCE — Faith United Methodist Church, 2115 W. 182nd St. in Torrance, will hold its monthly Japanese Movie Night on Sunday, Aug. 18,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 8, 20191 min read
Screenings of Subtitled, Dubbed Versions of ‘Millennium Actress’
When the legendary Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20191 min read
Nisei Week Events at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Aug. 10-11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. JACCC Building Kimekomi doll-making is among the Japanese art forms demonstrated at the JACCC. (MARIO G....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20194 min read
Nisei Week Frances K. Hashimoto Community Service Honorees Announced
The Nisei Week Foundation is pleased to recognize two stellar organizations, the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California (JWSSC)...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20191 min read
Novato Man Reported Missing
Andrew Nakashima NOVATO — The Novato Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding Andrew Nakashima, 24, who has been...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20194 min read
Nisei Week Announces 2019 Parade’s Grand Marshal, Parade Marshal
The Nisei Week Foundation proudly hosts its 79th annual summer event with free cultural activities for all ages. The Nisei Week Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20198 min read
Nisei Week Announces Inspiration Award, President’s Award Recipients
The Nisei Week Foundation is pleased to honor two special individuals with the 2019 Nisei Week Inspiration Award, which recognizes...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20191 min read
Turning Up the Heat: 2019 Nisei Week Candidates
(Photos by Toyo Miyatake Studio) The 2019 Nisei Week Japanese Festival queen candidates took center stage for their first official public...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 6, 20194 min read
11th L.A. Tanabata Festival Celebrates ‘Romance In The Stars’
The festival features 7-foot kazari decorations that hang from the Aileen Getty Plaza at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (GCMOCA). The...
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