Johnny’s J-Pop Band Bishonen to Perform at Koyasan in Little Tokyo
Bishonen will be making appearances next Saturday during Nisei Week, and perform in concert at Koyasan Buddhist Temple. (Photo courtesy...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Ramen … in a Whole New Light
More than 1,000 bowls of lumen ramen were served at their first pop-up location earlier this year in Atlanta, with more stops to be added...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20195 min read
From Westwood to Washington
By MICHELLE MURAKAMI A portrait of Liily and Patrick Okura. (K. Patrick and Lily A. Okura Collection at UCLA/Toyo Miyatake Studios)...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 1, 20191 min read
Screening of ‘Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the JA Experience’ at de Young Museum
From the hand-drawn logo of “The Godfather” to Herman Miller’s biomorphic coffee table, the work of Japanese American designers,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 1, 20193 min read
Visual Communications Receives National Film Preservation Foundation Funding
Visual Communications co-founder Robert A. Nakamura on location during the Asian American Wildflower Tour, circa 1972. Director...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 1, 20194 min read
Her Personal Spark of Joy
The new graduate is congratulated by parents Diana and Richard. By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Shimpo It has become a tradition at the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 29, 20194 min read
Statement of Hirabayashi, Yasui and Korematsu Families and Coram Nobis Legal Teams in Support of Res
The children of Minoru Yasui, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Fred Korematsu, and their coram nobis legal teams, support proposed Resolution R-3:...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 29, 20194 min read
An Open Letter to the JACL National Council and JACL Membership
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) voices its support for the resolution of reconciliation and apology that will be presented at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 29, 20196 min read
Resolution of Apology to Tule Lake Resisters Is a No-No Win for JACL
By GERALD H. YAMADA At the Japanese American Citizens League National Convention that will soon convene in Salt Lake City, one of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Plan to House Children at Ft. Sill Placed on Hold
A spokesperson for Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) told KSWO, the ABC affiliate in Lawton, Okla., on Wednesday that plans have changed at Ft....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Cerritos Library to Present Tuna Canyon Detention Station Exhibition and Program
“Only the Oaks Remain” includes an Honor Roll of the Tuna Canyon detainees. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) CERRITOS — The Cerritos Library,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 27, 20194 min read
大坂なおみが始球式、前田が捕球：大谷や二世週祭女王参加、花を添える
報道陣のカメラに向けてポーズをとる（左から）ドジャースの前田健太投手、大坂なおみ選手、米国歌を演奏したミュージシャンのＭＩＹＡＶＩとエンゼルスの大谷翔平選手 米国歌をギター演奏するＭＩＹＡＶＩ ドジャースの「ジャパンナイト」が２４日、エンゼルス戦前の本拠地球場で催され、和太...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Let the Good Times Roll!
The fundraiser benefits the St. Francis Xavier Chapel Building Maintenance Fund. St Francis Xavier has been serving Japanese Catholics...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Authors of ‘442’ Graphic Novel to Speak at JANM
The three will discuss their collaboration process. Following the discussion, attendees are invited to participate in a drawing workshop...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Sacramento’s Largest Japanese Cultural and Food Bazaar Celebrates Its Award-Winning Udon
Enjoy delicious Japanese dishes, prepared right before your eyes. There will be everything from award-winning udon, fresh poke bowls,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Obon in the Northern Alps
By VELINA HASU HOUSTON The bus ride to Togamura was endless. Up and up into the Japanese Northern alps it traveled, its passengers all...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Obon Dancing Goodbye
It was hot, the sunlight as bright and sharp as a knife. The first time I danced Bon-odori, I shouldered my way into the crowd circling...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20191 min read
What Obon Season Means to Me
I am a Japanese American Sansei who grew up in Seattle, Washington. My family was active in the Seattle Buddhist Church, and the one...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Sights, Scents and Spirit
(MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) By CATHY UCHIDA For many Americans, Memorial Day signifies the beginning of summer, ushered in by the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Helping the Lives of Others
By EMI EASTMAN When I was five, I wanted to be an artist and spent my days using children’s art kits to paint pictures of dogs. Then I...
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