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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 4, 20193 min read
‘Madama Butterfly’ in Japanese and English at Aratani
Keiko Clark as Cho-Cho-san Pacific Opera Project presents Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” sung in Japanese and English, at the Aratani...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Cherry Blossom Festival at Bowers Museum
Spring is in bloom and the Bowers is celebrating with traditional Japanese dance, music, and art. Enjoy face-painting, fish printmaking,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 3, 20191 min read
15th Anniversary Screenings of ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’
Showings are on Sunday, April 7, at 12:55 p.m. (dubbed); Monday, April 8, at 7 p.m. (subtitled); and Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m....
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Screening of Short Film ‘In Plain Sight’
Robert Shoji Rumors of local surface-to-air missile installations have been circulating in the South Bay area for decades. Armed with...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 3, 20191 min read
‘Go For Broke’ Movie to Have L.A. Premiere in Hollywood
Akira Otani (portrayed by Chad Yazawa) watched as the FBI arrested his father at gunpoint on Dec. 7, 1941. Yet, he was among the first to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 2, 20193 min read
Legendary Band Hiroshima Kicks Off 40th-Year Tour in Northern California
From left: Dean Cortez, Danny Yamamoto, June Kuramoto, Kimo Cornwell, Land Richards, Dan Kuramoto. (Photo by Ken Fong) Hiroshima makes...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 2, 20192 min read
A Colorful Day in Little Tokyo
Kent Yoshimura with his newly completed mural. By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor Splashes of color brightened Hashimoto Plaza in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Benefit Screening of ‘Presumed Guilty’ at the Roxie
In honor of Adachi and his decades of public service to the community, all proceeds will benefit the Jeff Adachi Legacy Fund. Required...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20191 min read
2019 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – Quarterfinal Schedule
Here are the match-ups for the Quarterfinal Round of the Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs this Sunday, April 7. Games at Rancho Dominguez...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20192 min read
2019 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – First Round Scores
Nisei Athletic Union – Following results are for the First round of the 2019 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs. Games played on March 31 at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20199 min read
2019 Women of the Year Announced
This year’s luncheon event will be held at the Quiet Cannon, Rooms Crystal 1 and 3, 901 N. Via San Clemente, Montebello, on Sunday, May...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20196 min read
Little Tokyo Vigil Responds to New Zealand Shootings
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer In response to the mosque shootings in New Zealand, Vigilant Love hosted a vigil and healing space in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Secretary of State Building Complex Renamed in Honor of March Fong Eu
The California Secretary of State Building. Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced the renaming of the building complex in honor of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20193 min read
THE WARREN REPORT: Women Hold Up Half the Sky (and then some!)
I was walking the halls of the State Capitol last week, working with a coalition called “College for All” and trying to get the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20191 min read
2019 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs: First-Round Schedule
Sunday, March 31 at Rancho Dominguez Prep Aye Minor 10:00am – Blue Devils vs Pasadena Warriors 11:30am – Cubs vs Double Dribble 1:00pm...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Oinksters at Oshogatsu
The Japanese American National Museum hosted the Oshogatsu Family Festival on Jan. 6, welcoming the Year of the Boar with crafts, foods,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Reading of ‘Masao and the Bronze Nightingale’
A reading of “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale,” a new original work by Dan Kwong and Ruben Funkahuatl Guevara, will be presented on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Next on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, March 31, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: • Evangeline Imana-Iyemura and her son, 13-year-old Evan...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival on Sunday in Torrance
Japan-California Combo at last year’s Torrance Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) TORRANCE — The 2019 Cherry...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 28, 20194 min read
Medical Examiner: Adachi Died of ‘Mixed Drug Toxicity’
Hundreds attended a memorial for Jeff Adachi at San Francisco City Hall on March 4. (NBC Bay Area) SAN FRANCISCO — The City and County of...
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