THE RAFU MARKET

Although the volunteers were asked to come at 8 a.m., the crew steaming the mochigome (special rice used to make mochi) arrived at the...

By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo Asian astrologists, while acknowledging that 2018 was fraught with natural disasters, senseless mass...

Following, in alphabetical order, are some of the notable individuals who passed away during the past year. Joe Annello, 85, on Nov. 8....

代々木のオリンピック選手村で、外国からの要人に選手に提供する料理のメニューを説明する帝国ホテルの村上信夫料理長（中央左）と日活国際ホテルの馬場総料理長（同右）。左奥が佐藤さん 「シェフ・サトー」で日系社会では、その名が通る元フレンチシェフの佐藤了さん（８０）。来年に迫った母...

Chisato Asuta, shamisen (photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS) Japan will again be represented in the Rose Parade in Pasadena on Tuesday, as...

Participants in the roundtable discussion: (front row, from left) Tritia Toyota, Yuko Kaifu and Nancy Oda; (standing, from left) Alan...

Admission to the New Year’s celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free and all...

Special guests include Arugakki (taiko group), Tetsuya Nakamura (harmonica player), Ken Aiso (violinist), and Matsumae Kai (traditional...

Sacramento Taiko Dan (Photo by William Lee) SACRAMENTO — Come join the Nichi Bei Foundation as it cheers on the Sacramento Kings at its...

Overseen by youth volunteer Melissa Tran, the fair featured Okinawa-themed mugs, pouches, T-shirts, art prints, greeting cards,...

Photos by MARTHA NISHINAKA

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the passing of Magistrate Judge Arthur Nakazato, who died on Dec. 17, 2017 at the age of 65....

Work on Sierra Madre’s float for the 2019 Rose Parade was shifting into high gear on Thursday, with the push beginning in earnest to be...

Pvt. Moy Doo Pon and Pvt. Lee Ben Hong of the 446th Engineer Company are sworn in by Robert Brune of the State Department. The two new...

This mural at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown was slated for removal because of the design’s resemblance to the wartime...

Sen. Mazie Hirono (MSNBC) WASHINGTON — Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced Dec. 27 that she will donate pay she receives during the...

Now that Christmas is behind us, what better time to join the ranks of year-end reviewers to reflect with elation and some sadness on the...

Nancy Teramura Hayata performed a classical Japanese dance to “Yuuyake Koyake” (Colors of Sunset), a traditional song played at the end...