Takei Leads Cross-Cultural Tribute to Sugihara
Anne Marie Johnson and George Takei By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo Tributes are planned this week in honor of former Japanese diplomat Chiune...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 16, 20191 min read
Takei Book-Signing at The Grove at Farmers Market
Actor, activist and New York Times bestselling author George Takei will sign copies of “They Called Us Enemy,” a graphic novel based on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20191 min read
DekoCar Show Returns for More High-Octane Fun
The best of automotive and anime culture come together in the premier event of its kind in Southern California. Artists from all over...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20192 min read
Competitors Hungry to Break Record at Gyoza Eating Championship
From left, Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Darron Breeden are off and chomping, during last year’s Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20196 min read
To All the Meals I’ve Loved Before
Botanica serves seared Japanese sweet potatoes, carmelized on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside, served with a verdant salsa...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20192 min read
Panel on Arts Activism in Little Tokyo
Presented by Visual Communications and JANM at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Reception at 6 p.m.; program starts at 7 p.m. In conjunction...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20192 min read
NHK World to Broadcast ‘I Too Was a Child of Camp’
Satsuki Ina “I Too Was a Child of Camp,” a new documentary by NHK World-Japan featuring Satsuki Ina and others Japanese Americans who...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 14, 20191 min read
Taiko Gathering to Feature a Dozen Groups
The annual Taiko Gathering will be held on Sunday, Aug. 18, the last day of the 2019 Nisei Week Japanese Festival, at the Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20199 min read
Hiroshima Survivor Recounts Experiences at Memorial Service
The commemoration service at Koyasan Buddhist Temple included a display of photos showing the impact of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Premiere of ‘Kikan’ at New People Cinema
A wartime promise takes Pvt. Jimmy Ibata of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on a life-changing journey from the battlefields of Europe...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Hiroshima Goes Hollywood
From left: Dean Cortez, Danny Yamamoto, June Kuramoto, Kimo Cornwell, Land Richards, Dan Kuramoto. (Photo by Ken Fong) Hiroshima will...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20194 min read
大分・杵築高の生徒４人が研修 貴重な経験積み、視野を広げる
研修に参加した左から白井さん、岩下さん、松原さん、橋本さんと引率教諭の辛島さん 大分県立杵築（きつき）高校の男女４人の生徒が研修を目的に来米し、先月２１日から３０日までの１０日間、オレンジ郡に滞在した。このプログラムは、生徒をグローバルな人材に育成する目的の「志四海（ししか...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Nishi Scouts to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Nishi Boy Scout Fall Court of Honor, Nov. 4, 2018. Nishi Boy Scout Troop 738 and Cub Scout Pack 738 will be celebrating their 50th...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 11, 20193 min read
LTCIF Approved to Raise Money as a Community-Owned Real Estate Fund
First Street North in Little Tokyo. The Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund, SPC (LTCIF) has received final approval from California...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 11, 20191 min read
Little Tokyo Library Quilt Show Set for Aug. 17
Free church parking is available during the show. The Quilters’ spectacular “Kooshigara” (Checkerboard) raffle quilt will be on display...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 11, 20191 min read
Lecture on Ukiyo-e at Shoseian Teahouse
GLENDALE — A talk on “Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints of Japan: Their Stories and Meanings” will be given on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 10, 20191 min read
Highlights from 2019 Nisei Week Queen Coronation
Watch highlights from the 2019 Nisei Week Queen Coronation: Posted by Rafu Shimpo on Sunday, August 11, 2019 #2019NiseiWeekQueenCoronatio...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 10, 20192 min read
Juli Yoshinaga Crowned 2019 Nisei Week Queen
Newly crowned Nisei Week Queen Juli Yoshinaga waves to the crowd at the Aratani Theatre on Saturday evening. (Photos by MARIO G....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20192 min read
‘I Am an American’ Opens at Muzeo Aug. 25
Jimmy Iwashita standing with a group of children outside the Recreation Hall in Block 36 at the Colorado River (Poston) camp, ca. 1944....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20192 min read
Japanese Reporter Discovers Family’s Roots While at Heart Mountain
In this photo in the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, Asa Ideishi looks toward the camera as she eats in one of the camp’s mess halls....
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