APIs with Disabilities of California’s 1st Annual Awards Gala
Asian and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California will present its first annual Awards Gala on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive St. in the historic Oviatt Building in...
View ArticleOCBC Eagles Get Their Wings
ANAHEIM — Boy Scout Troop 578, sponsored by Orange County Buddhist Church (OCBC) in Anaheim, has recognized five scouts who recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout at an Eagle Court of Honor on May...
View ArticlePortland JA Community Institution Closing
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer The family has decided that 109 years is enough, though many customers would beg to differ. Hiroshi’s Anzen, a grocery and cookware store established in Portland,...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: What Is Nattokinase?
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Sept. 6, 2014) To be creative in writing, one must first be in the proper mood. I know from my own personal experience in pounding out two columns a week for The Rafu....
View ArticleJ-Slanted: Playoff Preview – The Wild-Card Games
By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Columnist The Kansas City Royals are in the playoffs. It’s only been 28 years and 10 months, but they are finally back. The Royals face off against the Oakland Athletics tonight in...
View ArticleNow, the Bubbles are Really Flying
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Sports Editor For the 2014 Dodgers, a measure of their success has been how many times they get to crank up the small soap bubble machines they keep in their dugout. After...
View Article西羅府近郊詩吟同好会が式典：流派超え、吟道５０年
「西羅府近郊詩吟同好会」（下前国信委員長、会員28人）は21日、同会の発足50周年を記念した式典および吟詠大会をウエストロサンゼルスで催した。会場には、他地域で活躍する各流派の師範らが駆けつけ、流派を超え、吟を通じて生まれた交流と友情、そしてその長きにわたる同会の歴史を祝した。...
View ArticleLITTLE TOKYO INC.: Karate Discipline and ‘Irasshaimase!’ Create Restaurant...
By JONATHAN KAJI This is an American success story that I’ve had the personal pleasure of witnessing first-hand. I also believe it’s a testimony to that combination of immigrant tenacity, hard work and...
View ArticleRETIREMENT TIPS: Protect Disabled Children with a Special Needs Trust
By ALAN KONDO, CFP, CLU Raising a child with special needs? If so, your financial plans need to reflect that reality. Millions of American families face the emotional and financial challenge of caring...
View ArticleL.A. Daiku Open Rehearsal at Hollywood JCI
L.A.Daiku is going to have an open rehearsal on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Hollywood Japanese Cultural Institute, 3929 Middlebury St., Los Angeles. You are invited to experience the rehearsal,...
View ArticleTHROUGH THE FIRE: What’s in Store for Little Tokyo?
By BILL WATANABE From time to time, I get asked about the future of Little Tokyo — what will it look like in the coming years, or will it even continue to exist? Even though I have worked in Little...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Kudos to Bacon Sakatani
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Sept. 9, 2014) So, as I frequently do, I was sitting on our front porch, watching people passing by in cars, on bicycles and walking. This past Saturday I noticed one...
View ArticleA Heartwarming Reunion
Attendees at the first Heart Mountain reunion gather for a group photo at the 14th camp reunion held on Sept. 13 at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello. Chiyo Ogawa, 100, is acknowledged as the oldest...
View ArticlePack, Troop and Post 58 Celebrating 75th Anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO — Pack, Troop and Post 58 of San Francisco will be celebrating 75years of scouting and service to the San Francisco Japantown community on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the MIS...
View Article‘Return and Remembrance’ at MIS Center
SAN FRANCISCO — The National Japanese American Historical Society will present “Return and Remembrance: The Legacy of Veterans of World War II,” a celebration of the first anniversary of the MIS...
View Articleベルガーデンズ市市長、妻に撃たれ死亡
ロサンゼルス・ダウンタウンの南東約12マイルに位置するベルガーデンズ市で9月30日、ダニエル・クレスポ市長が妻に銃で撃たれ死亡した。45歳だった。 市長は午後２時半ごろに妻と金銭を巡って口論になった。19歳の息子が仲裁に入ったが収まらず、市長と息子の間で激しいもみ合いが続いていたところ、妻が銃を持ち出し市長を撃ったという。市長は病院に搬送される途中で死亡が確認された。...
View Articleリージョナルコネクター：小東京で起工式
ロサンゼルス・ダウンタウンのメトロセンター駅と小東京駅間１・９マイルを地下でつなぐメトロのリージョナルコネクター事業（メトロレール接続）の起工式が30日、小東京の１街とアラメダの角にある敷地、通称「マングローブ」で開催された。２０２０年の開通を目指す。...
View ArticleMill Valley Film Festival Returns for Its 37th Year
SAN RAFAEL — Returning for its 37th year, the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented annually by the California Film Institute (CFI), will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, to Sunday, Oct. 12....
View Article総領事が着任レセプション
在ロサンゼルス日本総領事館は、堀之内秀久総領事の着任レセプションを９月２４日、ハンコックパークの総領事公邸で開き、地元政財界や日系主要団体の代表ら招待客約４３０人に、和牛やすし、天ぷらなど日本食や日本酒を振る舞ってもてなした。総領事は席上、日本政府の対外政策や文化・情報を世界に発信する「ジャパンハウス」を来年、当地に開設することを発表した。...
View ArticlePSW JACL Salutes Community Heroes
By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer “Empowering Our Community: Igniting a Passion for Justice” was the theme as the JACL Pacific Southwest District held its 18th annual Awards Benefit Luncheon on Sept....
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