Yokohama Tire Moving from Fullerton to Santa Ana
FULLERTON – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced Oct. 9 that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Fullerton to nearby Santa Ana to accommodate business growth. The move is expected to...
View ArticleFormer Candidate for Sheriff Endorses Tanaka
Former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka has received support from one of his former rivals in the race for Los Angeles County sheriff. Patrick Gomez, a retired lieutenant who served with the Sheriff’s...
View Articleサンタモニカ市議会： 電子たばこ規制案を承認
サンタモニカ市議会は１５日、同市の公共の場で電子たばこの吸引を禁止する規制案を全会一致で承認した。 同市ではすでに公共の場でたばこの喫煙は禁止されていたが、電子たばこに関してはバーやレストランなどで規制されていなかった。 規制案が承認されたことにより、未成年への販売や、電子たばこを扱うバーなどの専門店での喫煙も禁止される。また電子たばこ販売業者は今後たばこの販売ライセンスが必要となる。...
View ArticleＬＡ郡 ：ヘイトクライムが減少
ロサンゼルス郡人事委員会（ＬＡＣＣＨＲ）が発表した２０１３年度のロサンゼルス郡のヘイトクライム（憎悪犯罪）が、前年度より１７％減少し、過去２４年間でもっとも低いことが分かった。 ヘイトクライムはおもに、人種、民族、宗教、身体的障害、性差、性的指向などに対する差別や偏見をもとに引き起こされる犯罪で、昨年１３年は同郡では３８４件が報告された。前年１２年から比べると７８件も減少している。...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Warning About Carjackers
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Sept. 27, 2014) I got a letter about a comment I made on my computer breaking down. The sender, who wants to remain anonymous, wrote: “When your computer doesn’t work and...
View ArticleNikkei Games: New High for the Games
The 2014 Nikkei Games Basketball Tournament was held Aug. 16-17 at the Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach, with new highs in participation. Now in its 11th year, the event featured over 1,900 players on...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO I’m rather doubtful *duck-tail ’dos and *Murray’s hair grease will make a comeback, but a renaissance is in the making as word of The Great Nisei Reunion spreads to the non-Rafu...
View ArticleJACCC CrabFest This Sunday
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center will hold its CrabFest on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. at Nishi Hongwanji, 815 E. First St. in Los Angeles. Enjoy all-you-can-eat Singaporean chili...
View ArticleFandangObon 2014 at JACCC Plaza
Great Leap and the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center present FandangObon and the Mottainai EcoFest on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the JACCC Noguchi Plaza, 244 S. San Pedro...
View ArticleHistoric Event for Nikkei LGBTQ Families
On Nov. 14 and 15, Nikkei families and friends will have an opportunity to come together, learn, share stories, build community and be inspired at Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering at the Japanese...
View ArticleHirahara Mystery Wins SoCal Book Award
“Murder on Bamboo Lane,” the first in a new mystery series by Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara, was awarded the 2014 T. Jefferson Parker Award for best mystery by the Southern California...
View ArticleHate Crimes in L.A. County Decline to Lowest Number in 24 Years
The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) on Wednesday released its annual analysis of hate crimes reported throughout the county, stating that hate crimes decreased 17 percent from...
View ArticleMiyazaki to Receive Academy’s Governors Award
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Aug. 26 to present honorary awards to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, and the Jean Hersholt...
View ArticleNew Murakami Book Due in December
A lonely boy, a mysterious girl, and a tormented sheep man plot their escape from the nightmarish library of internationally acclaimed, best-selling Haruki Murakami’s wild imagination. Knopf Doubleday...
View ArticleSteve Satake Named Labor Relations Officer
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday announced the appointment of Steve Satake, 46, of Elk Grove as labor relations officer at the California Department of Human Resources. Satake has served as a...
View ArticleKRAFTY KORNER: Fall Kalendar—Think Pink
By GAIL MIYASAKI Rafu Craft Editor Pretty in pink are baby girls. Pink is a R&B singer-songwriter and Pink’s Hot Dogs in West Hollywood is a legend. Who can forget those “Pink Panther” movies and...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: The Sheriff’s Letter
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Sept. 30, 2014) The Caucasian man who became my neighbor when he rented the house across the street from my place always walks across the street to chat with me when he...
View ArticleUCLA AASC’s Annual Awards Reception
The RSVP deadline for the UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s annual awards reception has been extended to Friday, Oct. 24. Student awardees of the 2014-15 AASC grants, fellowships, scholarships and...
View ArticleSerial-Killer Thriller to Be Screened at JANM
To celebrate Halloween, the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo, will screen “Ch*nk,” a horror feature about an Asian American serial killer, on Saturday, Oct. 25, at...
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