Adachi’s Statement on Grand Jury Decision in Chokehold Death
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi released the following statement Dec. 3 on the grand jury’s decision against indicting NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of...
View ArticleAya Ino Joins Japantown Foundation Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Japantown Foundation board of directors elected Aya Ino as a director on Sept. 15. Ino is director of development and communications at the Japanese Cultural and...
View ArticleCold Tofu’s Last Show of the Year
Cold Tofu’s Iron Improv Stadium returns with two-time winners Team U.S.A. (featuring Julio Urquidi, Brian Sniegowski and Aaron Aoki) defending their championship title against new challengers. Two...
View ArticleFloyd Mori Publishes ‘The Japanese American Story’
“The Japanese American Story as Told Through a Collection of Speeches and Articles” by S. Floyd Mori was recently released. The book covers portions of Japanese American history, including the forced...
View ArticleMAGGIE’S MEOW: Talents and Gifts
By MAGGIE ISHINO “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.” — Romans 12:6 Every one of us has some...
View Article参加者３６０人、盛大に祝う：クールジャパンの紹介も
１２月２３日に８１歳になられる天皇陛下の誕生日レセプションが２日、ハンコックパークの総領事公邸で開かれた。招待客約３６０人に、すしや地酒、ラーメン、お好み焼きなど多種類の和食が振る舞われ、盛大に祝った。...
View ArticleChol Soo Lee, Who Sparked Early Pan-Asian American Movement, Dies at 62
By JULIE HA, KoreAm Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American whose wrongful conviction in a 1973 San Francisco murder case galvanized a historic pan-Asian American movement to win his freedom, died Tuesday at...
View ArticleJCCSC Announces New Board
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California has elected 53 new board members and 17 new officers for 2015. Officers are as follows: Yoshio Aoki, president; Masao Okamoto, Kitty Sankey and...
View ArticleHooray for Howard
Howard Nishimura (seated) was honored by the Little Tokyo Community Council board at its meeting on Nov. 25. Nishimura is a past board chair of LTCC and a member of the Historic Cultural Neighborhood...
View ArticleHoliday Giving
Attendees at the monthly J-Link Mixer started the holiday giving early by participating in a gift drive hosted by Changing the Community and Sansei Legacy. J-Link is a networking event sponsored by...
View Article秋の叙勲伝達式：巽幸雄氏に旭日双光章
元ターミナルアイランダーズ会長の巽幸雄氏に対する、日本政府の平成２６年秋の叙勲伝達式が２６日、ハンコックパーク地区の在ロサンゼルス日本総領事公邸で行われた。日本と米国間の友好親善および相互理解の促進に寄与したことが認められ、堀之内秀久在ロサンゼルス日本総領事より旭日双光章と表彰状が贈られた。...
View ArticleＬＡ武道館：新デザインを披露
総額２３００万ドルをかけ、リトル東京サービスセンター（ＬＴＳＣ）が小東京に建設を予定している多目的スポーツ複合施設「ロサンゼルス武道館」（237～249 Los Angeles...
View Article12-Year-Old Boy Commits Suicide After Being Bullied
Rafu Staff Report FOLSOM, Calif. — Ronin Shimizu, a 12-year-old middle-school student, took his own life on Dec. 2 at his home, apparently as a result of being bullied. Folsom police officials on Dec....
View ArticleAction Sought on NPS Protection for Honouliuli
WASHINGTON – Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Thursday joined Carole Hayashino, president and executive director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai, and Jacce Mikulanec, president of the Honolulu...
View ArticleRETIREMENT TIPS: Strong Dollar, Weak Dollar — What It Means for You
By ALAN KONDO, CFP, CLU You may have heard news reports about the decline or strength of the U.S. dollar. Your reaction may be a yawn, but the truth is that the value of the dollar has ripple effects...
View ArticleHiroshima’s 11th ‘Spirit of the Season 11’ Coming to the Aratani
Hiroshima announced that its annual “Spirit of the Season” holiday concert is set for Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Aratani Theatre, adjacent to the Japanese American Cultural and Community...
View Articleアフリカ料理で活動費捻出：元シェフ佐藤さん、腕を振るう
東サンゲーブリエルバレー日系コミュニティーセンター（ＥＳＧＶＪＣＣ、フィリップ・コマイ会長）は、活動資金集めのためのファンドレイジング・ディナーを１１月１５日、同センターで催した。アフリカを旅して民族料理を学んだ元フレンチシェフの佐藤了さんが、腕を振るい参加者約１３０人に振る舞った。...
View ArticleＬＡダウンタウン：２件の大規模火災が発生
ロサンゼルス・ダウンタウンで８日深夜１時２０分頃、建設中の７階建てアパートで火災が発生した。その後午前４時過ぎにも２マイルほど離れたアパートで別の火災が発生。火事の影響でフリーウエーが一時閉鎖されたほか、同日朝の通勤ラッシュ時の交通網にも影響がでた。死傷者はでていない。...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Car Problems!
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Nov. 18, 2014) I put some gas in my car the other day and as I was driving away, I remembered that I didn’t put the gas cap back on, so I made a U-turn and went back to...
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