Hawaii-Style Christmas
Entertainer Clarence Ulrich leads a Hawaiian rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” at the Continuing Education for the Nikkei Widowed Inc. Christmas party on Dec. 6 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: The Samurai Exhibit at LACMA
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Nov. 25, 2014) Hooray! If you are reading this, it means my computer has returned to normal and it’s working again. When I sat down this morning to begin writing my...
View Article‘The First Century Is the Hardest’
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson established Mother’s Day, Babe Ruth made his major league debut, the Panama Canal opened, World War I started — and Fred Yaichio...
View ArticleCJAS/JANL Mochitsuki on Dec. 27
SAN FRANCISCO — The tradition continues as the 44th annual CJAS/JANL Mochitsuki is held on Saturday, Dec. 27, at Christ United Presbyterian Church, 1700 Sutter St. (at Laguna) in San Francisco...
View ArticleGiving Circle
Changing the Community (CtC) Giving Circle hosted a holiday gift drive on Dec. 7 at the Toyota USA Automobile Museum in Torrance. CtC received over 200 toys and gift cards for children that are in need...
View ArticleTHROUGH THE FIRE: The Angel Said, ‘Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All’
By BILL WATANABE My wife and I went to the movies during this past Thanksgiving holiday. We don’t go to a lot of movies but we both wanted to see “The Imitation Game,” which just came out. If you want...
View ArticleTroop 1775 Scout Awarded Eagle Rank
YORBA LINDA — The highest rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America program has been awarded to Connor Toshio Loo, member of Orange County Boy Scout Troop 1775. He is an active junior at Yorba...
View ArticleYuletide Spirit
From left, Susan Hirasuna, David Ono and Jemie Sae Koo enjoy a chat during a holiday party hosted by the Asian American Journalist Association’s Los Angeles chapter. The event, held at Far Bar in...
View Article歌の仲間、初心に帰り熱唱：２０回記念を華やかに祝う
ＬＡ歌謡クラブは、秋恒例の歌謡ショー「歌の仲間たちと共に」をこのほど、ホリデーイン・トーレンスで開き、歌仲間３０人が参加者２６０人を前に約４０曲を熱唱した。「初心を忘れないように」と始めたショーは、２０回記念を華やかに祝った今年も収益から寄付を行い、南加県人会協議会に１０００ドルを贈った。...
View Article司会生活５０周年：西タックさん
５０年間で立ったステージは９５０回を超えた。「健康で、家族の支えがあったからやってこられた」と感謝の念に堪えない。任された司会は「１度もキャンセルしたことがない」。責任感が強く、母とよさんが亡くなった週末も、悲しみをこらえ舞台に上がった。「楽しみに来る客に辛い顔を見せてはならない」と、何事もなかったかのように気丈に振る舞い、脇役に徹した。...
View Article6th Anniversary of Yamauchi Murder to Be Observed
SAN RAFAEL — Friends and relatives of Ashley Yamauchi will gather Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m. to mark the sixth anniversary of her unsolved murder. Yamauchi, 33, of Greenbrae was sexually...
View ArticleIkebana Associations Announce Merger for 2015
The two pre-eminent ikebana teachers associations in Southern California, the Kado Kyoju Kai and the Nanka Ikebana Kyoju Kai, are pleased to announce the merger of their organizations to form the...
View ArticleOzeki to Receive John Dos Passos Prize for Literature
FARMVILLE, Va. — Novelist and filmmaker Ruth Ozeki will be awarded the 33rd John Dos Passos Prize for Literature at Longwood University this spring. “She is a writer who brings us perspectives we often...
View ArticleNew Service Offers Personal Guides to Destinations in Japan
Tokyo-based Travelience, a company that in 2013 began offering shared and private tours inside Japan, has launched an online service that pairs visitors with individual guides. The company describes...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: A Different Story in Lieu of Holiday Spirit
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO It’s not that Crossroads to Somewhere tries to be a contrarian. Here we are in the midst of the happiest, merriest time of the year and I’m prompted to go elsewhere. Like the other...
View ArticleSuspicious Object
Members of the LAPD bomb squad inspect a gas cylinder at the intersection of Alameda and Third streets in Little Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon. The streets were closed to traffic for more than an hour...
View ArticleCAPAC Welcomes Vivek Hallegere Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy as the next U.S. surgeon general by a vote of 51-43. President Obama nominated Murthy in November 2013. Last October,...
View ArticleSouth Bay Ballet Presents ‘Nutcracker’
TORRANCE — South Bay Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” is a world-class Christmas tradition that is perfect for the entire family. Grandmother Clara tells the story of a young girl whose...
View ArticleKoyasan Year-End Fire Ritual on Sunday
Koyasan Buddhist Temple of Little Tokyo will hold the annual year-end “Osame Daishi Goma” (fire ritual) at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. Madam Mihoko Yagi will also perform the Goeika classical buyo...
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