Takano Praises Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) on Wednesday released the following statement after U.S. aid worker Alan Gross was released from a Cuban prison and President Obama announced the...
View ArticleViewing Stones Show at Huntington Library
SAN MARINO — The California Aiseki Kai presents its 25th annual show, featuring more than 100 outstanding examples of suiseki and other viewing stones, from Friday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Jan. 2 (closed...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: Hollywood’s Christmas Gift — Asian Men Behaving Badly
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (Editor’s note: As this was going to press, news broke that Sony Pictures Entertainment canceled the Dec. 25 release of “The Interview.”) In the past few years, flamboyant...
View ArticleＪＥＴＲＯ：マーケティング拠点を設置
ＪＥＴＲＯ（日本貿易振興機構）ロサンゼルス事務所は、日本食を米国のバイヤーなどに売り込むことを目的に、「日本食品マーケティング拠点」をカルバーシティー市の料理学校「New School of...
View ArticleElvish Escapades
The San Fernando Valley JACL held its annual holiday program on Dec. 13 at the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center in Pacoima. Activities included a potluck dinner and family photos...
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 ArticleGift-Wrapping Demo at Torrance Library
TORRANCE — Rosie Sato, winner of the 2011 Scotch Brand’s “Most Gifted Wrapper” contest, will conduct a gift-wrapping demonstration at on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Katy Geissert Civic Center...
View ArticleRedondo Beach Woman Charged in DUI Deaths of Four
TORRANCE — A Redondo Beach woman was charged Friday with plowing into a crowd of pedestrians, killing four people, including a 6-year-old boy, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office...
View ArticleCelebrate the New Year with Osechi Ryori
SAN FRANCISCO — Part of the Japantown Foundation’s mission is to support cultural activities in Japantown and in the Japanese American community. This is usually done through its grants program, but...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve Benefit Bash Set in Torrance
TORRANCE – Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Dance Party, a benefit for the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC), will kick the new year into high gear on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Holiday...
View ArticleRoberta Hayashi Appointed to Santa Clara County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown on Dec. 12 announced the appointment of Roberta Hayashi to a judgeship in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Since 2006, Hayashi, 56, of Los Gatos has been head of the...
View ArticleFar East Lounge’s Mottainai Pop-up Store
The Little Tokyo Service Center’s Far East Lounge will hold a fundraising event, Mottainai Pop-up Store, on Sunday, Dec. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Far East Lounge, 353 E. First St. (under the...
View Articleレドンドビーチ： 歩行者集団に車突っ込む
レドンドビーチ市にあるセント・ジェームス・カトリック教会付近で１７日午後８時過ぎ、同教会でクリスマスコンサートを終え帰宅途中の歩行者集団に車が突っ込み、１９日正午現在までに日本人と見られる女性を含む４人が死亡、９人が重軽傷を負った。...
View ArticleFriends of CAPMHC Mark 31 Years of Service
GARDENA — In 1983, then-director Dr. Keiko Ikeda of Coastal Asian Pacific Mental Health Center, located in north Gardena, asked George Kiriyama to form Friends of CAPMHC to support the clients and...
View ArticleAdm. Harris Confirmed for Pacific Command
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Dec. 11 confirmed via voice vote the nomination of Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. as commander of the U.S. Pacific Command. Harris will be in charge of all U.S. military...
View ArticleIT PAYS TO KNOW: Better to Give Than to Receive
By JUDD MATSUNAGA, Esq. Every year, we see them in Christmas cards, nativity scenes and Christmas pageants — the Three Wise Men: “And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with...
View ArticleOCHAZUKE: A Spirited Season
By GWEN MURANAKA It’s the holidays and that means gatherings filled with great food, good wine and warm conversation: at least that’s the happy part of the holidays that I choose to think about. Not...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Japan and Basketball
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Nov. 29, 2014) Just got off the phone with Editor Gwen. She said, “I’ll be there tomorrow to pick up your column.” In this case, tomorrow meaning Friday, which also means...
View ArticleKEYS TO FITNESS: Developing a Healthy Mind and Body
By SHEILA YONEMOTO, P.T. Cultivating a balance between mind and body has been promoted since ancient times. In our current society, the health care system is now moving towards a balance by encouraging...
View ArticleFund Established for Victims of Red-Light Runner
REDONDO BEACH — St. James Catholic Church in Redondo Beach has established a fund for victims of last week’s tragedy. On Dec. 17, after a school Christmas concert at the church, located at Pacific...
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