Chronic Kidney Disease: Forewarned Is Forearmed
By IKU KIRIYAMA I was told I had chronic kidney disease four years ago and that it is incurable. I was not told any of the ramifications, and I didn’t think to ask. Last April, I was shocked when the...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Revisiting the Past Can Play Havoc with Present
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO [JAHSSC is a six-letter, unpronounceable acronym. Spell it out and it’s Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California, a fifty-one letter mouthful. Now watch as it...
View ArticleA Fun-filled Day in Support of Rising Stars
By TYLER SUGIMOTO The 12th Rising Stars Annual Miniature Golf Tournament and Fundraiser on Saturday, March 7, will start off with a bang at 9 a.m. at the Camelot Golfland, 3200 E. Carpenter Ave.,...
View ArticleApplications Released for 2015 Hana Uno Memorial Scholarship
The JACL’s Greater Los Angeles Chapter (formerly Greater L.A. Singles) is seeking eligible candidates for its annual Hana Uno Shepard Memorial Scholarship of $1,000. An applicant must be a graduating...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: No, I Ain’t Retiring Yet!
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Feb. 14, 2015) Since I chatted about “retiring” I was amazed to receive so much mail on the issue. The only thing that might have stunned me most was that I didn’t hear...
View ArticleSENIOR MOMENTS: Our Trip to Israel
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI Marion and I, along with some friends, took an eight-day trip to Israel at the end of January. It was a trip I had been wanting to take for a long time. We were able to visit some of...
View ArticleMAGGIE’S MEOW: Puffed Cheeks
By MAGGIE ISHINO Just for the fun of it, I took a baby picture of mine when I was 6 months old, donned in a kimono with Papa carrying me, and showed it to my friends at church. I cannot tell you how...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: Youngest Ishibashi Crossing a Bridge to Big Time
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON While the 86th Academy Awards are now behind us, one of the lingering issues the annual event broached had to do with Hollywood’s hiring practices, i.e., diversity among the...
View ArticleShareholders Approve Pacific Commerce, Vibra Merger
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu English Editor-in-Chief A merger between Pacific Commerce Bank and the Chula Vista-based Vibra Bank was approved overwhelmingly by the banks’ shareholders last week. Pacific...
View ArticleLillian Nakano, a Leader in Redress Movement, Dies at 86
Rafu Staff Report Lillian Reiko Nakano, a longtime civil rights activist and noted musician, died on Feb. 28 at Torrance Memorial Hospital. She was 86. Born on April 30, 1928 in Honolulu to Saburo and...
View ArticleFujiyasu Kimono Co.’s Seishichi Ato Dies at 92
Seishichi Ato, senior advisor and fourth president of the Fujiyasu Kimono Company, passed away on Feb. 26 at the age of 92. He had suffered for many years from cholecyst cancer. Ato was best known in...
View ArticleJapanese Cultural Festival in Huntington Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Sister City Association of Huntington Beach will present the Japanese Cultural Festival on Sunday, March 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Huntington Beach Central Park, 7111 Talbert...
View ArticleRyu Could Make Runoff for District 4 Seat
Rafu Wire and Staff Reports Termed-out City Councilmember Tom LaBonge’s former chief of staff topped a field of 14 candidates in a bid to replace him and she will advance to a May runoff election, but...
View ArticleFong Elected to L.A. Community College District Board
Rafu Staff Report Educator and job trainer Mike Fong was elected by a wide margin to Seat 7 on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees in on Tuesday, receiving 58.19 percent of the...
View ArticleHayley Kiyoko Part of ‘CSI: Cyber’ Team
Hayley Kiyoko is a cast member of “CSI: Cyber,” which airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on CBS. The fourth series in the “CSI” franchise, which premiered March 4, stars Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette...
View Articleシーダース・サイナイ病院：患者４人がスーパーバグ感染
ロサンゼルスにあるシーダース・サイナイ病院は４日、同病院の患者４人が十二指腸内視鏡を使った検査で抗生物質に耐性をもつ細菌「スーパーバグ」に感染し、７１人が細菌にさらされた可能性があると発表した。...
View Articleハリソン・フォードさん：操縦機が墜落し負傷
ハリウッド俳優のハリソン・フォードさん（７２）が操縦していた小型機が５日、飛行中にエンジントラブルを起こし、ベニスにあるペンマー・ゴルフクラブに墜落した。フォードさんは頭部などを負傷し、すぐに近くの病院に搬送されたが、命に別条はないという。...
View ArticleＬＡＰＤ男性射殺事件：死亡男性の身元判明
ロサンゼルス・ダウンタウンのスキッドロウ地区で１日に発生したロサンゼルス市警察（ＬＡＰＤ）警官による男性射殺事件で、死亡した男性の身元が判明した。 男性は当初フランス国籍と報じられていたがカメルーン国籍のチャーリー・ルーンド・クネン（４３）であることが分かった。強盗容疑で逮捕歴があり、移民税関捜査局（ＩＣＥ）によると、２０１３年４月に強制送還を命じられていた。...
View ArticleJapan Foundation to Screen ‘Live Your Dream’
The documentary “Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story” will be screened on Wednesday, March 11, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Los...
View ArticleAttorney and Actor Kent Hori Dies at 62
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney and actor Kent Satoshi Hori passed away on Feb. 3, a day short of his 63rd birthday, surrounded by his family and close friends. Born on Feb. 4, 1952 to Helen Nitta and Kei...
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