ZNA Koi Show This Weekend in Gardena
GARDENA — Celebrate a piece of Japanese culture at the 41st annual Zen Nippon Airinkai Southern California Chapter Koi Show, to be held this weekend at the Ken Nakaoka Memorial Community Center, 1700...
View Article2015 Cherry Blossom Queen Candidates Named in S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO — The candidates for 2015 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen were announced Saturday at a press conference in San Francisco Japantown. The coronation will be held on the first day...
View ArticleRev. Junkun Imamura Appointed Koyasan Bishop
The headquarters of Koyasan Shingon Buddhist Mission in Japan recently announced that Rev. Junkun Imamura has assumed the position of bishop and shukan (head priest) of Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Los...
View ArticleMurder Mystery ‘Man from Reno’ Opens March 27 in Pasadena
“Man from Reno,” a murder mystery set in the Bay Area, will open on Friday, March 27, at Laemmle’s Playhouse 7, 673 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena. The film will also open on Friday, April 3, at the AMC...
View ArticleDouglas Iwamoto, Farmer and Past BCA President, Dies at 65
SALINAS — The family of Douglas Shigeo Iwamoto (1949-2015) issued the following notice. =*= A native of Salinas, Doug was surrounded by his family when he went home to the Lord on Monday, Feb. 23,...
View ArticleDeadline Approaching for Kase Nikkei Community Scholarship Program
SAN FRANCISCO – The deadline to apply for the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California’s Kase Nikkei Community Scholarship Program is Friday, March 27. The Kase Program offers five...
View ArticleDick Hamada to Be Inducted into Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame
The late Dick S. Hamada of Honolulu has been accepted for induction into the Army’s Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. Hamada, who died in May 2014 at the age of 92,...
View Article‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’ Opening in L.A., Then Throughout California
“Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” opens Friday, March 20, at the Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. (just west of the 405 Freeway) in West Los Angeles. Populated by eccentrics, this darkly comedic...
View ArticleFuture, Past of Parker Center to Be Discussed
Join the Los Angeles Conservancy and community stakeholders for a conversation about the many layers of history at Parker Center on Sunday, March 22, from 3:30 p.m. at the LAPD Police Administration...
View ArticleCherry Blossom Festival Announces John Roos as Grand Marshal
SAN FRANCISCO — The 2015 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, now celebrating its 48th year, is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. This year, former U.S....
View ArticleTokyo City Cup Returns to Santa Anita
ARCADIA — Santa Anita Park, a sister thoroughbred race track of TCK Ohi Racetrack in Japan, will host the 20th annual Tokyo City Cup on Saturday, March 28. This $100,000 Grade III Tokyo City Cup race...
View ArticleMariko Yamada Announces Candidacy for State Senate
DAVIS — Former Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on March 14 formally began her campaign for the 3rd Senate District seat in 2016. Composed of Solano and Napa counties and portions of Contra Costa,...
View Article‘Hidden Legacy’ and ‘Take the JA Train’ in San Jose Japantown
SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose will present “Hidden Legacy” + “Take the JA Train” on Saturday, March 21, at 5 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 566 N. Fifth St. (across the...
View Articleクラフト社：マカロニ＆チーズをリコール
クラフト・フーズ・グループは１６日、同社の主力商品「マカロニ・アンド・チーズ・ディナー」に小さな金属片が混入している可能性があるとして約２４万２千箱を自主回収している。...
View Article‘Grooves at the Westin’ to Feature Hiroshima
RANCHO MIRAGE — Grooves at the Westin’s inaugural jazz series, presented by APaulo Music Productions and the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa, and will feature the legendary band Hiroshima on...
View ArticleManzanar Reunion to Be Held in Las Vegas
The Manzanar Reunion Committee has announced that this year’s reunion will be held at the California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Sept. 14-16. Registration forms have been mailed out to those who...
View Article南加佐賀県人会：創立１１０周年を祝う
南加佐賀県人会（飯盛裕介会長）は８日、小東京のダブルツリー・ヒルトンで創立１１０周年記念式典と佐賀県海外使節団歓迎会を開催した。日本からは１月に就任したばかりの山口祥義・佐賀県知事が出席。日系コミュニティーの代表者をはじめ、同会の会員らも集まる中、同会の長きにわたる歴史に思いをはせながら、記念すべき１１０周年を祝った。...
View Article加州知事：干ばつ対策に新提案
深刻な水不足に直面するカリフォルニア州のジェリー・ブラウン知事は１９日、緊急干ばつ対策費として約１０億ドルを投じて、安全な飲み水の確保や水の再利用などを行う提案を発表した。...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: Minoru Yasui Is Responsible for This Column!
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON As reported in the March 13 Rafu Shimpo, there is an effort under way to posthumously bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Minoru Yasui. (See...
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