Obon Odori at Sacramento Buddhist Church
SACRAMENTO — Sacramento Buddhist Church, 2401 Riverside Blvd. in Sacramento, will hold its annual Obon Odori on Saturday, July 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. People of all ages are invited to participate in the...
View Articleギネス世界記録達成：６６人、巨大サーフボードで波に乗る
ハンティントンビーチで６月２０日、６６人のサーファーが長さ４２フィート（約１３メートル）、幅１１フィート（約３・４メートル）の巨大サーフボードで波に乗ることに成功し、「ギネス世界記録」に認定された。 ６６人乗りのサーフボードは、ジェットスキーで波のある所までけん引され、誰ひとり落ちることなく１２秒間波に乗り、世界記録を達成。 巨大なサーフボード自体も世界最長に認定された。...
View ArticleSan Jose Betsuin’s Obon Festival This Weekend
SAN JOSE — San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s 2015 Obon Festival will be held Saturday, July 11, from 12 to 10 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, from 12 to 8 p.m. Temple opens at 11:30 a.m. both days....
View ArticleEnmanji’s Chicken Teriyaki and Bazaar
SEBASTOPOL — Enmanji Buddhist Temple’s annual Chicken Teriyaki and Bazaar will be held on Sunday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The dinner plate includes half a chicken, potato salad, rice, and tea...
View ArticleMonterey Obon Festival This Sunday
MONTEREY — The 69th annual Monterey Obon Festival will be held Sunday, July 12, from 12 to 7 p.m. at Monterey Buddhist Temple, 1155 Noche Buena St. in Monterey. Enjoy delicious Japanese foods,...
View ArticleArtist Talk and Book-Signing at OAA
GARDENA — Painter Laura Kina and photographer Emily Hanako Momohara will appear on Friday, July 10, at 8 p.m. at Okinawa Association of America, 16500 S. Western Ave., Room 103 in Gardena. The two...
View ArticleOkinawa Association Hosts Picnic and Bon Dance July 12
SOUTH EL MONTE — The Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will host its annual Members’ Picnic on Sunday, July 12, at Whittier Narrows Park, 750 Santa Anita Ave., Area E-1, in South El Monte. Featuring...
View ArticlePublic Art Sculpture Pays Tribute to JA Farming Legacy
SANTA ANA — A public art sculpture will be unveiled at a new Flower Street bike and walking trail on Saturday, July 11, at 10 a.m., marking the trail entry into the City of Santa Ana from the City of...
View ArticleObon Time in a Sustainable Little Tokyo
By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Part of the continuing series “Towards a Sustainable Little Tokyo.” “Sustainable” is certainly a buzzword in Little Tokyo these days and that includes at...
View ArticleOutdoor Screening of ‘Hachi’
“Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” (2009) will be screened outdoors on Friday, July 17, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Century City at Beverly Hills, 2151 Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles. Gates open at 6...
View ArticleCup of Sadness
As time runs out on Japan’s national team, Kieko Yuri (left) can hardly bear to watch and Ryu Furukawa is crestfallen, during the closing seconds of the FIFA Women’s World Cup final on Sunday. A large...
View ArticleTweets About U.S.-Japan Soccer Final Refer to Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Past sports competitions between the U.S. and Japan have elicited some racist remarks on Twitter, and Sunday’s World Cup showdown between the two countries’ women’s soccer teams was no exception. Some...
View Articleオマリー氏に旭日中綬章：野茂氏来米、恩人を祝福
今春の叙勲で、日米の文化交流促進および日本の野球界の発展に貢献した功績が認められ、旭日中綬章を受章した元ドジャース社長兼オーナーのピーター・オマリー氏に対する勲章伝達式が８日夜、試合前のドジャー球場のフィールドで催され、堀之内秀久総領事から勲章が授与された。式典には、ドジャースでメジャーデビューを果たした野茂英雄氏が、日本からお祝いに駆けつけ、恩人に花束を贈った。【永田 潤】...
View ArticleMikawaya Sold to Century Park Capital Partners
Rafu Staff Report Mikawaya, a confectionary company that was founded in Little Tokyo 105 years ago, has been acquired by Century Park Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Mikawaya is a...
View ArticleTakei Apologizes for Remark About Justice Thomas
Actor/activist George Takei has apologized for referring to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “a clown in blackface” while criticizing the jurist’s opposition to same-sex marriage. The...
View ArticleState Senate Supports Presidential Medal of Freedom for Mitsuye Endo
SACRAMENTO — The California State Senate on July 2 voted 38-0 to pass SJR 12, a joint resolution supporting the nomination of Mitsuye Endo (1920-2006) for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The...
View ArticleNisei Week Offers Free Ondo Classes Starting July 21
Ever want to dance in the Nisei Week Ondo or Grand Parade? This is the year to do it as the Nisei Week Japanese Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary Aug. 15 to 23. To help the public prepare for...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Flash Boys’ — The Version That You’ll Never See
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (Note: This column will be better understood in context, so visit http://tinyurl.com/ppee766 if you can.) The following is a redacted transcript of a telephone conversation*...
View Article加州海岸：サメ襲撃の危険性９０％減少
カリフォルニア州の海岸で、サーファーや遊泳客がサメに襲われる確率が１９５０年と比べ９０％減少したことが、スタンフォード大学の研究者による最新の調査結果で明らかになった。一方で東海岸では増加傾向がみられている。 調査結果によると、５０年から２０１３年までの間に、加州でサーファーや遊泳客がサメに襲われた件数は８６件。うち１３件が死亡事故だった。...
View ArticleＬＡ市：暴力窃盗犯罪が１２・７％増加
ロサンゼルス市警察（ＬＡＰＤ）は８日、同市の今年上半期の犯罪率を発表。同管轄地区内の暴力窃盗犯罪が１２・７％増加していたことが分かった。過去１０年間で同犯罪率が上昇したのは初めて。 前年同時期比で殺人率は６・７％減少していたが、暴力犯罪は２０・６％、強姦は７・９％、強盗は１６・６％、加重暴行は２６・３％増加した。 窃盗犯罪は１０・９％、住居侵入窃盗が１５・８％、車両盗難は１３・８％上昇した。...
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