The Rafu Shimpo
138 Onizuka Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 629-2231
(213) 687-0737 (FAX)

Office hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday

General Questions                             
(213) 629-2231
English: online@rafu.com
Japanese: onlinejp@rafu.com


Administrative Office

Publisher – Michael Komai (mkomai@rafu.com)
Executive Assistant – Yoko Otsuki (yotsuki@rafu.com) Ext. 136
Administrative Assistant – Bryce Umemoto (bumemoto@rafu.com) Ext. 138

Business Office

Office Manager – Gail Miyasaki (gmiyasaki@rafu.com) Ext. 103
Display Ads – Akemi Hata (ahata@rafu.com) Ext. 115
English Classified Ads – Michelle Field (mfield@rafu.com) Ext. 100
Japanese Classified Ads – Seiko Matsuba (smatsuba@rafu.com) Ext. 119


English Editorial (online@rafu.com)

English Editor – Gwen Muranaka (gwen@rafu.com) Ext.122
English Assistant Editor – Nao Gunji  (ngunji@rafu.com) Ext. 120
Sports Editor – Michael Hirano Culross (mculross@rafu.com) Ext. 108
Photo Editor – Mario G. Reyes (mreyes@rafu.com) Ext. 106

Staff Writers
Jordan Ikeda (jikeda@rafu.com) Ext. 148

Graphic Designers
Ayame Kousaka (akousaka@rafu.com) Ext. 147
Cari Yasuno (cyasuno@rafu.com) Ext. 132

Typist – Maggie Ishino Ext. 134

Japanese Editorial (rafuj@earthlink.net)

Japanese Editor –Takashi Ishihara (tishihara@rafu.com) Ext. 150
Japanese Assistant Editor – Jun Nagata (jnagata@rafu.com) Ext. 149

Staff Writers
Ryoko Nakamura (rnakamura@rafu.com) Ext. 146
Azusa Shioya (ashioya@rafu.com) Ext. 144

Graphic Designers
Mitsuko Nishimaki (mnishimaki@rafu.com) Ext. 124
Kenji Tokunaga (ktokunaga@rafu.com) Ext. 131

Proofreader – Chieko Tamura (ctamura@rafu.com) Ext. 145

Typist
Tamiko Myodo (tmyodo@rafu.com) Ext. 118