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Lessons of Anime — How to Cope with Japan’s Tragedy

Lessons of Anime — How to Cope with Japan’s Tragedy

By ANDREW LAM New America Media In Japan’s most popular cultural genres known as manga (comic books) and anime (animation films and series), there’s a recurrent theme in which the country is routinely... 

Autograph-Signing Event to Raise Funds

Autograph-Signing Event to Raise Funds

BURBANK — Dark Delicacies, 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank, will host a celebrity autograph signing event to benefit earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan on Thursday, April 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. The... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: About Miso and Radiation

HORSE’S MOUTH: About Miso and Radiation

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 15, 2011.) === Even in the face of disaster such as one that hit Japan and became the top media news, there are bound to be a few negative... 

‘Low End Theory Loves Japan’

‘Low End Theory Loves Japan’

“Low End Theory Loves Japan,” a charity event for tsunami and earthquake relief, will be held Thursday, March 31, at 9 p.m. at Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles. The show will feature Daddy... 

KRAFTY KORNER: A Seasonal Change

KRAFTY KORNER: A Seasonal Change

By Gail Miyasaki Rafu Craft Editor === Spring arrived royally with blasts of chilly temperatures, snow and rainfall up and down the Cali coastline. Alas, the weather gal predicts sunshine this week. Patience... 

Japanese Youth Baseball Team to Play in El Segundo

Japanese Youth Baseball Team to Play in El Segundo

City News Service EL SEGUNDO — A youth baseball team from Tokyo will play in a tournament in El Segundo next month, organizers announced Wednesday. The Beach City Baseball Academy donated airline tickets... 

Mayor Meets to Discuss Japan Relief

Mayor Meets to Discuss Japan Relief

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses the role Los Angeles can play in providing aid to Japan during a press conference at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center on Tuesday. He is joined by... 

東日本大震災:日本の復興へ支援策協議―LA市長と30団体が参加

東日本大震災:日本の復興へ支援策協議―LA市長と30団体が参加

協議会で意見を述べるアントニオ・ビヤライゴーサ市長(中央)と伊原純一総領事(左)、アイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエ米日カウンシル会長(右) 甚大な被害を出した東日本大震災とその後の深刻な事態の被災地、避難者救援、原発問題など日本の復興支援を協議する目的に、ロサンゼルスのアントニオ・ビヤライゴーサ市長と米日カウンシル(アイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエ会長)は共同し3月29日、日米文化会館に南カリフォルニアの支援団体の代表約30人とメディアを集めた協議会を開いた。【永田潤、吉田純子】  ...

VOX POPULI: Women’s Rights Are About Fundamental Justice

VOX POPULI: Women’s Rights Are About Fundamental Justice

Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink and President Lyndon Johnson wave to the crowd in Hawaii before boarding Air Force One in 1966. (Photo courtesy of Gwendolyn Mink) By Naomi Tacuyan === (Throughout March, the Democratic... 

Author Yamashita to Speak at JCI

Author Yamashita to Speak at JCI

GARDENA — Karen Tei Yamashita, a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award, will discuss and sign copies of her latest novel, “I-Hotel,” on Sunday, April 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Gardena Valley... 

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