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Fri, May 11 2012

Children from Shiritsu Kahoku Kindergarten in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, pose with a koinobori flag inscribed with inspirational messages from Washington State University students.

Kodomo no Tame ni

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Children from Shiritsu Kahoku Kindergarten in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, pose with a koinobori flag inscribed with inspirational messages from Washington State University students. PULLMAN, Wash. —...

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Sun, Mar 18 2012

VIDEO: March 11 Observance in Little Tokyo

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A memorial observance on the one year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the ensuing tsunami and nuclear disasters was held Sunday at the Nishi Hongwanji in Little Tokyo. View more- In...

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Fri, Mar 16 2012

Swept Away

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Photographs on display during the exhibit's stop in Tokyo. By MIA MONNIER Rafu Staff Writer The photos line one wall of the Hiroshi Watanabe Studio in West Hollywood, stretching from floor to ceiling,...

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Fri, Mar 16 2012

Bonding for the Future

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Government officials and survivors took part in a solemn ceremony dedicated to the thousands of victims of the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the Tohoku region. (Photos by DARRELL MIHO) By DARRELL...

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Thu, Mar 15 2012

Moving Forward with Friendship, Support

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks about his 2011 trip to Northern Japan during a U.S.-Japan Council summit held on March 13. Consul General Jun Niimi and Irene Hirano Inouye were also on the panel. (MARIO...

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Tue, Mar 13 2012

In Little Tokyo, Prayers for Tohoku

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Photos by MARIO G. REYES At precisely 2:46 p.m. on Sunday, the bell in the courtyard of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple tolled in remembrance of the victims of last year’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and...

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Tue, Mar 6 2012

Buddhist Memorial Service for 3/11 Victims

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The Los Angeles Buddhist Church Federation will a memorial service for the victims of last year’s earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan on Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m. at Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist...

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Tue, Mar 6 2012

3/11 Candlelight Vigil in Little Tokyo

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The Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo will hold a candlelight vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the Japan earthquake/tsunami disaster on Sunday, March 11, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Japanese...

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Tue, Mar 6 2012

Angelenos to Offer ‘Love to Nippon’

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Several events are being planned to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, including the following in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, March...

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Tue, Feb 28 2012

Learning the Volunteer Spirit

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Dr. Kaoru Yoshinaga, chairman of the Sendai-based delegation, talks to a resident at the Keiro Nursing home in Lincoln Heights. (RYOKO NAKAMURA/Rafu Shimpo) === By RYOKO NAKAMURA RAFU JAPANESE STAFF WRITER === Earlier...

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