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CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Influence, Names and Pronunciations

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Influence, Names and Pronunciations

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 4, 2011.) === I don’t imagine many of you will be disappointed if CR2S doesn’t join the verbal battle of commentary, re: Osama bin Laden;... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: My Thoughts on JACL

HORSE’S MOUTH: My Thoughts on JACL

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on April 26, 2011.) === I don’t think there are many who can claim that well-known Nisei Harold Kobata is their newspaper delivery man. Just kidding. The... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: Doctors and Medications

HORSE’S MOUTH: Doctors and Medications

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on February 23, 2011.) === Well, they may have to change the name of a Japanese restaurant in Studio City. Right now, it’s called the “A Ca-Shi”... 

J-SLANTED: And…We’re Back!

J-SLANTED: And…We’re Back!

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Contributor === Yesterday marked the first official day of spring training. Every year it seems I write about the same thing around this time. Bubbling enthusiasm. Unspoiled optimism.... 

THROUGH THE FIRE: Our Irrational Pastime

THROUGH THE FIRE: Our Irrational Pastime

By ALEX ISAO HERBACH (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on October 28, 2010.) === I was in the lobby bar of the Anaheim Hilton last Thursday, watching my beloved Giants play those mouth-breathing Phillies... 

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

By JORDAN IKEDA === For those of you out there who were possibly getting worried about the state of Ichiro Suzuki, well, rest assured that everything appears to be back on course. After enduring what has... 

A Perpetual No Win Situation

A Perpetual No Win Situation

Kuroda a Yankee? Say it ain’t so. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA === So, the Dodgers are finally admitting this season is a lost cause and trying to get while the getting is good. The biggest... 

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

By ALEX ISAO HERBACH (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 14, 2010.) === As Major League Baseball and the city of Anaheim prepares itself for the annual back-pat it calls the All-Star Game, I’d... 

Noodles: Japanese Beer Girls

Noodles: Japanese Beer Girls

Batter up! If you go to a baseball game in Japan, you’ll see the beer girls walking up and down the aisles. They’re usually cute and petite and lug around these massive kegs of beer. It’s... 

Success the Japanese Way

Success the Japanese Way

Jeff Yamaguchi is the staff ace, best hitter and co-captain of the Lakewood High School Lancers who lead the Moore League with a 20-3 record. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Sports... 

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