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Tue, May 15 2012

Full-Court Fun in J-Town

Full-Court Fun in J-Town

Also tagged: bill watanabe, budokan, Jamie Hagiya, kevin deleon, kids, little tokyo service center, ltsc, matsubayashi shorin-ryu, Sports, Wanjettes, yonsei basketball association, youth

Jamie Hagiya conducts a basketball clinic for kids at the future site of the Budokan of Los Angeles gymnasium on Saturday in Little Tokyo. (Photos by GWEN MURANAKA/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA Rafu English...

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Mon, Apr 30 2012

Off and Running

Off and Running

Also tagged: emile mack, la city council, LAPD, los angeles city council district 9, terry hara

Terry Hara addresses supporters at the kick-off for his campaign for City Council on Wednesday at Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Chinatown. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA Rafu English...

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Wed, Aug 25 2010

2010 Nisei Week Honors Pioneers

2010 Nisei Week Honors Pioneers

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Arroyo Grande, chairman of the Japanese Business Association of Southern California, Consul General Junichi Ihara, frances hashimoto, Fusako Kanai, Haruo Hayashi, Hiroshi Kawabe, Hokan Sho Order, japanese chamber of commerce of southern california, Junko Yamane, Junwo Jim Yamashita, Kenji Fukuoka, Kosuke Okamoto, Kunsho, Kyoto Grand Hotel, Lucia Mar Unified School District, nanka kenjinkai kyogikai, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week President Hayato Tamura, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Counci, Pioneer Kosuke Okamoto, Precious Crown, president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, president of the Little Tokyo Business Association, president of the Nanka Kanjinkai Kyogikai, Rinban Hiroshi Abiko, South East Youth Organization (SEYO), Susan Uyemura, Takashi Horie, toshio handa, union bank, world war II

Seated from left, Nisei Week Pioneers Hiroshi Kawabe, Kosuke Okamoto, Fusako Kanai, Junwo “Jim” Yamashita and Haruo Hayashi were honored at the Pioneer Luncheon on Wednesday at the Kyoto Grand Hotel...

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Thu, Aug 19 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 100th/442nd Veterans Association, 1st Battalion 185th Armored Support Detachment, 442nd regimental combat team, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alhambra City Councilmember Gary Yamauchi, Arisa Hiroi, Awa Odori, Bobby Umemoto, Bombu Taiko, brian kito, Bryan Takeda, Chantel lee, chris aihara, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Cosplayers, Daisuke Ban, Deputy Mayor Masao Yamada, dirck morgan, Dow-Ning Kuo, Dr. Akemi Kikumura-Yano, Fujima Kansuma Dance School, Fusako Kanai, Genchi Minyo Ikuta Kai, Grand Marshal Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Festival Queen, Hayato Tamura, Hideo Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kawabe, jaccc, janm, Japan Business Association, japanese american cultural and community center, japanese american national museum, jordan ikeda, Jung So-ra, Junwo Kim Yamashita, Kanya Sanjo V Dance Company, Kikaider, Kikuta Kai, kip fulbeck, knott's berry farm, KOS Korean Dance Institute, Kosuke Okamoto, L.A. Beat, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, Madame Fujima Kansuma, Marissa Machida, michael antonovich, Mirai Nagasu, Miss Chinatown Los Angeles, Miss Kimino LA, Miss Korea Los Angeles, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Montebello-Ashiya Sister Cities, Nebuta Festival, Nikkei Federation, nikkei games, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, nisei week foundation, Nisei Week Pioneer, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Ohayashi Troop, Okinawa Association of America Geino-Bu, Rafu Mutsumikai, rafu shimpo, Rissho Kosei Kai, Singapore Airlines, Snoopy, Tanabata Festival, The Ajuku Girls, Vietnam Veterans, Yoshie Okada, Yuichi Okura

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Wed, Aug 18 2010

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Also tagged: Ajuku Girls, aki the akita, Art Nakane, Centenary United Methodist Church, Charlie Brown, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Dana Heatherton, Hapa Project, japanese village plaza, jiichans, Kanako Mikami, Katsushi, kimono, kip fulbeck, Lani Kume Nishiyama, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, little tokyo, Mirai Nagasu, Nebuta Festival, nikkei, Nisei Week Festival, obachans, Olympics, Snoopy, Supervisor Michael Antonovich, taiko, weller court, yukata

The 2010 Nisei Week Court wave to the crowd during the Nisei Week Parade held Sunday afternoon in Little Tokyo. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By RYOKO ONISHI & JORDAN IKEDA RAFU STAFF WRITERS The...

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