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Thu, Oct 6 2011

OCHAZUKE: Kaz Arai, the Photo Guy

OCHAZUKE: Kaz Arai, the Photo Guy

Also tagged: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atsuko Saito, Bay Area, Cherry Blossom Festival, Chris Hirano, Cooperstown, ERIKO ARAI, Fujita World Travel, Gina Hotta, HARUNA ARAI, Helen Utsumi, Herb Caen, Hokamp's Bakery, Hokkaido, hokubei mainichi, Japan Baseball Hall of Fame, JCCCNC, Joe DiMaggio, KAZUYOSHI ARAI, Kerry Yo Nakagawa, Konnichiwa! I Am a Japanese American Girl, Koshien, Lauren Kamiya, Lefty O'Doul, Loma Prieta, los angeles dodgers, Masao Fujita, Nikkei & Retirement, Nisei Baseball Research Project, Northern California Nanshiki Baseball League, Patty Wada, PHOTOGRAPHER, photography, S.F. Buddhist Women's Association, San Francisco Giants, Senior Appreciation Brunch, Toraya Restaurant, TRICIA BROWN

By J.K. YAMAMOTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 5, 2011. Updated Oct. 21, 2011.) === The former staff members of the Hokubei Mainichi have all gone their separate ways, many having left long...

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Thu, Mar 17 2011

J-SLANTED: Shaken Up

J-SLANTED: Shaken Up

Also tagged: disaster relief, fundraising, Hideki Okajima, Itsuki Shoda, Japan Earthquake, jordan ikeda, Junichi Tazawa

A week after the big quake that rocked north eastern Japan, Japanese MLB players were understandably still struggling to come to grips with the whole situation. On Monday in Fort Myers, Fla., Boston’s...

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Thu, Dec 16 2010

J-Slanted: Good Grief, What a Relief

J-Slanted: Good Grief, What a Relief

Also tagged: Sports, Cliff Lee, DARREN OLIVER, Francisco Rodriguez, Hisanori Takahashi, KAZUO FUKUMORI, Kenshin Kawakami, Koji Uehara, ORIOLES, PAUL MAHOLM, YOSHINORI TATEYAMA

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Contributor === Lots of movement we haven’t covered over the past few weeks, so we’ll get all of the transactions out of the way. Relief pitcher Koji Uehara signed a one-year deal...

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Wed, Jun 2 2010

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Also tagged: 442nd, AEGON championships, ai miyazato, akinori iwamura, Bleacher Report, Boston Red Sox, Cash Kruth, Chris Haft, Dave Kane, G Company, Geoffrey Dunn, ichiro suzuki, japanese american, Kei Nishikori, London, LPGA, major league baseball, Memorial Day Weekend, Michael Street, MLB.com, Monterey County Herald, Neil Walker, Pacific Perspectives, Rob York, Roland Garros, State Journal Register, Sun Spots, Tom Mine, Travis Ishikawa, Watsonville Kasei team, world baseball classic, world war II

Hope everyone had a thoughtful Memorial Day weekend. As a community, we must continue to honor the sacrifice of the Nisei generation and what they provided for all of us who came after. My grandfather...

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Mon, Mar 15 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, Curt Schilling, Hideki Matsui, Hideki Okajima, hiroki kuroda, Hisanori Takahashi, Houston Astros, ichiro suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kaz Sasaki, Kazuo Matsui, Kei Igawa, Kenshin Kawakami, Koji Uehara, Kosuke Fukudome, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Johnson, Ryohei Shimabukuro, Ryota Igarashi, Sandy Koufax, Seattle Mariners, Shohei Sekiguchi, Taiki Kawasaki, Takafumi Nakamura, Takashi Saito, Tom Glavine, Tomo Ohka, vladimir guerrero, Yoshinori Yamarin

By JORDAN IKEDA In this first of a three part series, I’ll be taking a look at the various Japanese players suiting up for the MLB this season. Parts two and three will focus on Asian Americans and...

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Wed, Feb 24 2010

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Also tagged: Amalie Benjamin, Apolo Ohno, Beth Harris, Bob Nightingale, Bobby Abreu, Boston Globe, Carrie Muskat, dodgers, Harvard, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, ichiro suzuki, Japan, Jennifer Graham, Jeremy Lin, Jerrie Lee, Kosuke Fukudome, Lorenzo Benet, los angeles, los angeles angels of anaheim, Lyle Spencer, Milton Bradley, Mirai Nagasu, MLB.com, palo alto, People Magazine, Rachael Flatt, Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, USA Today, Vancouver Olympics

This week marks the second week of the Winter Olympics as well as the first week in which MLB players are arriving to camp. The culmination of four years of work and the beginning of a new season all rolled...

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Wed, Jan 20 2010

Sun Spots: Some More Lin

Sun Spots: Some More Lin

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Boston Red Sox, Colby Lewis, Crimson, Eugene Chung, Harvard, Ichiro, Jeremy Lin, Jiyai Shin, John Farrell, Rich Harden, Wat Misaka

Been going through some changes here at Rafu and haven’t had a lot of time to post these weekly links. And when I have, they’ve been pretty sparse. Here’s a few to hopefully tide you...

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Sat, Jan 2 2010

2009 Year In Review

2009 Year In Review

Also tagged: ai miyazato, ai sugiyama, Asashoryu, Basketball, boxing, Casey Nielsen, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Eri Yoshida, Hakuho, Hideki Matsui, Hines Ward, ichiro suzuki, Jeff Hironaka, Ji Eun-Hee, Jiyai Shin, Jordan Hamamoto, Kenji Johjima, Kim Il-Kyung, Kim Yu-na, kimiko date krumm, Kurt Suzuki, lauren kamiyama, lyoto machida, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Wie, MMA, Ryo Ishikawa, Ryosuke Irie, Shin Soo-Choo, takuya kawamura, Tiger Woods, Troy Palamalu, WBC, Y.E., Yang, Yani Tseng, Yusei Kikuchi

At the close of the first decade of the aughts, the Asian Athlete has burst onto the American sports scene. Team Japan celebrates their second consecutive WBC championship. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) More...

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Wed, Nov 18 2009

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Akinor Iwamura, Arn Tellem, Benjamin Kabak, Clay Buchholz, David Waldstein, Evans Clinchy, Frank Russo, Godzilla, Hideki Matsui, Jenifer Langosch, Jiyai Shin, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Hurley, Michelle Wie, MLB.com, NESN.com, New York Baseball Digest, New York Times, new york yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Red Sox, River Ave. Blues, Yankees, Yao Ming

Of course, there’s plenty of news on MVP Godzilla and his thus far cloudy future. Frank Russo of Mike Silva’s New York Baseball Digest writes: Besides being a solid and professional player during his...

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Wed, Sep 23 2009

SS: A Mixed Bag of Sports Spotlights

SS: A Mixed Bag of Sports Spotlights

Also tagged: Bryan Clay, Cross Country, CY Young, David Robinson, Decathalon, Don Wakamatsu, Guangzhou International Women's Open, Hall of Fame, ichiro suzuki, Ken Griffey Jr., kimiko date krumm, Maryville, Masanori Murakami, Olympics, Rocky Seto, Shannon Murakami, Shaquille O'Neal, UCLA, USC, Japanese

Sun Spots is back and with a new logo to boot (thanks Cari). This week we’ve got Griffy and Ichiro, a UCLA running phenom, football in the 1880s and training like a decathlete. As always, hit me...

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