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Thu, Oct 6 2011

OCHAZUKE: Kaz Arai, the Photo Guy

Also tagged: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atsuko Saito, Bay Area, Cherry Blossom Festival, Chris Hirano, Cooperstown, Daisuke Matsuzaka, ERIKO ARAI, Fujita World Travel, Gina Hotta, HARUNA ARAI, Helen Utsumi, Herb Caen, Hokamp's Bakery, Hokkaido, 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, Jul 7 2011

San Francisco Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home in Japantown

Also tagged: Akira Kurosawa, Graham Leggat, Hayao Miyazaki, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hiroshi Inagaki, KinoTek, Kon Ichikawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Nagisa Oshima, NEW PEOPLE, Pat McBaine, Rachel Rosen, San Francisco Film Society, San Francisco International Film Festival, Seiji Horibuchi, Shohei Imamura, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Throne of Blood

The exterior of the San Francisco Film Society/New People building on Post Street in Japantown. (Photo by Daichi Ano, courtesy of New People) SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Film Society and New People...

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Thu, Apr 28 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Journalists Ponder Past, Future of Nikkei Newspapers

Also tagged: AKEMI YANO, Buddhist Churches of America, CULTURAL NEWS, Darryl Mori, DEMOCRACY CENTER, GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON, GIL ASAKAWA, gwen muranaka, iku kiriyama, J.K. Yamamoto, janm, Jeffrey Kimoto, kenji taguma, Manzanar Free Press, Mikey Culross, NEWSPAPERS, Nichi Bei Foundation, nichi bei times, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, NIKKEI WEST, NikkeiNation, Pacific Citizen, PANEL, publishing, rafu shimpo, Rocky Mountain Jiho, Rocky Shimpo, Save the Rafu Committee, Shige Higashi, UTAH NIPPO, Wheel of Dharma

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on April 28, 2011.) === There once was a time when, according to Japanese American National Museum CEO and President Akemi Kikumura Yano, if...

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Tue, Feb 1 2011

OBITUARY: Noted Writer Hisaye Yamamoto Dies at 89

Also tagged: HISAYE YAMAMOTO, naomi hirahara, obituary, Pacific Citizen, poetry, poston, UCLA

Hisaye Yamamoto, a pioneer in Asian American literature, passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles at the age of 89. Hisaye Yamamoto She was the author of “Seventeen Syllables,” “Yoneko’s Earthquake,”...

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Wed, Jan 20 2010

Focused on Rafu’s Future

Also tagged: Japanese, alan nishio, amy philips, charles igawa, gardena valley japanese cultural institute, george yoshinaga, gwen muranaka, iku kiriyama, jordan ikeda, michael komai, nichi bei times, rafu shimpo

Steve Nagano explains suggestions listed by one of the focus groups, during Sunday’s forum on the Rafu Shimpo at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By...

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Thu, Dec 17 2009

Our Rafu, Our Daily Legacy

Also tagged: hawaii hochi, naomi hirahara, nichi bei times, nikkei, paul yempuku, rafu shimpo

2009 has seen the demise of both the Nichi Bei Times and the Hokubei Mainichi, leaving the Rafu Shimpo as the only Japanese American daily still published in California. With newspapers everywhere folding...

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Wed, Dec 16 2009

THROUGH THE FIRE: What the Computer Hath Wrought

Also tagged: hawaii herald, huffington post, la times, rafu shimpo, sharon yamato, talking points memo

By Sharon Yamato === On the day before Thanksgiving, I was busily reading newspaper ads to find out where I could find the biggest and best Black Friday deals. I had been shopping around for a new mini...

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Thu, Dec 3 2009

VOX POPULI: OMG! DNPOR!

Also tagged: horse's mouth, iku kiriyama, nichi bei times, rafu shimpo

By Iku Kiriyama === Translation: Omigod! Do Not Pass On the Rafu! The news hit the front page of The Rafu Shimpo: “Hokubei Mainichi Announces Closure.” After 61 years. Less than two months after...

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Tue, Nov 3 2009

HORSE’S MOUTH: Homecoming For Heroes

Also tagged: 141st infantry battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, admiral michael mullen, ben kuroki, george sakato, go for broke, herbert ginoza, homecoming for heroes, houston, jacl, jim wright, john hideo matsumoto, kenji ogata, lost battalion, medal of honor, norman mineta, purple heart

By George Yoshinaga === HOUSTON, Texas—As mentioned in my previous column I’m here in Houston to attend a dinner titled, “Homecoming for Heroes.” The 65th anniversary of the event is special in...

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Thu, Oct 29 2009

Hokubei Mainichi Announces Closure

Also tagged: asian american journalist association, jk yamamoto, new america media, nichi bei times, ryotei matsukage, shin sekai asahi

Established in 1948, the Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper closes its door on Friday, Oct. 30. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By Jordan Ikeda Rafu Staff Writer === “It is not enough for the newspaper to reflect...

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Tag Archives: hokubei mainichi

OCHAZUKE: Kaz Arai, the Photo Guy

San Francisco Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home in Japantown

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Journalists Ponder Past, Future of Nikkei Newspapers

OBITUARY: Noted Writer Hisaye Yamamoto Dies at 89

Focused on Rafu’s Future

Our Rafu, Our Daily Legacy

THROUGH THE FIRE: What the Computer Hath Wrought

VOX POPULI: OMG! DNPOR!

HORSE’S MOUTH: Homecoming For Heroes

Hokubei Mainichi Announces Closure

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