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Thu, Sep 1 2011

JACL to Recognize Cappy Harada Posthumously

Also tagged: FLOYD MORI, Hideki Matsui, hideo nomo, Japan Series, Joe DiMaggio, Left O'Doul, Marilyn Monroe, Masanori Murakami, military intelligence service, mlb, Nankai Hawks, National JACL Gala, Nippon Professional Baseball, Pacific League, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Seals, Tokyo Giants, Tsuneo "Cappy" Harada, wally yonamine, World Series

Cappy Harada with legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio in Japan. (Photo courtesy of the Harada family) WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League will hold its annual gala, “A Salute...

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Thu, Jul 28 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Dodgers and Japanese Players

Also tagged: ai miyazato, BOB'S OKAZUYA, dodgers, GARDENA VFW, GEORGE WAKIJI, HAROLD KOBATA, hiroki kuroda, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Kenjinkai, JACL CONVENTION, JON FOREMAN, kashu mainichi, L.A. DODGERS, los angeles dodgers, Montebello, New York Times, Pacific Citizen, Star Advertiser

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 26, 2011.) === I’ll open with a letter today because it refers to something I wrote that needs a little correction. It was sent to me...

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Thu, Apr 7 2011

Relief Effort Part of Oakland A’s Japanese Heritage Day

Also tagged: A's Community Fund, Consul General Hiroshi Inomata, earthquake, Hideki Matsui, Japanese Heritage Day, Oakland A's, Red Cross, Seattle Mariners, taiko, tsunami

OAKLAND — Oakland’s Hideki Matsui and Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki, Japan’s most celebrated current players, joined forces on Sunday to share in the A’s celebration of Japanese Heritage...

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Fri, Feb 4 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Crazy Asian Moms’ in the News, Thanks to Amy Chua

Also tagged: AMY CHUA, Amy Hill, AMY TAN, Chinese American, corey nakatani, DAT PHAN, Harvard, JED RUBENFELD, KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR, KOYIKU, lakers, MARGARET CHO, parenting, SCHOOL, TIGER MOM, TIME MAGAZINE

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on February 3, 2011.) === Crazy Asian moms. That was the first thing that came to my mind when I started hearing about the “tiger mom”...

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Thu, Oct 7 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara to Baseball

Also tagged: bacon sakatani, COLORADO ROCKIES, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, dodgers, GEORGE IZUMI, GRACE PASTRIES, HANSHIN TIGERS, heart mountain, horse, Horse racing, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, Internment camps, las vegas, los angeles dodgers, MAKOTO KUWATA, Matt Murton, mlb, Relocation Centers, San Francisco Giants

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on October 5, 2010.) === As my wife and I sat in our living room watching the final Dodgers’ game of the season this past Sunday, it made us realize...

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Sat, Sep 25 2010

Playing Like a Broken Record

Also tagged: 200 hits, average, Big Red Machine, Derek Jeter, hits, Kenji Johjima, Lance Barksdale, Lou Gehrig, Lou Piniella, Major Leagues, Matt Murton, mlb, MVP, Nippon Professional Baseball, Pete Rose, Rooke of the year, Sadaharu Oh, season, Seattle Mariners, spellbinding, tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Ty Cobb, Willie Keeler, Yankees

Ichiro Suzuki has broken his own Major League record with his 10th consecutive 200-hit season. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor Usually, being compared to a broken record...

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Thu, Sep 9 2010

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

Also tagged: Sports, baseball, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, Houston Astros, J.A. HAPP, jordan ikeda, JSLANTED, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, mlb, Phillies, professional sports, Seattle Mariners, vladimir guerrero

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...

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Tue, Aug 10 2010

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

Also tagged: Japanese, Alan Cockrell, Brandon League, Brandon Morrow, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Don Wakamatsu, jack zduriencik, japanese american, Kasey Kotchman, Ken Griffey Junior, M's, Mike Sweeney, mlb, NapGate, offseason, Phillies, Rick Adair, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners, Ty Van Burkleo, wiser man

Don Wakamatsu talks to his players during Spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona during his first season as manager of the Seattle Mariners. On Monday, Wakamatsu was fired after the team...

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Wed, Jun 23 2010

Sun Spots: Mainly Baseball

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Atlanta Braves, Cameroon, Denmark, Indianapolis, Japan, Kenshin Kawakami, Netherlands, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryo Ishikawa, Scottish Open, Seattle Marienrs, Takashi Saito, Triple-A, world cup

Some sports updates compiled by Rafu intern Trevor Wong. ESPN reports: Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa has announced his intentions to play in the Scottish Open. The 18-year-old finished 33rd in...

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Wed, Jun 2 2010

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Also tagged: 442nd, AEGON championships, ai miyazato, akinori iwamura, Bleacher Report, Boston Red Sox, Cash Kruth, Chris Haft, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dave Kane, G Company, Geoffrey Dunn, 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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Tag Archives: ichiro suzuki

JACL to Recognize Cappy Harada Posthumously

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Dodgers and Japanese Players

Relief Effort Part of Oakland A’s Japanese Heritage Day

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Crazy Asian Moms’ in the News, Thanks to Amy Chua

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara to Baseball

Playing Like a Broken Record

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

Sun Spots: Mainly Baseball

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

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