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Tue, Aug 16 2011

Noodles: Hey, What’s That Sound?

Also tagged: bisho bisho, don don, giseigo, gwen muranaka, language, niko niko, noodles, onomatopoeia, pika pika, san san

One fun aspect of the Japanese language is the number of words that mimic sounds, called giseigo. Here’s a few of my favorites. —GWEN MURANAKA ...

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Tue, Aug 10 2010

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

Also tagged: Alan Cockrell, Brandon League, Brandon Morrow, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Don Wakamatsu, ichiro suzuki, 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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Mon, Aug 9 2010

Second to Love: J-Women of the WTA

Also tagged: Akgul Amanmuradovam, Ayumi Morita, Carlsbad, Dinara Safina, Erika Sema, French Open, kimiko date krumm, Kurumi Nara, Maria Kirilenko, Mercury Insurance Open, Olga Savchuk, tennis, wta, Yurika Sema

Kimiko Date Krumm readies herself against Jamie Hampton on Saturday at the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor I got a chance to...

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Sat, Jul 10 2010

A J-Town Icon Reemerges

Also tagged: ace, american commercial equities, Bob Iannessa, curtis moyer, fire tower, j-town, japanese village plaza, jvp, little tokyo, nisei week, oomasa, terry hara, yagura

The new steel yagura at the entrance to Japanese Village Plaza will be completed Aug. 13, a day before Nisei Week festivities begin. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) BY MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS AND SAMANTHA MASUNAGA RAFU...

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Sat, Jul 3 2010

Into the Next Stage: “The Last Airbender” — The Last Straw

Also tagged: Aang, Air nation, Asian, Chinese, Dev Patel, disney, Earth Nation, Filipino, guy aoki, Harold and Kumar, Indian, IndieMoviesonline.com, into the next stage, Inuit, Katara, Korean, Lady in the Water, M. Night Shyamalan, Maggie Q, MANAA, Mission Impossible III, Paramount, Paramount President Adam Goodman, Perris Aquino, Signs, Sixth Sense, Sokka, the Last Airbender, The new York Post, The Village, Unbreakable, Warner Bros, Water nation, Zuoko

In this publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Noah Ringer plays Aang in a scene from, "The Last Airbender". (Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic) By...

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Fri, May 14 2010

OCHAZUKE: Thoughts On Communication

Also tagged: Columnists, language

By MAGGIE ISHINO === (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 13, 2010.) === I am what you can call, a “Word Lady.” Some may think, “Yeah, Maggie sure talks a lot,” but that is not what this...

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Thu, Apr 1 2010

Scenes from Tokyo City Cup

Also tagged: Japan, japanese american, Jimmy Ukegawa, samurai, santa anita racetrack, Scott Anastasi, shamisen, sumo, taiko, Tap It Light, Tokyo City Cup

The the 10th running of the Tokyo City Cup took place at Santa Anita Racetrack on Saturday, March 27. On a day that celebrated Japanese culture with sumo wrestlers and samurai and taiko and shamisen performances,...

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Wed, Mar 31 2010

In a League of Their Own

Also tagged: Akio Shiogaya, all-stars, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi, HIgashi Osaka, Janessa Thropay, japanese american, Lady-Lebron, March Madness, Maya Moore, porcelain dolls, rafu shimpo, San Gabriel Valley, SGV, TNT, UConn Huskies, Victoria Gutierrez, WNBA, Yakumo Academy

Shono Nakamoto of the Higashi Osaka all-stars goes up for a shot Janessa Thropay (15) and Victoria Gutierrez (22) of the SGV All-Stars look on. (Photo by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu...

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Fri, Mar 19 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

Also tagged: Angel Berroa, Asian American, Chan Ho Park, Chien-Ming Wang, Chin-lung Hu, Chinese Professional League, Cleveland Indians, Detroit, dodgers, ERA, Fu-Te Ni, Gradzy Sizemore, Hideki Matsui, Hong-Chih Kuo, ichiro suzuki, Jason Schmidt, Jon Broxton, Manny Ramirez, new york yankees, Phillies, pitcher, Rafael Furcal, rafu shimpo, relief, Shin Soo-Choo, shortstop, tigers, Washington Nationals, Yankees, yips

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor In this third and final installment of Rafu’s MLB Preview, we take a look at the Taiwanese and Korean players in the league. For those who missed the Japanese players...

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Tue, Mar 2 2010

Toyama vs. Wong Lives Up to Hype

Also tagged: AAU, Aztecs, Bulldogs, Chinese, Chris Bridges, George Toyama, Hung Duong, JA Leagues, Mark Keppel, Muir High School, pasadena, Tim Tucker, Timmy Wong

Pasadena Bulldogs starting point guard, George Toyama, looks to inbound the ball during Pasadena's victory over Mark Keppel Friday, Feb. 26 at Muir High School. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu...

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Tag Archives: Japanese

Noodles: Hey, What’s That Sound?

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

Second to Love: J-Women of the WTA

A J-Town Icon Reemerges

Into the Next Stage: “The Last Airbender” — The Last Straw

OCHAZUKE: Thoughts On Communication

Scenes from Tokyo City Cup

In a League of Their Own

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

Toyama vs. Wong Lives Up to Hype

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