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Thu, Jul 1 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: Nothing Like Old Friends

HORSE’S MOUTH: Nothing Like Old Friends

Also tagged: casinos, echo park farmers market, eggs, Family Music Festival, gambling, gardena, golf, iku kiriyama, King's, King's Hawaiian Bread, Koda Brothers, Mark Taira, mike antonovich, mina harigae, nisei, pachinko, pachislos, San Dimas, San Jose, scams, seniors, South Bay

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on June 29, 2010) === When the phrase “old friend” is used, it usually refers to a person one has known for many years. For the Nisei generation,...

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Sat, Jan 23 2010

Among Gentlemen

Among Gentlemen

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Anthony Kim, Arnold Palmer, Ben Kobayashi, Charles Suyeshi, Chi Chi Rodriguez, club, driver, Fred Funakoshi, Freddie Couples, Friday Senior Golf Club, George Ajioka, George Ueyehara, golf, iron, Its Endo, John Iwamiya, Jose Quindara, Kuwa Iwataki, Masa Samura, Mits Shiozaki, Rancho Park Golf Course, Ryo Ishikawa, Sam Matsunaga, Sam Sneed, sand, Shig Kuida, swing, Tiger Woods, Tosh Higa, Tosh Ohara, Walt Kuida, Y.E. Yang, Yosh Hirai

Roy Kanashiro, Bob Goto and Masa Samura brandish their putters like Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez used to do. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) Last Friday, Jan. 15, 40 members of the Friday Seniorís Golf...

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Wed, Jan 6 2010

Sun Spots: Baby Yao

Sun Spots: Baby Yao

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Jeremy Lin, Kyung Kim, Masanori Murakami, New York Mets, Sakura Yokomine, Yao Ming, Ye Li

Happy New Year to those in reader land. It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post, but I’ve got some real nuggets worth checking out this week, particularly the Yao Ming Esquire interview....

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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, Daisuke Matsuzaka, 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, 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, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Waldstein, Evans Clinchy, Frank Russo, Godzilla, Hideki Matsui, Jenifer Langosch, Jiyai Shin, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Hurley, 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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