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Thu, Sep 8 2011

Letters to Sendai

Also tagged: Audrey Shiomi, City of Trees, sendai, Tohoku Travelogue

Tohoku is loved. That’s the impression I got as I browsed the display of letters and origami cranes today in the lobby of Sendai City Hall. Ever since the March 11 disaster, tokens of sympathy have...

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Wed, Jun 29 2011

Suzume no Gakkou Offers a Rich Cultural Experience for Students

Also tagged: brian kito, fugetsudo, Heritage Source, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, janm, Japanese Language Institute, Kay Yamada, Mark Reibstein, Nancy Gohata, Nancy Oda, San Fernando Valley JACL, san fernando valley japanese american community center, San Fernando Valley Obon, sendai, Setsu Broderick, Suzume no Gakkou, Yoshiko Uchida

Setsu Broderick, author of "Japanese Traditions." By NANCY KYOKO ODA The San Fernando Valley JACL’s retired educators are responding to parents who have asked for a rich cultural experience...

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Thu, May 12 2011

VOX POPULI: Kenji Miyazawa and Nichiren-shu

Also tagged: AKIRA MASAKI, Aomori, Buddhism, Christianity, IKEGAMI, KEIO UNIVERSITY, nebuta, NICHIREN, nisei week, PREFECTURE, religion, tohoku

By JUN KAWASAKI === The Nebuta float and the Tanabata Star Vega tree decor of prominence in the Nisei Week Japanese Festival recalled a northern Japan tour. The former of Aomori and the latter of Sendai...

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Thu, Mar 17 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Sendai Quake, Tsunami Test Japan’s Spirit

Also tagged: blue oyster cult, earthquake, furusato, GEORGE JOHNSTON, Godzilla, ishinomaki, jaccc, jacl, JCCCNC, Nikkei Student Union, seattlejapanrelief, sendai, tohoku, tsunami, ultraman

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 17, 2011.) === “History shows again and again, How Nature points out the folly of men.” — Blue Öyster Cult, “Godzilla” Years...

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Tue, Mar 15 2011

Worry, Relief for Family and Friends in Japan

Also tagged: brian kito, earthquake, HITOSHI ABE, jaccc, jan perry, japanese chamber of commerce, junichi ihara, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, sawtelle, tom labonge, toshio handa, UNICEF, Villaraigosa

A prayer vigil is held in JACCC Plaza in Little Tokyo on Sunday night for victims of the earthquake in Japan. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR IN CHIEF For Japanese and...

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Sat, Mar 12 2011

Among JAs, Worry for Loved Ones in Japan

Also tagged: brian kito, earthquake, Japan, little tokyo, miyagi kenjinkai, nori takatani

Nori Takatani, owner of Anzen Hardware in Little Tokyo, watches reports from Japan on the earthquake and tsunami that struck on Friday. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) RAFU STAFF REPORTS Across Little...

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Thu, Aug 26 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

Also tagged: CHRISTY ISHIMINE, Columnists, DAVID OSAKO, FAR EAST CAFE, FESTIVALS, Food, heart mountain, Higashi Hongwanji, HOLD UP GALLERY, j-town, janm, KINOKUNIYA, KYODO GRILL, L.A. ODORI, little tokyo, MEMORIES, MIXED ARARE, NIHONMACHI, nisei week, obon, Obon Jivers, photography, Sansei, sharon yamato, SUGAR BOWL, taiko, through the fire, yonsei

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 25, 2010.) === It’s been great to see J-town bustling with Nisei Week activity during the past few weeks. Tanabatas, booths selling Asian...

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Sat, Aug 14 2010

1,000 Prayers

Also tagged: brian kito, CANCER, caring bridge, carolyn uyeda, fugetsudo, huntington library, kathy ikeda, laurie lam, little tokyo, nisei week, Sadako, Tanabata Festival, UCLA

Carolyn Uyeda of San Diego and her 4-year-old grandson, Alex, look over a blue and gold Tanabata Kazari made from 1,000 paper cranes folded by nearly 100 family members of Fugetsudo, the long-time confectionary...

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Thu, Aug 12 2010

Tanabata Festival Kicks Off Today

Also tagged: brian kito, janm, little tokyo, Little Tokyo Public Safety Association, moca, nanka kenjinkai kyogikai, nisei week, ranko yamamura

The Tanabata Festival makes its second appearance during Nisei Week, kicking off with an opening ceremony this Friday at 5 p.m. in the plaza in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Admission...

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Mon, Sep 14 2009

2009 Nisei Week

Also tagged: 2009 Nisei Week, nebuta

The 2009 Nisei Week has come and gone, but the memories generated by this year’s festival linger. This was the inaugural year of the Tanabata, and the home made Nebutas, and community groups, organizations, ...

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Tag Archives: tanabata

Letters to Sendai

Suzume no Gakkou Offers a Rich Cultural Experience for Students

VOX POPULI: Kenji Miyazawa and Nichiren-shu

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Sendai Quake, Tsunami Test Japan’s Spirit

Worry, Relief for Family and Friends in Japan

Among JAs, Worry for Loved Ones in Japan

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

1,000 Prayers

Tanabata Festival Kicks Off Today

2009 Nisei Week

Columnists

Archives 過去の記事

Obituary 死亡通知

Videos

Sendai Jazz Festival

Photo Journals

Rafu Shimpo’s 2011 Gift Guide

AAABC 11-05-11

AAABC 10-30-11

AAABC 10-29-11


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