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Thu, Jan 5 2012

Top News Stories of 2011

Top News Stories of 2011

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd rct, Adan Peralta, akemi kikumura yano, al muratsuchi, Alan Garcia Perez, alan simpson, alexandra wallace, Ann Curry, antonio villaraigosa, API Legislative Caucus, Aratani Foundation, Atsushi Yamagami, Ayano Tokumasu, Backpack Bandit, Battle of Hong Kong, Berry Tamura, Bob Valentine, Brian Matayoshi, Budokan sports facility, Charles Fahy, Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal, Chinese Exclusion Act, chris aihara, Cody Tadai, congressional gold medal, CRAIG ISHII, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Hanabusa, daniel inouye, Danny Chen, David Wu, Don Lee, Dr. T. Glenn Webb, edward chen, Edwin Lee, Ehime Maru, Eli Lilly, Emiko Okuyama, Eric Shinseki, Erika Mariko Olsen, Esther Kumasaka, Farewell to Manzanar, First Street Viaduct, FLOYD MORI, Fort Missoula, Fox Sports, France's Legion of Honor, Fred Korematsu Day, Fresno Assembly Center, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Fukushima reactor, Gardena Municipal Bus Lines, GARY MURAKAMI, Gavin Newsom, Gene Block, Genshitsu Sen, George Kiriyama Adult School, george takei, Ginichi Ohira, Goodwin Liu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Granada Hills Charter High School Academic Decathlon team, Gregory Totten, Harry Lew, Hastings College of the Law, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Interpretive Learning Center, Helen Kawagoe, hideko oyama, Hiroshima medical visit, Hitomi Tsuyuki, Holly Fujie, Irene Hirano Inouye, isao hirai, Ishibashi ranch, J.D. Hokoyama, jaccc plaza, Jack Tanaka, Jackie Hoang, jacl, James Stotler, Janice Hahn, janm, japanese american leadership delegation, Jean Quan, Jeanie Nishime, Jeff Adachi, Jenny Oropeza, Jeremy Yamaguchi, Jerry Brown, jian hong li, Jim Zumwalt, Joe Buscaino, Joe Louie Kurihara, Jon Peters, Jon Takasugi, Judy Chu, Jun Niimi, junichi ihara, Kay A Yamaguchi, Keiko Fujimori, Keiro Senior HealthCare, Kelly Shimizu, Ken Salazar, Kimberly Kimiko Nizato, Kizuna, Koichi Wakata, Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens, Lance Ito, LAPD Medal of Honor, LAPD Purple Heart, Lee Baca, Lee Ikegami, Leslie Yee, Lillian Kawasaki, Linda Akutagawa, Linda Lingle, Lindsay Hawker, LORNA ONIZUKA, LTSC Community Development Corporation, Mack Makoto Miyazaki, Maki Hiroyuki Miyahara, March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Margaret Abe-Koga, Marine Corps, Mark Takano, Mary Hayashi, Mary Oda, Marylyn Matayoshi, Masakazu Jack Fujimoto, Masao Tamura, masi oka, Matsuo Usui, mazie hirono, Michael Hennessey, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, MIS Historic Learning Center, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Nagasaki, naoto kan, National Language Teacher of the Year, national park service, National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee, Neal Katyal, Niagara Falls, Nishimoto Trading, NJAHS, Norhide Ushirozako, norman mineta, Norman Schureman, obama, Occupy L.A., Occupy Oakland, Ollanta Humala, Pacoima Neighborhood City Hall, Pamela Kawasaki, Pasadena HRC, Paul Fong, Paul MIyamoto, Paul Tanaka, Poston Elementary School, Power of Words resolution, Presidio Trust, Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, Randy and Eiko Tadai, Raymond Odierno, redistricting, RIKI HIGASHIDA, Riverside, robert takasugi, RODNEY KOBAYASHI, Ron Loveridge, Russ Yamada, RUSSELL TAKASUGI, Ruth Asawa, San Francisco School of the Arts, Sanbo Sakaguchi, Santa Rosa Junior College, Seguro Murakami, sendai, Shelly Morita, Shinyei Rocky Matayoshi, Sisters of Manzanar, SOJI KASHIWAGI, SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER, Steve Okamoto, Steven Ronald Honma, STUART TAIRA, TATSUYA ICHIHASHI, Ted Lieu, The College Experiment, Today Show, TOM BROKAW, Tom Ikuta, Toyo Miyatake Way, UBS Realty, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Uoki Sakai, USS Arizona Memorial, Vault XXI Lounge, Venice Japanese American Memorial Marker, Wanda Higaki, warren furutani, Warren Tsurumoto, YASUSHI MIKUNI, yellowstone national park, Yo Azama, Yoshihiko Noda, YOSHIYA WATANABE, Yukari Miyamae, Zyprexa

JANUARY Jan. 3: Jean Quan is sworn in as mayor of Oakland, becoming the first Asian American woman to take the helm of a major U.S. city. She would later be criticized for her handling of the Occupy Oakland...

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Thu, Dec 29 2011

Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: Consulate General of Japan Los Angeles, japanese chamber of commerce of southern california, Japanese New Year, japanese village plaza, kagami-biraki, kagami-wari, kazan taiko, kyoto grand hotel and garden, little tokyo, Miss Kimono, Nijiya Market, Onizuka Street, oshogatsu, sake tasting, shishimai

Kagami-wari ceremony at a previous Oshogatsu celebration. (Photo by Jun Nagata/Rafu Shimpo) The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California will hold its traditional New Year’s festivities, “Oshogatsu...

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Fri, Oct 7 2011

UPDATE: DoubleTree Sets Date for J-Town Opening

UPDATE: DoubleTree Sets Date for J-Town Opening

Also tagged: 3D Investments, american commercial equities, bankruptcy, doubletree by hilton, hotel, japanese village plaza, joe kuhn, jvp, kyodo grand hotel, little tokyo, mike okamoto, New Otani Hotel, rim hospitality, sheraton los angeles downtown, ubs

Kyoto Grand, the landmark Little Tokyo hotel, will be converted into a Doubletree by Hilton. Escrow closed on the J-Town property this week. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) UPDATED OCT. 13, 2011 Rafu Staff...

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Wed, Aug 10 2011

Onizuka Memorial to Be Rededicated Saturday

Onizuka Memorial to Be Rededicated Saturday

Also tagged: Edwards Air Force Base, ellison onizuka, isao hirai, Kona, Konawaena High School, little tokyo, nasa, ONIZUKA MEMORIAL, Scale Model Company, shuttle Challenger, shuttle Discovery, Tim Stowe, University of Colorado

Join community members and friends as they gather to remember Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka and his fellow crew members of the space shuttle Challenger on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 10 a.m. A monument, which...

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Sat, Jul 9 2011

Welcome Home, Challenger

Welcome Home, Challenger

Also tagged: ALLEN MURAKOSHI, challenger, ellison onizuka, HERB OMURA, isao hirai, little tokyo, space shuttle

A crane lifts up the refurbished Challenger model to be placed atop the memorial to astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka in Little Tokyo on Thursday. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH...

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Thu, Jul 7 2011

Shuttle Memorial Returns to Little Tokyo

Shuttle Memorial Returns to Little Tokyo

Also tagged: challenger, ONIZUKA, Scale Model Company, space shuttle

The replica of the Space Shuttle Challenger was returned to its pedestal in Weller Court, after undergoing an extensive restoration. Click here to view article- Welcome Home, Challenger ...

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Wed, Mar 23 2011

3, 2, 1 … Liftoff

3, 2, 1 … Liftoff

Also tagged: BOEING, CALTECH, challenger, DTLA, ellison onizuka, HAWTHORNE, isao hirai, j-town, JPL, L.A. CITY HALL, little tokyo, MARS ROVER, MONUMENTS, nasa, NORTHROP GRUMMAN, ONIZUKA, REFURB, SCALE MODEL, space shuttle

Isao Hirai, president of the Scale Model Company, oversees the model’s removal. He will be refurbishing the replica that he built more than 20 years ago as a tribute to the late astronaut Ellison Onizuka....

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Tue, Feb 1 2011

Onizuka Monument to Be Refurbished

Onizuka Monument to Be Refurbished

Also tagged: ALLEN MURAKOSHI, challenger, Downtown Los Angeles, ellison onizuka, HERB OMURA, isao hirai, j-town, little tokyo, MATT MATSUOKA, MONUMENT, nasa, nisei week parade, SCALE MODEL, space shuttle, TED TASHIMA

By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu staff writer === Ellison Onizuka/Challenger monument in Little Tokyo. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Jan. 28 marked the 25th anniversary of the accident that took the lives of Ellison...

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Tue, Dec 28 2010

New Year’s Day in Little Tokyo

New Year’s Day in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: japanese village plaza, Kyoto Grand Hotel, little tokyo, mochitsuki, oshogatsu, sake, taiko, yakisoba

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Foundation present the 13th Annual 2011 Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo event on Jan. 1. This is a day-long celebration...

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Wed, Dec 8 2010

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

Also tagged: ATOMIC CAFE, CSULB, DUANE EBATA, gardena, gwen muranaka, HOKUBEI, j-town, jaccc, janm, japantown, JAPSS, JUDY NISHIMOTO, kashu mainichi, kenji taguma, KORAKU, KOURAKU, LB STATE, little tokyo, Long Beach State, ltsc, MEGUMI OSUMI, naomi hirahara, NEW PEOPLE, NEW YORK NICHIBEI, NEWSPAPERS, NICHI BEI, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, NIKKEI WEST, NORCAL, Pacific Citizen, Prince of Darkness, publishing, ROCKY JIHO, sakura crossing, san francisco, SENOR FISH, South Bay, Suehiro, TOKYO KAIKAN, TOZAI TIMES, URASHIMA TARO, UTAH NIPPO, Vincent Chin, WALTER MONDALE

By J.K. Yamamoto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on December 8, 2010.) === My new job at The Rafu Shimpo has brought me back to L.A. after a 23-year absence. I was born in L.A., grew up in Gardena,...

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