By TOMOKO NAGAIRafu Staff Writer More than 450 people attended the annual Obon Festival at Long Beach Buddhist Church on Aug. 29, bringing Southern California’s Obon season to a close. More than 200 people took part in the evening Bon Odori, forming a large circle that brought together people of all ages and from communities […]
Tomoko Nagai
Tomoko Nagai is a Los Angeles–based journalist with The Rafu Shimpo, serving as a staff reporter, news editor, and proofreader for the Japanese-language section, while also contributing to the English-language section. Born and raised in Tokyo, she holds a degree from the Nihon University College of Art, where she studied film with a focus on electronic newsgathering and video art. She began her career in New York as a U.S. correspondent for the Japanese publisher, and later worked as an associate editor of the U.S. Food Journal and managing editor of the FJQ Newsletter. She joined The Rafu Shimpo in 2019.
