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Posted inColumnists

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: The Final Column

by Rafu Reports 09/14/202309/14/2023

By RUSS HIROTO Wimpy has gone to the great newsroom in the sky. “Crossroads to Somewhere” will now be enjoyed by all those who passed before him. I told him he should write a final article and I would keep it for him, but his response was “Dammit, at this rate I think I am […]

Posted inEnglish

THROUGH THE FIRE: Remembering Unsung Heroes

by Rafu Reports 09/11/202309/11/2023
Posted inCommunity

VOX POPULI: A Powerful Journalist and Activist

by Rafu Reports 09/03/202309/03/2023
Posted inCommunity

VOX POPULI: Memories of Martha

by Rafu Reports 08/26/202309/16/2023
Posted inCommunity

JANM Mourns the Passing of Martha Nakagawa

by Rafu Reports 08/24/202308/25/2023
Posted inEnglish

Hawaiian Journalists Assn., AAJA-Hawaiʻi Encourage Sensitivity in Reporting on Wildfire

by Rafu Reports 08/19/202308/19/2023
Posted inArts & Culture

Democracy Center Announces Recipients of Inaugural Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship

by Rafu Reports 08/07/202308/07/2023
Posted inCommunity

OBITUARY: Martha Nakagawa, Community Journalist and Activist

by Rafu Reports 08/06/202308/25/2023
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SPJ/LA Names Distinguished Honorees for 2023

by Rafu Reports 07/26/202307/27/2023
Posted inColumnists

The Rafu Remembers William “Wimpy” Hiroto

by Rafu Reports 07/01/202307/01/2023
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RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: On Writing …

by Rafu Reports 05/27/202305/27/2023
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Google Doodle Celebrates Photographer Corky Lee

by Rafu Reports 05/06/202305/06/2023

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The Rafu Shimpo is a bilingual Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States.

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The Rafu Shimpo has been the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper since its original publication. We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903.
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