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A Vision Takes Root: The Legacy of Judy Nishimoto Ota and the San Pedro Firm Building

by Rafu Reports 03/21/202303/21/2023

By NAOMI HIRAHARA I experienced an early defining moment when I was a young twentysomething reporter at The Rafu Shimpo in 1986. Before that, I had lived a relatively sheltered life, graduating from South Pasadena High School and then going on to Stanford University in pristine Palo Alto. A nine-month stint in Tokyo followed in […]

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‘A Rebel’s Outcry,’ ‘Lil Tokyo Reporter’ at VJCC

by Rafu Reports 03/21/202303/21/2023
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‘Manzanar Mosaic’ Offers First-Hand Accounts of a Complex History

by Rafu Reports 03/16/202303/16/2023
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JA Leaders to Visit Tokyo and Shizuoka to Meet Top Japanese Officials

by Rafu Reports 03/02/202303/02/2023
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OBITUARY: Randy Hagihara, Former L.A. Times Editor, Mentor for Young Journalists

by Rafu Reports 01/29/202301/29/2023
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Two Screenings of ‘Paper Chase’ at SFVJACC

by Rafu Reports 01/19/202301/19/2023
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L.A. Times Reporter Gregory Yee Dies at 33

by Rafu Reports 01/13/202301/13/2023
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The Rafu Shimpo Reaches 34,000th Issue

by Rafu Reports 01/10/202301/10/2023
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Remembering Those Who Passed in 2022

by Rafu Reports 01/01/202301/27/2023
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AAJA, MVJ Urge Newsrooms to Avoid Using ‘Kamikaze’ in Ukraine Coverage

by Rafu Reports 11/03/202211/03/2022
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Veronica Miracle Joins CNN as Correspondent

by Rafu Reports 10/25/202210/25/2022
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OBITUARY: Henry Fuhrmann, 65; Journalist, Advocate for Coverage of AAPI Community

by Rafu Reports 10/09/202210/09/2022

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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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