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Rafu Shimpo

Rafu Shimpo

Los Angeles Japanese Daily News

Category: Japan

Posted inEnglish

Japan’s Penchant for Politeness Shining Bright at World Baseball Classic

by Rafu Reports 03/17/202303/17/2023

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Sports Editor The scene was perfectly familiar to any American baseball fan: a mammoth home run sails into the grandstand, followed by a mad scrum for the ball. This one on Sunday had the enhancement of being clubbed by the most famous baseball player on the planet, its value virtually […]

Posted inEnglish

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splashes Down Near Florida Coast

by Rafu Reports 03/14/202303/14/2023
Posted inHistory

Nobel-Winning Author Kenzaburo Oe Dies at 88

by Rafu Reports 03/14/202303/14/2023
Posted inEnglish

Kishida Commemorates Anniversary of Tohoku Tsunami

by Rafu Reports 03/12/202303/12/2023
Posted inEnglish

RUGBY: Soggy Return for Nippon to L.A. Sevens

by Rafu Reports 03/12/202303/12/2023
Posted inEnglish

‘Tatchan’ Sees Popularity Soar as Japan Wins Second WBC Game

by Rafu Reports 03/12/202303/13/2023
Posted inEnglish

Astronaut Wakata to Return to Earth from Space Station

by Rafu Reports 03/11/202303/13/2023
Posted inCommunity

JA Leaders to Visit Tokyo and Shizuoka to Meet Top Japanese Officials

by Rafu Reports 03/02/202303/02/2023
Posted inBusiness

OBITUARY: Toyota Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda, 97

by Rafu Reports 02/20/202302/20/2023
Posted inCommunity

JABA Event Bring Together Lawyers from U.S., Japan

by Rafu Reports 02/18/202302/18/2023
Posted inCommunity

Honorary Consul of Japan in San Diego Receives Fall Decoration

by Rafu Reports 02/16/202302/16/2023
Posted inEnglish

Heavy Snow Hits Seoul, Traffic Resumes on Japan Highway

by Rafu Reports 01/29/202301/29/2023

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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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