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Posted inCommunity, Crime, English, Featured

Sentencing to Be Held for Little Tokyo Mural Vandalism

by Gwen Muranaka 10/29/201908/05/2021

RAFU STAFF REPORT Erick Gomez is scheduled to plead no contest and be sentenced on Wednesday for his role in the vandalism of the “Home Is Little Tokyo” mural at Japanese Village Plaza on Central Avenue on June 10, 2018. Gomez was found guilty of a violation of Penal Code section 594(a), for the graffiti […]

Posted inBusiness, Community, Featured

New Clothing Line from Designer with Little Tokyo Roots

by Gwen Muranaka 09/19/201808/05/2021
Posted inCivil Rights, Community

Ted Namba: Cornerstone of Phoenix’s JA Community

by Rafu Reports 08/17/201608/18/2016
Posted inCommunity, English, Featured

Kumamoto Elected to Lead HCNC

by Gwen Muranaka 06/29/201606/29/2016
Posted inBusiness, Community

The Departing Department Store

by Rafu Reports 05/04/201605/05/2016
Posted inCommunity, English

Metro CEO Hears J-Town Closure Concerns

by Mia Nakaji Monnier 12/02/201512/02/2015
Posted inEnglish

J-TOWN BEAT: Let’s Hear It for the Girls!

by Gwen Muranaka 03/03/201504/14/2022
Posted inCommunity, English

Police Searching for Man Who Robbed S.K. Uyeda; Two Employees Injured in Daytime Attack

by Rafu Reports 04/09/201204/11/2012
Posted inCommunity, English

Nisei Woman Dies After Being Pushed Off Train Platform

by Gwen Muranaka 11/16/201001/18/2022

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