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Rafu Shimpo

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Los Angeles Japanese Daily News

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IT PAYS TO KNOW: How to Outsmart Porch Pirates

by Judd Matsunaga 12/04/202112/06/2021

By JUDD MATSUNAGA, Esq. You’ve heard of pirates, e.g., Blackbeard or Long John Silver. But have you heard of “porch pirates?” A “porch pirate” is a person who steals packages from another person’s porch or doorstep. The most common technique used is to follow a delivery truck onto a quiet street and then grab the […]

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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Laughter, the Best Medicine

by Judd Matsunaga 11/20/202101/07/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: The Healing Power of Pets

by Judd Matsunaga 11/05/202101/07/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Split an Estate Without Dividing Siblings

by Judd Matsunaga 10/23/202101/09/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: How to Talk Yiddish

by Judd Matsunaga 10/09/202101/09/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Choosing an Executor for Your Will

by Judd Matsunaga 09/25/202104/14/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Isolation Kills Too

by Judd Matsunaga 09/11/202104/14/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: ‘Sitting Disease’ — Do You Have It???

by Judd Matsunaga 08/28/202101/09/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Dad Just Died — Now What?

by Judd Matsunaga 08/14/202101/09/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Dad’s in the Hospital — Now What?

by Judd Matsunaga 07/31/202101/09/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: Just Cheer Up

by Judd Matsunaga 07/18/202101/09/2022
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IT PAYS TO KNOW: How to Choose a Nursing Home

by Judd Matsunaga 07/10/202101/09/2022

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