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Posted inEntertainment

OBITUARY: Sumako Azuma II, 61; Japanese Dance Teacher

by Rafu Reports 07/30/202008/08/2021

By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor Sumako Azuma II (Janice Aiso Edesa) passed away on July 24 at age 61, succumbing after years of battling brain and spinal cancer, but her artistry and influence continue to live on. Born in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 1958, to Sumako Azuma I and Daniel Aiso, a Nisei veteran […]

Posted inMusic, Nor Cal News

Hiroshima Releases ‘Songs With Words,’ Launches Tour

by Rafu Reports 10/15/201510/16/2015
Posted inCivil Rights, Community

Only the Oaks Remain

by Rafu Reports 09/28/201509/29/2015
Posted inEnglish, Entertainment

Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival This Weekend

by Rafu Reports 04/18/201204/18/2012
Posted inCommunity, Nor Cal News

Jane Imamura Remembered for Her Contributions to Buddhism

by Rafu Reports 02/02/201202/02/2012
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Hiroshima to Appear on KTLA Jan. 11

by Rafu Reports 01/08/201201/09/2012

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