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SAN FRANCISCO — Edith Kazue Tanaka passed away peacefully at her home in San Francisco on Dec. 7 at the age of 92. Edith Tanaka Born in...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yonekazu “Yone” Satoda, 96, died peacefully at home in San Francisco on Dec. 6. Yonekazu Satoda Born in Hanford, Satoda...

Celebrate the new year with the community at the annual Oshogatsu Festival, a free event co-hosted with the Japanese Community Youth...

Led by Rev. Gengo Akiba, this inspiring ceremony, now in its 32nd year, will include a purification ritual and chanting of the Buddhist...

Lines go out the door as customers are willing to wait for a last chance to buy tofu that only Chester and Amy Nozaki still make by hand....

Jane Kim SAN FRANCISCO — Supervisor Jane Kim filed paperwork on Dec. 20 to run for mayor of San Francisco. The vacancy was created by the...

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown on Dec. 22 announced the appointment of Elaine Yamaguchi, 53, of Woodland as executive officer at the...

SAN JOSE — The Japantown Community Congress of San Jose will hold its annual Bonenkai on Thursday, Dec. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Akiyama...

At a ceremony in Peace Plaza celebrating the establishment of the Japantown Community Benefit District are (from left) Mayor Ed Lee,...

Nancy Hatamiya OAKLAND — As California Humanities celebrated National Arts & Humanities Month in October, it also honored the memory of...

Ed Lee A public memorial was held on Dec. 17. Speakers included Acting Mayor London Breed; three former mayors, Sen. Dianne Feinstein,...

Ashley Yamauchi SAN RAFAEL — Nine years to the day after her death, the family and friends of Ashley Yamauchi, 33, of Greenbrae held a...

Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside), the first openly gay person of color elected to Congress, posted this photo on Twitter with the following...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Center for Japanese American Studies and Japanese American National Library will present their 49th annual mochitsuki...

Mayor Ed Lee and his wife Anita. SAN FRANCISCO — Ed Lee, San Francisco’s first Asian American mayor, died at 1:11 a.m. on Tuesday at...

Carol Matsui SACRAMENTO — Carol Matsui, 89, who was reported missing last week, has been found dead, according to her family. Her son,...

Get plenty of holiday shopping done at this free one-day event featuring handcrafted items made by more than 90 talented Asian and...

Carol Matsui SACRAMENTO — A Silver Alert has been issued for Carol Matsui, 89, who was last seen leaving her home near the 7500 block of...

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement on Nov. 13: Assemblymember David Chiu “Last...

From the San Francisco-based Nichi Bei Foundation: =*= Are you a Sacramento Kings fan? Need a Christmas gift for a Kings fan? Or do you...