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‘Misora Hibari: Tribute to a Legend’ at BCSF
SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles-based Grateful Crane Ensemble will present “Misora Hibari: A Tribute to a Legend” on Saturday, Nov. 21,...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 7, 20151 min read


Kristi Yamaguchi, Bruce Lee Among California Hall of Fame Inductees
Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown (center) with the ninth class of California Hall of Fame inductees (from left): Robert...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 5, 20154 min read


Nihonmachi Little Friends to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO – Nihonmachi Little Friends (NLF) will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Friday, Nov. 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel Kabuki...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 2, 20152 min read


GenRyu Arts to Perform at Asian Art Museum, JCCCNC
(Photo by Ken Carl) SAN FRANCISCO — Genryu Arts is celebrating 20 years of serving San Francisco and the greater Bay Area with two...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 29, 20152 min read


Dance Benefit for Asian Women’s Shelter
Big City Revue SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian Women’s Shelter’s eighth annual dance benefit will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 7 to 11:30...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 29, 20151 min read


International Taiko Festival on Nov. 7
San Francisco Taiko Dojo founder Seiichi Tanaka performs on the odaiko. (Photo by Mikio Okada) SAN BRUNO — San Francisco Taiko Dojo...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 28, 20151 min read


Cherry Blossom Queen Candidates Sought
SAN FRANCISCO — The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Program Committee seeks enthusiastic, community-minded, young Nikkei...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 28, 20151 min read


‘Looking East’ Looks at How Japan Inspired Western Artists
Left: The water lily pond, 1900, by Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Given in memory of...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 28, 20158 min read


Halloween Carnival at JCCCNC
SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California and Japanese Community Youth Council present their...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20151 min read


API Legislative Caucus Disappointed in Veto of API Data Bill
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Das Williams (D-Carpinteria) and Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), chair and parliamentarian, respectively, of the...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 22, 20153 min read


Curry Cook-Off in S.F. J-Town
SAN FRANCISCO — The 12th annual Japanese American Religious Federation Curry Cook-Off will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 6:30 p.m....

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20151 min read


‘Coming Out: Telling Our Stories’ in San Jose
SAN JOSE — As part of LGBT History Month, Tadaima is hosting a special panel discussion featuring Nikkei Bay Area community leaders and...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20151 min read


Hiroshima Releases ‘Songs With Words,’ Launches Tour
From left: Danny Yamamoto, June Kuramoto, Kimo Cornwell, Terry Steele, Dean Cortez, Yvette Nii, Dan Kuramoto. (Photo by Ken Fong)...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 15, 20153 min read


Squaw Valley Man Arrested for Death of His 81-Year-Old Mother
FRESNO — Fresno County sheriff’s detectives have booked Steve Minamoto, 59, of Squaw Valley into the Fresno County Jail. He faces a...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 14, 20153 min read


Asako Sakai Yamashita Passes at 98
SANTA CRUZ — Asako Sakai Yamashita, a member of the family that established Uoki Sakai, a prewar graduate of UC Berkeley, a longtime...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 14, 20152 min read


Kenko no Hi in S.F. Japantown
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco JACL’s annual Kenko no Hi, a free community health fair, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m....

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 9, 20151 min read


Help Tule Lake Teacher Find Her 4th Grade Students!
Katherine Kirkland smiles for a photo with Michelle Huey and Joshua Kaizuka of the Florin JACL Civil Rights Committee. By BREANA...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 7, 20152 min read


‘Legend of Ko’olau’ at La Peña Cultural Center
Out of the rugged, romantic tradition of the California vaqueros emerged the rebel Hawaiian cowboy Ko’olau — a hero written about by Jack...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20152 min read


Wesley UMC’s 83rd Aki Matsuri Set for Oct. 3
Come and celebrate the coming of the fall season at Wesley United Methodist Church’s annual Aki Matsuri festival. Experience a modern...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20151 min read


Health, Sports, and Culture Day at JAMsj
Health and Sports Day, usually held on Oct. 10 in Japan, is the anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics held in...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20151 min read
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