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Kent Yoshimura with his newly completed mural. By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor Splashes of color brightened Hashimoto Plaza in Little Tokyo on Thursday. OPI, the California-based nail polish manufacturer, celebrated the launch of its new Tokyo Collection with the unveiling of a new mural by Kent Yoshimura. Left: The sign kiosk in Hashimoto Plaza was repainted. Right: Building owner Bob Beidl and OPI Global Vice President Patricia Malvar. Yoshimura’s mural, “Through the B

Photo Reinhardt Kenneth By TIMOTHY CHUMAN RAFU CONTRIBUTOR To see change, someone has to make it happen. With this perspective in mind, Michelle Hanabusa created Uprising, her own fashion brand, not only to sell quality apparel, but also to establish a community that gives others a voice where they did not have one before. Through two jobs with big corporate companies in the fashion world, Hanabusa began to have a greater understanding of the dynamics in workplaces and the hi

The Rafu Shimpo and Japangeles partner up for a pop up store this weekend in Little Tokyo. Read all about it! One of the oldest and one of the newest businesses in Little Tokyo are collaborating this weekend for an exclusive pop up store event. Japangeles and The Rafu Shimpo are teaming up for special limited edition T-shirts, hats and mugs. Stylish with a retro-modern sensibility, the exclusive items will be for sale at the Japangeles booth in Japanese Village Plaza and at T