Katherine Yoshie Torigoe, June 16 Toyoko Yano, May 6 , January 23 Melvin Mel Toyofuku, June 9 Kenneth Tanaka Jitsuko Jayne Tozaki, January 7 Dr. Masao Ishihama Edna Tamiko Hashimoto Daniel Michio Matsubara Eugene Isao Tanabe Jan Reiko Yoshimizu Louise Tsuyako Uyeda Isamu Sammy Hiraike Alfred Masayuki Shigaki Mary Kageyama Nomura with 2012 Nisei Week Queen and Princesses George Shogo Kanatani, April 19 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Michiko Watanabe Hayase Ruth Sachiko Kawae Mochiu Mac Ishida Fred Freddy Matsumoto Mitsue Miyake Kazutaka Kishita Asa Wakinaka, February 29 Debbie Pauline Matsushige George Taniguchi, March 25 Etsuko Etchie Mura Obituary *Note* Obituaries are posted within a week of the published date. Glorian Mariko Kunioka She is survived by her children, Tracy Kiyohiro and Bonnie (Robert) Inai; grandchildren,, Dean Kei Ono (76) passed away on September 6, 2022, in Beaverton, Oregon. Junko Ebihara Kazuko Yano Ward, July 23 Shiro Sam Iwai Anthony T. Okutsu Henry T. Mukai, February 13 Ted Tetsuo Takeuchi Keiko H. Matsunaga Misao Okino Yoshiko Maeyama Eizo John Yasuda Dean K. Hotta Isamu Ganiko Kikuye Okano Ume Helen Kita It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Chiseko Miyagishima Takeshi Tak Sasaki Site is running on IP address 202.233.66.91, host name sv12410.xserver.jp ( Japan) ping response time 8ms Excellent ping.. Last updated on 2023/02/28 Yoshiaki Murakami Betty Kitabayashi Aiko I. Nakatsukasa Patricia Rumiko Mitsuuchi And obituaries, long Rafu's most read . Masako Nancy Morimoto Toshiko Sakamoto Aiboshi Natsuye Marge Fujimoto Chieko Ann Maki Yae Miyahata Eriko Shinozuka , March 14 Kiyoko Nishi Marjory Sachiko Nakamura John Akira Okazaki, Jr. Fumi Shigetomi Sue Sugie Baba Asari Masao Nakamura Tomiko Shibata Harry Masanao Nakada Masashi Koro Takeshi Arthur Omoto Toshio Shikami We are committed to doing everything we can to provide the most meaningful memorial experience possible. 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By SHARON YAMATO Beginning at the end of the month, well be starting the first leg of a California road trip with photojournalist Stan Honda and historian Brian Niiya to find remnants of some of the 12, By BILL WATANABE Baseball player Aaron Judge recently broke Roger Maris American League single-season home run record by hitting 62 home runs. Alice Toshiko Alger Read Part 1 >> New York Tribune, January 14, 1923 In the period after 1932, Yoshie Fujiwara made Japan his primary residence. George Masatoshi Tamayose Bobby Nobuo Iwashita Ito was known for his contributions to U.S.-Japan relations in the area of agriculture. Robert S. Sato , April 11 Mitty Taniguchi It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Cindy Akiko Masai, June 6 Mitsuko Uragami Satogiwa Toshiko Kiyoi John Yutaka Shinozuka Kenji Shinozaki Toshiko Sakamoto James Seishiro Yasuda Virginia Hideko Kawakami The Rafu Shimpo is a bilingual Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Tom Yosuke Yanagihara, September 20 Fumio Watanabe We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Tsuru Matsuda Nomiyama, September 17 Maybe youll think again after reading this. Yone Fujishima Emiko Takemoto Mary Sumiye Ono, November 7 Your email address will not be published. Chiyoe Oki Arlene Takako Hamashita , March 20 Chiyeko Oshiyama Dr. Shozo Nagai, December 22 Hiram Hisakatsu Ohta Bob was born in Redlands, California on July 12, 1930, to Tamakichi and Akiyo (Nishida) Wada. Theodore Kikuo Ando Ruth Retsuko Kataoka Shinji Inouye Misao (Jean) Chomori Hideo Tom Taise, April 5 Sakiko Monuki, March 15 Kazuo Kuratani Yukie Rikimaru Melba Kuge Junko Suzuki Hiroko Helen Nakahara, June 3 Don Nagao Sakai Goro Asaki Edmund Tetsuo Funaku Hayahiko Takase June Tomoko Kawaharada Steven Shunsui Fujimoto Sam Susumu Moriyama Stanley Stan the Man Yoshimura Lynne Fumiye Kagawa , September 6 Yoshio Oshiki Ayako Nunotani Sally H. Shibukawa Nobuyuki Kashiwabara Interact.. George Hiroshi Mano 11/16/2020. She peacefully passed away in her . Samon Horii, July 11 Yoshiko Yo Sawasaki Don Tsunawaki Yuri Murayama Lawrence Kenjiro Ebihara Shizuye Okura (Miyake) Nobuo Osumi Dean grew up in West Los Angeles before becoming a . Johnny Yutaka Mizuno, September 28 Shigeko Sugata Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. Miyeko (Mickey) Azeka Kubota Sharon Naomi Aono Taggart, March 29 It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. , April 15 Helen Sadako Kawagoe Hiromu Kaichi Robert Shigeru Toma Katsutoshi Sugita When they returned from their long journey to put hanko stamps next to the names of 11 family members, they would be followed a week later on January 26, by their Minnesota cousins, Brian and his wife Cheral, and Reverend Dr. Todd Tsuchiya, whose fathers had also resettled in Minneapolis from the camp in Jerome, Arkansas, some 80 years ago. Kazuto Taketa John Masao Katsumata Sally Hideko Norihiro, June 8 Keiji Kay Yata Alice Emiko (Kawamura) Linn Haruo Masamoto Misako Yanagimoto, February 22 , November 15 Fred Masao Sahara, May 2 Teruko Dorothy Awakuni Terumi Terrie Hashimoto Jack Okamoto Shigeru Mitsuhashi Amy Noriko (Koshiba) Wakamatsu Mildred Toshiko Shibata Ikemoto The Rafu Shimpo has been the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper since its original publication. 2707 182nd St, Redondo Beach, California 90278. Fumiko Harada Tomio Tom Ito, who was active in many community organizations, passed away on Feb. 1 at 7:45 a.m. at his home in Westminster. SERVICES. Frank Kiyoshi Fukuhara Mayumi Miyamoto Shaheen Mari Nitake, July 17 Grace Shinoda Nakamura, June 27 Thomas Mitsuji Sunada, January 19 Chiyoko Nishimori Kimiko Yamato, July 25 Chikako Mizokami Nobuko Inuma In these years, he founded the Fujiwara Opera company, which thereafter remained central to his artistic and business activity. John Haruki Tamura, February 5 , March 3 Kazue Grace Uratsu, February 8 Masato Yamaoka Kazuko Inouye , November 24 Fusako Murakami George Satoru Tagawa Misao Nagashiki Yoshiko Takemoto Yoshio Frank Nakashima Daniel Kato Tasaka-Mejia Florence Tomiko Mikawa Sadami Ichinose Reiko Hiraike Kazumi Takemoto Gerald Akio Iriye Nobuo Paul Yoshino Mary Hisako Tokuda Fumiko Aoki Kaoru Nakashoji Kuni Ishiwada, July 10 Hirohisa Hiro Suzuki Mizuye Mitzi Noda , December 19 The Rafu Shimpo has been the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper since its original publication. Fumiko (Fumi) Katayama Frances Tsuneishi, October 21 Sono Murakami Dennis Teruo Mori Mineko Kawaguchi Joe Yuzuru Yamashita Minoru Suzuki, October 12 Doris Kameko Shigaki, July 20 Yasuko Shohara , January 30 Kay Kazue Masamitsu Ryoichi Kosaka Ruth Sachiko Ishii The Rafu Shimpo has been the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper since its original publication. , January 5 Lincoln Yoichi Yoshida, May 30 Carol Allen Mieko Oyama Dorothy Haruko Tsuboi, October 10 Chiye Takemura Tomiaki Tom Okada, April 6 Margaret Sumiko Masuoka , February 24 IT PAYS TO KNOW: Can CBD Help with Depression??? Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a . Tom Yutaka Nakashima Miyoko Miyo Eguchi by Rafu Reports 02/26/2023 02/26/2023. Early Asian immigrants who came to the U.S. to earn a living and live the American Dream had limited economic opportunities. With thoughtful renovations it could tell that story again. Michiko Kanemoto Koji KJ Shinsako, October 29 Chisato Shiraga, January 15 June Natsuko Yeto, November 14 Chitoshi Ryuto Grace Miyako (Wada) Miyamoto Amy Kakuda Evelyn Hisako Yamamoto Lillian Chiyeko Kimura Masako Kuratomi Kaneko , July 9 Rose Kikuye Higashida Kikuye Kay Imamura Mark Hideo Kawada Emi K. Murata Something went wrong. Ruth Yoshimizu, October 26 Ted Teruhiko Iida Rafu Shimpo Obituaries. Services were held on Feb. 20 at Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim. Phillip Hiyoshi Sumiko Doi Hiromu Matsumoto, December 15 www.fukuimortuary.com (213) 626-0441. , August 9 , June 6 Yoriko Janet Kuwabara Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. Emiko Nakai Tetsuo Tek Ueda Yuri Matsunaga, October 24 Tadashi Kubota Yoshihiko Sugii Sachiko Tashiro Watanabe, June 19 , August 4 Kuwashi (Kuwa) Edward Iwataki Raymond Chikahisa Tadashi Tad Oki, June 2 May 31 It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Fusako Shinto Jeanne Shigeyo Yonemura Herbert Terufumi Amano Looking for Ron Music online? Rhoda T. Iwai -Revised Haruko Arakaki , October 19 Lillian Sakaye Kimura Michiye Nakagawa Sakae Ito aka (Hanayagi Wakana) , May 8 Originally awarded He was also a board member of the California Strawberry Advisory Board (now known as the California Strawberry Commission) from 1981 to 1987 and was active with the Orange County Farm Bureau. Alan Eugene Miyagi Beatrice Aiko Akita Thomas Tamotsu Nakasone Shirley Matsumoto Namiye Fukuzawa Kazuo Shinzato Steve Tsutomu Sakakura L.A. City Council Honors Rafu Photographer for Chronicling JA Community - Rafu Shimpo By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor "I'm not used to this. Yoneko Alice Okayama Lillian Aoki Sakae Inouye Yasukochi Mitzi Okazaki Timothy Taro Nakagawa Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu, Nikki Haley Announces Presidential Run in 2024, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Yoshiaki Kasama Mary Ann Nishisaka Kimiye Hayashida Ray Atsushi Tekawa Yuriko Yamamoto, December 24 Glenn Takazaki, April 25 Misuko Sue Sugimura, January 23 Roy Masayuki Kayano Harold Fumio Muraoka Alice Mae Taniyama, June 10 Tsutomu Tom Tootie Umekubo, July 14 Mitsuko Hamano Kazuo Hayashi James Masaharu Nishitsuji , February 20 It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Masanori Fujimoto Hiroji Hige Yamashita, October 14 Sumiko Iwamae . Roy Yoshihiko Higa Ben Hiroshi Doi , July 29 Sarah Tomoye Nako Jeanne Shigeyo Yonemura, October 31 James Kazutomi Fujioka Asa Nomura Golden Tom Takeuchi, June 25 Kaoru Morikawa Mitsuye Komaki Sumi Kobata Tamiko Kawashima Cheryl Kei Funada CAIR Condemns Anti-Asian Hate Attack in D.C. JA Leaders to Visit Tokyo and Shizuoka to Meet Top Japanese Officials, THROUGH THE FIRE: Don and Nadine Hata The Indomitable Spirit of Nikkei Ronin, Richard Watanabe Named AAAS Fellow, to Be Honored in Washington, IT PAYS TO KNOW: When the Golden Years Are Blue, Stem Cell Donor Sought for Musician Kina Grannis Mother, Nutritionist to Speak at Parkinsons Support Meeting, U-Haul Truck Rampage in Brooklyn Kills 1, Injures 8, Brandon Tsay Partners with Asian Pacific Community Fund to Open Hero Fund, Celebrating the Life of Jim Matsuoka, a Man for All People, Isozaki, Pritzker-winning Japanese Architect, Dies at 91, Rev. Gregory Masaichi Yamaguchi Etsuko Masuda Miwako Fukushima Kiyoshi Goya Chieko Carol Masuo , March 6 Fukashi Hori Tom Hayata Read. Paul Kazuo Tamae Walter Yoshika Uyemura Irene Michiko Yamamoto Kenneth Hiroshi Kamada Michael K. Hamachi Satoru Takesaka Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. George Y. Amimoto Tomiko Inouye Mizokami Masuko Shimamoto Eileen Nakano, September 15 James Hachiro Tagawa, November 19 Robert H. Hamataka Dorothy Ono Fumiko Humberd Ruth Midori Takahashi Ben Tsutomu Yoshioka and Yoshiko Yoshioka, Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu, Nikki Haley Announces Presidential Run in 2024, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Chihoko Yonemura Arioka Hajime Yoshida, March 8 Kazuo Morikawa If you wish to view on the date of publication, you can subscribe to our eNewspaper . Mamoru Iwaki Midori Okamoto , May 13 , February 27 Donald Noboru Utsumi Roy Kiyoshi Sumi Mariko M. Shiraga Masaru Matsumoto Kazuko Iseri Michiko Ann Torii, May 18 It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Mark Masaaki Kanshige Jimmy Katsumi Kawato Haruko Kobata Hideo Bill Kikuchi Yoshio Kawai Miyoko Irene Mano In 1961, Maris beat Babe Ruths home run record of 60, which was set way, By JUDD MATSUNAGA, Esq. Chiyoko Tominaga Atsuko Imamura Shigekazu Shig Nakayama Margaret Masako Oyanagi, September 9 Yoshihiro Ozawa , May 30 Something went wrong. Yemiko Okumoto George Hitoshi Hatanaka Chiyo Shibuya A Southern . James Nobuo Yamazaki Mary M. Nishi Reiko Yoshinaga, November 19 Elsie Hanako Chung Tak Hamano John Katsuyuki Marumoto, November 20 Richard Amimoto Kohei Henry Fujimoto , October 10 Harutami Ajiki Mitsuko Izumi William Shinya Nakamatsu , October 16 Stacy Mina McBride, June 5 George Kato She told her story in an article she wrote for Rafu Shimpo. Sayoko Uyeno Mitsuyo Michi Kakiba Edward Toshio Iwamoto , May 16 Hiroko Matsuura Rosenthal, November 27 Frank Endow , June 23 Services [] Fumiye Helen Awaya Yamamura, April 9 Sumiko Nakamura Yoshio Hirano Junwo Jim Yamashita Shizue Kiyohiro. Harold Tetsuro Wakamatsu, September 16 Mary Nakamura , September 17 Eiko Kamiya Moriyama Patricia R. Ichiriu We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Tomoki and Margaret Oyanagi Molly Nishimoto Sadako Hosozawa Revised Robin Hitoshi Nakabayashi Jintoku Jingo Miyashiro Yoshiaki Kimura Albert Masaichi Harakuni Chase Yasutaka Sata, August 11 Chieko Kondo Jim Izumigawa Katsumasa Kats Yabuno, July 28 Stacy Mina McBride , April 23 Brandon Kiyoshi Abo , February 27 The Rafu Shimpo is a bi-lingual newspaper,in L.A.'s Little Tokyo", it's been around since 1903, . Janice Fukuko Okinaga It had to be 60 years ago, but I still remember. Great great-grandson, Eric Tanaka, and great great-granddaughter, Sarah Fukui, are following the legacy founder Soji Fukui established over . John Mitsuo Nomoto Herbert Miyamoto Misako Honda Sachiko Ishiwa OBITUARY: Tomio Ito, 98; Long-time Farmer and JA Community Leader. Himeji Sakaniwa Aiko Kadowaki Cheryl Kei Funada. , June 11 Join our mailing list [email protected] 707 East Temple Street ; Los Angeles, California 90012; 213-626-0441; 213-617-2781 Kiyoko Takanabe, July 7 Mikiyo Ikegami Sarah Ann S. Yamaguchi Yoko Hashima Kengo Ihara Michiko Doreen Kawamoto Teruko Terri Furuyama Goro Noborio Mitsuko Goya Each member of the family working on the farm excelled in their respective fields. , March 27 Irene M. Sugiyama Kenneth Hiroshi Igawa Donald Tatsuo Hasuike Hitoshi Mike Shimabukuro , March 5 Elsa Etsuko Okuda It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Miwako Nishitani James Jake Yoshio Arakaki, October 8 Iwao Henry Sumiyoshi Frank Masamitsu Usui Masami Tanaka Memorial Service. Dr. Bo Toshiyoshi Sakaguchi Dora Kikue Sato The event aims to, By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Sports Editor Published March 2, 2023 The marquee matchup in the second round of the 2023, WASHINGTON The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Feb. 28. Amy Amos (Fujisaka/Saito) Sugimoto Yoshi Fukubayashi Shizue Tsuno Kimi Ito Jane Tazuko Kawakami Muranaka, August 8 Koichi Ken Miura John Mitsuo Nomoto Glenn Isao Higashi In an urgent letter to its readers, Rafu Shimpo announced it has lost $750,000 over three years. Peggy Toyo Mikuni Dana Kimi Ichikawa , October 17 Hazel Hashimoto Dunbar Shiori Maruno Tomeharu Yokoe, November 15 Hitoshi Snyder , September 26 Ichiro Ouchi Terue Shimomura Fujii Yasuaki Akahori Kenneth Kenji Yamamoto, November 1 Mike Yoshikazu Tenno, December 8 Inside, foil bento hold nimono (stewed chicken, tofu []. Noriko Mary Yoshihara Yukio Fred Fujimoto Hideyuki Hayashi We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Mieko Eto Yukiko Sameshima Shogo Kanamori Rose Hanako Fujikawa Uyematsu Michael Masao Hama He was just 42 . Masaru Ota Masayo Massie Uyeda Andy Chen Saito Dennis Isao Nakashima Hiroshi Kageyama Lucky Sawamura Yohji Brian Takayoshi Itsue Matsukawa, December 18 Isamu Tommy Takimoto Ronald Kiyoshi Tsukayama, March 6 Hideo Murata , April 24 George Azuma Ronald Ken Washizaki, January 13 Evelyn Shizuko Seto, December 6 Dorothy Mitsuye Nagao , February 28 Yoshiko Maeda As of February 2021, it is published online daily. Noboru Sumi Bonnie Sakamoto Fusako Ashida Wadamoto, January 23 Tatsuko Kiyohara HIROKO NISHINO OBITUARY. Fumi Yota, December 5 Yuko Mayemura Fumiko Shimada , January 17 Dean grew up in West Los Angeles before becoming a longtime. Michiko Margie Dohi Matthew L. Daday Hiroshi Isago , May 6 Kazuko Littlejohn Tamaki Myose Tomiko Yamada, July 24 Ito is survived by his children, Bill (Peggie) Ito, Dolly (Rick) Oishi, Edward (Caryn) Ito, Kathy Ito, and Carol (Jeff) Sakamoto; grandchildren, Michelle (Rick) Hatsushi, Willie (Alexis) Ito, Jonathan (Danelle) Oishi, Allyson Oishi, Alysa Ito, R. Masa Ito, Kara Ito, Jessica Sakamoto and Tyson Sakamoto; four great-grandchildren; sister, Tomiko (Tatsuo) Ando; sisters-in-law, Suzuka and Tsuyako Ito and Ineko (Hidekatsu) Ogata; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Ken Jackson Maeshiro Mary Kojima Clay Nishiki Summary People Technology Signals & News Similar Companies. La Times reported in 2010, Rafu was losing circulation and $$. Alfred Michio Tokunaga Ayako Mitsui In later years he was cared for by his daughter Kathy. Isao Kawahara Harry Keith Kanda Jr. Steven Joseph Linn Yoshihiro Robert Morinishi Morinaga Tashiro. Fumiye Nakamura , March 23 Shigeko Down , March 16 Setsuko Sets Mori Curtis Lee Masao Umekubo In print publication is only on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. , December 21 Florence Nobuko Mayeda Rikie May Minato Masao Ogimachi Chizuko M. Toyama Masako Takamiya Norimichi Sumi She is survived by her children, Tracy Kiyohiro and Bonnie (Robert) Inai; grandchildren, Justin Ken (Nicole) Kiyohiro, Shannon S. (Kirk) Moe, Elizabeth (Jason Berlin) Inai, and Tiffany (Jeremy) Palmanteer; great-grandchildren, Dillon and Madelyn Kiyohiro, Aya and Leia Berlin, Kruz and Kayden Palmanteer; brother, Noboru (Lily) Kamibayashi; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She is survived by . , March 18 , April 29 Find 1 listings related to Rafu Shimpo Obituaries in La Habra on YP.com. Betty Reiko Ikeda Chieko Iida Phillip Hiyoshi , January 7 If you wish to view on the date of publication, you can subscribe to our eNewspaper click here, May 29 Merilynne Fumiye Hamano Quon, March 11 Ruby Hiroko Okamoto Toshio Yujiri, May 5 , March 2 Rosie Shizuko Nakano Harunobu Charles Yoshida, September 5 Frank Fujio Sawai Mary Mieko Imoto James Mako Nagashiki Hiroshi Nick Nakagawa Takeshi Tom Sumida, May 9 June Matsuno Eiko Ishibashi Masato Mas Hayashi Joe Haruo Mizutani Yoshiko Takeuchi, October 3 Ayako Linda Seu Stanley Kuwano Kazuo Paul Kawakami Michiko Yamamoto Umeko Horie Jim Hajime Nakagawa Kubota Mortuary is a family owned and operated mortuary and funeral home that has been serving the greater Los Angeles area and Southern California region for generations. Carl Yoshiaki Takizawa Yuji Miyoshi Janet Chiyeko Tsukamoto Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto Mae Sumie Kanamori Ruth Tomiko Takata Fred Tokeshi Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu, Nikki Haley Announces Presidential Run in 2024, RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: Child Labor/Generational Business, Rep. Chus Statement on U.S.-China Relations. Fusaye Mary Furumoto Mie Ino Joe Yamagawa Bessie Masuda Takaaki Fred Yasui, August 20 Sam Tetsuo Kawata Tomoko Nakawatase Yanagimoto, July 18 Fumiko Makihara, June 4 Hand-picked stories, photos, and musings from the Rafu Shimpo. Shirley Shigeko Hee Estella Hoshimiya Uchizono, November 4 Garrett Katsuyuki Nakamura Eiko Iida, January 27 James Y. Kato Nancy Sakae Goya Tsuyako (Hirai) Nakamura Hanako June Yoshimura 5. Something went wrong. Keiko Nishi Lucille Okada Johnson , January 5 , April 16 On April 4, 1942, the Rafu Shimpo released its last issue. Haruko Rose Tademaru Kiyoko Shimabukuro The Rafu Shimpo is the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper, serving the community from our Downtown Los Angeles office since 1903. Irene Fusako Hoshizaki Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. July 12, 1930 - January 18, 2023. Tsutomu Yokoyama, November 9 Alice Kiyoko Kikkawa Rose Fusako Murakami Rafu Shimpo is the longest running Japanese American newspaper in the United States. Noboru Nobie Kagawa Yukio Mitsuuchi Masashi Sid Okazaki Kazumi Azuma , June 2 , February 20 Kubota Nikkei Mortuary is a family owned and operated mortuary and funeral home that has been serving the Southern California community for over 50 years. Jessie Tomiko Kato Dr. Ryo Munekata, October 28 James K. Ozawa Koho Takata from West L.A. Buddhist Temple officiating. Richard Tatsuo Igarashi Stanley H. Furuta Rose Kikuye Higashida Mitsue Mitzi Ohsawa By the 1940s it was the most widely circulated paper in the region and included a weekly English section for second generation Japanese . Marian Yasuda, December 29 Emiko Kuromiya Darlene Nami Tanaka, February 25 Akira Taniguchi Henry Hatsuo Nishizu , January 28 Toshiko Nakanishi Henry Shozo Hank Umemoto, December 28 Hisaye Nancy Takasugi, June 14 Kenni Wake Shinobu James Doc Saito , April 21 Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced . Herbert A. Uyeda Nancy Tanabe Scotty Kagawa Misayo Misi Kumakura Yasuko Amy Yahiku, December 4 Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. Cheri Mieko Sakai Tommy Wataru Shimizu Charles Shiro Ueda , November 25 Dorothy Suyeko Kada Moriyoshi Yamanaka Susumu Myose Kazumi (Joe) Ishida Jean M. Kuwae, April 4 Gary Oshiro , April 16 Kent Kazuto Hara Jimmy Minoru Matsumoto Martha Masako Kuwaki Samantha Masunaga covers aerospace for the Los Angeles Times. Everything Everywhere Wins Big at SAG Awards, Sai-Tai-San Basketball Tournament Set for March 11, El Dorado-Redondo Highlights CIF State 2nd Round, JACL Denounces Rising Anti-Chinese Rhetoric and Actions, In Search of Home: A History of Ethnic Enclaves, 3 Practical Ways Senior Citizens Can Stay Safe, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Workshop to Address Community Fears and Concerns, Gaman: Mental Health in the AAPI Community, Anti-Asian Hate Crime Data May Represent Only a Fraction of Actual Cases. Satsuki Mae Shimada In my article on depression, When the Golden Years Are Blue (Feb. 18, 2023), we discussed three, Rafu Wire Service and Staff Reports The madcap multiverse tale Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner Feb. 26, Generations of family and friends gathered in in Laguna Hills on Sunday to celebrate Michiko Terajima, who marked her 100th birthday, The Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo will host the popular San-Tai-San (3-on-3) tournament on Saturday, March 11. Mary Kuroyama Junie Aiko Furuya Mary Atsuko Nishikawa Michael M. Ego Carrie Haruko Nakagawa Charles Oihe Charlie Hamasaki Fukui Mortuary is proud to announce 5 generations of experience and guidance when planning a funeral. Hisako Nomura He is survived by his wife, Sachie; sons,, A memorial service for Frances Shizue Kuramoto, born in Pasadena, Calif. on November 10, 1932, resident of Arcadia, who passed away on January 26, 2023, was held on February 17, 2023, at Mountainview Cemetery, officiated by, March 3, 1927 February 1, 2023 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother on February 1, 2023, in Corona, Calif. Betty Toshiko Morikawa, 95 years old, born on, A private service for Kaye Kiseko Dote, born in Inglewood, Calif., on February 11, 1924, resident of Gardena, who passed away on January 16, 2023, was held on February 10, 2023, at Green Hills Memorial Park., Jimmy Y. Niiro, loving husband of Hideko Sugita Niiro, peacefully passed away on January 2, 2023, at the age of 96. Yasuko Nakawatase Kazuye Grace Uratsu , November 18 Grace Hisako (Nakada) Okamoto Deen Matsuzawa Leah Miyo Shiozaki Helen Kikuko Takashima Joe A. Uchida Tsutomu Maehara The Rafu Shimpo is a Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California and is the largest bilingual English-Japanese daily newspaper in the United States. Mieko L. Yabutani, May 24 Katie Keiko Tanijiri, November 28 Gertrude Hayashi Teruyo Ikari Hannah Hanako Nakagi, April 7 Robert Masao Baba Yaeko May Sakahara Mitsuko Yamamoto Ann Haruko (Kodama) Cullum Kimiko Ichimura Kiyono Shigetomi Thomas Takeshi Imagawa Fujiko Nakatani Kay Oshio, April 4 April 12, 1943 - July 9, 2021 Hiroko Rocky Nishino was born on April 4, 1943 to Cho and Tsuru Kishida in Tsurugashima Saitama-ken, Japan. Mei Kinugasa , December 27 Masao Goya Bonnie Yoshiko Kojima Jane Kazuko Sugiyama