March 2011
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OBITUARY: Joseph Yatabe
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
YATABE, JOSEPH, age 87, born June 8, 1923 in Sebastopol, Calif., passed away on March 13, 2011. Survived by his wife of 60 years, Ayako, sons Steve (Cathy), Mike and […] READ MORE
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YONSEI RAPPERS ON A HIP-HOP JOURNEY: ScoJourners claim their history and connect across borders through rap
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
It’s not easy being independent these days. All the harder if you are a group of hip-hop artists committed to musical integrity in an era of the corporatized, cookie-cutter music. […] READ MORE
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Ways you can help survivors in Northern Japan (a partial list)
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
United States Bakesale for Japan Saturday, April 2 A number of professional and amateur bakers, cooks, artists, artisans, and musicians from around the nation, and in Toronto, will offer their […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: N’awlins is alive and well
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
A recent visit to one of my favorite cities brought back some wonderful memories as well as a full tummy. With great pleasure, I report that New Orleans is alive […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Closely watched owls
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
I have been spending a little time each day looking in on a family of owls. An owlhouse was built in Southern California by an owl lover, and a pair […] READ MORE
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JET teachers in Miyagi say they won’t leave
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
SENDAI, Japan — Many foreign teachers have decided to stay in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas worst hit by the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami, despite adversities wrought […] READ MORE
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Will Japan treat its foreigners better after the earthquake?
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Soon after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Northern Japan on March 11, Haruki Eda, a Korean Japanese man living in the United States, posted a blog for Eclipse Rising, a U.S.-based […] READ MORE
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THE HEART OF KANJI: Dream
March 31, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
夢 (Yume) means “dream or future vision.” This character consists of three parts. The top part of this character represents an eyelash and eye. The middle part represents a blanket […] READ MORE
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Junji Ito’s Gyo to become an anime
March 30, 2011 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. Little boys are made of snips and snails and puppy-dog tails. Junji Ito is made of Maggots and offal […] READ MORE
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Limbaugh Amused that Earthquake Hit Birthplace of Prius
March 25, 2011 by Ben Hamamoto
Apparently, Rush’s understanding of the concept of environmentalism is that you make Mother Earth offerings of Priuses and recycled plastic in hopes she won’t smite you. Media Matters has a […] READ MORE
