July 2011
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SORTING THROUGH THE AFTERMATH: Consul General of Japan reflects upon disaster
July 29, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
In September 2010, Hiroshi Inomata was appointed consul general of Japan in San Francisco. Just six months after his arrival, Japan was hit by a major national disaster, devastating areas […] READ MORE
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UC Berkeley library awarded grants for Japanese American WWII projects
July 29, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
In late June, the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley was awarded two grants from the National Park Service to fund the digitization of its collection of materials […] READ MORE
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HUMANITARIAN MISSION: Doctors make biennial medical visit to hibakusha
July 28, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
As part of the ongoing dedication to hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings during World War II, the 18th biennial medical examinations of American survivors of Japanese and Korean descent […] READ MORE
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The B’z leave The Fillmore abuzz
July 28, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Friday, July 22 was a typical chilly San Francisco summer evening, but The Fillmore heated up quickly with more than 1,000 fans eager to see the Japanese rock band B’z. […] READ MORE
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Anpanman theme park opens in quake-hit Sendai
July 28, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
SENDAI (Kyodo) — A theme park featuring Anpanman, one of the most popular Japanese anime series for young children, opened July 22 in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, after the […] READ MORE
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Students act as bridge to Japan on memorial trip
July 22, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
When a major earthquake and tsunami devastated Northern Japan, claiming thousands of lives and wiping out entire towns, the world watched in horror. In Indiana, Alex Kessler, who had earlier […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The Pig and the Lady
July 22, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
I first heard of this “restaurant” from one of the 50th’s original food bloggers, Reid of Ono Kine Grindz. I use the term “restaurant” lightly as The Pig and the […] READ MORE
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A tribute to John Tanaka, a Renaissance Man
July 22, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Sometimes in life you meet a person who is a one-of-a-kind renaissance man. That best describes my father-in-law, John Shigeyuki Tanaka, who passed away on June 28, 2011. He was […] READ MORE
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HELPING NORTHERN JAPAN RECOVER: A community effort raises $3.5 million for disaster-hit regions
July 21, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
The great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami ravaged the eastern shoreline of Japan while many in the United States were asleep on March 11. Japan had been prepared for earthquakes and […] READ MORE
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Japan beats U.S. to seal Women’s World Cup fairytale
July 21, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
FRANKFURT (Kyodo) — Saki Kumagai completed a fairytale finish with the decisive spot kick as Japan stunned the United States 3-1 on penalties to win the Women’s World Cup for […] READ MORE
