November 2012
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Property crime increases in S.F.’s J-Town, as police presence decreases
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
This year, the city of San Francisco as a whole has seen an increase in property crime, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Some San Francisco Japantown merchants said […] READ MORE
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LGBT rights activist, Tak Yamamoto, dies
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Long-time Manzanar Committee leader Takenori “Tak” Yamamoto, of Los Angeles, died on Nov. 9, 2012, the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee announced in a statement issued Nov. 16. Yamamoto, […] READ MORE
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FULL COUNT: Japan’s chance for Classic three-peat gets tougher
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Japan will have to win this spring without the marquee players that helped them in the past. This week New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda and free agent outfielder Ichiro […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Lima — more than beans
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two part series. Yes, lima beans originated in Peru, but the pronunciation changed when they arrived on our shores. Boxes of beans […] READ MORE
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Pioneering scholar Setsuko Nishi dies
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Dr. Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi, professor emerita of sociology at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center, died on Nov. 17, 2012 at the age of 91. […] READ MORE
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TO VOTE TODAY: ‘All the Koreans, over here!’
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
The failure of state election officials to ensure a level playing field for all voters was amplified on November 6 when Korean Americans at one voting precinct site in Virginia […] READ MORE
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Attorney: Oikos shooting suspect is mentally incompetent
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
OAKLAND, Calif. (Bay City News Service) — A psychiatrist has concluded that the man accused of killing seven people in a shooting rampage at Oakland’s Oikos University earlier this year […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Footnote Edition
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
This week’s entry will be a little set of international “footnotes.” One thing that I rather enjoy about writing “The Great Unknown” is that I do not generally have to […] READ MORE
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LET’S TALK: About Depression
November 29, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Feeling blue, sad, lethargic or unmotivated can be a transient mood that comes with disappointing news, such as not getting the job you interviewed for, being turned down for a […] READ MORE
