August 2014
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Quintessential Japanese American nursery closes
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
On June 25, the Yabusaki Dwight Way Nursery in Berkeley, Calif. closed its business. The space had been a nursery since before World War II, had been in Nikkei hands […] READ MORE
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Topaz class of ‘45 holds 69th reunion
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Topaz High School class of 1945 held their 69th year reunion June 28 at the Sequoyah Country Club. The former classmates spent their entire high school […] READ MORE
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How to make your Japanese garden drought-resistant
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
With California facing a historic water shortage, the Nichi Bei Weekly asked award-winning landscape architect Takeo Uesugi and his son, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona landscape architect professor Keiji Uesugi, […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Why are you a sourpuss?
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Is it because you love namasu? Or do you simply relish the palate cleansing effect of a splash of lemon juice? Or are you simply a sour person? Personally, I’ve […] READ MORE
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FULL COUNT: Bold predictions for Nakajima’s future
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Back in December 2012, the Oakland Athletics signed Japanese infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima to a two-year, $6.5 million deal amid high hopes that the eight-time NPB All-Star would become the team’s […] READ MORE
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Study on ‘Sugihara Survivors’ published in English
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — A former official of the semigovernmental Japan National Tourism Organization has issued an English-language version of his research on Jews’ wartime escape from Nazi persecution via Japan. Akira […] READ MORE
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Prosecutors: case against Leland Yee, ‘Shrimp Boy’ will be divided before trial
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The case against 29 defendants including suspended state Sen. Leland Yee and convicted Chinatown gang leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow will have to be split into smaller groups before the […] READ MORE
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Parents of Asiana victim run over by fire truck sue city of San Francisco
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
(Bay City News Service) — The parents of a 16-year-old Chinese schoolgirl who was run over by a fire truck after an airline crash at San Francisco International Airport last […] READ MORE
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U.S. co-author of retracted stem cell papers to leave hospital post
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — A U.S. researcher who co-authored controversial papers on stem cell development will quit his post at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on Sept. 1, the institution said […] READ MORE
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Abe’s Yasukuni-Arlington comparison draws mixed reaction in U.S.
August 21, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — Tucked away in a secluded corner of the most sacred U.S. military burial ground, a small monument stands in a clearing surrounded by a copse of trees. Encircling […] READ MORE
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