March 2015
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INJUSTICE ON THE SILVER SCREEN: Films of Remembrance sheds light on WWII history
March 26, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
The Nichi Bei Foundation held its fourth annual Films of Remembrance Feb. 21 at the New People Cinema in San Francisco’s Japantown. The program featured the latest in films focusing […] READ MORE
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Ato, who donated more than $1 mil. in kimono to festival, dies
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Seishichi Ato, former president and senior advisor of Fujiyasu Kimono Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, passed away on Feb. 26 of gallbladder cancer according to Benh Nakajo, chair of […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Kikue Hatamiya Tomita
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
TOMITA, KIKUE HATAMIYA, 95, passed away March 2, 2015. She was born Sept. 7, 1919 and raised in Marysville, Calif., where she was graduated from Yuba College. In 1941 she […] READ MORE
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A look at ‘Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm’
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Some documentaries get by largely on the strength of their subject matter. Jim Choi’s new documentary, “Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm,” could have easily been such a film. […] READ MORE
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2015 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen candidates announced
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
With the 48th annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival a month away, the Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Program introduced its four candidates for 2015 queen March 14 at the […] READ MORE
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Calls in Feb. threatened to kill envoy Kennedy
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo received several calls in February threatening to kill Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, investigative sources said March 17. Tokyo police are investigating the calls, made […] READ MORE
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Tokyo marks 70th anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Tokyo marked the 70th anniversary March 10 of the U.S. firebombings of the capital during World War II, holding events to commemorate the 100,000 victims of the bombings […] READ MORE
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Japan marks 4 years since quake, tsunami
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Japan marked the fourth anniversary March 11 of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country’s northeastern region, left more than 18,000 people dead or missing and […] READ MORE
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Racist, homophobic police text messages could lead to criminal cases being thrown out: Adachi
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi estimates as many as 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed following the racist and homophobic text messages allegedly sent by four San Francisco police […] READ MORE
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Former Assemblymember Yamada announce state Senate bid
March 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
DAVIS, Calif. — Former California state Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on March 14 formally began her 2016 campaign for state Senate to represent the 3rd District, comprised of Solano and Napa […] READ MORE
