June 2016
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‘Comfort women’ memorial site selected
June 29, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
A memorial dedicated to the so-called “comfort women” — who were used as sex slaves by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II — has found a home, say […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Grace Sugawara
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
SUGAWARA, GRACE, 95, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2016 at the age of 95. Grace’s compassion for others, her kindness, generosity, self-effacing humor, her beauty, attention to detail, thoughtfulness, […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Kenichi Kaneko
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
KANEKO, KENICHI, 88, died peacefully on June 1, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. Married for 62 years, he is survived by his wife, Yoshie; children, Hiroyuki, Taeko and Amy; sister, […] READ MORE
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Dancing for the sake of change
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
BISHOP, Calif. — Each year, for the past 11 years, a group of about 60 people from the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and the Council on […] READ MORE
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Rinban Bob, Rev. Patti Oshita retire from Sacramento Betsuin
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After serving the Buddhist Church of Sacramento Betsuin for 32 years, Rinban Bob Oshita and his wife, the Rev. Patti Oshita, gazed at a banquet room full […] READ MORE
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A Japanese hero, Ichiro surpasses Rose’s hits in front of fans
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
SAN DIEGO — By the time Miami Marlins right fielder Ichiro Suzuki glided up to the Petco Park plate in the top of the ninth inning of an eventual 6-3 […] READ MORE
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A heartwarming film of cross-cultural discovery rolled into ‘East Side Sushi’
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
“You have to be open to something different,” says single mom Juana Martinez, played by newcomer Diana Elizabeth Torres, to her young daughter (Kaya Jade Aguirre). And that something is […] READ MORE
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE: Obon in Japan, compared to America
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
I’d been trying to think of how to compare Obon festivals in Japan and America, but for reasons I couldn’t quite put my finger on, it was very difficult. On […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Green with envy?
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
My local Marukai Wholesale Mart recently had a sale on all-things matcha. Matcha? Is that some local Hawaiian product? No, matcha is basically green tea leaves that are refined to […] READ MORE
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Escrow closes but criticism of Keiro sale continues
June 23, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Keiro Senior HealthCare, which in early February finalized the sale of its four facilities to a for-profit real estate developer, looked beyond criticism from activists opposed to […] READ MORE
