August 2017
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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea missile test as ‘outrageous’
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK (Kyodo) — The U.N. Security Council on Aug. 29 strongly condemned North Korea’s firing of a ballistic missile over Japan as an “outrageous” threat, demanding Pyongyang conduct no […] READ MORE
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First Nichi Bei Day of Giving to raise funds through Sept. 4
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
In order to raise critically-needed funds, support a small but dedicated staff, and create a reserve fund, the Nichi Bei Foundation has launched its first Nichi Bei Day of Giving […] READ MORE
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Soldiers’ Homecoming: Japanese flags returned to families after decades abroad
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
More than 70 years ago, American soldiers fighting on the frontlines took home souvenirs from the dead bodies of Japanese soldiers. Today, they are finding their way back home to […] READ MORE
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Diverse cops make the difference in policing hate
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Hate crimes are on the rise nationwide, including here in San Francisco, where the city’s diversity also happens to be a hallmark of the San Francisco Police Department’s (SFPD) Hate […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: America’s favorite sandwich
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Continuing with last month’s theme and since we’re smack dab in the middle of summer, let’s talk about America’s favorite sandwich — the hamburger! It used to be America’s favorite […] READ MORE
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NPS announces $1.2M for World War II JA incarceration sites
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service announced in a statement Aug. 17 $1.2 million in grants to “fund preservation, restoration, and education projects” at several sites where some 120,000 Japanese […] READ MORE
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Oakland firefighter fatally shot identified, suspect arrested
August 31, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — San Jose police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of murdering one off-duty Oakland firefighter and shooting another on the evening of Aug. 17 in the […] READ MORE
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The rediscovered works of Kaneji Domoto
August 17, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
While Kaneji Domoto passed away in 2002 at the age of 89, his work and life have been revived through an exhibit at the Center for Architecture in New York. […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Seiichi (Sam) Kimura
August 17, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
KIMURA, SEIICHI (SAM), 79, of San Jose, CA passed away on November 11, 2016, after a long illness. Seiichi was born in rural Oakland on September 5, 1937. At the […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Chiyo Nao Wada
August 17, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
WADA, CHIYO NAO, 98, passed away on July 21, 2017, in San Francisco. She is survived by her children, Edward, Richard (Rita), Patricia (Grant) and Wayne (Loan); grandchildren, Christopher (Whitney), […] READ MORE
