October 2018
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Failed screenwriter-turned-critically acclaimed novelist Joe Ide
October 25, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
While author Joe Ide may have taken a roundabout route to discover his professional calling, once he did, his hard work and talent — along with a boost from some […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: You say vee-gan, I say vehj-an
October 25, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Although I completed my undergrad studies in nutritional science way back in the ‘80s, and actually spent a year in the master’s program at the University of Hawai‘i, there was […] READ MORE
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Japan confirms journalist held in Syria for 3 years released safe
October 25, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Japan confirmed Oct. 24 that freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing more than three years ago in Syria, has been released and is safely in a Turkish […] READ MORE
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Let’s Talk … About therapy
October 25, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
People sometimes ask, “How do I know I need therapy?” “How do I find a therapist that will truly understand me?” There are certainly long and detailed answers to these […] READ MORE
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FINDING YOUR NIKKEI ROOTS: What’s all the fuss about DNA?
October 25, 2018 by Nichi Bei Web
DNA is all the rage. Television commercials promise us that we can determine our precise ancestral origins. But it’s not quite that simple. People take DNA tests for a variety reasons. Some are looking for ethnicity estimates. Some are looking for health reports. Adoptees might be looking for biological family members. In terms of genealogy,… READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Mitsuye “Mitzi” Yamamoto
October 25, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
YAMAMOTO, MITSUYE “MITZI”, 97, of Patterson, Calif., passed away peacefully on Monday, October 15th at home. Born in San Jose, CA on May 31, 1921 to Kaneichi and Hatsuko Yamaichi. […] READ MORE
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Osaka mayor terminates sister city ties with S.F. over ‘comfort women’ memorial
October 11, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura terminated his city’s sister city ties with San Francisco over the “Comfort Women” Column of Strength memorial installed on the St. Mary’s Square Annex in the […] READ MORE
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U.S. base opponent wins Okinawa governor race
October 11, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
NAHA, Japan — Antibase candidate Denny Tamaki, a former opposition lawmaker, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election Sept. 30 in a major setback for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, […] READ MORE
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Japanese Canadians reflect on hurt, redress and question of identity
October 11, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Thirty years after the Canadian government formally apologized over the incarceration and expulsion of citizens of Japanese ancestry following the outbreak of World War II, those affected still […] READ MORE
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Benicia man arrested on suspicion of rapes in six counties over 27 years
October 11, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
A Benicia, Calif. man who worked for 25 years at the University of California, Berkeley was arrested Sept. 20 in Berkeley on suspicion of sexually assaulting 10 women in at […] READ MORE
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