January 2019
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Australian Open champ Osaka rises to women’s world No. 1
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
MELBOURNE (Kyodo) — Naomi Osaka was officially installed as the new women’s world’s No. 1 singles player on Jan. 28 after her weekend victory in the Australian Open final. The […] READ MORE
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Educating to remember, 40 years after the first California Day of Remembrance
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Carole Hayashino recalled pulling into the Fort Mason parking lot in San Francisco on the morning of Feb. 19, 1979. She was surprised to be greeted by hundreds of people […] READ MORE
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Woman arrested after allegedly walking into ocean with infant
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A 36-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Jan. 15 after San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies found her soaking wet with an infant […] READ MORE
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Next-generation filmmakers help to rediscover incarceration history
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
During its annual film showcase, the Nichi Bei Foundation will present a series of three short films on the history of the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans directed by younger […] READ MORE
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South Koreans grieve over death of ‘comfort women’ campaigner
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
SEOUL — Many South Koreans gathered in Seoul on Jan. 30 to mourn the death of Kim Bok Dong, a human rights activist and a symbolic figure among those who […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Reminders of gross injustices
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
As we approach February 19, we will again commemorate the date of the signing of the Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1942, the official order that set […] READ MORE
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‘The Registry’ shows vets fighting to preserve legacy of Military Intelligence Service
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
“The Registry,” a film highlighting Japanese American soldiers whose exploits with the Military Intelligence Service in World War II helped the Allied Forces defeat Japan, will screen Feb. 23 at […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Goro “George” Asaki
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
ASAKI, GORO “GEORGE”, 94, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on October 31, 2018 in Ellicott City, MD. Born on December 25, 1923 in Hanford, CA he was […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Shizuko Kato
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
KATO, SHIZUKO, 93, was born on March 18, 1925 in Sacramento and passed away on December 8, 2018 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. She was the younger of […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Yoshiko “Yo” Teraura
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
TERAURA, YOSHIKO “YO”, 95, passed away on January 21, 2019. Yoshiko was born on November 18, 1923, in Oakland, CA. She was a very creative, talented individual who enjoyed sewing, […] READ MORE
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