January 2019
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New Mariner Kikuchi says team ‘needed me the most’
January 17, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
SEATTLE, Wash. — Japanese left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi said Jan. 3 he picked the Seattle Mariners in part because he felt the American League team “needed me the most.” “I […] READ MORE
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Nikkei arrested for allegedly stalking woman and setting cars on fire
January 17, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Ontario, Calif. police arrested Matthew Masumi Toyotome, 27, of Riverside, Calif. on the morning of Jan. 13 for allegedly stalking a woman and torching her car, along with six other […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Warren Eijima
January 17, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
EIJIMA, WARREN, 97, passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2019, with his children, Richard and Mary, at his side. He is survived by his […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Etsuko Kohagura
January 17, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
KOHAGURA, ETSUKO, 92, was born in Penryn, CA on January 18, 1926 and passed away peacefully on December 11, 2018. She was born to Sentaro Mikawa and Misao Mikawa-Seo. Etsuko […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Stanley Kazumi Ono
January 3, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
ONO, STANLEY KAZUMI, 79, died from respiratory failure on December 28, 2018. He is survived by wife Junko, son Michael (Norma Bonilla), siblings Gary, Sandi, Victor (Jennifer), Lynda, Guy (Linda) […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Chieko Ushigusa Endo
January 3, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
ENDO, CHIEKO USHIGUSA, 83, of Richmond, CA, and a longstanding member of Sycamore Congregational Church, passed away on December 19, 2018, after complications from a severe head injury. Chieko was […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Tadashi “Tad” Teraura
January 3, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
TERAURA, TADASHI “TAD,” 96, passed away on December 10, 2018 after a short illness. He was born on January 26, 1922, in Vacaville, CA. He was a self-employed landscaper for […] READ MORE
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Japanese American ballet star Sono Osato dies at 99
January 3, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Sono Osato, a multiracial Japanese American ballet dancer who gained acclaim on Broadway, was found dead at her Manhattan home Dec. 26, 2018, The New York Times reported. She was […] READ MORE
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Kenso Zenimura, Nisei who played baseball with Hiroshima Carp, dies
January 3, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Howard Kenso Zenimura, a Nisei baseball legend from the Fresno, Calif. area who would play professionally with Japan’s Hiroshima Carp, passed away Dec. 13, 2018, the Nisei Baseball Research Project […] READ MORE
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DEAN OF THE COLUMBO J-SCHOOL: Passionate and profane, K.W. Lee fights on at 90
January 3, 2019 by Nichi Bei Web
By STEPHEN MAGAGNINI Special to the Nichi Bei Weekly RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — The man with nine lives has made his last stand in his bunker in Rancho Cordova, a […] READ MORE
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