Community News
We cover community events and workshops, interview leaders and newsmakers and profile nonprofits and independent businesses.
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Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival crowns 2026 queen
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Ahead of the annual cherry blossom festival which kicked off on April 11, the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program held its 59th program night a week earlier at […] READ MORE
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Interweaving culture, history and community in Seattle
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SEATTLE — While many in the Japanese American community around Seattle have moved out of the city over the years, its physical roots remain in the city’s International District and […] READ MORE
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Kinnara’s cultural revolution
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Named after chanting celestial musicians, Kinnara, based out of the Senshin Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, was originally a Buddhist chanting study group of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. The group, however, […] READ MORE
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Cultural art instructors spill the tea on matcha madness
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Nobuko Naganuma has noticed an increase of young people flocking to San Francisco’s Japantown on the weekends to experience more about Japanese culture, including sipping matcha lattes from Japan Center […] READ MORE
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Training goes on ‘for as long as life lasts’: 100-year-old Suiyo Fujimoto lives with flowers
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SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — “This flower isn’t necessary.” The candid words of Kayoko “Suiyo” Fujimoto, grand master of the Ohara School of Ikebana, rang out in the otherwise quiet classroom. […] READ MORE
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Seeking household treasures at Hosekibako in Seattle
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SEATTLE — Stepping into Hosekibako (treasure box) evokes memories of visiting grandma’s place. There is the smell of mothballs, and an abundance of ceramic wares collected over a lifetime, as […] READ MORE
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Historic Kogura Co. sells home goods in S.J.’s J-Town
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By DEREK TAHARA and GREG VILORIA Nichi Bei News SAN JOSE — When one steps inside Kogura Co. in San Jose’s Japantown, they will find Japanese houseware, plant vases, tea […] READ MORE
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Little Tokyo Florist: A place to slow down and connect
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LOS ANGELES — Outside a small shop on the lower level of Little Tokyo Galleria, rows of succulents, bonsai and freshly cut flowers greet visitors with pastel hues and subtly […] READ MORE
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Suzuki-ya chisels out a space in the woodworking industry
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BERKELEY, Calif. — After a decade in sales in the Japanese woodworking industry at Hida Tool and Hardware Company in Berkeley, Calif., Sayuri Suzuki Schreiber took a two-year hiatus. Her […] READ MORE
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The Paper Garden Boutique: From broadcast to paper crafts
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To most passerbys, Stephanie Nishikawa-Yee is the Yonsei owner of The Paper Garden Boutique, a paper crafts shop specializing in handmade cards and custom orders. You’ll likely […] READ MORE
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