National News
Learn the latest in the Japantowns and beyond. We cover community meetings, initiatives, events and social justice issues, as well as publish feature stories, profiles and more.
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Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program recognizes 50 years of supporters
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Parents, teachers, staff and alumni filled the Kabuki Hotel’s ballroom Oct. 14 in San Francisco’s Japantown for a sold out 50th anniversary gala for the Rosa Parks Elementary School’s Japanese […] READ MORE
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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen: Journalist, screenwriter, union leader
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Although the Writers Guild of America overwhelmingly voted to ratify a contract with Hollywood studios Oct. 9 after more than five months of striking, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen’s work is just […] READ MORE
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Heinlenville Park opens in San Jose’s Japantown
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — About 150 community members and city leaders gathered on North Sixth Street in San Jose’s Japantown to commemorate Heinlenville Park’s opening on Oct. 10. The park […] READ MORE
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Newsom signs 56 housing bills to boost affordability, help tenants
Katy St. Clair, Bay City News
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 11 signed multiple housing bills aimed at tackling the state’s lack of affordable housing and making it easier for tenants to rent a home […] READ MORE
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Wakamatsu Pilgrimage participants learn about the original Issei
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PLACERVILLE, Calif. — “For Japanese Americans, we often pilgrimage, together we go on a community journey to a sacred place to remember what has been forgotten. We come to Wakamatsu […] READ MORE
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Car rams into Chinese consulate in S.F. and police fatally shoot driver, officers say
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A car rammed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Oct. 9, coming to a stop in the lobby and creating a chaotic scene that […] READ MORE
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Man convicted of three rapes, sex assault on 13-year-old girl
Paul Anderson, City News Service
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SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 46-year-old man was convicted Oct. 4 of raping a teen in Santa Ana and a volleyball player visiting from Japan in Newport inaddition to sexually […] READ MORE
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center seeks public help to identify patient
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LOS ANGELES — Officials at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on Oct. 11 sought the public’s help to identify a man who has been hospitalized in “grave condition.” The man was taken […] READ MORE
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Wing Luke Museum windows in Canton Alley smashed in alleged hate crime
Chetanya Robinson, International Examiner
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The Wing Luke Museum was attacked by a man wielding a sledgehammer around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 and nine of the museum’s ten windows were smashed.Seattle Police Department (SPD) […] READ MORE
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Stolen $1.5M stolen Buddha statue recovered; suspect arrested but released
City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (City News Service) — A $1.5 million Buddha statue that was stolen from a Beverly Grove-area gallery was recovered and a suspect was arrested on suspicion of receiving […] READ MORE
