San Jose’s Japantown
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An immersive introduction to San Jose Japantown
June 8, 2023 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — Visitors to San Jose’s Japantown on May 20 had an “Immersive” experience as San Jose Taiko took over the intersection at Fifth and Jackson streets. Drummers jumped around […] READ MORE
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Rooted in Community: San Jose’s Asian American taiko turns 50
April 1, 2023 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
For half a century, San Jose Taiko has supported San Jose’s Japantown with its driving beats. Although internationally renown as a performance ensemble, the group has stayed close to its […] READ MORE
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A tour of San Jose’s Japantown
December 22, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
San Jose Japantown community member Jim Nagareda, a former Japanese American Museum of San Jose executive director, took people on a tour of San Jose’s Japantown in a video edited […] READ MORE
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Countering misinformation on COVID-19 boosters among parents and seniors
November 24, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
More than one million people in the U.S. have died due to COVID-19. And yet, as of Nov. 16, only 32.4% of eligible seniors in California have been vaccinated and […] READ MORE
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Vibrant murals on display at San Jose Japantown’s new apartment complex
October 13, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Several painted murals appear along the exterior walls of the new Exhibit at J-Town apartment complex in San Jose’s Japantown. Derek Allen, the apartment complex’s lead […] READ MORE
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Santo Market serves up poké bowls, mochi and more in San Jose’s Japantown
August 18, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Santo Market, located on the corner of North Sixth Street and East Taylor Street in San Jose’s Japantown, is more than a Japanese American and […] READ MORE
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San Jose’s Japantown keeps optimistic outlook going into new year
January 6, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
San Jose Japantown leaders have expressed restrained hope for 2022. The ethnic enclave continues to navigate the pandemic as a long-delayed mixed-use apartment complex project moves forward. “The business climate […] READ MORE
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Walking tour uses augmented reality to tell San Jose’s Japantown history
January 6, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
It was 4:30 p.m., on a Thursday in November. As the sky was dimming, the tour of Japantown San Jose began. A group of 10 began walking along N. Fifth […] READ MORE
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The Bay Area’s Japantowns adjust to the new normal
July 8, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
With California’s June 15 economic reopening, businesses across the San Francisco Bay Area have gained a new sense of normalcy. The recovery process has varied according to individual businesses, even […] READ MORE
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JA community responds to anti-Asian hate
April 29, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Though the Japanese American community has so far been spared from the brunt of the rise of anti-Asian hate currently making headlines across the United States, many Nikkei are nevertheless […] READ MORE
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