SF’s Japantown
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New businesses in San Francisco’s Japantown amidst boom
January 8, 2026 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
At the start of the new year, San Francisco’s Japantown is bustling. With few empty storefronts remaining after around a half dozen new openings and changes throughout the community. While […] READ MORE
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Construction on the horizon for S.F.’s J-Town
January 1, 2026 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
San Francisco’s Japantown finishes the year strong despite a year of construction on the Peace Plaza. As the community looks toward a new year, however, 2026 could go either way […] READ MORE
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The buck(wheat) stops here: Soba Dining Sora opens in S.F.’s J-Town
December 18, 2025 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
Soba Dining Sora opened to the beat of El Cerrito’s Oh-In Taiko to serve up fresh 100% buckwheat noodles to those hungry for authentic Japanese cuisine in San Francisco’s Japantown. […] READ MORE
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Japantown Community Business District clean-up
December 4, 2025 by Nichi Bei News
The Japantown Community Business District will host a clean-up of S.F.’s Japantown from 10 a.m. to noon in Osaka Way. “The cleanup group will meet at Osaka Way to receive […] READ MORE
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Nikkei gift ideas
November 20, 2025 by Derek Tahara, Nichi Bei News
With the holiday rush approaching, people may consider purchasing gifts for loved at San Francisco and San Jose Japantowns. San Francisco’s Japantown Chameleon Vintage Chameleon Vintage, which is located on […] READ MORE
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Little Friends, Big Accomplishments: S.F. Japantown preschool at 50
November 6, 2025 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
For 50 years, Nihonmachi Little Friends has served as a cultural hub for parents seeking a culturally sensitive preschool in San Francisco’s Japantown. Hitting the half-century mark, the organization is […] READ MORE
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Soko Hardware celebrates 100 years in Japantown
October 23, 2025 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
Certificates and a proclamation from the city announcing Sept. 27 as Soko Hardware Day now adorn the wall near the entryway for the shop, and it only took 100 years […] READ MORE
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S.F. agrees to end debarment proceedings against nonprofit Providence Foundation after civil settlement
September 11, 2025 by Bay City News
Editor’s Note: The Providence Foundation also ran an emergency shelter-in-place hotel out of The Kimpton Buchanan Hotel in San Francisco’s Japantown during the pandemic. By Thomas Hughes Bay City News […] READ MORE
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Here Comes the Boy: New cafe opens in S.F.’s J-Town
August 28, 2025 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
While San Francisco Japantown’s New People Cinema remains closed, a new cafe promises to be its chief assistant as Best Boy Electric opens on the first floor of the New […] READ MORE
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‘Cultural Placemaking & Purpose — The KOHO Origin Story and Finding Joy in the Work We Do’
July 31, 2025 by Nichi Bei News
TUESDAY, AUG. 12 The KOHO Creative Hub will host “Cultural Placemaking & Purpose — The KOHO Origin Story and Finding Joy in the Work We Do” from noon to 1 […] READ MORE
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