SF’s Japantown
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FOR THE COMMUNITY: Melody Takata’s three decades of teaching Japanese arts
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Melody Takata has been drumming taiko for around four decades, starting in Los Angeles as a high school student with L.A. Matsuri Taiko before moving to Tokyo for a year […] READ MORE
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Four S.F. J-Town establishments approved for Legacy Business Registry
August 29, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Four San Francisco Japantown establishments ? Kinmon Gakuen, Nichi Bei Foundation, National Japanese American Historical Society and Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop ? were among eight businesses and nonprofit organizations unanimously approved […] READ MORE
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SF: Police car hits on-foot officer, suspect, injuring both
August 29, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
An unmarked San Francisco Police Department car struck and injured two people, a police officer and a suspect being pursued, the evening of Aug. 24 near a major Japantown intersection, […] READ MORE
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My homeless friend
August 15, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
The first few times I passed her she seemed to have gathered the quiet around her. I walked past her, noticing that her eyes were closed in contemplation. She was […] READ MORE
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S.F. Japantown security cameras praised by most
August 1, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Community members have largely applauded the installation of a network of security cameras in San Francisco’s Japantown, in part for its ability to track individuals in the public spaces of […] READ MORE
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Police arrest man suspected in theft of golden retriever from S.F. J-Town
August 1, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Officers have arrested a man accused of stealing a Golden Retriever last month from outside a storefront in San Francisco’s Japantown, police said July 25. Police have identified the man […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Concerns about conditions in S.F.’s J-Town
May 23, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Hello, after taking several tours of Japantown and the Peace Plaza, I am very concerned with the condition of the town. The Pagoda itself is rusting and has severe gaps […] READ MORE
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San Francisco poet and activist dies
June 7, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Peter Kenichi Yamamoto — a poet, community activist, volunteer and one of the last surviving tenants of the famed I-Hotel — passed away in San Francisco during the early hours […] READ MORE
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San Francisco’s Japantown plans for preservation
January 1, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco’s Japantown experienced several notable changes in 2017 and aims to implement and secure resources for the continuity of one of the nation’s last three historical Japantowns. As the […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Rename the Embarcadero Plaza after Yori Wada
December 7, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Rename the Embarcadero Plaza after Yori Wada Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent in response to an article that appeared in the Nov. 23, 2017 issue of the Nichi […] READ MORE
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