SF’s Japantown
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S.F. Japantown hotel conversion proposal called off, but work continues
October 28, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Many Japantown community members breathed a sigh of relief while housing advocates lamented KHP Capital Partners? decision to rescind its interest in selling the Kimpton Buchanan Hotel in San Francisco’s […] READ MORE
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Statement from former CANE members on the sale of the Buchanan Hotel in S.F. Japantown
October 14, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
The Committee Against Nihonmachi Eviction (CANE) 50th Anniversary Committee formed ten months ago to commemorate CANE’s fight to preserve San Francisco’s Japantown and to share this history with future generations. […] READ MORE
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City slows down process to pursue S.F. Japantown hotel for permanent housing
September 16, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
As pressure from San Francisco Japantown community members mounts, the city has emphasized its intent to slow down the proposal to purchase the Kimpton Buchanan Hotel at 1800 Sutter St. […] READ MORE
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Public statement by the Japantown community regarding the proposed purchase of the Hotel Buchanan by the City and County of San Francisco
September 16, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
This statement is a demand that the Hotel Buchanan be removed from further consideration of City acquisition. Many have tried to paint this as a Japantown vs. the unhoused issue, […] READ MORE
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S.F. proposal to purchase of Buchanan Hotel to convert into housing draws fire
September 2, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
The city of San Francisco shocked many within its Japantown community by announcing plans to buy one of two tourist hotels located in the ethnic enclave in order to convert […] READ MORE
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S.F.: New crosswalk at Buchanan Street to ‘calm the Geary Expressway’
August 5, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency introduced a new crosswalk at Buchanan and Geary streets in late July in an effort to make the roadway between Japantown and the Fillmore neighborhood […] 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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Owners of Benkyodo, S.F. J-Town’s oldest business, plan to retire at end of year
May 13, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese confections have been a San Francisco Japantown staple for more than a century, and while several similar businesses have come and gone, Benkyodo Company remains the last one standing, […] 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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Supe, Japantown leaders call for vandalized cherry blossom trees to be replaced
January 21, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
A week after cherry blossom trees in San Francisco’s Japantown were found vandalized, Supervisor Dean Preston and leaders from the city’s Japanese community on Jan. 12 called for the trees […] READ MORE
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