George Takei will play Fred Korematsu at a live staged reading of “Korematsu v. The United States,” co-presented by The L.A. Local and the Democracy Center, on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at ...

The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Oct. 13: “JACL stands with Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and her family after federal agents searched her D.C. home early on Oct.

Judges on the Nov. 3 ballot under state judicial positions include the following: Mark K. Hanasono, associate justice, Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Division 3 In May 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu Sports Editor For the first time in the 30-year history of the Women’s National Basketball ...

Kouraku  (314  E.  Second  St.),  a  Japanese-style Chinese restaurant in Little Tokyo, is celebrating its 50th anniversary by hosting a commemorative event, the Kouraku Festival, on Sunday, Nov. 8, ...

The Story of Taro Higa” will be screened on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11:30 a.m. at San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 9450 Remick Ave., Pacoima. This rarely seen 2015 NHK documentary, known in ...

On Oct. 8, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles Kosei Murota welcomed the Team for Health Consultation Services for Atomic Bomb Survivors in South and North America and staff from the Hiroshima ...

Funeral services for the late Kazuho Takaki, 82-year-old, born in Newell, California, resident of Torrance, who passed away on October 13, 2026, will be held Friday, November 13, 10 a.m. at Hompa ...

Linda Nobuko Taketani, age 92, peacefully passed away on October 14, 2026. Predeceased by husband, Yasuo Taketani. Mother of Stanley (Kathy) and Richard (Estela); grandmother of David, Scott, and ...

Private family services for the late Randy S. Taniguchi, 69, of Los Angeles were held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Fukui Mortuary “Chapel in the Garden” in Los Angeles. Born in Santa Monica, ...

Andrea Yamasaki, who represents Trustee Area 1 on the Orange Unified Board of Education, is seeking re-election on Nov. 3. According to her campaign website, Yamasaki first became involved in ...

Lively and lighthearted Hazel Tokumi was born in Wailuku, Maui ninety-nine years ago.  It was there that she graduated from Baldwin High School and married a very kind and handsome “local boy,” Larry ...