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Lifestyle
110-year-old Japanese American shares advice for healthier, longer life
Yoshiko Miwa, the oldest living person of Japanese descent in the U.S., attributes her longevity to staying engaged and not dwelling on nega...
Michelle De Pacina
Los Angeles
LA’s Little Tokyo among list of 11 endangered historical places in US
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has included Downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo into the 2024 list of America’s 11 most endange...
Bryan Ke
Government
Hawaii’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ being permanently removed over trespassing tourists
Honolulu has begun its permanent removal of iconic landmark Haiku Stairs, known as the Stairway to Heaven, due to safety concerns and illega...
Uncategorized
George Takei releases children’s book about his childhood in WWII camp
Actor and advocate George Takei has released a children’s book detailing his experience as a child in a World War II incarceration camp in A...
Asia
Massachusetts family helps return looted artifacts found in later father’s attic to Japan
A Massachusetts family called the FBI for help in returning the nearly two dozen looted Japanese artifacts they discovered while sorting thr...
Entertainment
What the director of ‘Godzilla Minus One’ said about ‘Oppenheimer’
“Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki has a response to fellow Oscar winner “Oppenheimer.” Catch up: “Godzilla Minus On...
Asian American History
6 Chinese American WWII vets awarded Congressional Gold Medals
Six Chinese American World War II veterans were awarded Congressional Gold Medals for their service over the weekend. Who they are: William ...
Business
Watch that survived atomic bombing in Hiroshima sells for $31,000
A wristwatch that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, has fetched over $31,000 at a U.S. auction, offering a p...
Carl Samson
Culture
NYC Mayor Eric Adams hosts Lunar New Year celebration
Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Lunar New Year celebration with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in New York City, where t...
The surprising Japanese origins of the ‘Chinese’ fortune cookie
While the fortune cookie — a beloved staple in Chinese American dining — is commonly linked to China, the auspicious treat surprisingly trac...
Education
San Jose State apologizes for campus’ role in WWII incarceration of Japanese American
San Jose State University (SJSU) commemorated the Day of Remembrance of the incarceration of Japanese Americans by issuing a formal apology ...
Randall Park to team up with Jordan Peele for WWII movie: report
Randall Park is reportedly teaming up with acclaimed director and comedian Jordan Peele through the latter’s production company for an ̶...
Henry Golding fights Nazis in ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ trailer
Henry Golding showcases a gritty new role in World War II action-comedy “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” A first look: ...
Ryan General
Prominent Japanese American activist Alan Nishio dies at 78
Community leaders, members and activists are mourning the passing of Alan Nishio, a pillar in the Los Angeles Japanese American community an...
S. Korea Supreme Court upholds wartime labor ruling against Japan’s Nippon Steel
South Korea’s Supreme Court has reaffirmed lower court decisions directing Nippon Steel Corp. to compensate victims of wartime labor. ...
Los Angeles’ David Ono named News Anchor of the Year
Japanese American news anchor David Ono, known for his work with ABC7 Eyewitness News, has been named the Broadcasting and Cable Magazine’s ...
Crime
Nuisance streamer faces Japanese court, vows never to livestream again
Controversial IRL livestreamer JohnnySomali has reportedly promised to stop broadcasting while denying some of the charges against him as he...
Glendale dedicates square to WWII Japanese American hero Sadao Munemori
Munemori’s family, who faced internment during the war at Manzanar, witnessed the event ...
China
S. Korea orders Japan to pay 16 wartime ‘comfort women’ $153K each in landmark ruling
The Seoul High Court has ordered the Japanese government to pay 200 million won ($153,300) in compensation to each of the 16 women who were ...
Hawaii
Rare video showcases sunken WWII Japanese submarines off Hawaii’s coast
At the end of WWII, both vessels were surrendered to the U.S. Navy and intentionally scuttled off the coast of Oʻahu in 1946 ...
George Takei to release picture book on his time in Japanese American incarceration camps
“‘My Lost Freedom’ is my new children’s picture book about how my family persevered despite living in the Japanese America...
Art
Seattle commemorates ‘No-No Boy’ author John Okada on his 100th birthday
His seminal work delves into the life of a young Japanese American during wartime ...
California attorney general apologizes for agency’s role in WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has formally apologized for his office’s past role in forcing over 100,000 Japanese Americans to reloc...
Banned George Takei ‘The Twilight Zone’ episode now available to stream
CBS made the decision to ban the episode following complaints from the Japanese American community as its broadcast coincided with the U.S. ...
Events
Celebrating Tōrō Nagashi, Japan’s floating lanterns that guide the departed
As the Japanese festival of Obon — or simply Bon — comes to a close, observers partake in a ceremony that some appear to celebrate as anothe...
Texas museum to return Good Luck Flag of WWII Japanese soldier back to his family
A flag that belonged to a fallen Japanese soldier during World War II will be returned to his family after being kept on display at the USS ...
Japan
Controversial livestreamer attacked in public in Japan again during livestream
Controversial IRL (in real life) livestreamer JohnnySomali was recently attacked in public just days after he was slapped and berated by a “...
Issues & Racism
Controversial livestreamer slapped in the face while walking busy Japanese street
Controversial IRL (in real life) livestreamer JohnnySomali was struck in the face by a random passerby while livestreaming in Tokyo. What ha...
Chinese vessel accused of looting WWII British warship wrecks detained in Malaysia
Crew members of a Chinese vessel suspected of plundering World War II shipwrecks were recently detained by Malaysia’s coast guard. On...
Chinese discovery of WWII bunker of Japanese scientists may lead to new war crimes evidence
Chinese archaeologists have uncovered an underground “horror bunker” that was purportedly used by Japanese scientists to conduct experiments...
Taiwan’s last ‘comfort woman’ survivor dies at 92
On Tuesday, Taiwan’s foreign ministry announced that the island’s last known survivor of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery has died at th...
Meet the Japanese American jailed for refusing to go to WWII incarceration camp
As the U.S. government rolled out an order to place all Japanese Americans and immigrants of Japanese descent to incarceration camps during ...
Reintroduced bill aims to reunite Filipino WWII veterans with their children
Lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to speed up the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. On Tuesday, the F...
Japanese American author calls out Scholastic for asking her to cut ‘racism’ from kid’s book
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, an Oakland author of Japanese descent, has called out Scholastic’s “deeply offensive” suggested revisions to her 2022 ch...
The grain of life: How rice is cooked in 6 different Asian countries
As a staple food throughout much of Asia, rice holds significant historical and cultural worth. Language in particular can reveal valuable i...
Ines Shin
Kenzaburo Ōe, Nobel Prize-winning novelist and peace activist, dies at 88
Nobel Laureate and Japanese contemporary writer Kenzaburo Ōe has died at age 88. Known for his compelling stories and essays that challenged...
Iris Jung
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