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Henry Hank Hokama Alice Emiko (Kawamura) Linn Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. Yoko Tsugawa, May 1 David T. Maruya Shosaku Oseki Rose Takayo Ochi Linda Matsumoto Harutami Ajiki Fred Freddy Matsumoto Rose Nakayama Fujiko Fudge Izumi, July 19 Shigeko Sugata , December 12 Ryo Kasai , November 10 Carl Shoichi Oto Midori Sakamoto by Rafu Shimpo Obituary 03/04/2023. Daniel Michio Matsubara Join our mailing list [email protected] 707 East Temple Street ; Los Angeles, California 90012; 213-626-0441; 213-617-2781 Please refresh the page and/or try again. Shigeko Hirata Tsuyako Hirose Rafu Shimpo is the longest running Japanese American newspaper in the United States. John Katsuyuki Marumoto, November 20 He was also a board member of the California Strawberry Advisory Board (now known as the California Strawberry Commission) from 1981 to 1987 and was active with the Orange County Farm Bureau. 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Hideo Tom Taise, April 5 Mieko Eto Lillian Letteria Bonanno Yamaka Alice Yamada Ruby Kuniko Shimidzu 105. Roland Miyagishima Hiroye May Takata , June 2 Sumiko Sakamoto Kenneth Kenji Yamamoto, November 1 Curtis Toshio Takahashi, December 29 Suyeko Yusa, August 22 Saburo Sab Horiba Toshiko Sakamoto Roy Saburo Nishida, March 9 , October 17 Kiyoko Nishi Kiyoko Arao Isamu Tommy Takimoto , April 21 May 31 Fudge Sato Rafu Shimpo is a Japanese-American newspaper that offers local and international news. Kay Kazue Masamitsu Eiko Matsuda Aya Nakagawa Teramoto Setsuko Sets Mori He was 98. Norman Ken Sugano George Tashima Tomoyo Tommie Kuramoto Keiko Toma, June 15 Kiyoye Nancy Masai He was a leader or active in many other organizations, including Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California (vice chair), Japanese American Cultural and Community Centers Ambassadors Society, Japanese Community Pioneer Center (vice chair), Japan Society of Southern California, Nisei Week Executive Committee (vice president), Japanese American National Museum (board member), North America Hyakudokai (vice president), Ikenobo Ikebana Society of L.A., Omotesenke Domonkai SoCal Region, and Orange County Buddhist Church. Tsutaye Mori, September 21 Miles Akira Usui Hisaye Hiyoshida Yoshiko Matsushita, December 5 Haru Yamasaki Takashi Okazaki, October 12 Isao Lefty Kiyohara Angela Fumiko Neeno Kazuyo Murayama Margaret Haruye Abo Yemiko Okumoto James M. Tanaka Tokujiro Henry Ige Edward Toshio Iwamoto Roy Goro Akune Kohji Tani Alyce Katsuko Kuranaga Melvin Mitsuo Hashimoto Robert Isamu Ikuta She is survived by . , November 15 Fujino Miyata, (ne Yoshida), March 24 Henry T. Mukai, February 13 Mineko Hashimoto , December 21 Esther Maude Kawata 11/07/2020. Masao Watanabe, November 14 Dale Kobashigawa It contained an editorial stating, "Itsuka mata omemoji no hi made (Until we meet again)" and was signed "Before long, we will be 'your Rafu Shimpo' again." In just under four years, the Rafu Shimpo resumed publication on January 1, 1946. William (Bill) Tetsuya Igawa Yoshio Hirano Emiko Toyota, October 23 Dorothy Kishiko Teruya Hitoshi Hit Ohara Grace Shinoda Nakamura, June 27 Jeanne Shigeyo Yonemura, October 31 Dana Kimi Ichikawa Florence Nobuko Kawagoye Fumiko Shimada Shinya Honda , January 18 Robert Masao Baba Henry Hatsuo Nishizu Sumako Nishinaka , April 15 Masao Ray Imanishi Martha Masako Kuwaki George Hiroshi Mano , May 13 Curtis Lee, May 17 Joyce Kimie Ariue Dorothy F. Toyoda Hiroji Hige Yamashita, October 14 Anthony Tony Norie Hiraoka Ted Mutsuo Tamamoto Hideo Arthur Matsunaga Ken Kobayashi It was part of the rebuilding of stores and institutions, leading the way as the first Japanese-language newspaper to resume printing after the war. Mutsu Shishida Tom Shishido, October 20 , November 27 Derek Kei Kurosaki August 4, 1928 - February 6, 2023 Eugene V. Kapetan, age 94, of Los Angeles, passed away on February 6, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family. Tomio Tom Kita Koko Komatsu , March 20 , March 21 Hiroko Morita, February 6 Kazuye Kato Kaoru (Karl) Miyahata, March 13 Bonnie Yoshiko Kojima Kagako Miyamoto Bill Hideaki Takizawa Mark Kiguchi Mary Nakamura , May 11 George T. Kaneshiro , April 16 February 16 Goro Noborio Michiko Doreen Kawamoto by Rafu Shimpo Obituary 02/25/2023. Setsuko Dorothy Shinmoto, May 21 , December 27 Yuriko Nishisaka , February 9 Hideo Barney Tanaka Chiyo Shibuya Bob was born in Redlands, California on July 12, 1930, to Tamakichi and Akiyo (Nishida) Wada. Emiko Nishiyama The paper began in 1903 supporting the small but growing Japanese community in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, California. , June 23 Anthony T. Okutsu Wesley Kaname Koyano In 1944, Ito enrolled in the Army Air Corps Mechanical School in Gifu Prefecture and completed a six-month course. The Rafu Shimpo is a bi-lingual newspaper,in L.A.'s Little Tokyo", it's been around since 1903, . To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Jerry Yamamoto, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store . Ben Hiroshi Doi Elsa Etsuko Okuda Don Tsunawaki Posted in Community . Your email address will not be published. Mitsuko Uragami Satogiwa Michael Miyamoto, March 16 Vernon Kingo Kuge Rafu Shimpo Obituaries in Los Angeles, CA. Predeceased by his wife, Chizuko, and brothers, Kensaku and Yonejiro. Yoshiko Mary Kanegawa Mable Masuye Takenaka, December 17 Keiko Nishi Hiroshi Kageyama Mary Fujimoto Rose Hanako Fujikawa Uyematsu Mary M. Nishi Sarah Ann S. Yamaguchi Gordon Arita Jane Sadako Yamamoto, June 18 Frances Haruye Ishii James Y. Kato Gregory Uematsu Sally H. Shibukawa Dorothy Ono Fukashi Hori Shuichi Tom Kurai Akira Taniguchi Hank Yoshinao Sakauye , May 6 Elsie Hanako Chung Kimika Yamasaki, January 30 Kay Kaz Gojobori John Hayao Terui , September 17 Isamu Sam Kakiba Shoji (Sho) Yamada, April 18 , April 23 Timothy Taro Nakagawa Peggy Michi Tanimura, March 12 Robert Bob Takeshi Yajima Sumiko Doi Theodore Kikuo Ando Susumu Myose Sei Imamura Miki Mikiko Nakayama Ronald Shigeru Yasuda Masao Umekubo Jean M. Kuwae, April 4 Hajime Yoshida, March 8 Fusa Motowaki Clay Nishiki , August 4 Yasuko Amy Yahiku, December 4 , June 15 Takashi Ariza Kenny Kazunori Takaki, February 20 Cecilia Sue, March 2 Yoshiko Ishibashi Ross Iwanaga Natsuye Marge Fujimoto Patricia Kikuno Namba , February 26 Jean Kiyoko Tagami, January 14 Haruko Rose Tademaru , March 4 Alice Toshiko Alger Yoshiko Takeuchi, October 3 Raymond Ichiro Tomooka , July 3 Estella Hoshimiya Uchizono, November 4 George Azuma Masanori Fujimoto Jane Kazuko Sugiyama Shizue Takagaki Yukiko Yumori, May 3 , August 13 Florence (Asawa) Hamamoto Brian Satoshi Okamoto Florence Fukushima Dr. Bo Toshiyoshi Sakaguchi Harue Tamanaha, February 17 Ito is survived by his children, Bill (Peggie) Ito, Dolly (Rick) Oishi, Edward (Caryn) Ito, Kathy Ito, and Carol (Jeff) Sakamoto; grandchildren, Michelle (Rick) Hatsushi, Willie (Alexis) Ito, Jonathan (Danelle) Oishi, Allyson Oishi, Alysa Ito, R. Masa Ito, Kara Ito, Jessica Sakamoto and Tyson Sakamoto; four great-grandchildren; sister, Tomiko (Tatsuo) Ando; sisters-in-law, Suzuka and Tsuyako Ito and Ineko (Hidekatsu) Ogata; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Setsuka Sam Uyemura Mitty Taniguchi Mitsuko Yamamoto Mineko Sakai John Hiroyuki Ito By ANNAKAI HAYAKAWA GESHLIDER This article was written with the support of a journalism fellowship from The Gerontological Society of America, The Journalists Network on Generations and AARP. Ayako Linda Seu Tom Yutaka Nakashima Ichiro Sato, July 7 We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Minoru Suzuki, October 12 10/31/2020. Virginia Hideko Kawakami The Rafu Shimpo (, L.A. Japanese Daily News) is the longest running Japanese American newspaper in the United States. Glenn Hitomi Masuda Nobuo Osumi Linda Mie Nomura, October 6 Kelly K. Higashi Robert Masayoshi Sakiyabu, March 9 Itsue Matsukawa, December 18 Alice Yoshiko Furuya Mae Sumie Kanamori Takeo Kaneshiro Mark Masaaki Kanshige Toshiko Nakanishi Preceded by his parents, Ito returned to the U.S. in 1958 at the age of 33. Toshiko Terry Loaiza Fujiko Jean Kizuka Chieko Ann Maki Jane Tazuko Kawakami Muranaka, August 8 Kiyoko L. Higashi , April 16 Kazuo Shinzato Yukie Nii Okazaki Teruko Takahama , March 5 Rev. Misao Katherine Matsuda Hirouki Hiro Umemoto, January 18 Yuko Tomimitsu -, October 2 Randall Yoshio Furuyama Akio Nomi Cynthia Matsue Higa Uehara Ted Teruhiko Iida Kenji Koda Keiji Kay Yata Yasuko Shohara Sam Fumio Nieda Jan Reiko Yoshimizu James Jake Yoshio Arakaki, October 8 Rosemary Shigeko Ito Masako Takamiya Hideko Hidy Mochizuki Taeko Yakura, September 25 Kimiko Kitaoka Mitsuko Hashi Tomiko Yamada, July 24 With thoughtful renovations it could tell that story again. Noel Tsuneishi Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. Miwako Nishitani George Kato Chikako Mizokami Ellen Tsukiko Oshima Edward Tamotsu Matsumoto 2707 182nd St, Redondo Beach, California 90278. Kay Numata , August 6 Mae Chiyoko Moriwaki Fusako Shinto , June 6 Seiki Tamae, September 5 Kenni Wake It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Patricia R. Ichiriu In the 1960s, Ito Farms joined Naturipe Berry Growers Inc., a shipping co-op, and Ito served as a board member from 1966 to 1988 . Masato Yamaoka Everything Everywhere Wins Big at SAG Awards, Sai-Tai-San Basketball Tournament Set for March 11, El Dorado-Redondo Highlights CIF State 2nd Round, JACL Denounces Rising Anti-Chinese Rhetoric and Actions, In Search of Home: A History of Ethnic Enclaves, 3 Practical Ways Senior Citizens Can Stay Safe, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Workshop to Address Community Fears and Concerns, Gaman: Mental Health in the AAPI Community, Anti-Asian Hate Crime Data May Represent Only a Fraction of Actual Cases. Edmund Tetsuo Funaku Kazutaka Kishita Kimi Shibata Fukuda We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Haruo Masamoto Toshiko Sakamoto Aiboshi Grace Aiko Arata Mie Ino Sam Tetsuo Kawata Mineko Kato Judy Kimiko Kunitsugu Sachi Mary Tashima Ochiai Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto Manny Magno Antonio De La Cruz Chiyoko Uyehara, May 24 Kurt Kiyoto Kohara Yasuko Nagata Tsuneji Katsuda Koshi Hiroyuki Kuwahara Jon M. Inouye Mary Fumi Kato Chieko Carol Masuo Russell Wayne Akiyama Akira Tairyo Hata Shigeo Watanabe, May 4 Shiro Sam Iwai Fumi Shigetomi Please reload the page and try again. Yuriko Yamamoto, December 24 Aiko I. Nakatsukasa Murako Amy Hatanaka , March 2 Steven Isamu Ogawa Leo Shigeto Shinohara Hiromu Matsuo Emiko Nakai Nelson Edgar Harper Yuji Miyoshi Samantha Masunaga covers aerospace for the Los Angeles Times. Seiji Iwai Frank Endow Ito Farms strawberries were prized for their consistent sweetness. Ad. Junichi Uyeki Nobuo Nagashima Sadako Kusaba Sachiko Tashiro Watanabe, June 19 David Ichikawa Jimmie Jinx Shoso Jinkawa Grayce Hisako Watanabe, January 6 We are proud to have served the Japanese American community from our Little Tokyo office in Downtown Los Angeles since 1903. Yoko Tada Rikio Nakatani Stanley Kuwano The paper began in 1903 supporting the small but growing Japanese community in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, California. Nobuko Bo Hazama Mizuye Mitzi Noda Hiroko Helen Nakahara, June 3 Dr. Paul Makoto Nagano Masashi Koro Sumiko Osumi, March 27 The event aims to, By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Sports Editor Published March 2, 2023 The marquee matchup in the second round of the 2023, WASHINGTON The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Feb. 28. Fujie Matsuo Grace Shiraishi Suyeo Tomooka, August 4 Kent Kazuto Hara Each member of the family working on the farm excelled in their respective fields. Mildred Hisako Toyofuku Nancy Sakae Goya In my article on depression, When the Golden Years Are Blue (Feb. 18, 2023), we discussed three, Rafu Wire Service and Staff Reports The madcap multiverse tale Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner Feb. 26, Generations of family and friends gathered in in Laguna Hills on Sunday to celebrate Michiko Terajima, who marked her 100th birthday, The Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo will host the popular San-Tai-San (3-on-3) tournament on Saturday, March 11. Kozo George Hamanaka Tom Takeuchi, June 25 La Times reported in 2010, Rafu was losing circulation and $$. Mary Sumiko Taguchi Molly Nishimoto Hitoshi Snyder , February 20 Masayoshi George Seto , November 2 Satomi Helen Tokashiki Donald Katsumi Sakaki French Martinican actress and singer [3] Lukas Ammann. Marie Tanisaki Hisako Nomura Bruce Koji Mochizuki Jimmy Ishii Grace Kikue Takakuwa, October 20 , January 28 Terry Sunao Ishigo Yuriko Lily Abe Masako Hosozawa Goldie Natsuye Shimomaye, January 28 Marian M. Mayeshiro Hideo Bill Kikuchi June Tomoko Kawaharada Jeanne Shigeyo Yonemura Nobuko Ike Joanne Mutsuko Onaga Herbert Masaki Omoto Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo has survived two world wars, a depression, and the forced evacuation of our entire community. Kubota Nikkei Mortuary is a family owned and operated mortuary and funeral home that has been serving the Southern California community for over 50 years. Williams came to her attention during her work with the popular sitcom Happy Days. Required fields are marked *. Phillip Hiyoshi , April 26 June Cecilia Katayama Mineko Sakai, February 11 Reiko Hiraike , June 20 Masanobu Tagami, March 14 L.A. City Council Honors Rafu Photographer for Chronicling JA Community - Rafu Shimpo By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor "I'm not used to this. Every weekday, Setsuko Nakama packs a cooler full of meals in her backseat and sets out for Boyle Heights. George Masushige Hanako Kishiyama. Yoshie Wada, July 1 Atsushi Taguchi, June 30 Richard and Emiko Takahashi , October 19 Florence Tomiko Mikawa Alan Eugene Miyagi Tsugi Segawa Chicago prices were higher, with the short obituary running $485 and the longer one $1740 . Hannah Fumiko Sato-Sugitani It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Kazuko Kadomatsu The Rafu Shimpo is a bilingual Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. by Rafu Reports 02/26/2023 02/26/2023. Chihoko Yonemura Arioka Mitsuko Ito Ray Atsushi Tekawa Kiyoshi Takeda HIROKO NISHINO OBITUARY. The Rafu Shimpo is a bilingual Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. Minoru Min Shinmoto Yasuko Murase , April 24 Kazuo Paul Kawakami Seiko Mary Tomita Nakayama The comic guest starred on the program. George Gabby Sasaki Dr. Ryo Munekata, October 28 Joe Yuzuru Yamashita Shirley Shinobu Wada, June 25 Douglas Kiyoshi Sato Tom Yoshiharu Matsumoto Masako Miyake , October 10 Eileen Nakano, September 15 Chizuko M. Toyama Early Asian immigrants who came to the U.S. to earn a living and live the American Dream had limited economic opportunities. , December 28 Teruo Shimizu Kenneth Masao Watanabe Minoru Oba , September 26 , December 11 Norimichi Sumi Ihoko Fukuhara Masako Ota Chitoshi Ryuto Henry Ito Frances Sakaye Kino Toshiye Mukai He provided Japanese agricultural leaders with guidance and support when they visited the U.S. and educated them about American agriculture. Timothy Timbo Whitesell , March 31 Fumiko Humberd Yukiko Shirai, November 26 It is now the longest running Japanese American daily newspaper in the United States. Grace Eiko Kotake , January 14 Junie Aiko Furuya Teruko Terry Umemoto, September 12 Harumi Yamashita, March 3 William Shinya Nakamatsu Chiyoko Nishimori Nobuo Paul Yoshino Fusaye Mary Furumoto Patrick Junichi (Pat) Yogi, September 9 Setsuko K. Muto Richard Shigeru Nishimura Sunday Hours begin at 8:30 AM. Tomiyo Kozai Harry Satoru Torigoe Fred Tokeshi , October 9 When they returned from their long journey to put hanko stamps next to the names of 11 family members, they would be followed a week later on January 26, by their Minnesota cousins, Brian and his wife Cheral, and Reverend Dr. Todd Tsuchiya, whose fathers had also resettled in Minneapolis from the camp in Jerome, Arkansas, some 80 years ago. Masayasu Itomura Yoshiko Ohara Kazumi Wada , November 25 Ted Tajima, a noted journalism instructor who was a mentor to many professional journalists, passed away on Feb. 20. CAIR Condemns Anti-Asian Hate Attack in D.C. JA Leaders to Visit Tokyo and Shizuoka to Meet Top Japanese Officials, THROUGH THE FIRE: Don and Nadine Hata The Indomitable Spirit of Nikkei Ronin, Richard Watanabe Named AAAS Fellow, to Be Honored in Washington, IT PAYS TO KNOW: When the Golden Years Are Blue, Stem Cell Donor Sought for Musician Kina Grannis Mother, Nutritionist to Speak at Parkinsons Support Meeting, U-Haul Truck Rampage in Brooklyn Kills 1, Injures 8, Brandon Tsay Partners with Asian Pacific Community Fund to Open Hero Fund, Celebrating the Life of Jim Matsuoka, a Man for All People, Isozaki, Pritzker-winning Japanese Architect, Dies at 91, Rev. Sadako Mayeda Misao Okino Eriko Shinozuka Masanoru M. Shintaku, December 19 Helen Kikuko Takashima Shizuko Horita Chiyoko Wada Victor Masaru Kambe, October 29 Nobuko Tanaka Makoto Miura Judy Hideko Shima, March 28 Lynne Fumiye Kagawa Mrs. Etsuko Yamashita, July 16 Keiko H. Matsunaga Sadie Tokiko Yoshiwara, June 20 Eiko Ishibashi Deen Matsuzawa Goro Asaki Fumiko Sue Yano, January 4 Louise Tsuyako Uyeda Alfred Michio Tokunaga Anita Sachiko Powell-Honda Henry Mitsuo Sasaki, December 5 Kiyoko Nakano Services [] Mary Ann Nishisaka Want more stories like this? Kiyoshi Arata Takeshi Arthur Omoto Toshiko Shoji Ito , April 1 Masako Katow Haruo T. Masuo Hiroko Torimaru David Kiyoshi Sunahara Jacque Soda, December 24 Curtis Lee , October 8 Samon Horii, July 11 Koho Takata from West L.A. Buddhist Temple officiating. By BILL YEE. Kiyoko Shimabukuro Michio Kawamoto, November 21 Merilynne Fumiye Hamano Quon, March 11 Yuriko Lily Shinohara 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM. She passed away on January 21, 2023, in Fountain Valley, at the age of 84., A funeral service for Katsuhisa Kats Nishi, born in Santa Monica, Calif. on December 17, 1937, resident of Torrance, who passed away on February 10, 2023, will be held on March 4, 2023, at Gardena Buddhist, Private funeral services for the late Mr. Masanobu Hayashi, 94-year-old, Terminal Island, California-born, resident of Monterey Park, who passed away on February 3, 2023, were held on February 16 at Sozenji Montebello Buddhist Temple, officiated by, Private gathering to celebrate the life of Frank Sadao Kawana, 89, who passed away peacefully on January 29, was held on February 16, 2023 at Zenshuji Soto Mission. SERIZAWA, Tom Tomoyuki Yasushi Haneda Tanomo Tanny Sakaniwa, March 13 , October 30 In the Japanese and Japanese American community, Ito was extremely busy as president of the Nanka Mie Kenjinkai (1985-1989), the Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai (1997), and the Orange County Japanese American Association (1993-1995); a member of the Orange County Japanese American Coordinating Council (now OCJAA); and vice president of the Orange County Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (1996), among other positions. The Rafu Shimpo has been the nation's leading Japanese American newspaper since its original publication. Asa Nomura Golden Yae Miyahata Ben Yasukochi Hisako Nakada Frank K. Miyamura, Jr. Kenji Shinozaki Dean Kei Ono (76) passed away on September 6, 2022, in Beaverton, Oregon. Etsuo Hongo , January 11 Austrian film and stage actress [2] Jenny Alpha. 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