The whaling debate, slot machines, and global warming
Whaling in Japan: An age-old tradition on a taboo practice?
With two Japanese pitchers on their roster, communication is imperative for catchers on the New York Mets.
Does more sleep in Japan = less global warming?
According...
Scott Fujita, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Brooklyn Rider
With the New Orleans Saints' victory in the Super Bowl, the compelling story of linebacker Scott Fujita gets its shine.
Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi finds out some interesting information about her ancestral history on the...
Manzanar groundbreaking, Whisper House, and Reading the Walls
From the Great Kanto Earthquake to internment, 91-year-old Henry "Seisen" Mittwer, a Japanese-American Buddhist priest, author, ikebana and ceramic artist, reflects on life.
A Japanese American tennis pro becomes part of Australian Open history.
Over...
Food, college degrees, and a little Deerhoof
The news articles, two college degrees, two intriguing stories.
The city of Roseville erects a monument to honor local Japanese Americans who fought in World War II (with audio).
Linda Yee, a Sedona resident, talks about...
Taratino, Matsui, and some robots
A sneak peak of director Quentin Taratino performing martial arts in a commercial for the Japan-based company Softbank.
Robert Fitts, an author of several books on Japanese baseball, discusses New York Yankee slugger Hideki Matsui.
University...
Books, balloons, and newspapers
The fight to save Japanese American newspapers rages on.
Got a hankering for some books? Try these Japanese American works.
"Lost Battalion" and 442nd soldiers meet once again.
A hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivor, speaks out at...
Football, fishing, and a rock garden
Celebrating 70 years of settlement in Eastern Oregon with a Japanese rock garden.
Merced College will screen Lane Nishikawa's Only the Brave on November 7. The film, which was released in 2006, centers around the...
Photos and furniture
Philadelphia's Moderne Gallery presents the work of Japanese American furniture maker George Nakashima.
The issue of international child abduction in Japan.
"Made in Minidoka: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans in Idaho:" a photo exhibit.
Los Angeles announces...
A little baseball and a little landscaping
Hawaii baseball legend Lenn Sakata isn't optimistic about the future of Japanese American managers in Major League Baseball.
How do Suginami residents prevent burglaries? By planting flowers.
Kenji Murase, a famous social work professor at San...
Summer reading, Japanese gardens and Stephen Strasburg
Taky Kimura, a close friend of the late Bruce Lee, receives his high school diploma 67 years later.
Could pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the number one overall pick in this year's draft, be headed for Japan...
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