Japanese Women’s Society Foundation Installs 2015-16 Officers
Irene Nakamoto was elected and installed as president of the Japanese Women’s Society Foundation at its general membership meeting on July 18 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. First lady Dawn Amano-Ige installed the new...
Peace Events Commemorate 70th Anniversary Of The End Of World War II
This year marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which ultimately led to the end of World War II. Several events aimed at commemorating the anniversary and at promoting...
Omoiyari In Practice
Frances H. Kakugawa
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa
Dear Readers,
There were no questions in our mailbox this month, so it’s...
Helping Women Dress For Success
Lorraine Wong
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
When Shirley (Furukawa) Grossi was looking for something different to do besides working in insurance sales and marketing, she started volunteering with various organizations. In 2009, she began volunteering...
The New Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
What started in Hawai‘i in 1991 as a “who’s who” of local celebrity chefs, thereby elevating the status of dining in the 50th state, is now a movement that is over...
Big, Bad Bugs . . . Paddy To Rice Bowl
Louis Wai
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Ugly bugs. What’s the ugliest bug you’ve ever seen? It’s summertime here in Okinawa and I’m seeing some of the ugliest — and strangest-looking — bugs ever. They don’t seem to...
Young Japanese Rally Against Controversial Security Bills
TÖKYÖ — Thousands of young people rallied throughout Japan on Aug. 23, protesting controversial security bills that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing for passage in the current Diet session. Demonstrations and gatherings by...
Hitachi Develops Two-Armed Warehouse Robot
TÖKYÖ — Hitachi Ltd. has unveiled a prototype double-arm robot that can pick up various types of goods from shelves and pack them into boxes for the eventual automation of warehouse work.
The robot, which...
Japan’s Last “Blue Train” Ends Service
TÖKYÖ — An era came to an end Sunday, Aug. 23, when Japan’s last “Blue Train” long-distance sleeper train in service completed its final run, nearly 60 years after the train debuted in 1958.
The...