Windy City flavor, the Japanese Nobel and Arnold’s return to Japan
Live in Chicago or taking a trip to the Windy City? Chicago's Daily Herald recently asked officials from Japanese American organizations to name the best Japanese-themed places to visit. Check it out here.
A Montreal-based...
Tuesday bullets
No-No Boy, a play about a Japanese American draft resister, is set to open in Santa Monica.
Tired of washing your dog? A Japanese inventor has come up with a machine to solve those woes.
Entering...
The Legend of Long Duk Dong
In the 1980s you would be hard-pressed to find somebody who did not watch the movie Sixteen Candles. It starred Molly Ringwald, one of the biggest teen stars of the decade, and was written...
Thursday bullets
In the midst of the harsh economy, Asian American non-profits may have it the worst.
The San Francisco Chronicle spotlights Hawaii's Nisei veterans.
Chronicling Japan's love affair with chysanthemums.
Better yet than never: Hollywood's newfound respect for...
Goodbye, Nichi Bei Times
Sad news for the Nichi Bei Times, northern California's oldest Japanese American newspaper. There is, however, a glimmer of hope.
Japan's Uniqlo teams up with Disney.
Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda goes for an encore performance at...
Ramen Girl, Mochi making and The Karate Kid
Film star Jackie Chan may play the role made famous by Pat Morita in the upcoming remake of The Karate Kid.
The Ramen Girl, starring Brittany Murphy, gets ready for its release.
Mochi-making lives on in...
Six decades later, internees receive college degrees
If you happened to read Kevin Kawamoto's internment piece on the plight of undergraduate AJAs in our current issue, this story might interest you.
According to Molly Rosbach of the University of Washington's Daily, UW...
Mr. Big, Afro Samurai and sheep
A list of nearly 6,000 Japanese military personnel who passed away in U.S. custody during WWII has been discovered.
What's an Afro Samurai? The answer: an animated adventure that represents both U.S. and Japanese pop...
Marriages, Japantown, and a charter school
Livonia, Mich. is ready to open a Japanese American charter school in September.
Asian Americans are enlisting in the U.S. army at a "remarkable rate."
The Japanese government awards businessman Junki Yoshida with its Foreign Minister’s...
Don Wakamatsu named Seattle Mariners’ new manager!
There's intriguing news coming out of Seattle today. Don Wakamatsu has reportedly been named the Mariner's new manager.
For the Mariners, there is hope that Wakamatsu will turn the team around after not living up...
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