By STEVE GIBSON and HEATHER NOGAMINikkei Progressives Immigration Committee The drive from Little Tokyo to Adelanto takes just under two hours, past the chaparral of the Cajon Pass and into the Joshua ...

Mamoru Tokuda, owner of the Koraku Restaurant, shows off a replica of the sign certified by the City of Los Angeles as the oldest ramen restaurant operating in the United States. Photographed on Jan.

By JUDD MATSUNAGA, ESQ. Years ago, I was at a Las Vegas show when comedian George Wallace asked a mid-70-ish Nisei woman to stand up as he “worked the crowd.” She gladly stood up, and as he gently ...

Andrea Yamasaki, who represents Trustee Area 1 on the Orange Unified Board of Education, is seeking re-election on Nov. 3. According to her campaign website, Yamasaki first became involved in ...

Walter Koenig, who played navigator Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek,” died from natural causes at his home in North Hollywood on Oct. 25 at the age of 90. Koenig, who also played Chekov in ...

In May 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated him for the Court of Appeal. In June 2025, the Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed Hanasono after he received an “exceptionally well ...

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu Sports Editor For the first time in the 30-year history of the Women’s National Basketball ...

Photo courtesy Mitchell Matsumura On Oct. 17, the Greater Los Angeles JACL hosted a Get Out the Vote table at the “No Kings” rally outside Torrance City Hall. It was a nonpartisan campaign to help ...

“Compassion in a War Zone: The Story of Taro Higa” will be screened on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11:30 a.m. at San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 9450 Remick Ave., Pacoima. This rarely seen 2015 ...

Funeral services for the late Kazuho Takaki, 82-year-old, born in Newell, California, resident of Torrance, who passed away on October 13, 2026, will be held Friday, November 13, 10 a.m. at Hompa ...