By BILL WATANABE Immigrants were generally welcome in America, ever since the founding of this country. For 200 years, people from all over the world wanted to make their way to this country because ...

By SHEILA YONEMOTO, P.T. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to meet new people every week. They are different ages, different ethnicities, different occupations, different religions, different ...

By DARCY FUKUNAGA Hola! From … Spain and Portugal!! Recently, my mother and grandmother took me to southwestern Europe for the trip of a lifetime for my high school graduation. We swam in the ...

A car crash claimed the life of Ryo Uchimiya, 51, a long-time sushi chef at Nobu Malibu, on Oct. 3 around 7 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Uchimiya, a father of two ...

After years of organizing and countless labor hours, the restored baseball field at Manzanar hosts a doubleheader Oct. 17. By CHRISTOPHER MAKOTO YEERAFU CONTRIBUTOR Logan Morita, 25, grew up hearing ...

On Sunday, Oct. 11, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., CicLAvia will celebrate its 16th year and 68th car-free open streets event ...

The Huntington Beach Japan Culture Fair will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach. The ...

The Torrance Cultural Arts Commission has announced the winners of the 2026 Excellence in Arts Awards. Celebrating its 48th year, this annual tradition will showcase entertaining performances and ...

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Sports Editor Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged that his superstar is not performing as many expected, but remains confident that even a Shohei Ohtani at less ...

Machiko Kyo and Masayuki Mori in Kenji Mizoguchi’s “Ugetsu.” A double feature of two classic Japanese films will be shown on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7-8, at 7:30 p.m. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 ...

Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) hosts its fourth annual “Ebb and Flow: Community Mental Health Conference” at Terasaki Budokan, 249 S. Los Angeles St. in Little Tokyo, on Saturday, Oct. 17. from 9 ...

Never After Dark,” a hauntingly atmospheric ghost story directed by Dave Boyle, opened on Friday, Oct. 9, in theaters throughout the Southland. A wandering medium, Airi (Moeka Hoshi, “Shogun”), spends ...