Judges on the Nov. 3 ballot under state judicial positions include the following: Mark K. Hanasono, associate justice, Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Division 3 In May 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Kouraku  (314  E.  Second  St.),  a  Japanese-style Chinese restaurant in Little Tokyo, is celebrating its 50th anniversary by hosting a commemorative event, the Kouraku Festival, on Sunday, Nov. 8, ...

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 NHK documentary, known in ...

On Oct. 8, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles Kosei Murota welcomed the Team for Health Consultation Services for Atomic Bomb Survivors in South and North America and staff from the Hiroshima ...

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 ...

Linda Nobuko Taketani, age 92, peacefully passed away on October 14, 2026. Predeceased by husband, Yasuo Taketani. Mother of Stanley (Kathy) and Richard (Estela); grandmother of David, Scott, and ...

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 ...

Private family services for the late Randy S. Taniguchi, 69, of Los Angeles were held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Fukui Mortuary “Chapel in the Garden” in Los Angeles. Born in Santa Monica, ...

Lively and lighthearted Hazel Tokumi was born in Wailuku, Maui ninety-nine years ago.  It was there that she graduated from Baldwin High School and married a very kind and handsome “local boy,” Larry ...

Emiko Fujino (née Fujii), 102, passed away on September 29, 2026. Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1924, to Akira and Tamayo Fujii, she was the eldest of three children. Her family moved to Japan during ...

A funeral service for Hozue Miyasaka, 56-year-old, Tokyo, Japan-born Issei, who passed away on September 17, 2026 in Pasadena, Calif., will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 2 p.m. at Faith United ...

September 28, 2026 Haruko Morikawa, 99-year-old, New Castle-born, resident of Monterey Park peacefully passed away at her residence on September 28. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Hideo ...