By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu Sports Editor Shohei Ohtani flung his bat into the air, exulted toward the sky, and for one shining moment, the improbable seemed more than merely possible. The ball hadn’t ...

By TOMOKO NAGAIRafu Staff Writer More than 450 people attended the annual Obon Festival at Long Beach Buddhist Church on Aug.

The Great Pumpkin Harvest Carnival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 2115 W. 182nd St., Torrance. The event will feature carnival games, prizes, ...

Tulips in Harmony will present Blooming Concert on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 3:30 p.m. at Norris Theatre, 27570 Norri Center Dr., Rolling Hills Estates. The concert, which will raise funds for victims of ...

By JUN NAGATARafu Staff Writer The Miyazaki Kenjinkai of America, founded in 1976, recently held a 50th-anniversary ceremony ...

L.A. vs. Hate and AAPI Equity Alliance will host a screening of “Minnesota Neighbors” (2026, 60 minutes), a new documentary ...

Local volleyball players receive elite training from Japanese stars. By MAKI HIRANORAFU CONTRIBUTOR Dozens of young volleyball players had a rare opportunity for elite coaching Sept. 27-28, as the ...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dave Min (D-Costa Mesa) on Sept. 16 introduced legislation to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility located in Irvine as the “Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building,” ...

Funeral services for the late Stanley Utsushi Norihiro, 88-year-old, California-born, resident of Burbank, who passed away peacefully on October 5, 2026, will be held on Friday, October 23, 11:30 a.m.

MyLoc Dinh, current El Camino College Board of Trustees Area 5 representative, officially kicked off her campaign with a gathering of friends, family, community leaders, and supporters on Sept. 27.

Despite bipartisan and bicameral support for preserving America’s national archives, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) gave a dismissive response to federal lawmakers who are ...