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That’s the reason I’ve always just got to think to myself, I don’t know what it…

Emiko Tsuchida • May 24, 2017

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Journal Entry #100 Billion Neurons: "The Intrinsic Asian..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 1, 2016

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Olympic Medalist Tommy Kono Dies at 85

Tommy Tamio Kono, who won three Olympic medals in weightlifting and became head coach of the U.S. O…

The Rafu Shimpo • May 30, 2016

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Juan Carlos Tanaka, the ambassador of ramen in Peru

Juan Carlos Tanaka was 22 years old when he emigrated to Japan in the 1990s. Like thousands of youn…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 11, 2016

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Real Ramen Is Finally Coming to Denver, and It’s About Time

I grew up in Japan when I was a kid, and have vivid memories of bowls of ramen and soba noodles s…

Gil Asakawa • Nov. 18, 2015

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3 Minutes, Or However Long It Takes You

I had this fantasy last week where I decided I would get full nights of sleep seven nights in a row…

Sean Miura • June 16, 2015

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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Mr. K

I don’t know what drove me to perversely show up at the Nippon Ichi-ban Ramen house on our de…

Satsuki Yamashita • Nov. 3, 2014

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It’s Not Just About History: Visiting the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

It’s hard to describe the shock of recognition when sepia history meets full-color present, w…

Tamiko Nimura • Nov. 1, 2014

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Ramen for Lunch in São Paulo

Starting from the mid-2000s, with the increasing success of Japanese anime, manga, soap operas, and…

Henrique Minatogawa • Sept. 9, 2014

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"Infinity and Chashu Ramen": An Interview With Filmmaker Kerwin Berk

Two spirits are roaming through San Francisco’s Japantown. They’re charged with setting…

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 29, 2014

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