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Sushi and I made our acquaintance nearly sixty years ago on a train ride from Iwanuma to Sendai. In…

Edward Moreno • July 20, 2010

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Five Places That Can Make a Hapa Feel at Home in NYC

For the first six years of my life, I was convinced that the United States and Japan were literally…

Leah Nanako Winkler • July 6, 2010

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010

Mitsuru Grill: Feel Good Fusion

Mitsuru Sushi & Grill is a cozy restaurant located by 1st Street and San Pedro of Little Tokyo.…

Jonathan Gartrelle • June 14, 2010

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010

America’s First Ramen Noodle Restaurant is Los Angeles’ Best Midnight Snack

Koraku Japanese Restaurant opened in 1976 on 2nd Street in Little Tokyo and was the first Japa…

Alexander LaRose • May 31, 2010

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Journal Entry #Expiration 2075: "Just Deep-fry It..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • May 29, 2010

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010

Frying Fish: In for the Long Haul

As a young man, Sadahiko Akimoto met his wife Yuko when she emigrated from Japan to the U.S. after …

David Minguez • May 24, 2010

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Brazil has steaks. And so much more!

One really cannot speak of travel without including the subject of food. Travel and food go hand in…

John Katagi • May 14, 2010

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010

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Mamoru Hanamura sips his tall water glass full of hot, red tea, exhales slowly and says, “The…

Stephanie Varela • May 10, 2010

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010

Koraku Restaurant: Making it in America

Situated on East 2nd St. in Little Tokyo, Koraku Restaurant’s bright orange and white signs, …

Jacy Yoshimoto • April 26, 2010

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RAMEN

Call it what you want; its owners, Mr. and Mrs. Takeshi Murakami romantically named it Foo Foo Tei …

Edward Moreno • March 3, 2010

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Five Places That Can Make a Hapa Feel at Home in NYC

Mitsuru Grill: Feel Good Fusion

America’s First Ramen Noodle Restaurant is Los Angeles’ Best Midnight Snack

Journal Entry #Expiration 2075: "Just Deep-fry It..."

Frying Fish: In for the Long Haul

Brazil has steaks. And so much more!

Mitsuru Grill, 316 First Street

Koraku Restaurant: Making it in America

RAMEN