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James Fujita


James Fujita is a half Japanese writer and editor from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. He has contributed articles and photographs to the Gardena Valley News and the Rafu Shimpo. He is currently writing online content for an anime fan website, OTAQUEST. He has also edited newsletters for Go For Broke National Education Center. He has been a journalist for 20 years. He enjoys photography, anime, trains, and reading. He was born in Tokyo to an Irish-German American mother and Japanese father.

Updated July 2020


Stories from This Author

7th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
She’s Still Here

July 24, 2020 • James Fujita

My name is Eric Ramirez, and I’m proud to say that I’m helping Los Angeles build a subway system. You may have seen me before. You know that big construction site in the middle of Little Tokyo, across from the Japanese American museum? There are a couple of spots along the sidewalk where you can look through the fence and see what will eventually be an underground light rail station. Yeah, I’m one of those construction guys you might see …

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