INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Cobra Kai’ — Coming to a Dojo Near You
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON I was as surprised as anyone by last Friday’s announcement from…
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EAST WIND: They Say Gentrify — We Must Unify!
By MIYA IWATAKI “It is ironic that on the 75th anniversary of the Japanese American…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Vietnam to Superheroes — Stuff to Watch on TV
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON If there were one upcoming program that will be on TV…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Slingbox Succeeds for Watching Japanese TV in the U.S.
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON TOKYO — In my July 13 column (“Keeping Connected While in…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: This Train Is Bound for Glory — Not
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON TOKYO — Fourteen months ago, the Metro’s Expo Line train began…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Keeping Connected While in Japan
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (Published July 13, 2017) TOKYO — There must be something in…
J-TOWN BEAT: Accelerated Taste
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu English Editor-in-Chief (Published June 17, 2017) Open, open, open! That was…
VOX POPULI: Masako Nesan, My Big Sister
By NANCY ODA My sister Ernie Jane Nishii was a free spirit. She was a…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Coram Nobis Fighter Min Yasui in the Spotlight
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON In 1985, filmmaker Steven Okazaki was Oscar nominated for the documentary…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Learning Japanese and the Shimajiro Connection
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON When my children were preschool age, one of the things my…
J-TOWN BEAT: The Pokemon Ondo
By GWEN MURANAKA (Published June 24, 2017) Hello Obon season! There are seasons here in…
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Music — Glue for a Generation
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON I am not a Sansei. Because, however, most Sansei are considered…