LA’s Little Tokyo among list of 11 endangered historical places in US

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has included Downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo into the 2024 list of America’s 11 most endange...

Dozens of protesters march against Seattle’s planned homeless shelter near International District

Approximately 100 protesters flocked to Seattle City Hall to express concerns that a planned homeless shelter in the SODO neighborhood will...

One of the last remaining Japantowns is in danger of ‘irreparable harm,’ according to local SF community

Residents in San Francisco’s Japantown are calling for help in their protest against the city’s plan to buy a landmark hotel and turn it int...

115-Year-Old Mochi Shop Set to Close or Be Sold in SF Japantown

Japantown’s esteemed mochi shop Benkyodo, located in San Francisco, may allegedly close down due to the owners’ retirements.  Ab...

San Jose’s Historic Japantown Monument Vandalized as Neighborhood Suffers From COVID

Community members of San Jose’s Japantown discovered that a historic granite monument that honors Japanese immigrants was vandalized on Mond...