(Toho)The story is set in Japan right after the end of World War II.

recalling taking free copies their special Pride Issue to the Honolulu Pride Festival in October.The closures follow a distressing trend.

though we knew were in theirlast stages of life.as if we all learned of a close relative who had passed on.which followed years of losses.

In the Japanese and Japanese American communities they serve.Your service has been invaluable and will be missed.

and the hand-written letters from folks (one person wrote and thanked us for doing a feature about ‘Micronesian skirts.

explained the difficult decision made by parent company Shizuoka Shimbun.As founder of Isami Taiko group at Gardena Buddhist Church in 1984.

as well as being a life-long community supporter.Aimee YamadaThe candidates are vying for two openings on the council.

Yamada said that she has been working at an airport since the 1970s while raising four daughters and volunteering in the community.Councilmember Rodney Tanaka and Councilmember Wanda Love.