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Showing posts with label Rafu Shimpo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rafu Shimpo. Show all posts
Monday, August 6, 2018

Haruo Nakajima: First Anniversary

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Above, Haruo Nakajima with a costumed fan in 2013. Photo by Armand Vaquer. A year ago tomorrow (in Japan, it will be August 7 in two...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Japan Airlines Resuming L.A. To Osaka Service In March

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Above, Osaka Castle. Photo by Armand Vaquer. There's good news for people who head to Japan from Los Angeles, but want to by-pas...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Robert Kinoshita, R.I.P.

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Above, a replica Robby the Robot at the 2013 Monsterpalooza. Photo by Armand Vaquer. The name Robert Kinoshita is not a very familiar ...
Monday, November 4, 2013

Akira Takarada's L.A. Visit Article In Rafu Shimpo

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Above, Akira Takarada about to sign a photo for Loren "Butch" Portillo at Son of Monsterpalooza.  Photo by Armand Vaquer. The...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Miyagi Prefecture Recovery

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Above , the statue of Date Masamune at the site of Sendai Castle.  Photo by Armand Vaquer. The Los Angeles-area Japanese newspaper, ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Hideko Bannai

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After posting about my days working as a field representative for Assemblyman Paul T. Bannai, I did some Googling and found this (Source: Ra...
Sunday, June 21, 2009

Digital Broadcasting Opens Door To Japanese TV

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One great discovery (for me, at least) now that the transition to digital broadcasting has been completed, I can receive a television statio...