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I sometimes refer to the Imperial Valley as my little inaka corner of the world. Literally translated, inaka (田舎) means “the countryside” or “one’s native …
Were there samurai in the Imperial Valley? The answer is yes, but that’s not why a suit of samurai armor is on display in the …
Takanori “Pro” Nimura never forgot the 1927 earthquake because of the auspicious day on which it struck—January 1. In the Nimura family’s small moveable house …
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