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I experienced an early defining moment when I was a young twenty something reporter at The Rafu Shimpo in 1986. Before that, I had lived a relatively …
For journalists, there are stories, perhaps only a handful, that never leave you. That’s the way I feel about the Alan Hotel in Little Tokyo. …
Read Chapter Five >> As I make my way to the Koban Visitors Center, First Street in Little Tokyo is hopping. And I don’t mean just …
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