On February 8, 1940, Oza Hondo's final broadcast on California Mainichi Broadcasting System (see Part 5 ) took up the post of secretary of the Gardena Plains Japanese Association at almost the same time. However, his passion for radio was difficult to let go, and he returned to the radio …
The Rafu Japanese United Church (United Church) was established in February 1918 through the merger of three churches: the Rafu Japanese Congregational Church, the Rafu Presbyterian Church, and the Japanese Bethlehem Congregational Church. The church actively lobbied the Japan Cultural Broadcasting Association (see Part 3 ) and decided to start …
Market report broadcast begins In the 1930s, Japanese farmers were the second largest group in California after whites, and Japanese farmers were responsible for producing vegetables and fruits for suburban markets in particular. According to statistics from 1930, 53% of employed Japanese were engaged in agriculture. The large amount of …
Sponsored by Dr. Cohen, who runs a dental clinic in Los Angeles, the Japanese-language program was broadcast on KTM radio in Los Angeles for three seasons. Cohen is a dentist who is keen to attract clients from immigrant communities, and has sponsored many advertisements and programs on radio stations in …
At a meeting of the Rafu Japanese Association Councillors held on the evening of November 11, 1931, it was resolved to broadcast a radio program once a week. Based on this, on December 5 of the same year, the so-called "Rafu Japanese Association Broadcast" was started on KELW station in …
The final episode will introduce other Japanese language broadcasts and music programs featuring second generation Japanese speakers. Taishodo Taishodo (Kitamura Kenjiro and Kitamura Masaru, from Shiga Prefecture), located at 301 Powell Street, was originally a pharmacy, but expanded its lineup to also sell radios and Japanese records. On August 19, …
In the third installment, we will write about Niimi Shokai's "Popular Song Broadcasting," which is a rival to Japanese Song Broadcasting. Niimi Shokai was a drugstore and photo shop run by Niimi Toragoro (born in Tokushima Prefecture and arrived in Japan in 1910), which opened at 331 Powell Street in …
In the second installment, we will introduce Shinkosha's "Japanese Song Broadcast," a pioneer in Japanese language broadcasting. In March 1935, a broadcasting station approached the Canadian Japanese Society with a request to broadcast a Japanese program. The Society was not able to organize programs or collect advertisements, so they chose …
It is believed that the first time Japanese music was played on the radio in Canada was in February 1925. At that time, the Imperial Japanese Navy sent a training fleet overseas almost every year to conduct practical training for long-distance voyages and to carry out goodwill activities at ports …
In July 1932, Los Angeles was buzzing with the local Olympics. However, no agreement could be reached on broadcasting rights in the United States, and the games were not broadcast on the radio domestically. In order to deliver the latest news, the California Mainichi newspaper (Kamae) decided to call the …
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