Moved to the US for marriage, lost her husband, and rose from a temporary worker to the position of company president Anyone from Los Angeles may remember the TV commercial that ends with the phrase, "Teruko loves people." Teruko Weinberg, who appeared in the commercial, is not only the manager …
In the Detroit area of Michigan, the heart of the American automobile industry, a large Japanese community has formed, mainly consisting of expatriates. There is a former expatriate here who is engaged in activities to introduce Japanese culture in order to connect the Japanese community with the local community. His …
Married a US soldier at age 20 Breaking the jinx that Okinawan restaurants do not succeed as a business, Okinawa Shokudo Habuya, located in Tustin, Orange County, a suburb of Los Angeles, is continuing to thrive, having celebrated its eighth anniversary in December 2018. Three months after opening, it was …
In an era without the Internet On October 20, 2018, Takeo Kinjo, publisher of the magazine "Go Daizu" and president of the Okinawan Association of North America, passed away at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 96. I had the opportunity to interview Kinjo twice. The first …
Katsuya Uechi is a Japanese chef and entrepreneur who currently operates 25 restaurants across the U.S., including those he co-manages with partner companies. His name has now become well-known throughout the U.S. through his Katsuya brand of restaurants, not to mention to industry insiders. In October 2018, he was selected …
A former "children's garden" in Los Angeles In September 2017, the Southern California Oita Kenjinkai, to which I belong, held a grand 100th anniversary ceremony in the suburbs of Los Angeles, bringing together nearly 100 participants. One of the special guests at the ceremony was a woman named Miko Henson. …
Inside the base is the America I long for Even though I've only been to Hawaii a few times as a tourist, there's a restaurant in Gardena, a suburb of Los Angeles, that brings back memories. The restaurant's name is Bob's Hawaiian Style Restaurant. As the name suggests, it serves …
A stop in Japan changed my life Nowadays, the number of Japanese restaurants is increasing not only in Los Angeles but also on a global scale. However, the problem is the chefs. The number of Japanese chefs who have trained in Japan is limited. So, about 20 years ago, educational …
Where people meet There is surely no Japanese or Japanese-American in the Los Angeles area who has not heard of Respect for the Aged Day. In the 1960s, eight Japanese-American community leaders, led by the late Fred Wada, opened a retirement home for the elderly on a hill overlooking downtown …
The taste that customers want When the restaurant opened along First Street in Little Tokyo, it caused quite a stir. The year was 2002, and the name of the restaurant was "Daikokuya." As a restaurant serving tonkotsu ramen, it became popular not only among Japanese people but also among Asians. …
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