Under the arched wooden ceilings of Berkeley’s newest bookshop, you’ll find a rolling library ladder, velvet green couches, and yes, lots of books — but also a wine dispenser wedged between the ...

She also enjoys volunteering for community organizations, helping the Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Program, the Japanese American ... citizenship. Oakland residents and fire officials ...

Ten years ago, none of California’s 58 counties counted Asians as their largest ethnic group. Now, two do: Alameda County, which includes the cities of Oakland and Berkeley, and Santa Clara ...

California was once a hotbed of Japanese wine producers, until 20th-century legislation boxed them out. Over a hundred years later, a comeback is underway.

Ichiro's Hall of Fame enshrinement coincides with a surge of Japanese players shining in MLB. Ohtani is a singular talent in ...

In his first season in 2001, Ichiro earned the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards, hitting .350 with 242 hits as the Mariners won 116 regular-season games. He won the A ...

The traveling exhibition “Taken From Their Families” tells the story of Japanese American incarceration on Angel Island ...

Former Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in November, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges. In addition to Thao, the Justice Department ...

Sasaki named them one of his three finalists, joined by the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. If nothing else, such ...

A new restaurant in Oakland is seeking to bring the cuisine of Afghanistan to new heights. Jaji, co-owned by Sophia Akbar and Paul Iglesias of Parche, walks the line between familiar and iconoclastic, ...

A restaurant in Oakland scheduled to open January 30 is seeking to bring the cuisine of Afghanistan to new heights. Jaji, co-owned by Sophia Akbar and Paul Iglesias of Parche, will walk the line ...