http://yuuyake.com Strengthening the bonds of the community Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:04:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Second Anniversary Edition It's hard to believe two whole years have passed since I started introducing Japanese media available in English to The Yuuyake Shimbun readers.  A lot has happened in the manga and anime worlds during the last 24 months.  We have seen the demise of magazines NewTypeUSA and ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=33 http://yuuyake.com/?p=32 Mika Inoue Recent earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest have prompted emergency managers to remind the public to review their disaster plans and refresh their emergency kits. Shallow earthquakes of 4.0-magnitude and below have recently shaken residents up and down the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, and across the Cascades ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=26 John Kodachi of KODACHI LAW takes a minute out for a photo in his new office in downtown Portland, Oregon. By James Hill Prominent local attorney John Kodachi has left his former law firm to establish his own firm, John A. Kodachi, P.C.  The new law office is situated in Suite ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=18 Portland, Ore. – Grown in Japan since the 8th century, the chrysanthemum is the official flower of Japan, and along with the Japanese maple, it is considered the quintessential symbol of autumn and a constant motif in literature and art. The highest Order of Chivalry is called the Order of ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=16 By James Hill During a recent visit to Yoshi Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver, Washington, I had a pleasant conversation with the owner, Nakao Yoshihiro, concerning his plans for the future. Unfortunately, he intends to sell the restaurant due to health issues surrounding his recovery from a stroke he suffered four ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=14 Critical year purification ceremony to purify and dispel misfortune. According to the "Kigaku" (or Shinto divination method) the ages of 16, 24 and 40, 41, 42 for men and 12, 18 and 31, 32, 33 for women are considered Yakudoshi or critical year; the years 41 for men and 32 ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=6 No one understands the importance of civil rights better than those who were interned because of Executive Order 9066. EO 9066, as it is called, was an action taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that sent over 100,000 people “of Japanese Ancestry” to relocation centers during most of World ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=5 I recently met with Jeff Selby, the new Portland JACL president. He is enthusiastic about his new position and I am convinced he has the talent, drive and energy to accomplish great things for Portland. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Jeff Selby is an Army brat who started his involvement with ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=4 There has been a lot happening at Richmond this fall/winter. Principal Kathryn Anderson has taken an already outstanding immersion program and elevated it to even higher levels of achievement and success. The future is bright for this extraordinary school. Principal Anderson has 23 years experience as an administrator ... http://yuuyake.com/?p=3