Japantown

A bittersweet day in San Francisco’s Japantown as Benkyodo mochi shop closes its doors for good after 115 years. People lined up for hours Thursday trying to buy some of the last batches of mochi. Robert Handa has a look at the behind the scenes of the shop’s last day in business.

The longest-running business in San Francisco’s Japantown, Benkyodo mochi shop, closed its doors after 115 years.

A much loved piece of Japanese-American history came to an end Thursday. Benkyodo Mochi shop, the longest-running business in San Francsico’s Japantown, closed its doors after 115 years. Robert Handa has the details.

In San Francisco, a battle is brewing over a plan to turn a Japantown hotel into housing for the homeless. The neighbors are so upset that the city is now slowing down plans and reevaluating.

In San Francisco, a battle is brewing over a plan to turn a Japantown hotel into housing for the homeless. Christie Smith reports.

The San Francisco Japantown community gathered to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony with traditional Japanese dance programs (Odori) and live performances.

Join NBC Bay Area, Telemundo 48, and the Buddhist Churches of America at a two-day event celebrating the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 7 and Sunday, Aug. 8 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in San Francisco’s Japantown. The event is free and open to the public. NBC Bay Area will commemorate the end of…

NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 will be kicking off the start of the Tokyo Olympics with an opening ceremony community celebration in partnership with the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California on Friday, July 23 at 1:30 p.m.

Join NBC Bay Area, Telemundo 48, and the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (Center) at a community event celebrating the Opening Day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday, July 23 at 1:30 p.m in San Francisco’s Japantown. The event is free and open to the public. Can’t make it? Bookmark this page and join us then…

San Jose’s Japantown community formally launched citizen foot patrols Monday in hopes of preventing future attacks on Asian Americans.

San Jose’s Japantown community formally launched citizen foot patrols Monday in hopes of preventing future attacks on Asian Americans. Robert Handa reports.

Asian Pacific America: Japantown Task Force Co-Chair Jon Osaki updates us on the bond measure that would make the proposed redesign of the Japantown Peace Plaza possible if passed by San Francisco voters in November.

Longtime San Jose Japantown restaurant Banana Crepe closed its doors for good Saturday after the already for sale business lost all prospective buyers in light of the coronavirus. Marianne Favro reports.

Asian Pacific America: Films of Remembrance is an annual showcase of films commemorating the Japanese American internment during the second world war and the showcase is making it’s San Jose Japantown debut.

The 2019 International Taiko Festival is celebrating the last three remaining Japantowns in the country and will feature Grandmaster Seiichi Tanaka and San Francisco Taiko Dojo. The festival will include a collaboration by San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Kinnara Taiko, and San Jose Taiko. Special guests from Japan, Yasuhide Tanaka (from Wako Daiko) and Takara Otsuka Taiko Ensemble, will be in…

A rash of apparent arson fires has some San Jose neighborhood groups around the downtown area scared and upset.

Officers have arrested a man accused of stealing a Golden Retriever earlier this month from outside a storefront in San Francisco’s Japantown, police said Thursday.

The latest in a string of dognapping incidents has San Francisco Police looking for a man suspected of stealing two puppies on Wednesday from a woman who had advertised them for sale online.