Japan Video and Media has been around for more than 40 years, 37 of those have been at the Japan Center Mall. "I used to come ...

A landmark San Francisco business is closing in Japantown, marking the end of decades as a staple in the Japan Center. Japan ...

After Philip Ashizawa's family survived the internment camps, they returned to San Francisco, and Ashizawa's father took the ...

Japan Video, a cultural staple in San Francisco's Japantown for over 38 years, is closing down in May. The store was known for its Japanese and Korean video collection and anime merchandise.

San Francisco’s Japantown, known to some as Nihonmachi, is the oldest Japantown in the country. It is also one of only four ...

In the early 1940s, San Francisco’s Japantown was a vibrant community home to more than 200 businesses owned by those of Japanese descent. But that all changed in 1942 after Franklin D.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Peace Plaza in San Francisco's historic Japantown is now in the midst of a major construction project, that will pose a challenge to businesses that remain open even as the ...

SAN FRANCISCO - An iconic family-owned restaurant in San Francisco’s Japantown has officially closed after more than 40 years in business. Café Mums, best known for Shabu Shabu, a Japanese ...

No matter who wins San Francisco’s District 5 supervisorial seat in the Nov. 5 election, Japantown residents say the race represents an opportunity for their neighborhood to have a greater say ...

More recently, Japantown has led the charge for San Francisco’s recovery from Covid, being one of only three neighbourhoods reporting higher sales tax revenue today than before the pandemic ...

In this episode of KPFA Presents, we have a story about one of the oldest and largest surviving Japanese districts in the United States: San Francisco’s Japantown. Here to show us more about that ...