Booze and Japanese curry are hiding inside these Bay Area bookstores
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 ...
Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...
J-Hope Unveils ‘Hope on the Stage’ International Tour Dates
J-Hope ‘s latest solo project, Hope on the Street, has set the stage for an international run of shows on the forthcoming ...
5 excellent things to do in Oakland Chinatown in 2025
Piggie dumplings, cutting-edge art, a fortune-cookie factory with a modern mission — Chinatown is where it’s at.
8 Bay Area cultural festivals continue a tapestry of tradition
From the Scottish Highland Gathering and Games to the Aloha Festival, here are eight Bay Area cultural festivals to add to ...
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California’s Asian population soars, new census data shows
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 ...
Ichiro Is About to Get His Hall of Fame Moment. for Japan, He's More Than Just a Baseball Star
Ichiro's Hall of Fame enshrinement coincides with a surge of Japanese players shining in MLB. Ohtani is a singular talent in ...
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Japan pledges $2 million to help victims of California fires
Japan’s pledge came as the United States’s neighbors, Mexico and Canada, sent firefighting crews to Southern California to assist in putting out the widespread fires. Seventy-two Mexican ...