The Downtown Los Angeles Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California have selected five noteworthy Japanese American community leaders for the 2024 Women of the Year Award
A small town in Japan has widely installed robot wolves to ward off bears and other wildlife. To address the growing issue of wild bears encroaching into their territory, the town of Takikawa in Japan has adopted an unconventional approach.
Like other communities in the Yakima Valley, Wapato owes its existence in part to the Northern Pacific Railway, which opened up the Valley to commerce and more settlement.