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Suehiro Founder Junko Suzuki Passes at Age 84
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Junko Suzuki in the kitchen of Suehiro Cafe in Little Tokyo. She founded the First Street restaurant with her sister Yuriko in 1972.
By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo
Junko Suzuki, the woman who co-founded one of Little Tokyo’s most enduring restaurants, Suehiro Café on First Street, has passed away at the age of 84.
Junko immigrated to the U.S. in 1969 from Gunma-ken, Japan. Although neither she nor her sister, Yuriko, possessed previous restaurant experience, they established Suehiro in 1972, serving authentic home-style Japanese dishes. Her approach to the menu was simple. “Just serve what I like to eat.” she once told her son, Kenji, 57.
Takuro Shinohara completes double at Fuji to claim Sunday Series title
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Audi Team Hitotsuyama’s Takuro Shinohara completed the TCR Japan title double in Race 2 of the season finale at Fuji, winning the final Sunday Series race of the year.
The Audi RS 3 LMS driver, who secured the Saturday Series title last time out at Suzuka, picked up his fourth Sunday win of the season in comfortable fashion from pole position, beating Birth Racing Project’ Hirobon to the line by 4.402 seconds.
His chief title rival, and last year’s Sunday Series champion Takeshi Matsumoto, started the final race of the year just three points behind Shinohara but could only manage third at the finish.