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 ...

She also enjoys volunteering for community organizations, helping the Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Program, the Japanese American ... cup of tea or coffee. Oakland residents and ...

James Beard Awards semifinalists list was released Wednesday morning. For the first time in four years, Sacramento-area restaurants were left off. Known as the “Oscars of the food world,” the James ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Smooth like butter, like a superstar about to hit the road. BTS member J-Hope will embark on his first solo tour next month. The “Hope on the Stage” tour will kick off Feb. 28 at the ...

California was once a hotbed of Japanese wine producers, until 20th-century legislation boxed them out. Over a hundred years later, a comeback is underway.

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan. Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride ...

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In his first season in 2001, Ichiro earned the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards, hitting .350 with 242 hits as the Mariners won 116 regular-season games. He won the A ...

Former Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in November, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges. In addition to Thao, the Justice Department ...

A new restaurant in Oakland is seeking to bring the cuisine of Afghanistan to new heights. Jaji, co-owned by Sophia Akbar and Paul Iglesias of Parche, walks the line between familiar and iconoclastic, ...

Japan’s Hokkaido is set to host the seafood fair at Japanese supermarkets in the US city of Torrance, California, showcasing ...