The Rafu Shimpo (羅府新報 Rafu Shinpō) is a Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California.
The paper began in 1903 as a one-page, mimeographed Japanese-language newspaper produced by Rippo Iijima, Masaharu Yamaguchi, and Seijiro Shibuya. H. T. Komai became publisher in 1922, beginning a family dynasty. He was succeeded by son Akira and grandson Michael.[1] The name of the newspaper essentially translates as "Los Angeles area newspaper" ("ra" abbreviated from "rashogiri", said to be a Chinese name for Los Angeles, "fu" meaning "prefecture", and "shinpo", a term for newspaper)
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| Media Name | RAFU Shimpo |
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| Media Type | Newspaper |
| Language | Japanese |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Logo |
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| Website | |
| Front Page URL | http://www.rafu.com/ |
| About Page URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafu_Shimpo |
| Contact Page URL | http://www.rafu.com/contactus/ |
| RSS Feed URL | https://rafu.com/feed/ |
| Profiles | |
| Facebook URL | https://www.facebook.com/RafuShimpo/ |
| X URL | https://twitter.com/RafuShimpo |
| LinkedIn URL | https://www.linkedin.com/company/rafu-shimpo/ |
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafu_Shimpo |
| Contacts | |
| Name | Gwen Muranaka |
| gmuranaka@rafu.com | |
| Phone | +1 (213) 629-2231 |
| Name | Jun Nagata |
| jnagata@rafu.com | |
| Phone | +1 (213) 629-2231 |
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