San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is urging the city council to pass an initiative that could force the unhoused to get the services ...

Ahead of a City Council vote next week, a collection of business owners, residents and public safety personnel rallied in ...

Rebekah Penaloza loves San Francisco’s Japantown so much that she and a friend drove an hour and a half from their homes in Fairfield during a recent weekday to shop for K-pop merchandise, Pokémon ...

Japantown advocates are watching with a measure of apprehension as major redevelopment plans around the Delta Center and Salt ...

Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they ...

The birthplace of karate also holds a deeply rooted connection to spirituality and nature. Here’s how to plan a visit to this ...

The weeklong celebration of murals and urban art includes a gallery show and an artwalk through the historic neighborhood.

Japan Video's owner Takeshi Onishi says he had tears in his eyes as he met customers for the final day Wednesday, before ...

The latest concept from Wentworth Hospitality Group, drawing inspiration from the Italian word for "foliage" (foglietta) and ...

Japan Video and Media has been around for more than 40 years, 37 of those have been at the Japan Center Mall. "I used to come ...

Japan Video, a cultural staple in San Francisco's Japantown for over 38 years, is closing down in May. The store was known for its Japanese and Korean video collection and anime merchandise.

Some raised concerns about how this could negatively impact what remains of the historic Japantown. “I’ve always referred to it as J-town or Nihonmachi. Nihonmachi is the Japanese word for ...