Fact: More than 50 Starbucks are within a two-mile radius of San Francisco's Japantown, one of only three Japantowns left in the United States. "Empowerment" is a term that gets thrown around a lot.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The community group working to revitalize and renovate San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza received additional funding to bolster their efforts and ensure the project is ...

There are parts of this city that hold historical significance many born and raised in Sacramento may not know about. The Wells Fargo Center on Fourth Street, the Downtown Commons parking lot, ...

SACRAMENTO — A lost piece of Sacramento's history is now being revived in the form of a colorful new mural. Stan Umeda grew up going to Sacramento's Japantown. In its heyday, it was the fourth-largest ...

The future of the dozens of restaurants and other food businesses in San Francisco’s Japan Center mall remains an open question, as their proprietors grapple with landlords unwilling to cut any ...

Hundreds of people once called this San Luis Obispo neighborhood home.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Navigating this part of town can be hectic, so if you drive, the best place to park is the Japan Center Garage. – Lili Weigert Why is Japantown unique? There are only three ...

SACRAMENTO --The shameful government order set into motion 82 years ago this weekend sent tens of thousands of Japanese Americans to concentration camps for the duration of WWII-- and led to the ...