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Comics : on the edge of the Pacific

Los Angeles Japanese Daily News

in J-town, LA California. “The Edge of the Pacific” (2 versions of the title) was published twice a month during 3 periods of publication; 1986-87, 1990-91, and 2015-16.

Due to travels and changing organizing campaigns many comics strips were lost. The last versions done

In 2015-16 were computer drawn so they were saved. Thanks much to the Komai Family and owner Mickey Komai,

Naomi Hirahara, past editor and author, and Gwen Muranaka current editor, for their support for the comic strip over the years.

Drought and the Carnival

Kamaboko-boards-and-Tofu-tubs

Language barrier among Asians

Comfort Women​

Looking for a place to eat

Keiro Thanksgiving

A Takuan Person-of-Interest

Medicare and Okayu

Rafu Shimpo Memories

Poker, War and Trump

Double eyelid surgery

1990 -Yappy Chihuahua

1990- B-Ball Sunday

1990- Losing at the carnival

Miss Saigon is a hit

Disease scare

Multi-cultural caviar

Abrupt illnesses

Like yourself

1986- A Boss’s Xmas Dream, Part 1

1986- A Boss’s Xmas Dream, Part 2

1986- Vet and Resistor Bros.Part 1

1986- Vet and Resistor Bros. at Thanksgiving Part 2

1986- MIGRA Raid at the Hotel

1990- “Like Yourself”

1986- Funeral and Dinner-After

Pitting Lonny vs. Morales

1986- Ba-chan can Relate

1986- Ticket after the Trick-or-Treat

1986- What Looks Hot?

1986- With Kids at the Carnival

1986- Ba-Chan takes medicine at New Year

1987- We Win, Despite the Odds

1987- Chicken Mixed with Rice

1987- Dispute in the Hood

1987- Bad Rice, English Only

1987- Platoon the movie

1987- JA homelessness

1987- Support Comfort Women

1987- Redress at the laundromat

1987 – Teri’s pressured

1987- Science with kamaboko boards

1991- He’s retiring

1991-Chocolate for school

1991-Reuniting family

1991- Kack doo kee power

1991- A so-so July 4th

1991- Bachan finds Kenbo

1991-Blind folks can see

1991-International Workers Day; The Produce guy

1991-Wartime Edition

1991-Wartime Edition 2-Affirmative Action

1991- Mail order brides

1991- Save our schools

1991- Some censored more than others?

1991- It’s making us choke

1996 – It’s nen-ne time

2016- Pawn shop and glass eye

1996- Teens are a bottomless pit

1986- Part 1: The system fuels self-hate and Big Pharma’s dope numbs us all

Part 2: The system fuels self-hate and Big Pharma’s dope numbs us all

1991 -Recycling woes