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Arriving from the Asakusa subway station, we made our way to the Kiminarimon, or Thunder Gate, a majestic structure which serves as the entrance to the Sensoji Temple a few meters away. At the street sides, sturdy individuals wearing shorts and Japanese hats call out passengers to try the rickshaw …

Fun and educational peace games are again planned for Sunday, Sept. 19, from noon to 2 p.m. Last Sunday young and old especially enjoyed making peace cranes, peace balloons, peace thaumatropes, peace banner, peace wall, peace face painting (with washable allergic-free face paint). Puzzles, memory g…

Its chapter, which is what members call their meeting place, is now located on Village Lane in Chinatown. The first PBMA missionary, Bienvenida Aurelio, arrived here  in 1987 as a waitress. She was asked by their divine master Ruben Ecleo Sr., the founder of  PBMA, to propagate the group’s teaching…

For the past 20 years, Noka Oi Saipan has been helping the community control the presence of termites, rats and rodents, cockroaches and other insects in residential to commercial establishments to an acceptable level. “We have customers who have been with us for years, left us to try other provide…

In six weeks, the community will again be remembering their departed family members, relatives and loved ones and what’s a better way to show you continually care than with flowers? With All Souls Day just around the corner, Kevin’s Department Store in Chalan Kanoa is coming up with a special disco…

Pellegrino, chief executive officer of Saipan Ice & Water Company, said after a decade and a half of providing high quality drinking water to the community, they will continue to improve their services. “Water is very important. We can’t live without water, and because of this, Saipan Ice &…

Hyatt Regency Saipan restaurant manager Seiji Shindo said that for the celebration, they have prepared sumptuous delights their clients will find hard to forget. Executive sous chef Edgardo Olarte said two different menus will be served alternately throughout the week. Hyatt executive chef Gabriele…

Kamata was invited by a friend to play golf here, but he saw something else — a future for his family and his chance to serve authentic Japanese food to the people. Little did he know that the small, crudely built restaurant with wooden planks in front serving as a bridge to ward off water from the…

The Hilitai family highly encourages parents and students to attend as we keep you informed of important school and community issues affecting and impacting student learning. This is a great opportunity for us as a family to build an effective communication link between school, home, and also to st…

“A number of local writers have been throwing around an idea to create a compilation of local work for years now,” said Angelo O’Connor Villagomez.  “A group of us have been meeting together over spicy tofu and chiliburgers at Wild Bills these last few months and we’ve finally decided to put it tog…