Mas Fujita and his brother Yuki have worked at Sakuraya, the oldest mochi shop in Gardena, since their father started the business in 1960. “The care and attention they bring to mochi and manju, there’s really just a handful of places like that these days.” Sakuraya is the only business that sees foot traffic in its low-slung strip mall in …
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A North Carolina woman whose dog disappeared more than a year ago has celebrated an emotional reunion after her pet was found 200 miles away at an animal shelter. Kendelle Federico, foster coordinator for Guilford County Animal Services, said Mochi was believed to be a stray when he first came to the shelter last November. Tinae’s daughter …
Mochi has an eager smile, an enviable wardrobe and some killer dance moves. “People are starting more accounts, they’re following more accounts, they’re liking, they’re engaging more, they’re spending more time on social media, which is just making the space more valuable,” she says. “It’s getting more and more saturated,” says Devon Noehring, who runs a 97,000-follower strong Instagram account …
