News

2 San Francisco malls defy city 'doom loop' as downtown retailers leave city
The headlines surrounding San Francisco businesses post-pandemic have been mostly negative. Businesses, especially mall ...
SFGate1y
Some SF malls are dying. Japan Center's parking garage is overflowing.
Recently, the mall has gotten so busy on weekends that sometimes the parking garage reaches ... According to a July 2023 report by the San Francisco Chronicle, Japantown saw a 9% increase in ...
These S.F. malls are experiencing a ‘renaissance’ that defies the doom loop. Here’s their secret
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 ...
Japan Video and Media in San Francisco Japantown closing its doors after more than 40 years
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 ...
CBS News1y
Japantown rebounds with help from San Francisco native's community district
A San Francisco native is helping keep alive the city's historic Japantown, one of only three left in the U.S. Growing up, Grace Horikiri came to Japantown to learn the Japanese language ...