Soko Hardware is celebrating its 100th year of being open in Japantown in San Francisco. The store is located along the 1600 block of Post Street and has been a pillar in the Japanese community. "My grandparents started it in 1925," Philip Ashizawa, the third-generation owner of Soko Hardware, told CBS News Bay Area. "They unfortunately had to shut down in the early or mid-40s because of the war and were forced to go to incarceration camps.
Main Idea: Soko Hardware in San Francisco’s Japantown is marking 100 years as Philip Ashizawa carries on his family’s store and community legacy.
Key Points:
No clear negative impact identified.
Soko Hardware’s 100-year run helps keep a local small business, jobs, and Japantown culture alive for residents and visitors.
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Third-generation owner of Soko Hardware and a central voice in the article about the store’s 100-year legacy.
The store being celebrated; the article is primarily about its centennial and role in Japantown.
Community organizer quoted praising the store’s historical importance; supportive but not the main subject.
Named as part of the family/community connection, but with little direct focus in the article.
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