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	Recent Japantown Crimes Have Residents Asking for Help By May Chow AsianWeek Writer A rash of recent crimes — including rape, burglary, auto theft and vandalism — at the Nihonmachi Parking Lot in San Francisco’s Japantown has residents concerned and afraid to emerge from their homes after dark. In response to this fear, the Japantown Task Force has asked the San Francisco Police Department to increase officer presence and encourage resident involvement in making their neighborhood a safe one in which to live. COMPLETE STORY...		Holiday Gift Guide 2003 (Feature) Anti-Hindu Nationalist Campaign Targets Indian American Organization (in National News) Recent Japantown Crimes Have Residents Asking for Help (in Bay Area News) Ultimate Diversions: 2002 Gamer’s Gift Guide (in Business) Yao Wows Oakland On First Official West Coast Swing (in Sports) Chinese Literature Encircles the Globe (in A&E) Emil Amok: Affirmative Action No More (in Opinion)

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