The Rafu Shimpo (羅府新報 Rafu Shinpō) is a Japanese-English language newspaper based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California.

The paper began in 1903 as a one-page, mimeographed Japanese-language newspaper produced by Rippo Iijima, Masaharu Yamaguchi, and Seijiro Shibuya. H. T. Komai became publisher in 1922, beginning a family dynasty. He was succeeded by son Akira and grandson Michael.[1] The name of the newspaper essentially translates as "Los Angeles area newspaper" ("ra" abbreviated from "rashogiri", said to be a Chinese name for Los Angeles, "fu" meaning "prefecture", and "shinpo", a term for newspaper).