Japanese American Cultural & Community Center “Torch: 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Photos by Toyo Miyatake” Curated by Hirokazu Kosakia July 11 – August 8 Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Closed on Mondays Japan-born Toyo Miyatake…
By Eri Williams, June 17, 2021 (Uploaded July 16, 2021 at 9:15 am) Perhaps due to the past 15-month of Corona-induced life style, it seems that even daily events in our ordinary life have been categorized into three timelines: “before…
After two years delay of the schedule, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will finally grand-open on September 30, 2021. Hayao Miyazaki, the Academy Museum’s inaugural temporary exhibition, marks the first North American museum retrospective dedicated to the work of…
The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center presents featured exhibition Torch: 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Photos by Toyo Miyatake at the George J. Doizaki Gallery from July 11 – August 8. The July 11 opening event is a part of…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will reopen on April 1 with the exhibition of Yoshitomo Nara, the first international retrospective of artist Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) at BCAM, Level 2 through July 5, 2021. In June, Yoshitomo…
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles announces the new exhibition “RECONNECTING: A Vision of Unity” opening on Wednesday, June 16. The exhibition features an installation by Japanese contemporary artist Kengo Kito, who is known for using surprising materials like hula hoops to…
The Rotary Club of Little Tokyo and the Little Tokyo Rotary Foundation are accepting applications for $1,000 scholarships to three youths. This scholarship was made possible because of the generous donation by Toshio and Toshiko Handa in 2019. The Rotary…
Japan Live Virtual Tour Series will feature sightseeing places in Kagawa Prefecture on Tuesday, July 13 at 5 pm, PDT. To participate this virtual tour, register the webinar format at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXS1zrJ_3juOZzDZ3i93CTFQECN3g1hksR_7IzWJmRGRC0gg/viewform In this live virtual tour, participants will: * Exploring…
Returning a riding crop of 1932 Olympian Baron Takeichi Nishi from Los Angeles to Japan was realized by efforts of people in U.S. and Japan and the video announcement of the Baron Nishi’s event became available for the public to…
On June 23, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced that the current exhibition Yoshitomo Nara has been extended to January 2, 2022. Yoshitomo Nara is the first international retrospective of artist Yoshitomo Nara (b.1959). The exhibition was originally…
LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announced on June 15 that it received a transformative $10 million gift today from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. It is the largest single gift in the Museum’s history. “After a year that…
By Eri Williams, June 16, 2021 (Uploaded June 26, 2021 at 12:52 am) After a 15-month of COVID-mandated life and numerous controversial debates over requirements of wearing facemask, we no longer need to wear a facemask if we are fully…