L.A. Kimono Club presents Mr. & Miss Kimono Contest 2020 on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 10:30 am in Little Tokyo. Rules & Regulations: All contestants must sign-up before December 23, 2019. Registration form is available on the LA Kimono…
Little Tokyo Historical Society president Michael Okamura will present a first-hand account and report back to the community about the current situation in Fukushima, Japan on Sunday, November 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nishi Hongwanji Los…
“Together for Fukushima,” a benefit concert and public education event for children in Fukushima, Japan, will take place on Sunday, November 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nishi Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin Kaikan in downtown Los Angeles.…
Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund Kick Off Meeting to be Held in South Bay on November 16th: Meeting will introduce the fund and its mission to preserve Little Tokyo’s cultural identity Los Angeles, CA – On Saturday, November 16th at…
Kabuki actor Kyozo Nakamura has been appointed as the Japan Cultural Envoy by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs in the fiscal year of 2019. Kyozo Nakamura is traveling from Nov. 7 through Nov. 30 from Northern California to Cuba for…
Los Angeles based Shadows For Peace invites the public to hear a story of Toshiharu Kano who was in his mother’s womb when an Atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima in 1945. Toshiharu Kano is an author of “Passport to…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Music Special Events Performance: LA Nebuta Sunday, November 17, 2019 12:30 pm–2:20 pm: 1st Performance 12:30-12:35, 2nd 1:05-1:10, 3rd 1:40-1:45, 4th 2:15-2:20 Zev Yaroslavsky Plaza | LACMA Free and open to the public Join…
Forwarded for the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Los Angeles County Museum of Art Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art September 22, 2019 – December 8, 2019 LACMA, Resnick Pavilion 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese…
Shoseian “Whispering Pine” Teahouse presents “Shinto Spirit and Native American Wisdom” on November 17, 2019, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Brand Library Park, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA 91201. This event features Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki of Konko…
Non-profit Cultural News Association challenges annual $50,000 project Thank you for Helps in Publishing Cultural News Non-profit Cultural News Association challenges annul $50,000 project to develop the contents and the web site to deliver Japanese culture information more efficiently to…
The Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) seeks fictional short stories for its seventh annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest in the categories of English language, Japanese language and youth (18 and younger). The deadline is January 31, 2020. The…
Japan’s film “Bokyo no Kane – Nostalgic for Homeland” will be screening again by popular demand in Torrance. This movie was shown at three locations in past August. It was so well received it had to turn away some audiences…