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Nikkei Health Fair 2026 English
Behind the scenes of “American Hibakusha”
Ball Park
Sake Barrel
OAA BEGIN Concert 2026 October Redondo Beach
OAA World Uchinanchu Day Mini Expo 2026
OAA Taikai BEGIN
Global Stage Hollywood features Japanese film “AYUMI” at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Saturday, October 2, 2026.
Anime and character merchandise store TokyoComix is grand-opening on Second Street in Little Tokyo in October 2026.
Little Tokyo Nutrition Service 50th Anniversary
Glendale Cultura; Festival 2026 Poster
HICARE Atomic Bomb Survivors Healthcare Seminar at UCLA
LTSC 2026 Mental Health Conference "Ebb and Flow"
Aratani CARE Icon
Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake | Sushi chefs Jay Chen and Ernie Nishii
Hiroyuki Sanada, Producer of “Shogun” and Star, “Toranaga.” Photo by Ayumi Sakamoto, 2024.
Higashi Shige Headshot LACMA 2024 Digital Witness
Ema of a Horse | Unidentified Maker, c. 1840 – 1870, Japan. Cryptomeria wood (Sugi), paint. 11 3/16 x 16 15/16in. Mingei International Museum, Gift of Keisuke Serizawa, 1980-03-055. Photograph by Ron Kerner.
Miyazaki Wagyu Sign
A Shichi-Go-San family photo with Rev. Izumi Hasegawa, left, Head Priest of Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America.
Ken Koshio Taiko Extravaganza 2026 Poster
Huntington The Lion Returns Sales Now Flyer
LA Koyasan Temple Daihannya Go and Dance Flyer
George Takei and Brad Takei. Photo Credit: Christopher Appoldt (Courtesy of JANM)
Ms. Yuki Wakino of Mushanokoji Senke School of Tea
Music & Ma: (L) Piano: Shigeru Kawai (R) Courtesy of zenkyu matcha
Nikkei Wartime Experiences | UCLA’s Aratani CARE Sponsors film event “When You’re Smiling
LACMA | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudo & NUNO | Jacquard Weaving (Cultural News/ Shige Higashi)
Reiko Sudo and Her Exhibition “Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudo” at Resnick Pavilion in Los Angeles County Museum of Art on September 16, 2026. (Cultural News/ Shige Higashi)