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NOW | POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027

September 21, 2026

NOW | Descanso Gardens | Sturt Haaga Gallery | Sound of Water: Feminine Expression of Fluidity | Jun. 20, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027

September 21, 2026

NOW| JAPAN HOUSE | WASHOKU : Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine | May 22-Oct 18

July 27, 2026

NOW | Academy Museum | Studio Ghibli’s PONYO | Feb. 14, 2026 – Jan. 10, 2027

July 27, 2026

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Okinawa Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Presents “Celebrate World Uchinaanchu Day with BEGIN” Concert at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday, October 31 at 2PM

September 30, 2026

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OKINAWA Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Presents World Uchinanchu Day Mini Expo at Toyoya Meeting Hall of Torrance Cultural Art Center on Friday, October 30, 5-9PM

September 30, 2026

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OKINAWA Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Holding “The Road to Taikai” A Year-Long Campaign from October 2026 through October 2027

September 30, 2026

Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake | Sushi chefs Jay Chen and Ernie Nishii

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NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Conservation of First Japanese American Church in Orange County, CA | Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake to be held at St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 7, 5-7PM

September 30, 2026

LTSC 2026 Mental Health Conference "Ebb and Flow"

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LA ASIAN COMMUNITY 2026 | Little Tokyo Service Center Hosts Mental Health Conference “Ebb and Flow” at Terasaki Budokan | Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9AM-5PM

September 30, 2026

HICARE Atomic Bomb Survivors Healthcare Seminar at UCLA

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HIBAKUSHA 2026 | Hiroshima Doctors to Share 80 Years of Research and Clinical Experience in Treating Atomic Bomb Survivors at UCLA Healthcare Seminar | Friday, October 9, 4-6PM

September 30, 2026

Little Tokyo Nutrition Service 50th Anniversary

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Little Tokyo Nutrition Services (LTNS) Celebrates 50 Years of Service with Special Dinner at LA Hompa Hongwanji Temple on Saturday, October 3 at 5PM

September 30, 2026

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.

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Mingei International Museum 2026-2027 | San Diego | Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema | October 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027

September 30, 2026

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NIKKEI GRANT | 2026-2027 George and Sakaye Aratani “Community Advancement Research Endowment” Award Applications to be Accepted between Oct. 2 and Dec. 4, 2026

September 30, 2026

Global Stage Hollywood features Japanese film “AYUMI” at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Saturday, October 2, 2026.

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JAPANESE Film Festival | Global Stage Hollywood 2026 Takes Place October 2-3 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood

September 30, 2026

Anime and character merchandise store TokyoComix is grand-opening on Second Street in Little Tokyo in October 2026.

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ANIME 2026 | Little Tokyo | TokyoComix, Anime and Gaming Merchandise Store, Grand-Opening on Second Street October 3–4, 11AM-7PM

September 30, 2026

Miyazaki Wagyu Sign

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | Americans Are Eating the Japanese Language — Why Wagyu, Matcha, and Kanpachi Have Become English Words

September 28, 2026

Hiroyuki Sanada, Producer of “Shogun” and Star, “Toranaga.” Photo by Ayumi Sakamoto, 2024.

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2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When Did Americans Begin to Look to Japan? — Vietnam, Hollywood, and an Alternative Set of Values

September 28, 2026

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When the Knife Is the Pitcher, the Cutting Board Is the Catcher — How Can Japan’s “Good Stuff” Find a Place in the American Market?

September 28, 2026

A Shichi-Go-San family photo with Rev. Izumi Hasegawa, left, Head Priest of Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America.

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Shichi-Go-San 2026 | Carson, CA | Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America Holds Children’s Blessing Ceremony | Sunday, November 15, 9AM-3PM

September 25, 2026

Ken Koshio Taiko Extravaganza 2026 Poster

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TAIKO 2026 Arizona | Ken Koshio Brings “Taiko Extravaganza 2026 – Prayer for Peace” to Prescott Elks Theatre | Friday, October 16 at 7PM

September 24, 2026

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KABUKI Dance 2026 | Huntington Library Hosts “Kabuki in Motion: The Lion Returns” dance and music programs | Rothenberg Hall | Saturday, October 24 at 4:30PM

September 24, 2026

LA Koyasan Temple Daihannya Go and Dance Flyer

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Shingon Buddhism 2026 | Koyasan Buddhist Temple to Hold Sacred Sutra Recitation with Goma Service and Japanese Dedication Dance in Little Tokyo, Sunday, October 25 at 1:30PM

September 24, 2026

George Takei and Brad Takei. Photo Credit: Christopher Appoldt (Courtesy of JANM)

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NIKKEI LOS ANGELES 2026 | Japanese American National Museum Announces Promised Gift of $21 Million+ Estate from George Takei and Brad Takei

September 24, 2026

Ms. Yuki Wakino of Mushanokoji Senke School of Tea

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TEA CULTURE 2026 Los Angeles | Mushanokoji Senke Tea Ceremony Demonstration | Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena | Sunday, Sept. 27, 11AM & 12:30PM

September 24, 2026

Music & Ma: (L) Piano: Shigeru Kawai (R) Courtesy of zenkyu matcha

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JAPAN HOUSE 2026 | Music & Ma: The Language between Piano and Sado | Performed by Dr. Makiko Hirata & Ms. Sachiko Okazoe of Omotesenke School | Saturday, September 26, 1:30PM – 4:00PM

September 24, 2026

Nikkei Wartime Experiences | UCLA’s Aratani CARE Sponsors film event “When You’re Smiling

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Nikkei Wartime Experiences 2026 | UCLA’s Aratani CARE Sponsors film event “When You’re Smiling: Screenings on the Intergenerational Impact of Incarceration” at Japanese American National Museum Saturday, Sep. 26, 2026, 10AM -4PM

September 24, 2026

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CULTURAL NEWS 2026 | Help Keep Cultural News as Reliable Digital Source in the AI Age

September 24, 2026

LACMA | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudo & NUNO | Jacquard Weaving (Cultural News/ Shige Higashi)

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NOW | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO | September 20, 2026–March 7, 2027 | Resnick Pavilion

September 21, 2026

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)

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TEXTILE ARTIST | Reiko Sudo: An Alchemist Turns Humble Materials into Unexpected Works of Beauty and Cutting-edge Design

September 21, 2026

JACCC 2026 Healing with Gold : Christen Austin, Inner Child I, 2022

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NOW | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18

September 21, 2026

Works of Yuako Tanaka | Healing with Gold | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (Cultural News/ Shige Higashi)

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CERAMIC ARTIST | Yukako Tanaka in Kyoto | Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond

September 21, 2026

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NOW | POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027

September 21, 2026

Untitled | Yoshio Ikezaki, Sumi ink on paper, 2025.

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ART 2026 | Shumei Hall Gallery in Pasadena | Energetic Connections: The Ki Paintings of Yoshio Ikezaki | October 4 – November 8, 2026

September 21, 2026

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NOW | Descanso Gardens | Sturt Haaga Gallery | Sound of Water: Feminine Expression of Fluidity | Jun. 20, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027

September 21, 2026

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