The Aurora Foundation in Los Angeles which has held benefit concerts to raise funds for scholarships and grants programs in Japan every year since 1998, introduced Wednesday Angela Aki to Japanese press as the featured artist for the Aurora Benefit…
Opera “Kaguya-Hime” (Princess from the Moon) will be performed at Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7 pm as the U.S. premiere. The opera with soloists, chorus, and orchestra from Japan and Los Angeles will be…
Grateful Crane’s Natsukashi no Kouhaku Uta Gassen Returns to Torrance on Sunday, November 2, 2014, 2:00 pm at James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance Cultural Arts Center The singing showdown is back. “Natsukashi no Kouhaku Uta Gassen,” the Grateful Crane Ensemble’s entertaining…
The Japanese Prefecture Association of Southern California presents 2014 Scholarship Fundraising and Entertainment Show Date: October 19, 2014 Place: Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo Time: 1:00 PM Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai (Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California) has established the…
“Home for the Holidays,” a holiday show featuring favorite songs of the season and a fond look back at Japanese American family gatherings, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 pm at the St. Francis Xavier Chapel Japanese…
The 2013 annual benefit concert for the Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation is set for Sunday, October 20, at 5:00 pm at the Redondo Beach Performing Art Center, announces the scholarship foundation aka Aurora Foundation. The 2013 benefit concert will feature…
+ After Introduced as “Barbara Streisand of Japan” by Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini, Japan’s veteran singer Saori Yuki appeared in kimono and made her debut at Hollywood Bowl on July 19. Saori Yuki performed “Yuuzuki” and “Puff…
“Natsukashi no Kouhaku Uta Gassen,” a nostalgic and entertaining spoof of Japan’s famous New Year’s Eve singing contest, will be returning to Southern California on Saturday, February 2 at 2 pm at the James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance. Presented by…
The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club features “The Truth About Karaoke” presented by Ms. Helen Ota, artistic director of COLD TOFU improve on Jan 24 at 7:30 at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064.…