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…
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…
By Eri Williams, April 25, 2021 It’s been little over six years since I started immersing myself in one of my passions: taking Japanese Taiko class. So much so that we named the cat we adopted around the same time…
Join award winning author Naomi Hirahara and Little Tokyo community leader Bill Watanabe for an interactive story writing workshop on Thursday, January 28, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, PST on Zoom. Participants will learn tips and get advice for writing short…
San Diego-based clinical psychologist, Dr. Akiko Mikamo, grew up in Hiroshima listening to her father, Shinji Mikamo, tell stories of his and his father, Fukuichi’s post atomic-bombing journey like bedtime stories. It was her mission to tell their story, not…
Cultural News Editor Shige Higashi will interview Dr. Akiko Mikamo, original writer of new documentary film about Hiroshima atomic bombing at a virtual meeting via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:00pm. To participate in a virtual meeting with Dr.…
Contents of Weekly Cultural News, Aug 24 – 30: Japanese Garden in Pasadena is available to visit on Saturdays and Sundays Atomic bomb survivors hold annual commemoration event online Los Angeles TV news anchor David One interviews Hiroshima survivor Shigeko…
A heavy rain hit the southern region of Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4, and 65 people were killed, over 600 houses were destroyed, and 8000 houses were flooded. Disaster municipalities along Kuma River such as Hitoyoshi City, Kuma Village, Ashikita…
The Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) seeks fictional short stories for its fourth 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, 2017. The…