The Nisei Week Foundation announced Bill Watanabe as Grand Marshal in the Grand Parade on Aug. 13, because the foundation recognized Watanabe as 2023 leader of Little Tokyo. Watanabe was honored at the Nisei Week Awards Dinner at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel on Aug. 14. Bill Watanabe was born at Manzanar in January 1944 and […]
The Nisei Week Japanese Festival features a Grand Parade as part of its first weekend of events, which will make its way through the streets of Little Tokyo on Sunday, August 13, starting at 4 p.m. The parade will be led by the 2023 Grand Marshal, Bill Watanabe, Community Leader, Parade Marshal Jamie Hagiya, Former […]
Author Naomi Hirahara and community leader Bill Watanabe will be leading a free virtual writing workshop on Thursday, January 28, from 5 to 6:30 PM (PST) to help individuals create entries for the 8th annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest. Presented by Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) in partnership with Discover Nikkei, a Japanese […]
Known as the Budokan of Los Angeles, 36,000 square foot multi-purpose sports and activity center will be constructed in Little Tokyo in Summer 2016. At the fundraising campaign kick-off reception, Bill Watanabe of Little Tokyo Service Center talks about Kendo discipline.