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2023 JAPAN / Los Angeles-based Grateful Crane Ensemble brings joy, laughter and friendship to Tohoku region of northeast Japan, Oct. 10-18, 2023

By Mike Okamura, Board of Director, Grateful Crane Ensemble
The morning trip by Shinkansen Bullet Train from Tokyo Sta…

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Art
2024/2/18/ Wakana Kimura’s “Buddha’s Nirvana” illustrating death of Buddha to be on view at Zenshuji temple in Little Tokyo, Sunday, Feb. 18, 11AM

Wakana Kimura’s “Buddha’s Nirvana” illustrating the death of the Buddha will be on view at Zenshuji Soto Mission templ…

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Garden
2024/1/28: Sogetsu Ikebana Master Kaz Kitajima is invited by Descanso Gardens for Shape+Form exhibition at Sturt Haaga Gallery, Oct. 28, 2023 through Jan. 28, 2024

Descanso Gardens 2023 Exhibition
Shape+Form
October 28, 2023–January 28, 2024
Sturt Haaga Gallery
Open Daily 10:00a…

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Community
2024/1/20: Community leader Miya Iwataki to speak at “Celebrating Civil Rights Heroes” panel discussion in West Hollywood on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 1:30PM to 3:00PM

West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng will host a panel discussion and literary salon for “Celebrating Civil Rig…

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Buddhism
2023: Koyasan Shingon Mission in North America celebrates 110th anniversary in Los Angeles

The Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin aka Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles held the 110th Anniversary Celebration of the K…

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Community
2024/1/18: Orange County Community / Marina Girls Basketball to present Natalie Nakase Jersey Retirement on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7:45PM

Natalie Mitsue Nakase (born April 18, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an as…

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2024/1/1: Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo
2024 Oshogatsu / Kawachi Ondo performers attract audiences with its song with rhyme and Bon Odori dance at New Year’s celebration in Little Tokyo

The Japanese traditional dance performing group, Team Kawachi Ondo, performed at Little Tokyo’s Japanese New Year ce…

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2024/01/01: Japanese American Cultural & Community Center to virtually present “41st Annual Kotohajime” on Monday, January 1, 2024

The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center presents the 41st Annual Kotohajime virtually on January 1, 20

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Hirokawa Shinichi
2023: Weekly Cultural News: Sept. 18-24: Focusing folk performing arts as tool of building relationships, business professor in Los Angeles leads Japanese folk music team to Chicago festival

Contents of Weekly Cultural News Sept. 18-24, 2023 (Reiwa 5)
P01: Focusing folk performing arts as tool of building rel…

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Art
2023/9/23: Los Angeles abstract painter Hideo Sakata who leads international artist group for 50 years, passed at 87: His celebrating life set for Sep. 23 at Northridge United Methodist Church

Nagasaki-born abstract painter in Los Angeles Hideo Sakata passed away on July 30, 2023 at the age of 87. He organized th…

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Art
2023: Sept. 11-17 Weekly Cultural News: Abstract painter in Los Angeles Hideo Sakata who leads international artist group for 50 years, passed at 87

 

A free sample PDF copy of Latest Weekly Cultural News is available. Please send your request to editor@cultural

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Japanese American
2023: Nisei Week recognizes Bill Watanabe as 2023 Leader of Little Tokyo: Watanabe takes part of Grand Marshal in Grand Parade

The Nisei Week Foundation announced Bill Watanabe as Grand Marshal in the Grand Parade on Aug. 13, because the foundati…

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