February 2025 – Cultural News

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Little Tokyo - Imagine Little Tokyo - Short Story Contest Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Historical Society

2026 Feb 28 | Little Tokyo Historical Society Seeks Entries For 2026 Short Story Contest : Deadline is Feb. 28, 2026

February 28, 2025

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2025 Feb 28 | Deadline / Imagine Little Tokyo: LT Historical Society seeks entries for 2025 short story contest

February 28, 2025

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Hirokawa Shinichi LA Kansai Club Minyo - Folk Song & Dance MInyo - Team Kawachi Ondo

2024 February | Focusing Folk Performing Arts as Tool of Developing Relationships, Japanese Professor in Business in Los Angeles Leads Kawachi Ondo Japanese Folk Dance Team to Chicago Festival

February 26, 2025

Salvaged tiles in Altadena after wildfires

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

L.A. Wildfire: Salvaging Batchelder Tiles as efforts of preserving art history in Altadena after fires, Southern California News Group reports

February 25, 2025

Thank You Firefighters Sign

Delicious Japan - LA Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

20 Japanese chefs unite for campaign to donate to LAFD Foundation, Los Angeles Times reports

February 25, 2025

JACCC Aratani Theatre Opera The Camp

Japanese Topics - World Nikkei Legacy- LA

2025/02/22-23/ World Premiere of “The Camp: An Opera in Two Acts” at Aratani Theatre on Feb. 22, 23, March 1, 2

February 23, 2025

Nikkei Progressives Little Tokyo Estate Sale Feb 23, 2025

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025 Little Tokyo Community Nikkei Legacy- LA

Little Tokyo Estate Sale for supporting Eaton fire victims and defending immigrant right to be held on Sunday, Feb. 23, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Democracy Center of Japanese American National Museum

February 20, 2025

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

L.A. County and Red Cross partner to help residents transition from Pasadena Fire Shelter to New Location in Duarte

February 17, 2025

Torrance Daily Breeze Pasadena Shelter

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

After weeks at convention center shelter, dozens of Eaton fire survivors head to Duarte, Southern California News Group repots

February 17, 2025

January 26, 2925 County of Los Angeles Map

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Los Angeles Wildfire Update / Eaton Fires: 9418 Structures Destroyed / Palisades Fire: 6821 Structures Destroyed as January 25, 2025

February 17, 2025

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Los Angeles Wildfires: One Month Left to Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance

February 17, 2025

Torrance Daily Breeze 2025 Feb 16 Advice from 2017 Wildfire Survivor

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Los Angeles Wildfires: Survivor of massive 2017 California wildfire offers advice, support to those who’ve lost homes, the Torrance Daily Breeze reports

February 17, 2025

CNN Jeremy Hunter was interviewed by CNN Jake Tapper

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Los Angeles Wildfires: Altadena resident Jeremy Hunter was interviewed at CNN weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper on Jan. 10

February 17, 2025

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

For Japanese Americans displaced by war and now wildfire, roots remain elusive, The Guardian US Edition reports

February 17, 2025

Fuji Japanese Music

Japan Echo: Mariko Watabe’s Cultural Chronicle / In a rain-swept corner of Brooklyn, Japanese traditional performing arts found an unexpected stage | Feb. 16, 2025

February 16, 2025

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Annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance held at Nishi Hongwanji Temple on Saturday, Feb. 15

February 16, 2025

Day of Remembrance Nikkei Legacy- LA

2025 Feb 15 | Annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance held at Nishi Hongwanji Temple

February 15, 2025

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Families displaced by Eaton Fire need rental units: Los Angeles County Development Authority working with American Red Cross

February 15, 2025

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

LA County Launches Household Relief Grant to Support Families Impacted by Eaton and Pacific Palisades Fires

February 15, 2025

Japan House Neo Japonism Kabuto

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2025/02/14 Opening/ JAPAN HOUSE presents “NEO-JAPONISM | SAMURAI AND BEYOND: Exploring Tradition Through Technology” through Sep 1

February 14, 2025

World Kamishibai Forum 2025 in San Diego

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Performers from Tokyo and Osaka to participate in first “World Kamishibai Forum” in San Diego from Feb. 15-16

February 13, 2025

Hogaku LA's 33 Strings

Newly established nonprofit “LA’s 33 String” is calling for artists to submit their ideas for new logo of “33 String.”

February 12, 2025

Nichi Bei News Masthead

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Japanese American Stay Strong Amid Violent SoCal Fires, Nichi Bei News Reports

February 12, 2025

Pasadena JCI Tea Time Sign

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute offers “Tea Time” on Sunday from 1-3PM

February 12, 2025

Armory Regional Arts Town Hall Eaton Fire Map

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

LA Fires: Chiropractic clinic survives Eaton fire – Business is open

February 12, 2025

LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund filing deadline comes to Feb. 18

February 12, 2025

LA Artcore Raffle for LA Wildfire Relief

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025 Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal

LA Artcore Raffle: Supporting Wildfire Relief Through Art until Feb. 28

February 9, 2025

LA Artcore Paper Rock Wood Clay and Conduit

Japanese Topics - World Little Tokyo Community Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal

Little Tokyo: LA Artcore opening “Rock, paper, wood, clay, & conduit” featuring Echiko and Minoru Ohira on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 3-5PM

February 9, 2025

Armory Regional Arts Town Hall Eaton Fire Map

Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025

Los Angeles Wildfires: Regional Arts Town Hall for fire-affected artists to be held at Armory Center for the Art on Friday, Feb. 7 from 5:00-7:00PM

February 7, 2025