Dear Readers of Cultural News,
As of October 30, 2025, we have raised approximately $29,000 since January 1, 2025. We kindly ask for your support to help us achieve our annual fundraising goal of $30,000 by the end of this year.
Cultural News is a dedicated community website serving Japanese culture enthusiasts in Southern California and Arizona. Our mission is to preserve Japanese cultural heritage for future generations through our digital archive.
Founded in July 1998 as a monthly tabloid newspaper, we transitioned to a digital weekly format in June 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our website has archived articles on Japanese cultural events since 2010.
While social networks like Facebook are useful for discovering community activities, their information is not always publicly accessible. To ensure broad access for individuals and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the dedicated community website of Cultural News remains essential.
To maintain our digital presence now and in the future, the Cultural News Association must raise approximately $30,000 per year. Your continued generosity will help us fulfill our mission and preserve the archive of Japanese cultural events for the next generation.
Thank you once again for your invaluable support.
Sincerely,
Shige Higashi
Editor/Publisher, Cultural News
President, Cultural News Association
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The Cultural News Association, a nonprofit, has been established to support missions of Cultural News. The 2025 annual fundraising goal: $30,000.
Join the Cultural News Association to support:
- Website for Japanese culture database in Los Angeles: Cultural News maintains news articles of Japanese cultural events in Los Angeles for almost 20 years. Keeping accurate information over the internet is a very important daily work in the AI era.
- Connect People to Community: Cultural News provides online seminars to support Los Angeles County fire survivors, and plans in-person events to connect people to the Japanese culture community in Los Angeles.
- Forward Testimonies of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Survivors to Next Generation: Cultural News operates the website designated for testimonies of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Survivors in Los Angeles. https://hibakusha.culturalnews.com
- Forward Japanese Legacies in North America to Next Generation: In 1927, Japanese and American dolls of friendship were exchanged between the U.S. and Japan amid the unfriendly diplomatic relationship of the two countries. Known as Japanese Friendship Dolls, more than 40 of these dolls have been preserved in museums and universities across the U.S. today. Cultural New likes to contribute a centennial events in 2027.
2025 Budget ($30,000)
- Basic Operations: $20,000 (web hosting, email subscription services, newsroom fee and editorial works )
- Travel & Research: $10,000 (covering cultural events locally, nationwide, and in Japan)
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The Cultural News Association is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.
Employer Identification Number: 83-3101601
Your support and donation to the Cultural News Association are appreciated.
Payable to: Cultural News Association
Send to: Cultural News Association
328 ¼ South Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020-2673
For more information, send email to higashi@culturalnews.com
Shige Higashi, Cultural News Editor & President of the Cultural News Association
