Revised on July 21, 2026
CULTURAL NEWS | Your Hub for Japanese Culture is Now Free — Help Us Keep It Going
Cultural News has provided information about Japanese culture in Southern California, Arizona, and beyond since 1998, when it began as a monthly tabloid newspaper. In 2020 the publication shifted from monthly print issues to weekly digital editions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cultural News articles are now available to the public free of charge. The Cultural News Association was established in 2019 to support publication efforts.
https://www.culturalnews.com is now the primary community website for Japanese culture in the Greater Los Angeles area. The site lists museum exhibitions, bon odori schedules, Japanese American community events, even obituaries for local dignitaries.
The Association requests public donations toward an annual fundraising goal of $30,000: $20,000 for digital operations and $10,000 for seminars and programs.
- Goal: $30,000 annually for sustaining digital operations of Cultural News and programs and seminars to spread traditional Japanese culture
- 2026 Budget: $20,000 (digital operations) + $10,000 (programs and seminars)
- Cultural News degital operation: website of Cultural News as the datebase of Japanese culture in Southern California, Arizona, and beyond; Weekly Cultural News as cultural bulletin board
- Cultural News Programs: Learning the Tale of Genji with original text under the direction of Prof. Hiroaki Sera, recording Hiroshima/Nagasaki survivor testimonies in North America, Promoting a cenury-old legacy of Japanese and American friendship doll exchange
Your donation supports free sustain the community database of Japanese culture, and promoting Japanese traditions in Southern California, Arizona and beyond.
Cultural News Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN:83-3101601).
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When you do not like to send donation via PayPal, please send your check as following:
Payable to: Cultural News Association
Send to: 328 ¼ South Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020-2673
For more information, please contact Shige Higashi, Editor/Publisher of Cultural News & President of the Cultural News Association, at higashi@culturalnews.com. MS Teams account: culturalnews Cell Phone: (213) 819-4100