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Since 1960, the Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation (LANSCA) has been bringing young people from Los Angeles and Nagoya together through its student exchange program, which provides the chance to travel across the Pacific, experience everyday life in their sister city, share their own culture, and make friends along the way.
By: Rafu Shimpo
Go For Broke National Education Center will host the 25th annual Evening of Aloha Gala Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Downtown Los Angeles.
Another honor has been bestowed on Oregon-born attorney Minoru Yasui. Yasui’s lifelong commitment to civil rights, democracy and justice for all earned him the honor of being the first Oregonian to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom and have March 28 designated in perpetuity as Minoru Yasui Day in Oregon. The Minoru Yasui Legacy Project […]
Converted from a house in a residential area, Keiro Kikyo Home recently received its Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) license from the California Department of Social Services.
The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC), 244 S. San Pedro St. in Little Tokyo, will present “Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond,” an exhibition featuring traditional kintsugi ceramics alongside more than 30 contemporary artworks inspired by the Japanese art of gold lacquer repair.
Nearly 70 years after what is believed to be the first public demonstration of karate in the U.S., the tradition continued on Aug. 22 as Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) hosted the annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament at the Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo.
Musician Sean Ono Lennon posted this photo on social media on Sept. 1 with the following message: “Charlotte Kemp Muhl and I have created a Human Bean! His name is Aurelius! Thank you!” Aurelius is the first grandchild of Yoko Ono, 93, and John Lennon (1940-1980).
Sept. 8 marked the 60th anniversary of the original “Star Trek,” which premiered on NBC on that date in 1966 and ran for three seasons.
One of the world's largest celebrations of Japanese pop culture became an extraordinary platform for international friendship this summer as the Los Angeles–Nagoya Sister City Affiliation (LANSCA) was selected as the official Charity Auction recipient at Anime Expo 2026.
The 78th Emmy Awards began Sept. 5 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE with the presentation of 49 awards for reality, nonfiction and variety programming and mainly in such technical categories as picture editing, sound mixing, and lighting.
