The 2026 Nisei Week Japanese Festival ended on Aug. 23 with the Closing Ceremony and Street Ondo on First Street in Little Tokyo. With Junko Goda (inset below) and James Okazaki serving as emcees on ...

Alison Kochiyama, long-time executive director of the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute, recently announced her retirement. “It has been a complete honor to serve GVJCI and our community for ...

On July 14, and later updated on July 15, The Rafu Shimpo website posted a notice entitled “Missing Girl Last Seen in Chula Vista” about a minor from Santa Clara County who was reported missing in ...

The Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC) will host its 117th Anniversary Dinner & Gala on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the historic Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave. in ...

Japanese musical tradition meets contemporary jazz when MAOSHO featuring Ryota Kikuchi takes the stage at Japan House Los Angeles, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m.

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus held a luncheon at the State Capitol on Aug. 11 to recognize two outgoing members, Assemblymembers Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) and Jasmeet ...

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced that David Hoetzlein, 29, of Camarillo admitted in court Aug. 13 that he strangled and killed his mother, Tomoko Hoetzlein, 62, in their ...

A private funeral service for Hajime Mukai, 91-year-old, Hiroshima, Japan-born Issei, who passed away on August 3, 2026 in Los Angeles, was held on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at West L.A. Buddhist ...

Shigenobu “Shig” Fukutomi passed away peacefully at the age of 100. Shig was born on April 9, 1926, in Roscoe, California, to Isaburo Fukutomi and Tatsu Hamada. A Nisei, he grew up in Southern ...

Mark Shoji Takahashi passed away on July 13, 2026, at the age of 57.  He is survived by his parents, Edward and Minnie; siblings and their spouses, Scott Takahashi and Janice Akashi,  Katherine ...

The Tsukemono Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 S. H St., ...

Colorful dancers, majestic floats, community leaders and celebrities were all part of the fun on Aug. 16, as the Nisei Week Grand Parade wound its way through the streets of Little Tokyo. Near picture ...