Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli, founded in Tokyo in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata,…
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Author to Discuss Pan Am’s ‘Nisei’ Stewardesses
Christine Yano, author of “Airborne Dreams” (Duke University Press), will give a talk on “‘Nisei’…
Start the Year with Some Cold Tofu
Cold Tofu Improv will kick off 2012 with a series of shows. The schedule is…
‘Twice Bombed, Twice Survived’ to Be Screened at JANM
The gripping documentary “Twice Bombed, Twice Survived: The Doubly Atomic Bombed of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”…
Ukulele Star Paiva to Perform Thursday in Altadena
Brittni Paiva, a 22-year-old ukulele virtuoso from Hawaii, will make a one-night-only Southern California appearance…
Nobuko Miyamoto to Present ‘Remix’ of Yellow Pearl
Nobuko Miyamoto, founder and artistic director of Great Leap Inc., will present “What Can a…
Abrams Shooting Next ‘Star Trek’
CITY NEWS SERVICE Production on the latest “Star Trek,” set to open May 17, 2013…
Japanese Food and Sake Event in Universal City
Japanese Food & Sake Collection 2012 will take place Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m.…
Helping the Healing Back Home
Maleerat Panteepo sat in her art store in Little Tokyo, day after day, watching over…
Indigo Dyeing Workshop with Shibori Girl
“Into the Blue: Indigo Dyeing Then and Now,” a two-day workshop with Shibori Girl, will…
Hiroshima to Appear on KTLA Jan. 11
J-Town’s own Hiroshima will be appearing on KTLA’s (Channel 5) top-rated morning news show on…
First Annual New Year’s Beethoven No. 9
L.A. Daiku partners with Pasadena Master Chorale and Daiku Orchestra for a performance on Saturday,…