the proprietor of Rafu Bussan.

The council agreed to request city staff to proceed with the friendship city application process and to reach out to the cities of Oshu and Bizen.Torrance currently has one sister city.

We also look forward to working with the Dodger organization in creating a Shohei Ohtani Day in Torrance.Councilmember Jon Kaji proposed initiating the friendship city process with two cities in Japan: Oshu.Hwaseong in South Korea and Changhua and Tainan in Taiwan.

TORRANCE —At the Torrance City Council meeting on Janand Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of Israel Eliav Benjamin place wreaths at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASAs Day of Remembrance on Jan.

1967) and space shuttles Challenger (Jan.

Our annual Day of Remembrance honors the sacrifice of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of discovery.Even as her cartoons tell Muranakas personal story of being Japanese American.

Gwen Muranaka and Lisa Aihara)Gwen Muranaka Sparks Conversation and Creativity in ‘Drawing by HeartBy AMELIA INO.From cartoons depicting a packed commute on a Tokyo train to a visual homage to Spam Super Bowl snacks.

Little Tokyo has long been fertile ground for generations of artists.and I had editors who were willing to let me keep working on my skills.