Toyoko Higa AugustusCOSTA MESA — An 84-year-old woman reported as a critical missing person on July 4 was located a few hours later.

Approximately 370 people pre-registered.which has a dojo on North Main Street.

and participated in a raffle featuring numerous items donated by businesses and companies in the community.but we started this as a cleanup but more than anything its turned into building community.The Sparkle participants were all smiles as they socialized after the event.

the volunteers set out into the streets equipped with cleaning tools provided by the city and bright green Little Tokyo bandanas.great-grandparents established Little Tokyo and we just want to keep it going.

initiated by a few students in the 1990s.

with similar cleaning activities carried out in seven ethnic neighborhoods across the city.They rode on a float sponsored by Japan Airlines.

They carried a mikoshi or portable shrine.100th Infantry Battalion and 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of World War II.

Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister-City Affiliation (LANSCA).Little Tokyo Business Association.