(PETER YOON/Rafu Shimpo)A representative of Japanese Village Plaza cited fire risk as the primary reason for the removal.

The last donation was made in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary and to express **kansha** (gratitude) to their customers and friends.the proprietor of Rafu Bussan.

where many Kibei-Nisei and Nisei lived.Remodeling was done in July 1978; Skip and Aiko ran the two locations until they could move everything into the new location.while he was working for an American trading company.

The nonprofits that have received donations from the Kawaratanis include Little Tokyo Nutrition Services.She oftentimes came to visit Aiko.

and once the lease was up on the small Hawaiian Japanese grill that took up the niche on the west side of the storefront.

Kiyoshi and Aiko left Japan and settled in Los Angeles.to attend games and establishing Torrance as a destination for baseball fans.

These cities are the hometowns of recently signed Los Angeles Dodgers superstar players Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.Further steps will be contingent upon their response.

With our well-established Japanese American and Japanese expatriate community.Benefits to pursuing relationships with these two cities include:The flag of Oshu.