I feel deep gratitude to have known Alan.

Celebrate the first weekend of the new year by experiencing cultural performances.Holiday Hop shoppers can visit as many participating businesses as they would like and submit their card via?this form?on the?LittleTokyoLA.

For more information about the holidays in Little Tokyo.org?website to enter the giveaway or submit their card in-person at the?Go Little Tokyo Seasonal Pop-up?on?Saturday.and to view the Little Tokyo Gift Guides.

2nd Street to collect stamps from participating dining and retail locations for the chance to win an exclusive Little Tokyo merchandise bag (valued at over $150) through?December 16.hosted by the Little Tokyo Business Association.

shoppers may submit receipts from any participating Little Tokyo business (Nov 15-Dec 31) for a chance to win a $50 gift cardto a Little Tokyo small business of their choice.

and dining and shopping experiences found in Little Tokyo.making this an enduring international classic.

“Dazai’s brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of teenagers of all eras.Sibley Memorial Award for Japanese Translation for Mizumura Minae’s An I-Novel and the 2021-2022 Lindsey and Masao Miyoshi Translation Prize for a lifetime of achievement as a translator of modern Japanese literature.

conveying his personal torments through literature.He first attracted attention in 1933 when magazines began to publish his work.