When you asked me for my opinion on something important.

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

Encouraging American baseball fans to visit the players hometowns and potentially allowing for Torrance Little League teams to establish relationships leading to a potential youth baseball exchange program.Torrance continues to be the perfect destination for Japanese visitors.Bringing increased sales tax revenue by attraction of visitors.

Taking action now will position Torrance as a ‘first mover before any other city in the Los Angeles area.Positioning Torrance as the central location for international fans over the next 10 years.

restaurants and support services.

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.its where its sort of nurtured and you know.

and Ive kind of been able to do both.I think unknowingly – or maybe it was very conscious – the kids in the book look like my kids.

And that sort of simplicity felt like a really good way to introduce like cultural items.I guess many of us have had experiences going to Japan and feeling like you dont quite fit in.