Miyagawa highlighted the banks tradition of giving back to the community.

There are so many unique things only in Little Tokyo that have to be experienced in person.I remember all the kids and I running around this store!I believe that exhibits like this one celebrating the Toyo Miyatake Studio centennial not only honor our past.

(Photo by Kaitlyn Chu)And hes right.Thanks to the vision and instrumental support of CRFT by Maki founder Darin Maki.loan company and jewelry store being visited by men in fedora hats and women in fascinators.

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On hand for Toyo Miyatake Studios 100th anniversary last fall at CRFT by Maki were (from left) Darin Maki.

Whatever the future brings.Osamu DazaiOsamu Dazai (1909-1948) was the pen name of Shuji Tsushima.

Japan’s ultimate bad boy novelist.She is professor emeritus at Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts in Kyoto and has received numerous awards for her translation work.

Dazai wrote in simple and colloquial style.This contemporary translation will be welcomed by all fans of modern Japanese literature as well as by readers familiar with Dazai.