during the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS and JUN NAGATA/Rafu ShimpoPASADENA —?Mutual Trading Co.Also featured was globally-renowned wagyu beef.

The latest in restaurant and production equipment was on display.even fine cutlery and kitchenware.Highlights of this years expo included new technologies to freeze fish and seafood at ultra-low temperatures.

preserving its freshness in ways previously unattainable.Workshops included a demonstration of how to properly wrap bento boxes in the traditional furoshiki.

Chien Chien Ko serves fried tofu with Yamakis bonito flakes

The number of book titles targeted for censorship at public libraries increased by 92% over the previous year.brushy drawings and paintings of mixed metaphors.

An opening reception will be held Saturday.She received her MFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 2011 and a BFA from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2002.

Japanese anime and Buddhist figuration.The title of Kimuras exhibition offers homage to this extraordinary tale.