Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) demonstration by Flash.

and the resilience learned in full-contact Kyokushin Karate tournaments at the dojo atop the Little Tokyo Galleria.The ties between Los Angeles and Japan are flourishing with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers and Rui Hachimura on the Lakers.

This pains me deeply as both a Japanese American and an Angeleno.I enthusiastically showed up in support.this new housing expands the neighborhoods boundaries outwards while increasing competition among local landlords.

and dorayaki so fresh it burned my mouth due to my impatience.Building housing on industrial land around Little Tokyo is a powerful strategy for protecting Little Tokyo because it will entirely avoid this zero-sum dynamic.

The ever-rising cost of rent and mortgages is driven by our citys massive housing shortage: the State of California estimates that Los Angeles needs at least 450.

that I can say this with certainty: blocking new housing near Little Tokyo — particularly on vacant industrial land — guarantees the displacement that our community fears.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoJohn Nishio stands in the backyard of his Pasadena home that was destroyed Jan.

Despite the house being a total loss.although with the water turned off the plants will eventually die.

John Nishio vows to restore Japanese garden.when he shared that he would miss the temples garden when he returned to California.