By KENKO SONETo the residents of Southern California and Arizona.

a new learning center that offers Japanese language classes for all ages.Hikari No Sato in Sierra Madre brings a welcoming setting to learn Japanese.

and we all speak about the importance of preserving our culture.but I also realized that we needed to teach Japanese a little differently than we used to.as interest in all things Japanese have spiked over the last year.

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRAFU STAFF WRITERThe bright.Phone (626) 396-9927 or visit www.

led by native speakers of Japanese.

Foreign tourism to Japan reached an all-time high of 36 million visitors last yearHills first scene with Stitch is at a dog shelter where Lilo decides to adopt him.

I often work in Los Angeles or New York or Vancouver or wherever work takes me.and Carrere played Jingo Asakuma.

the neighbor of Lilo (Maia Kealoha) and her older sister Nani (Sydney Elizebeth Agudong).and it features Maggie as the lead.