GLENDALE —At its Sept.

(John Diefenbach/Courtesy The Huntington Library.The wood and natural materials absorb the warmth and moisture of daytime and give it off at night.

Akira Yokoi spent his grammar and middle school years living in the house.a feeling that can only be felt by having the experience in person.but could also be shared and widely appreciated.

13 during a preview of a 320-year-old shoya house that opens to the public this Saturday at the Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino.the house was in need of restoration that could only be performed by trained artisans and experts of traditional construction in Japan.

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and also served as a community center.Consul General Kenko Sone (second from left) participates in a dialogue on Sept.

Before and after the panel discussion there was plenty of professional networking among the audience and the panelists.By ARUN KIRIFollowing the 2004 earthquake in Indonesia and the related tsunami.

that they could encourage China to do the right thing.Sone kicked off the discussion at the Sheraton Hotel in Cerritos by saying.