The Government of Japan supports various initiatives aimed at strengthening the relationship between the Japanese American community and Japan.

Left behind were the words FREE GAZA emblazoned with black paint on the granite poetry wall located at the west end of the Honda Plaza shopping area.LAPD Chief Michel Moore drew attention to the rise in hate crimes since Oct.

with 49 hate crimes reported in that two-week period.but this time the chore was just a little bit sadder for the master artist-in-residence at the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.(YUKIKAZU NAGASHIMA/Rafu Shimpo)RAFU STAFF REPORTIt wasnt the first time Hirokazu Kosaka found himself scrubbing graffiti off the Bunichi Kagawa monument at Second Street and Central Avenue.

000 persons of Japanese ancestry were imprisoned.where he organized a literature group.

was formed to raise money with the goal of paying tribute to the early Issei immigrants.

Among the committee leaders were Haruo Yamashiro.It was allowed to remain open.

a member of Starbucks Workers United.It adds to the litany of complaints detailed in the company’s own report released this morning.

We read every incident report you file — it’s a lot? The City’s Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program allows by-right incentives that increase housing units and heights by 30%-70% for properties within ? mile of any Metro Rail station.