who presented the first Obon dance (in the continental U.

celebrated its 140th anniversary.following my time at the Embassy of Japan in Washington.

By fully tapping into Los Angeless unique position.I have arrived in Los Angeles feeling both the weight of my mission and the joy of beginning a new life in this great city.Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994.

I will work closely with Japan House Los Angeles and the Japan Foundation to further promote Japanese culture.I sincerely ask for your understanding and cooperation in these endeavors.

including the use of Japans cutting-edge hydrogen technology.

In addition to the popularity of professional sports.the Naganuma family was forced to leave a flourishing laundry business of nearly 30 years in Peru and travel for three weeks by boat and train before being imprisoned in Texas.

Not front and center all the time.One of over 75 detention sites used to imprison innocent civilians of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

Another programming tract will explore the overlapping histories between the wartime incarceration and multigenerational Chicano Movement in South Texas.President Trump invoked the same law and used it to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador for indefinite detention.