HMWF has launched a campaign to raise $100.

announced that it will be closing and its last day of service will be Aug.and he hopes it will be good for Little Tokyo.

partnership with plans to resume restaurant operations in 2026.Hanamure had previously sought to sell Mitsuru Sushi Grill so that he could retire.expanded Mitsuru Sushi Grill into a full restaurant with booths and tables.

I inherit the spirits of Mamoru-san and all of (Little Tokyo).The business has been acquired by J-Pop Culture Café.

Many Little Tokyo groups had their meetings in the restaurant.

seeing so many Issei and hearing the familiar Japanese language being spoken by so many of the locals.Thats the story of Vancouver Sumo: against the odds.

the Japanese Canadian community association Tonari Gumi founded the Powell Street Festival to celebrate the spirit of Vancouvers historic Japanese Canadian neighborhood.The opponents lean heavily on each other and toward the centre.

and folklore in many rural regions of Japan note womens sumo as a way to pray for rain.Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.