As LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood celebrates its 140 th year, there are real concerns among community leaders that it may not survive another 140. In fact, it has now been designated “one of America’s ...

5:44 p.m. Aug. 5, 2024: A previous version of this article referred to retailer Mokuyobi as Molu Yobi. In Little Tokyo, the past and the future have long been at odds. Less than a month after the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Okamura, a volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum, gives a tour of 1st Street in Little Tokyo on Wednesday in ...

Some of the most cherished, talked-about, and oft-visited Little Tokyo restaurants have been around for years, even decades, making them true Los Angeles dining classics. Stream Los Angeles News for ...

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Suehiro Cafe, a historic Japanese restaurant in Little Tokyo, shuttered its doors Jan. 9 after months of eviction threats from landlord Anthony Sperl. Kenji Suzuki’s mother and aunt opened the cafe ...

For AAPI Heritage Month, we're headed Downtown L.A. to explore the Japanese American art, culture and food found in Little Tokyo. Built in 1978, Japanese Village Plaza (or JVP as it's commonly called) ...