February 10, 2021 / Last updated : September 4, 2021 LANSCA ‘Mr. Los Angeles’ Tom LaBonge Passes at 67 Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge, who died Thursday at age 67, was an enthusiastic supporter of Little Tokyo and the sister-city programs, including the L.A.-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation. In 2008, he joined Teruko Weinberg of LANSCA in presenting a proclamation to Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura. Known as Mr. Los Angeles for his knowledge […]
July 25, 2020 / Last updated : July 25, 2020 EVENT Nagoya Festival 2020 Nagoya Festival 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19. LANSCA looks forward to the festival 2021! 2019 Nagoya Festival.
February 9, 2020 / Last updated : February 9, 2020 EVENT NEW YEAR’S LUNCHEON 2020 On Saturday, February 8, 2020, LANSCA formally welcomed in the Year of the Rat at a luncheon held at the restaurant Azay in Little Tokyo. Opened last year, Azay is the home of Chef Akira Hirose, formerly of Maison Akira in Pasadena. Chef Akira has prepared his signature dishes for two LANSCA events: the August […]
November 18, 2019 / Last updated : November 20, 2019 EVENT LANSCA 60th Anniversary Special Events -Night- [October 26, 2019] VIP Reception and Dinner At Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House After the daytime event “Nagoya Day”, LANSCA had VIP Reception and Dinner at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House in Westfield Century City to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Los Angeles and Nagoya’s sister city affiliation.
November 18, 2019 / Last updated : November 20, 2019 EVENT LANSCA 60th Anniversary Special Events [October 26, 2019] Nagoya Day and Explore Central Japan At the Atrium, Westfield Century City LANSCA held its 60th special event called “Nagoya Day and Explore Central Japan 2019” at Westfield Century City on October 26, 2019.
August 25, 2019 / Last updated : August 27, 2019 EVENT ”Aiko, Sixteen” LANSCA 60th Anniversary Screening [8/17/2019] On August 17th, as part of Japan Film Festival.“ Aiko, Sixteen’ , a movie shot in Nagoya was screened to commemorate the 60th anniversary of LANSCA.
August 1, 2019 / Last updated : August 3, 2019 EVENT LANSCA 60th Anniversary Screening August 17, 2019 LANSCA 60th Anniversary Screening Aiko 16 sai https://www.jffla.org/aiko-16-sai-enoshima-clown
July 29, 2019 / Last updated : July 29, 2019 EVENT [Upcoming Event] NAGOYA DAY 2019 NAGOYA DAY 2019 -EXPLORE NAGOYA AND CENTRAL JAPAN- OCTOBER 26, 2019 WESTFIELD CENTURY CITY, LOS ANGELES Detailed Description This presentation supplements the description of the “Nagoya Day 2019” event in the Sponsorship Brochure which is included in this website. EVENT BACKGROUND The Los Angeles – Nagoya Sister City Relationship Sixty years ago, Los Angeles and […]
July 6, 2019 / Last updated : July 6, 2019 EVENT Four high school students of the LANSCA exchange program departed for Japan On July 5, 2019, four high school students departed for Japan to stay there for 3 weeks. They will be attending a high school in Nagoya and stay with their host families to experience Japanese culture. LANSCA appreciates the support for this student program from Japan Airlines. Japan Airlines celebrates its 60th anniversary of its […]
May 31, 2019 / Last updated : October 11, 2019 EVENT Award Ceremony Honoring LANSCA at the Official Residence of the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles [May 24,2019] LANSCA, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, received an award from the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles.