Councilmember Tom LaBonge and officials of the Los Angeles Nagoya Sister City Affiliation celebrated the 50th anniversary of the relationship between the two cities with a ceremony on the lawn of City Hall South today. “The Los Angeles Sister City relationship with Nagoya has enriched both cities during good times and brought us help and […]
A Zambian dancer from the Lusaka Sister City organization performed at the 4th Annual Cultural Day at The Grove. Dancers, musicians and singers in brilliant folk costume entertained thousands of Grove shoppers on Sunday at the 4th Annual Sister Cities Cultural Day. This day-long international performing arts festival was presented free of charge by the […]
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL Japanese Sister City Officials Greeted August 5, 1989 Mayor Tom Bradley and a number of other city officials Friday welcomed a delegation from Los Angeles’ sister city Nagoya, Japan, and accepted a gift of an elaborate scale model festival float to commemorate their 30-year relationship. The 7-foot-tall lacquered-wood float, or “dashi-kurakuri,” topped […]
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL Bradley Off to Japan for City’s Centennial July 13, 1989 Mayor Tom Bradley flew to Japan on Wednesday to participate in a centennial celebration for the city of Nagoya, which has been one of Los Angeles’ sister cities for 30 years. Nagoya, Japan’s third-largest city, has a population of 2.5 million and […]