Another reason to head down to San Diego: http://sandiego.eater.com/2015/12/8/9871960/giant-sushi-rolls-rolled-up-hillcrest-san-diego

It had been awhile, so I decided to swing by the Costa Mesa Book-Off* and went past a new store, Seiwa Market. So new they're not even open yet. Looks like they open this Friday:http://www.ocregister.com/articles/market-709210-costa-japanese.html


* And I discovered that they have completely eliminated their Japanese CD and DVD sections. What moron decided not to sell Japanese products IN A JAPANESE STORE?!!?

Edit: But today (4/10) I went over to the Gardena store and they said they will still be carrying the Japanese stuff.

Anime Expo this weekend:http://www.anime-expo.org/

The AERO Theatre in Santa Monica will be showing double features of some classic Japanese movies this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events

Tak Matsumoto and Daniel Ho will be making two appearances in Los Angeles next month. First at the Grammy Museum on Oct. 10th: http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/tak-matsumoto-daniel-ho/

And then at the Aratani Theater on October 14th: http://www.jaccc.org/electric-island-acoustic-sea

Various Japan related events this week/weekend (too late for the first one, gomen): https://soypaper.com/2017/10/09/oc-japan-fair-japanese-art-lecture-kite-making-haunted-little-tokyo-and-more/

Starts today, Comicon 2017: http://www.stanleeslacomiccon.com/

Don't know why its called "Anime Los Angeles" since its out in Ontario, but at any rate, starting this Thursday: http://www.animelosangeles.org/

Interesting event at the Petersen starting the end of this month, Japanese cars, pre-1970:https://www.petersen.org/jpexhibit

Anime Expo first weekend of July: http://www.anime-expo.org/

Would beat having to walk up there: https://www-hollywoodreporter-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/warner-bros-tramway-link-burbank-lot-hollywood-sign-1125917

Comic Con 2018 starts today: https://www.comic-con.org/cci

Any jazz aficionados out there? Personally, I prefer rock and roll. Anything more than four chord changes and I get confused.

Anyway, Keiko Matsui will be at the Long Beach Jazz Festival next month:http://longbeachjazzfestival.com/album/keiko-matsui/

This applies to the whole state, but we don't have a thread for the whole state, so, , ,:https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/official-surfing-now-californias-state-sport/32735

Anybody living the other side of the Orange Curtain, there's a new Tokyo Central in Yorba Linda: https://www.tokyocentral.com/t-yorbalinda.aspx

It's already open, but it won't "officially" be open until October.

Japanese Classic Car show in Long Beach tomorrow: http://www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com/

And if you're still south of the Orange Curtain, the first ever Hello Kitty cafe opens in Irvine today: https://www.sanrio.com/pages/hellokittycafe-grand

Oops! A day late, but still two more days this weekend: https://www.la-aff.com/

Ever wanted to meet Sonny Chiba? Now's your chance: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/doberman-cop-0

Pacific Media Expo this weekend in Glendale: http://www.pacificmediaexpo.org/?fbclid=IwAR1cZmdXSfzatnfq_1qXYXJ7aJt7vVcOW_Yzgek0_MzxJO0CueE0VEuGddY