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George Takei as Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior in a scene from “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.” The Japanese American...

Photos by ERIC HAYASHI

Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon at the National Music Publishers’ Association event. NEW YORK — At the National Music Publishers’...

Co-sponsored by the All United States Kendo Federation and Little Tokyo Service Center and produced by Eiko Fujino, this variety show...

The Slants WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that The Slants, an Asian American rock band, has the right to use its name...

With over 50 performers pounding on the largest taiko drums in Southern California, TaikoProject energizes the audience with bombastic...

Matsui, whose new album, “Journey to the Heart,” is on the top of the sales and airplay charts, will be joined by Benoit for a special...

Pictured at the last recital, held in 2015, are: (front row, from left) Tom Ishimine, Toni Noda, Sharon Sugita, Phyllis Nakagawa, Joannie...

Cast members Melvin Biteng, Mark Labella, Scott Takada, Arvin Lee, On Shiu. (Photo by Austin Schumacher) “Letters to Eve” is a seven-year...

One of the most versatile and cosmopolitan saxophonist in pop, soul and contemporary jazz for over 35 years, Michael Paulo is producing...

Photo by Stuart Yamashiro TORRANCE — On Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m., the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will bring the sights, sounds,...

A scene from “Bronze, Bass, Jazz,” a 360-degree video presentation, part of “Bronzeville, Little Tokyo.” (Photo courtesy of Javier...

2017 is the quarter-century mark for a couple of events that began in 1992. Nine days from now, it will be the 25th anniversary of a jury...

Performers will include Yoki Daiko, pictured at last year’s Cherry Blossom Festival. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) MONTEREY PARK — The 2017...

CARSON — As part of CSU Dominguez Hill’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, “Music Behind Barbed Wire” will...

Yukiko Matsuyama An “East-West” fundraising concert showcasing international recording artist Yukiko Matsuyama & Friends and an acoustic...

The Jon Hatamiya-Kyle Athayde Big Band has a date this Sunday, April 2, at the Blue Whale in Little Tokyo’s Weller Court. Jon Hatamiya...

(Below) Singer/songwriter Kris Roche, who was born in Kyoto to an American father and Japanese mother and recently released his first...