At the Japan Foundation from May 1st to August 31st: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/culture/exhibit/traveling/manga_hokusai.html

2019 Nisei Week Queen and court candidates: http://www.niseiweek.org/2019-nisei-week-queen-candidates/

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that some nutcase started a fire at Kyoto Animation and 35 people were killed. Japan Foundation Los Angeles is screening Kyoto Animation works for three days starting August 8th. Admission is free, but they are accepting donations to help out Kyoto Animation: https://www.jflalc.org/ac-japanema-prayforkyoani

Juli Yoshinaga 2019 Nisei Week Queen: http://www.rafu.com/2019/08/juli-yoshinaga-crowned-2019-nisei-week-queen/

And on top of everything else, Japan Film Festival this weekend: https://www.jffla.org/?fbclid=IwAR1ov282NFeM9JKJEohits6kRirrh6axYekLDvan3CcxoGHtJQM8wDNzUzQ

September 25th, the original Godzilla: https://www.jflalc.org/ac-japanema-092519

^ The original Godzilla has Raymond Burr as a character called Steve Martin. Too bad in none of the sequels they had Steve Martin play a character called Raymond Burr.
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Another Japanese film festival coming up the first weekend of November: https://www.japancutshollywood.com/?fbclid=IwAR0HPnMS5LVlfx3-sHHlw3yUIlDYB_0ke_LRi9WkwtEXLnbJmFYGU7mqAiU

Opened on Saturday, runs until June. First time JANM has had an exhibit about the atomic bombings: http://www.janm.org/exhibits/under-a-mushroom-cloud/