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Los Angeles to commemorate Japan's 2011 disaster, March 8 at Little Tokyo

A Love to Nippon program in 2014

Reflecting on Japan's Worst Earthquake & Tsunami and Lessons Learned to Better Prepare Southern Californians for Natural Disasters

 

The fourth annual Japan's 2011 disaster memorial event "Love to Nippon 2015" will be hosted by the Japanese American National Museum, 111 North Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Sunday, March 8.

 

Complete program list by Love to Nippon Project

 

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The summary of the event program is following:

 

Emergency Preparedness Fair, Prayers and Flower Offering for General Public

 

Events at Courtyard and Plaza open at 1:00 pm

Sunday, March 8, 2015  

1:00pm - 4:30pm JANM Courtyard and Plaza

 

1:00pm - 4:00pm

"How are the devastated areas in Tohoku, Japan now after four years?"

 

1:30pm - 2:00pm

"What is Los Angeles doing to prepare for possible earthquake and tsunami?"

 

2:00pm-4:30pm

"Interfaith Service" Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo and Los Angeles Buddhist Federation

 

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Love to Nippon 2015 Memorial Program

Sunday, March 8, 2015  

3:30pm-7:00pm Tateuchi Democracy Forum

Pre-Registration Required for Part I and Part II

Please register by visiting at http://urx2.nu/hhtd by March 1, 2015

 

Program Part I:

 

3:15pm -3:30pm

Kitakami Elementary School Song Video of Miyagi Prefecture, Lyrics by Satoko Sato,Music by Mitsuhiro Sakakibara, Video production by Steve Rey Saito

 

3:50pm - 4:35pm

Special Reports: A Preview of Documentary Film Screening of "Live Your Dreams: the Taylor Anderson Story"

After the Preview screening, Regge Life will lead a Q&A session.

 

4:35pm - 5:05pm

Words of Appreciation: The Honorable Hidehisa " Harry" Horinouchi, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles

Music Tribute: "Hana Wa Saku" in Japanese, "Soran Bushi "folk song by Nikkei Choral Federation of Southern California                    

 

Program Part II:

5:15pm - 7:00pm

Screening of Documentary Film "Live Your Dreams: the Taylor Anderson Story"

 

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Candlelight Service let by Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary United Methodist Church

 


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