Jiro Maestu (center) is the designer behind Little Tokyo Table Tennis, also known as LTTT. Maestu wears LTTT hat, tracksuit top in brown and tracksuit pants in black, vintage sunglasses and necklace, ...

Delicious Little Tokyo has returned, allowing patrons to take a culinary voyage through the neighborhood. This year is special: It’s Little Tokyo’s 140th anniversary. “It’s a great event we have each ...

5:44 p.m. Aug. 5, 2024: A previous version of this article referred to retailer Mokuyobi as Molu Yobi. In Little Tokyo, the past and the future have long been at odds. Less than a month after the ...

LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Some members of the Little Tokyo community are hoping to save a long-time restaurant from being pushed out for a proposed marijuana dispensary. Protesters on Sunday ...

Red bean cake cravings can happen at any time of the day, and wanting a plate of okonomiyaki? The perfect Japanese pancakes feel totally right at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Perhaps you've been ...

The promise of sweet matcha treats, buns full of a bean-y luciousness, elegant udon dishes, and toothsome mochi goodies is always awaiting us in Little Tokyo, but on one special afternoon in the ...

In Little Tokyo, the new year is heralded by the frenetic energy of thrumming taiko drums and pounding mallets, transfiguring rice into mochi. Known as Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year is among the ...

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For AAPI Heritage Month, we're headed Downtown L.A. to explore the Japanese American art, culture and food found in Little Tokyo. Built in 1978, Japanese Village Plaza (or JVP as it's commonly called) ...

In Little Tokyo, the past and the future have long been at odds. Less than a month after the iconic Suehiro Café closed its 1st Street location — evicted after nearly 40 years — community leaders ...