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  2. Showdown in Little Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    Japanese. Budget. $8 million. Box office. $2.3 million [1] Showdown in Little Tokyo is a 1991 American buddy cop action film directed by Mark L. Lester, who also produced with Martin E. Caan. The film stars Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee; it was the latter's first American film role. The film was released in the United States on August 23, 1991.

  3. Little Tokyo, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    August 22, 1986. Designated NHLD. June 12, 1995 [ 3] Little Tokyo ( Japanese: リトル・トーキョー ), also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America. [ 4] It is the largest and most populous of ...

  4. Koyasan Buddhist Temple - Wikipedia

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    In 1920, the temple was moved to a larger building on Central Avenue. A tree was planted in front of the new building by Koyasan Temple members to commemorate the move. The Aoyama Tree is a 60 by 70-foot Moreton Bay Fig tree (Ficus macrophylla) and notable landmark in Little Tokyo was given historical status by the Los Angeles City Council in 2008.

  5. Little Tokyo named one of America's most endangered ... - AOL

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    Recent years have seen continued evictions, closures and relocations among businesses that were once staples of the Little Tokyo community. Little Tokyo named one of America's most endangered ...

  6. Go for Broke Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Go for Broke Monument ( Japanese: 日系人部隊記念碑, [1] [2] Nikkeijinbutai Kinenhi) in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, commemorates Japanese Americans who served in the United States Army during World War II. It was created by Los Angeles architect Roger M. Yanagita whose winning design was selected over 138 other submissions ...

  7. Chaos in Little Tokyo as customers run for cover from ...

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    Little Tokyo erupted in chaos Saturday evening as suspects in a high-speed chase abandoned their car and fled through a crowded plaza.

  8. Suehiro's eviction sparks an outcry in Little Tokyo, with ...

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    In January, the city’s Economic and Workforce Development Department will open applications for the new Los Angeles Legacy Business program, which will offer improved access to city services ...

  9. Nisei Week - Wikipedia

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    Nisei Week. Nisei Week (二世週祭, Nisei-shū Matsuri) is an annual festival celebrating Japanese American (JA) culture and history in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Nisei means 2nd generation in Japanese, describing the first American born Japanese, a group which the seven-day festival was originally meant to attract.