The annual Japan Night was held on May 18th at the Dodgers Stadium, introducing Japanese culture and entertainment. Dodgers hold this annual event where they share Japanese and Japanese American community's culture. Local musicians and guests from Japan did various performances before the game. The Nisei Queen and her court was introduced representing the Japanese American community of LA; and Dodgers pitcher, Kenta Maeda; gold medalist breaststroke swimmer, Kosuke Kitajima was introduced. True Enka girls trio, Mizmo sang the national anthem of both Japan and the US. And Kosuke Kitajima, who had connections with LA during his athlete years, threw the first ball. Although the ball bounded, Kenta Maeda caught it. The audience enjoyed Japan Night with limited edition Kenta Maeda T-shirts being distributed as well.