{"id":16804,"date":"2018-11-25T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/?post_type=socaljapan&#038;p=16804"},"modified":"2019-01-17T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:11:11","slug":"2018-11-25","status":"publish","type":"socaljapan","link":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2018-11-25\/","title":{"rendered":"November 25th 2018 O.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">October 28rd 2018 O.A.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rR3cOnIYpd8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Sushi &#038; Sake Festival<\/h2>\n<p>Sunday, November 4th was the Sushi &#038; Sake Festival at Little Tokyo.<br \/>\nThis year is the 19th year held by the JRA.1<br \/>\nPress Secretary, Takeshi Osuga greeted the attendees at the opening ceremony.<br \/>\nAfterwards, kagamiwari sake barrel breaking was done by the related individuals.<br \/>\nVarieties of Japanese food are available at the event, but sushi is the most popular.<br \/>\nThe sushi chefs of the famous restaurants were making sushi nonstop.<br \/>\nOther foods include: udon and soba noodles, oden, shabu-shabu, takoyaki and desserts.<br \/>\nJapanese sake is a must have with Japanese food.<br \/>\nAlong with the popular sake, sparking and flavor sake were also available.<br \/>\nAttendees tested their favorite sake munching on snacks.<br \/>\nA giant tuna filleting show was done for entertainment.<br \/>\nEveryone had their eyes glued to the professional filleting technique.<br \/>\nThe tuna was divided and served as a sushi at \tthe scene.<br \/>\nJRA was founded in 1999 under the mission of improving the techniques and food safety management for Japanese food.<br \/>\nMembers are all restaurant and food manufacturer individuals.<br \/>\nBack in the day, not only the public but specialists also misunderstood the food safety for Japanese food when dealing with raw ingredients.<br \/>\nTherefore, JRA planned the Sushi &#038; Sake Festival to widely spread the Japanese culture through food.<br \/>\n13 food booths and 18 beer and sake companies participated this year.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>American Film Market<\/h2>\n<p>October 31st to November 7th was the American Film Market (AFM), the largest film event in the US held in Santa Monica.<br \/>\nMore than 7000 industry individuals participate from 80 different countries. Business from buying films to funding film production were done at the event.<br \/>\nJETRO participated as the Japan booth for another year.<br \/>\nThey supported selling films for 10 production companies.<br \/>\nThis production company brought ninjas to promote their product.<br \/>\nThe casts for the show focusing on kunoichi promoted their own show on the spot.<br \/>\nJETRO Assistant manager, Kanazashi states besides supporting Japanese companies going into foreign markets, it is also very important to support these companies because films and TV contents now form how Japan is seen to the world as many people watch them.<br \/>\nThis is Tokyo Film Commission participating for the first time.<br \/>\nJapan booth also had Japanese sake and shochu samplers available as entertainment also introduces Japanese cultures.<br \/>\nIt was popular among the attendees as it introduced Japan\u2019s food culture as well as making it easy to discuss business.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Sou Fujimoto Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p>An exhibition displaying architect, Sou Fujimoto\u2019s work is happening at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in Hollywood.<br \/>\nMany Japanese architect work outside Japan and Fujimoto is indeed one of them.<br \/>\nHe is known for creating designs that brings people and the city together.<br \/>\nThis composite facility is one of Fujimoto\u2019s projects currently under construction in France.<br \/>\nIt is designed to unite the residents with the nature surrounding them, creating communication.<br \/>\nThe exhibition entitled \u201cFUTURES OF THE FUTURE\u201d displays more than 100 models and introduces Fujimoto\u2019s view towards architecture and his production process.<br \/>\nFujimoto says buildings are \u201cseed for the future.\u201d<br \/>\nHis exhibition title \u201cFUTURES OF THE FUTURE\u201d also has his wish for people to dream beyond what is already displayed as the future architecture.<br \/>\n\u201cSou Fujimoto: FUTURES OF FUTURE\u201d is a free of charge exhibition.<br \/>\nPlease visit the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles website for details and opening hours.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] October 28rd 2018 O.A. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \ufeff [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Sushi &#038; Sake Festival Sunday, November 4th was the Sushi &#038; Sake Festival at Little Tokyo. This year is the 19th year held by the JRA.1 Press Secretary, Takeshi Osuga greeted the attendees at the opening ceremony. 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