{"id":17028,"date":"2019-01-27T20:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/?post_type=socaljapan&#038;p=17028"},"modified":"2019-02-09T02:24:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T04:24:17","slug":"2018-01-27","status":"publish","type":"socaljapan","link":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2018-01-27\/","title":{"rendered":"January 27th 2019 O.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">January 27th 2019 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\/QXTBO7rS_Sc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/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>JBA New Year\u2019s Party 2019<\/h2>\n<p>Wednesday, January 23rd was JBA Japan Business Association of Southern California\u2019s New Years celebration at Torrance.<\/p>\n<p>JBA is a nonprofit organization that aims mutual understanding for Japanese and US businesses and contributes to the community.<br \/>\nMore than 500 Japanese business joins them.<\/p>\n<p>After Consul General Chiba\u2019s greetings, a sake barrel breaking happened on the stage with a toast.<br \/>\n538 members from each companies exchanged their business cards and socialized.<br \/>\nOsechi New Years dish were served, and a raffle was held where prizes from different companies can be won.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Japan Agricultural Achievement Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The recipients for the 2018 Japan Agricultural Achievement Awards by the Agricultural Society of Japan was announced.<br \/>\nFrom SoCal, Sadao Toume and Katsushiro Nakagwa were selected for The Green-White Achievement Award as they contributed to the US-Japan relations through agriculture.<br \/>\nTheir awarding ceremony happened at the official residence of the Consul General on January 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>Katsushiro Nakagawa is the 4th president of Fuji Natural Foods and continues to produce and sell organic bean sprouts.<\/p>\n<p>Sadao Toume worked as a gardener for long years since coming to the US in 1970.<br \/>\nFrom 1998, he has been active as a correspondent for the Ryukyu Shimpo.<\/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>Asian American Expo 2019<\/h2>\n<p>The 38th Asian American Expo was held for 2 days from January 19th to the 20th at Pomona.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 companies either selling Asian food products, cosmetics, electronics or aiming to target the Asian customers participate at this event.<\/p>\n<p>Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula promoted their Chinese New Year event happening in February.<\/p>\n<p>About 120,000 people attended the 2 day event. 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