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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 ...

A new Little Tokyo restaurant is bringing the world of anime into real life with a theme and menu inspired by the popular animated series “One Piece.” “I love anime, I love pop culture and I think One ...

After more than half a century serving Little Tokyo — and more than 35 years in its iconic location — family-run Japanese restaurant Suehiro Cafe has moved to downtown’s Historic Core as it faces an ...

After 10 years in business, the Mid-City location of Little Tokyo has changed hands and reopened as Ikura Hibachi and Sushi (310 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-485-5658). The new restaurant has a similar ...

One of the last three remaining Japantowns in the country, Little Tokyo was first established in the early 1900s as a settling place for Japanese immigrants. Years later, the area became a refuge for ...

The matchbook flashed like a sunset, its gilt cover catching the light. The promise of candlelight — or maybe a cigarette — was entirely in keeping with the glamorous haunt whose name it bore. It was ...