Love to Nippon 2016
Fifth Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Memorial Special Events
“Love to Nippon 2016”
The Fifth Annual 3.11 Memorial Event on Sunday, March 6, 2016
“Love to Nippon 2016” Fifth Anniversary Memorial Event Pays Tribute to the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
“Remembering 9.11 & 3.11”
Sunday, March 6, 2016
1:00pm-3:00pm
Emergency Preparedness Fair, Prayers and Flower Offering
3:00pm-5:30pm
Memorial Program
Location:
Ronald F. Deaton Auditorium
Los Angeles Police Department HQs
100 West First Street, Los Angeles
Fee: Free
Registration: register at Uwww.lovetonippon.com
"The Future of Tohoku -- Your Dreams and Hopes"
Please join us in sending love and prayers to the people whose lives were forever affected by the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Let us share the lessons learned from this once in a millennium tragedy and better educate us to prepare for future natural disasters. The memorial event which started in 2012 is now in its annual 5th year.
Come learn about the progress of the long road to recovery.
Supported by:
Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, The Japan Foundation in Los Angeles Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC), Nichi Bei Fujin Kai (NBFK), The Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California, LAPD HQs, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Prefectural Associations of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California (JPASC) Japanese Business Association of Southern California (JBA) Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation/Aurora Foundation Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC), Nisei Week Foundation Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California (JCCSC), Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity (GOLD), Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation, Union Church of Los Angeles, Shusse Inari Jinja of Shinto Shrine, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Auger Production American Association of Japanese University Women (AAJUW), Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation, Little Tokyo Public Safety Association, Nishiyamato Academy of California, Ofunato Fire Department, Tokai Shimpo Newspaper from Ofunato, Japan, Ofunato Support Network Center, Centenary United Methodist Church, Zenshuji Temple, JEMS and Holiness Youth Choir, Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Tanaka Farms LLC, Red Cross Los Angeles Region, Home Depot, Ted Tokio Tanaka Architects, Downtown Rotary Club International, Shadows for Peace, Cultural News, United States Coast Guard, and more
Outdoor Plaza: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Interfaith prayer service of incense and flower offering; Booth presentations by Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures of Japan; Emergency equipment and literatures by Red Cross and Home Depot; Musical performance of Japanese traditional instruments such as KOTO, SHAKUHACHI and SHAMISEN by local artists and musicians
Auditorium: 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Interfaith memorial service; Singing of "Hana wa Saku" by the Students of Nishiyamato Academy of California; Keynote speech by The Hon. Norman Y. Mineta, Former United States Secretary of Transportation and Chair, Board of Trustees, JANM;
The tentative title is "Reflecting on the man-made tragedy of 9.11 and the natural disaster of 3.11"
Information on disaster preparedness, panel discussion by experts; Singing of "Happy Day" by the Holiness Youth Choir
__________________________________________________________________Fifth Anniversary Special Memorial Week Related Events
March 6 (Sun) 3.11 5th Anniversary Memorial Event @ LAPD HQs
March 8 (Tue) Screening of "Hito no Nozomi no Yorokobiyo" @ Nibei Foundation
March 10 (Thurs) Prayer vigil at the time of the tragedy @ 9:46 pm PST
March 11 (Fri) Evening Memorial: World Premier Screening of "Kyo/Today/今日" with Masayuki Hirahara and Nori Tani joint concert @ Aratani Theater, JACCC
Love to Nippon 2016
The Fifth Annual 3.11 Memorial Event
“Love to Nippon 2016” Fifth Anniversary Memorial Event Pays Tribute to
The March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Sunday, March 6, 2016
1:00pm - 3:00pm LAPD Outside Plaza
Emergency Preparedness Fair, Prayers and Flower Offering
1:00pm - 3:00pm “How are the devastated areas in Tohoku, Japan now after five years?”
Booths presented by Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Prefectural Organizations of Southern California, Music Tribute by Los Angeles musicians: Yuki Yasuda, Kozue Matsumoto and Shelley Yuki Ikebe of KOTO; Shoshi Kanokohata of SHAKUHACHI; Naoki Atkins of TSUGARU Shamisen and others, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region; Home Depot, L.A. County Fire Department Fire Truck, Ofunato Fire Department, Yusuke Iimori, United States Coast Guard and others
1:30pm - 2:00pm “What is Los Angeles doing to prepare for possible earthquake and tsunami?”
Presentation: Battalion Chief Larry Collins, L.A. County Fire Department and First Responder in Japan; Ofunato Fire Department, Yoshihiro Chiba; and others
Co-Emcees: Richard Fukuhara & Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Love to Nippon Project
2:00pm - 3:00pm “Interfaith Service” Izumi Hasegawa, Senior Priest of Shusse Inari Jinja of Shinto Shrine Ceremony; Cantor Seth Ettinger, Wilshire Boulevard Temple; Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary United Methodist Church; Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo and Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation; Rev. Timothy Yee, Union Church of Los Angeles, and others
Co-Emcees: Lori Gardea & Toby Mallen of Nichi Bei Fujin Kai (NBFK), Kay Inose & Kitty Sankey of the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California
Presented by:
Love to Nippon Project
Supported by:
Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, NBFK, Japan America Society of Southern California, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Prefectural Associations of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, Japanese Business Association of Southern California, Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Nisei Week Foundation, US-Japan Council, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, Japanese American National Museum, The Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California, Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity, American Association of Japanese University Women, Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation, Little Tokyo Public Safety Association, Little Tokyo Service Center and more
Love to Nippon 2016 is generously hosted by LAPD HQs
100 West First Street, Los Angeles, California
Sunday, March 6, 2016
3:30pm-5:30pm Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium, LAPD HQs
Memorial Program
Emcee: David Ono, Love to Nippon Project
3:00pm
Doors Open
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Video of Miyagi Prefecture’s Kitakami Elementary School Song, Lyrics by Satoko Sato, Music by Mitsuhiro Sakakibara, Video production by Steve Rey Saito
Invocation: Cantor Seth Ettinger, Wilshire Boulerard Temple; Rev. Timothy Yee, Union Church of Los Angeles
3:30pm - 3:50pm
Greetings:
National Anthems: Japan and the United States of America
Rinban Noriaki Ito, Head Minister of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple;
Music Tribute: “Hana Wa Saku” by the Students of Nishiyamato Academy of California
4:00pm - 5:05pm
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
“Remembering 9.11 and 3.11”
Presentation and Panel Discussion: LACFD Chief Daryl L. Osby; Honorable Norman Y. Mineta; Yoshinobu Chiba, Ofunato Fire Department; Eri Suzuki, Reporter, Tokai Shimpo of Ofunato; Takako Niinuma & Masako Unoura-Tanaka; Ofunato Support Network Center Volunteers, and more
Moderator: David Ono and Ted Tokio Tanaka
5:10pm - 5:30pm
Words of Appreciation: Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Hidehisa “Harry” Horinouchi, Honorary Committee Chair of Love to Nippon 2016
Music Tribute: “Sakura” and “Happy Day” by Holiness Youth Choir
Closing: Douglas Erber, President of JASSC and Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Founder, Love to Nippon Project
Presented by:
Love to Nippon Project
Supported by:
Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
NBFK, Japan America Society of Southern California and others
Love to Nippon 2016 is generously hosted by LAPD HQs
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