There are many events and fundraisers to help the people of Japan. Please support them. If you know of any event that is not listed, please contact us so we can post it. Thank you. send us your event
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Saturday, March 26th @ 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 Hula Girls Fukushima Based Film “HULA GIRLS” to Raise Funds for Relief at VIZ Cinema
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Monday, March 28, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM Keizai Society – Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Candlelight Vigil |
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Tues, Mar 29 Artists for JapanToronto Arts Communityhttp://www.blogto.com/events/36655 | |
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Thursday, March 31, from 5:30 – 9:00 PM Humanitarian Asians and Pacific Islanders (HAPI) Fundraising Hour for Japan www.jacccnc.org |
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Saturday, April 2 · 12pm-4pm Matsuri! Arts Festival to benefit Japanese Earthquake Tsunami Relief Downtown Santa Rosa Arts District South of A Street (SOFA)
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Saturday, April 2 · Kokua Japan San Francisco Benefit Concert Japantown Peace Plaza, Post and Buchanan streets, San Francisco |
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Sunday, April 3, 2011 Chefs United for Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Farm Aid Dinner |
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Sunday, April 3, 2011 Oakland Athletics Japanese Heritage Day Athletics Stadium, Oakland
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Sunday, April 3, 2011 Sunday, April 10, 2011 Christ United Presbyterian Church
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Apr 1- Apr 8, 2011 Buy an Oatmeal book and Help Japan
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 6:00pm Hope to Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Relief Hotel Nikko (San Francisco)
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April 5 through April 19, 2011
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 6:00pm 251 Rhode Island San Francisco, CA 94103
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Thursday, April 7 7:00pm – 11:00pm Rise Japan Fundraiser at Arc Arc Studios & Gallery – 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 |
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Writers for JapanFresno Fundraiser |
Thursday, April 7 7:00pm – 9:00pmWriters for Japan Fresno FundraiserMr Sushi 724 E. Olive Ave. Fresno, CA |
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Friday, April 8 7pm-11:30pmBands for JapanBrixton Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5BZ London, United Kingdom |
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Friday, April 8 5pm-8pmWe Love You Japan FundraiserUrban Tavern – SF Hilton Cheval Room 333 O’Farrell Street San Francisco, CA |
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Saturday, April 9 Yoshi’s San Francisco, from 1pm to 4pm. |
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 Christ United Presbyterian Church |
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April 9-10 Tsunami Fundraising Event: Turkish Food & Craft Sale 3435 W. Esplanade Ave. Metairie, LA 70002 |
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Sunday, April 10
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Sunday, April 10
Hanamatsuri Luncheon & Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fundraiser 11am-1pm Lodi JACL Hall 210 E.Elm Street Lodi, CA 95240 |
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Sunday, April 10 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Savanna Jazz 2937 Mission St. @ 26th Ave. San Francisco, CA |
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Saturday and Sunday, April 9 & 10, 16 & 17, 2011 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Japantown (@ Post & Buchanan Streets), San Francisco |
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Sunday, April 10
2:30pm – 3:30pm Grace Cathedral Thursday, April 14 · |
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Sunday, April 10
Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Sunday, April 10 5-9pm H.B. Fuller-Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund E&O Trading Company, SF |
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Monday, April 11, 5:30-6:30pm Our Hearts to Japan Peace Plaza Japantown, San Franciscop |
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Wednesday, April 13, 6:30-8:00pm Dreams Finally Realized University of California, Berkeley Campus Multicultural Community Center Berkeley, CA |
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Thurs, April 14, 7:30-10:30pm Charito & Friends Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Ave. (@18th St.) Oakland, CA |
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Thurs, April 14, 6:00-11:30pm Benefit Concert for Japan Relief Efforts When: Thursday, April 14th from 6:00pm-11:30pm Vancouver Island Conference Centre $50 and includes a buffet dinner All proceeds from the concert will go directly to Saitama City to aid in their relief efforts. harbourliving.ca |
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Friday, April 15, 12 noon BAP benefit auction Engineering Building 287 San Jose State University To help raise funds for Japan tsunami crisis |
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Saturday, April 16, 12 noon JAPAN RESTART – Charity Concert for Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund 2011Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, Japan Town1881 Post StreetSan Francisco, CA 94115 | |
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| Ivy-wide Mixer Japan Earthquake Relief |
Saturday, April 16, Ivy-wide mixer Japan Earthquake Relief Stanford Alum, Harvard Business School |
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Sunday, April 17, Music for Japan Charity Concert Sony Electronics Inc. – Building 1, Floor 1 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127 http://www.ustream.tv/channel/music-for-japan-2011 |
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Now til April 25, 2011Cranes for KidsGiving Hope to the Children of JapanCarter’s
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Zumba Fundraiser for Japan Relief |
4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 10:45-11:45amZumba Fundraiser for Japan ReliefAkiyama Wellness Center110 Jackson St. San Jose | |
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Date: April 20 (Wednesday) Mercury Lounge mercurysf.com |
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Saturday April 23 Pasadena Auditorium |
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Saturday April 23 Just Dance, KickBack Band |
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Saturday April 23 Rio Theatre Santa Cruz |
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Saturday April 23 Oakland Asian Cultural Center |
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Wednesday April 27 Helping One Million Lights Red Crane Restaurant |
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Thursday April 28 Peterson Japan Relief Raffle |
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Thursday Apr 28 – Sat Apr 30. 5:00pm – 8pm Bay Area Artists for Japan Mina Dresden Gallery 312 Vaencia St. SF www.BayAreaArtistsForJapan.org
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Friday April 29 8:00pm (doors open at 7pm) Play for Japan The Opening Benefit Concert featuring Anne Akiko Meyers Woodside High School Performing Arts Center 199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside, CA 94062 |
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Saturday April 30 e-Waste Recycling Event 9am – 4pm MORGAN HILL BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTER |
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Saturday April 30 – Sunday May 1 Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 10am – 5pm Memorial Park on Stevens Creek Boulevard across from De Anza College in Cupertino |
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Saturday April 30 8pm – 11pm Holla For Japan: A Benefit Concert The Bitter End 147 Bleecker St. New York, NY |
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| Music for Japan |
Saturday Apr 30, 6pm May 1 12pm West Bay Conference Center (1290 Fillmore St. Eddy+Fillmore) |
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Sunday May 1, 2011 Yu-Ai Kai Nihonmachi Run Nikkei Matsuri in San Jose Japantown www.nikkeiMatsuri.org map |
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Sunday May 1, 2011 9:30am-4:00pm 34th Annual Nikkei Matsuri in San Jose Japantown www.nikkeiMatsuri.org map |
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Sunday May 1, 2011 Run for Japan USA 3.5k Fun Walk, 8K Fun Run |
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Sat. May 7, 2011 3:30pm Ukulele Jam To Benefit Japan’s Tsunami Survivors Waikoloa Bowl hawaiipage.org |
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Second Life Japan Relief Fundraiser May 14-29, 2011 Second Life Japan Relief Fundraiser |
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Hula Performance & Fundraiser Sunday, May 15, 2011 Keaka O Kalani Avalon Ballroom East Boulder, CO |
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Thurs May 19, 2011 Art at NIGHT at the |
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Japanese Community Night~Japan Earthquake Tsunami Relief Fundraiser Friday, May 20, 2011 San Diego Padres vs. Seattle Mariners Join us for a great evening of baseball, featuring discounted tickets and an optional pre-game picnic. This is an Earthquake/Tsunami Relief fundraiser Avalon Ballroom East Boulder, CO |
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Sat, May 21, 2011 Ganbatte Japan Live Auction & Music Founder’s Den |
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 10am – 5pm Matsuri of faith and praise Fait United Methodist Church 2115 West 182nd St. Torrance CA 90504 |
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 The Sun Always Rises ACT – A Theatre of New Ideas |
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 Artists From The Heart |
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fundraiser Millbrae Patch |
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Tuesday May 24, 2011 6pm-8:30pm The Nuclear Energy and Economic Impacts of Japan’s Recent Crisis Keizai Society Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 650 Page Mill Rd. Palo Alto kezai.org |
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Wednesday May 25, 2011 6pm-10pm Oakland Asian Cultural Center & Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 Ninth St. Suite 290 Oakland, CA http://oacc.cc/ |
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Wednesday May 25, 2011 5:30pm-9:30pm Fundraiser for the Children in Japan Sugar Cafe, Downtown SF 679 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94102 http://artloveandjapan.com/ |
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Thursday May 26, 2011 7pm-10pm Kabuki Cabaret, A Benefit for Japan Relief Brenda Wong Aoki Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street Santa Cruz, California http://www.kuumbwajazz.org The Telegraph |
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Friday-Sunday May 27-29, 2011 7pm-9:30pm Hiroshima at Yoshi’s Oakland A Benefit for Japan Relief The Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association Fundraiser Proceeds will be donated to JCCCNC for Northern Japan Earthquake Relief. Tickets are limited SUNDAY, MAY 29th (6pm “meet & greet the band”/ 7pm concert) $40 for tickets www.hiroshimamusic.com |
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Friday May 27, 2011 7pm-9:30pm Songs for Relief A Benefit for Japan Relief San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street San Francisco, CA Bay Area chamber groups will join local musicians and young artists from San Francisco Conservatory of Music https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212041968816324 |
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Friday May 27, 2011 7:30pm-9:30pm Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho Benefit Concert for Japan Relief Akiyama Wellness Center San Jose, CA Akiyama Wellness Center 110 Jackson Street San Jose, CA 95112 United States ukulelesource@aol.com http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/174646 |
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Fri, Jun 3, 2011 International Russian Music Benefit Concert for the People of Japan Le Petit Trianon Theatre |
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Fri, Jun 3, 2011 International Russian Music Benefit Concert for the People of Japan Le Petit Trianon Theatre |
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Friday, June 3, 2011 Champion Dancer Cheryl Burke Second anniversary studio dance party 28221 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 |
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Weekly Event, 2011 Raisingawareness and aiding Japan Earthquake Relief Cutie & Cocoa |
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Friday June 3, 2011 7:00pm – 10:00pm |
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Friday June 3, 2011 Cukui Cukui Clothing Company 229 Jackson Street San Jose, CA 95112 Tel: 408 899 2768 |
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Saturday June 4, 2011 Japan Relief Benefit: |
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Sat June 4, 2011 Preserver, Japan San Jose State University |
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Saturday June 11, 2011 Hula to Help Japan A call out to all hula dancers!! Yu Ai Kai’s Akiyama Center, Basketball Courts |
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Wednesday June 29, 2011 6pm – 9pm
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Sunday, Jul 24, 2011, 5pm
Helping Japan #5 is K-20: The Fiend with 20 Faces! 1746 POST. ST. SAN FRANCISCO |
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San Jose Japantown – Japan Earthquake Relief | |
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Second Annual Silicon Valley Tanabata, 2011 Festival of Home– Japan Earthquake Relief Aug 5th, 2011 1:00PM-10:00PM Jannovation Jam 2:00PM-5:00PM (Doors open at 1:00PM) Tanabata Party 5:30PM-10:00PMPlug and Play Tech Center 440 N Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale CA |
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JUL 31, 2011
38th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair 11am – 6pm |
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Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) |
S2011 MUSE Benefit Concert For Disaster Relief Aug 7th, 2011 1pm Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, The Doobie Brothers, Tom Morello, John Hall, Kitaro, Jonathan Wilson, and Sweet Honey In The RockShoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2011-muse-benefit-concert-disaster-relief-08-05-2011 |
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Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Aug 12-15th, 2011 Little Tokyo Los Angeles, CA http://jhills-tanabata.community.officelive.com/default.aspx |
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Linkin Park Secret Show Aug 31, 2011 http://www.give2gether.com/projects/music-for-relief/ |
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Reach Out to Japan Benefit Photo Exhibition & Live Music Sept 3, 2011 Atwater Crossing 3245 Casitas Ave. Los Angeles CA http://reachouttojapan.org/en/welcome.php |
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The 2011 Banjo Jubilee Jazz Festival A benefit for Jpan Tsunami Relief Efforts Sept 9 – 11, 2011 San Jose Airport Garden Hotel 1740 N. 1st. St. San Jose 408-793-3300 http://www.peninsulabanjoband.com/jubilee |
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Sat. Sept 24, 2011
JCCCNC Annual Event: 25th Anniversary of Opening Our Doors Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California |
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Sat. Oct 1, 2011
4-8pm 6th Annual Sake Day – A Toast to Recovery Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California |
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Sat. NOV 12, 2011
4-7pm Fundraising Event for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Recovery Health Awakening Studio |
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Japanese Earthquake Relief Efforts: Tsunami Sushi and Nihon Sake Donation> Tsunami Panhandle Tsunami sushi at both the Panhandle and Mission Bay locations will give 10 percent of Japanese sake bottle sales to help Japan. Restaurant Nihon will also contribute 10 percent of sales from Japanese whiskey bottles. This will go on indefinitely. 1306 Fulton (at Divisadero) San Francisco, CA 94117 | Haight/ Fillmore | 567-7664 |
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| Saturday, March 10 Tatsumaki Taiko will perform at Berkeley Bowl, at 920 Heinz Ave. in Berkeley, Calif.,from 1 to 3 p.m. Info: (510) 548-3508. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 nori 311/Rise Japan presents “‘Akashi’: Candlelight Vigil Ceremony” from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Peace Plaza at Post and Buchanan streets in S.F.’s Japantown. The Japanese American Religious Federation will say a prayer, and observe a moment of silence at 9:46 p.m. (2:46 p.m. in Japan, the time on March 11, 2011, when the earthquake struck). Info: (415) 260-7910; risejapan.us. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival will commemorate the disaster — through music, dance and other live events — from noon to 5 p.m. at the Peace Plaza in S.F.’s Japantown, as well as hold the San Francisco Bay Area premiere of Oscar-nominated documentary short: “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom.” Info: www.caamedia.org. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 The San Jose Remembrance Vigil will be held at 5 p.m. in front of Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Community Senior Service, at 588 North Fourth St. in Japantown. Donations should be made out to the Japanese Community Congress of San Jose, with “Earthquake/Tsunami Relief” in the memo, and will be forwarded to the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, and then sent to the Japanese Red Cross. Info: sanjosejtown@sbcglobal.net. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 Music at the Mission, a classical chamber music series and Design2Market, a Silicon Valley-based design firm, will co-produce “One Year After: A Benefit Concert for the Children of Tohoku, Japan” at the Old Mission San Jose, 43300 Mission Blvd., Fremont, Calif. Concert will raise funds for the “Smiles and Dreams: Tohoku Kids’ Support Project” and feature the Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble, the Music at the Mission Chamber Players and mixed media artist Kathy Fujii-Oka. Pre-event activities start at 6 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m. Reception: at the Mission Coffee, 151 Washington Blvd. (across from the Mission), after the concert. Project serves youth who have lost their homes, schools and belongings. Tickets: www.musicatmsj.org/oneyearafter for $35 adults, $25 students and seniors and $5 for children under 12. Info: (408) 232-0440. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles and the Japan Business Association of Southern California will host “Japan. Endless Discover” from noon to 8 p.m. at The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive, in Los Angeles. Booths will feature Japanese cutting edge technology, food, traditional culture, Hello Kitty, fashion and pop culture. Info: (213) 617-6700. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 The “Sunset Vigil: Memorial of HOPE for Tohoku, Japan” will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Golden Gardens Park Beach, at 8498 Seaview Pl. Northwest Seattle, and include: a bonfire, a water blessing, silent prayers and taiko and flute music by Seattle Kokon Taiko. Info: www.artistsforjapan.blogspot.com. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 The Fowler Museum at UCLA, at 308 Charles E. Young Drive North Los Angeles, presents the “ Moving Forward: Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake” exhibit. On Saturday, March 10, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. the museum will host a symposium. Presenters: Malka Older, specialist in disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness, Save the Children; Hideya Terashima, editor, The Kahoku Shimpo; Masashige Motoe, associate professor, department of Architecture and Building Science, School of Engineering, Tohoku University; Toshio Hirano, deputy director, Overseas Program Department, JEN, a non-governmental organization; and Junko Mabuchi, Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Hitoshi Abe, director of the UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and chair of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, will serve as the moderator; Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times architecture critic, the discussant. Reception will follow. Museum opens at noon Wednesday through Sunday. It closes at 5 p.m. each day, except for Thursday, when it closes at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Info: (310) 825-4361, http://fowler.ucla.edu. | ||
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| Saturday, March 10 The S.F. Japantown community will hold “A Community Remembrance: Our Hearts to Japan” at the S.F. Japantown Peace Plaza at Post and Buchanan streets from 2 to 4 p.m., which will include: an update from the Tohoku region; an interfaith remembrance, performances by GenRyu Arts and Nihonmachi Little Friends’ After School Program. Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Hiroshi Inomata and San Francisco officials will speak. NBC Bay Area reporter George Kiriyama will emcee the event. A moment of silence will be held at 2:46 p.m. Info: (415) 567-5505, www.kokoro4japan.org. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 Omotosenke Domonkai will perform a tea ceremony from noon to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Kinokuniya Building, 1581 Webster St. in S.F.’s Japantown. Info: (415) 731-0622. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 People with Disabilities will play the piano from noon to 1 p.m. at the Peace Plaza in S.F.’s Japantown. Magic Makers, and Masayuki Koga on the shakuhachi, will join them. Info: (916) 933-6054.. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 Aoi Yamaguchi of the Inori 311/ Rise Japan will give a calligraphy demonstration from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Peace Plaza in S.F.’s Japantown. Info: (415) 260-7910; risejapan.us. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 The ABC Preschool will hold a charity concert, bake and craft sale from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pine United Methodist Church, at 426 33rd Ave. (at the ABC Preschool Hall, B1F) in San Francisco. Doors open at 1:45 p.m. Concert begins at 2 p.m. Benefits the Ashinaga scholarship fund and Takata Child Care Center in Rikuzentakata city. Info: (415) 387-9111. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 “Tears of the Earth: Memorial Concert and Photo Exhibit for the Great East Japan Earthquake,” will be held at 1 p.m. at Herbst Theatre, at 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. Benefits the Japan Recovery Project (www.jrpphi.org). Performers: Alexander Barantschik, Shoko Hikage and Brenda Wong Aoki and others. Tickets: $35 adult, $20 student at door, or $30 adult, $15 student: (415) 392-4400. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 The Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association’s 50th anniversary fundraiser, “Sushi, Sake & More! Japanese Food Festival & Silent Auction,” will take place at the Sequoyah Country Club, 4550 Heafey Road, Oakland, Calif. from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A portion of the profits will be donated to relief efforts. Highlights: food and beverage stations. Toshi, a recognized international cosmetology authority, will present a “Nippon-esque” inspired makeover. Saki Kono and Ayako Tanaka will provide entertainment. Dress code is “resort casual,” no denim. Cost: $50 per person ($60 at the door). www.oakland-fukuoka.org. Info: (510) 482-5896 | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 Ai Love Japan (www.AiloveJapan.org) is searching for restaurants and stores to participate in a nationwide fundraising campaign, “Eat Drink Shop Play for Japan.” Merchants are being asked to donate 11 percent of their sales on March 11 to help the people in northern Japan. Ai Love Japan aims to document the stories of the survivors and to provide direct aid to the people in the hardest hit areas of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures. | ||
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| <strong style=”font-The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival will commemorate the disaster — through music, dance and other live events — from noon to 5 p.m. at the Peace Plaza in S.F.’s Japantown, as well as hold the San Francisco Bay Area premiere of Oscar-nominated documentary short: “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom.” Info: www.caamedia.org. (including cost): www.runforjapanusa.com | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 A gathering to commemorate the March 11, 2011 disaster in northern Japan will take place at the Strawberry Park Shopping Center, at the corner of Moorpark Ave. and Saratoga Ave. (just off I-280) in San Jose. Event includes: traditional martial art demonstrations and music and cultural exhibitions from noon until 4 p.m. The “Tranquility Garden” will be dedicated. Attendees will observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. The rock garden will serve as a memorial and commemorate the goodwill and friendship of Americans. Info: (408) 418-3535, www.jpnarts.org. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 The Japan America Society of Southern California and the Love to Nippon Project will co-present the “LOVE TO NIPPON 2012 – 3.11 Memorial Event – Lessons learned from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami” at the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters’ Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium, at 100 West First St. in Los Angeles. Participants can give offerings of flowers or incense from 2:30 p.m. Program begins at 3:30 p.m. Highlights: tribute by the Asia America Youth Orchestra String Quartet and a panel discussion by Southern Californians who volunteered after the disasters. Info: (213) 627-6217, www.jas-socal.org. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 The SeattleJapanRelief.org coalition and the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle will hold “A Day of Remembrance, A Day of Preparedness, A Day of Rebuilding” beginning at 10 a.m. at the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. Opening ceremony, exhibits, presentations and films will be followed by a memorial ceremony at 2 p.m. with the ringing of the Kobe Bell and a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Info: (206) 682-9107, www.seattlejapanrelief.org. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 “Wings for Hope: Tomodachi Through Music,” a benefit concert for Japan, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Benaroya Hall, at 200 University St. in Seattle. Performers: Ko-ichiro Yamamoto (principal trombone, Seattle Symphony), Eric Miyashiro (trumpet), Toshiko Akiyoshi (jazz composer and pianist), Lew Tabackin (flute, tenor saxophone), Timothy Salzman (UW Wind Ensemble conductor) and the Winds For Hope Jazz Orchestra. Proceeds will be used to replace musical instruments the Japanese students lost in the disaster. Tickets (depend on seat): (206) 215-4747. Info: www.windsforhope.org. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 SHINSAI Theaters for Japan will hold a presentation at the La MaMa Rehearsal Studio, at 47 Great Jones St. (between Lafayette and Bowery) in New York, NY at 2:30 p.m. Theaters nationwide will present works by major American and Japanese theater artists. The Japan Playwrights Association will disperse the proceeds to the Japanese theater community affected by the disaster. Kurotama Kikaku will give a reading of original Japanese scripts by Yoji Sakate, Toshiki Okada, Toshiro Suzue and more. Suggested donation: $10. RSVP: japan311remember@gmail.com. Info: www.kurotamakikaku.com. | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 (and through Sunday, May 27) The Japan Society, at 333 East 47th St. New York, NY will hold a variety of events (1155 http://www.japansociety.org/page/one-year-later): “Children’s Artwork from Tohoku” will be on display from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (admission’s free); youth may design and create “HappyDolls for Tohoku” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dolls will be sent to youth in Tohoku. Pre-register: (212) 715-1275; “Can You See Our Lights?” (2011, 48 min.) will be screened at 2:30 p.m. in Japanese (English subtitles). The NHK WORLD-produced film shows the community in Rikuzen-Takada, Soma and Minami-Soma forging ahead after the disasters, to hold the summer festivals, which serve as memorial services for the souls of the departed. A moment of silence will be observed at 2:46 p.m., following remarks by Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki and Consul General of Japan in New York, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets will be distributed at 12:30 p.m. on March 11; | ||
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| Sunday, March 11 “Pray for Japan” (2011, 85 min.) will be screened at 4 p.m. in Japanese (with English subtitles.) There will be a Q-and-A-format session with director Stu Levy. Levy – an American living in Japan – filmed the aftermath during his trips to Tohoku as a volunteer. Tickets: $7/$5 Japan Society members, seniors and students; “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” by Lucy Walker incorporates, footage from observers, survivors and victims the film, which depicts the true power of nature and the true resilience of humanity. It will be screened at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $7/$5 Japan Society members, seniors and students; “Memory: Things We Should Never Forget,” an exhibition of 47 photos taken in the Tohoku region, will be on display through Sunday, May 27. Admission is free; the “Tohoku Post 3.11: What’s Happening Now” conference will take place Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m., and feature three nonprofit organization leaders: Hitoshi Abe, co-founder of Archi+Aid and chair and professor, architecture and urban design, UCLA; Keiko Kiyama, secretary general of Japan Emergency NGO; and Haruo Miyagi, founder and president, Entrepreneurial Training for Innovative Communities, will speak on the challenges they face and the future of Tohoku. Ken Belson, business reporter, The New York Times, will moderate the reception. Followed by a reception. Tickets: $12/$8 Japan Society members, seniors and students; The one-hour “Teaching About March 11 and Japan’s Recovery” webinar will be held Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m., and provide insight into the disaster and recovery efforts, and ideas for teaching about these disasters. Panelists: Robert Fish, Japan Society and Kerianne Panos, president of MCML Consulting. Event is free. Register: smith.edu/fcceas. Info: (416) 585-3748. | ||
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| Wednesday, March 14 “Pray for Japan” will be screened throughout the U.S., in Canada and London, with the proceeds going to JEN, a non-governmental organization. Director Stu Levy — an American living in Japan — filmed the aftermath during his trips to Tohoku. Info (including on screenings): http://prayforjapan-film.org. | ||
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| Saturday, March 17 The San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, Noriko Takeda-Rovner, Kree_Ayt {cre.ate} and the Japantown Business Association will hold the first Zumba Party for Japan from 7 to 9 p.m. at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s gymnasium, at 640 North 5th St., San Jose’s Japantown. Nathan Blake, master class teacher at Zumba Conventions and local Zumba and VivAsia instructors, will lead an evening of dance fitness. Net proceeds will go directly to the ongoing relief efforts. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 cash only or $20 online pre-sale (fees apply); $30 cash only, at the door; LiveSV.com. Info: Norikotakeda1234@hotmail.com, http://international.hongwanji.or.jp/html/1111_1.html or http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/news/110311.html. | ||
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