Mike Okamoto poses as Shogun Santa with visitors to Japanese Village. ; Credit: Chava Sanchez/KPCC

LA’s Asian Santa tradition is back. Shogun Santa has returned to Little Tokyo after a big loss in the community last year.  

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The Complaint alleges that despite performing non-exempt work, TikTok improperly classified its Inside Sales Representatives as exempt and required them to work overtime to meet TikTok's productivity standards/metrics.

Prada Omotesando building by Herzog and De Meuron

Tower by Jun Mitsui

My favorite home product company, many of their products are designed by Naoto Fukasawa

Omotesando Koffee, a one man espresso bar hidden in a residential area

It was installed in the first floor of an eighty year old traditional house set to be demolished

The only seating in a small front garden

When the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launched three years ago it wasn’t the experience that longtime fans of the franchise were hoping for. Although the words “definitive edition” are in the game's title, many felt it was a low effort release by Rockstar Games. The company has now quietly released an update that

Tercer triple-doble consecutivo de LeBron James en una jornada apasionante de NBA en la que el titán griego de los Bucks ha anotado 59 puntos y el 'alíen' francés se ha ido a los 50 Leer

LUCE is a prominent cryptocurrency player with a strong Vatican background. The token is related to the Vatican background with the official mascot tag for the year 2025. The token is the first of its kind to associate with a strong religious background. The association of the token with Catholicism has made it culturally and [...]

The victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election intensified the demand for crypto assets. XRP is on its journey to the broader crypto market. The growth of XRP was capped by the Securities and Exchange Council’s plan to appeal crucial rulings in the ripple case. The appeal from the SEC has negatively impacted [...]

Robinhood has added new tokens and re-listed some it had removed as the crypto market revels in Donald rump's election victory.

TOKYO — A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine, police said Thursday, the latest example of bad behavior by visitors flooding back to Japan post-pandemic. The traveller reportedly used his fingernails to scratch one of the gate’s pillars as a prank at Meiji Jingu, one of the capital’s most famous shrines. A police spokeswoman told AFP the man was arrested Wednesday “on suspicion of damaging property” at the shrine complex in the city center. READ: 100-year-old ginkgo trees could get the axe under disputed plan for Tokyo’s Jingu […]...

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Mama Monster joining the cast of Netflix's Wednesday just makes sense.

Peter Beckett was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2017, but his conviction was overturned in 2020.

Federal government departments are still allowed to advertise on TikTok despite mounting security concerns about the social media app, CBC News has learned. 

Experts agree that TikTok is looking at an uphill fight despite the 150 million Americans who use TikTok regularly.

We have probably all seen a soybean plant, about 1 meter high with leaves and pods compactly arranged on a main stem with a few short side branches. The wild relative of the domesticated soybean is a long vine with pods widely distributed on many side branches. Plant breeding by farmers thousands of years ago is to thank for this dramatic change.

Imsha Rehman, a TikTok star from Pakistan, has become embroiled in controversy after an explicit video of her surfaced online. This incident mirrors the backlash faced by Minahil Malik, another Pakistani TikTok personality, whose private video went viral earlier. Many have

Pakistani TikToker Imsha Rehman has faced a fate similar to that of social media influencer Minahil Malik. The Instagrammer is under heavy trolling after an MMS of her private videos went viral on social media. In response to the backlash, Imsha

Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), the 4th largest airport in the world, chose the German SBD provider to equip their self-service installation with the Materna IPS One ID journey.

APRIL 29TH, 2022 - Dexvers exchange's proprietary token $DXVS public sale has officially begun with their listing on the Welthee Launchpad on April 26th. The token is now available for purchase on the platform, with crypto or card.

TikTok for Windows and Android is a viral sensation featuring short-form videos that are exciting, spontaneous, and genuine. [License: Freeware | Requires: 11|10|8|7|Android | Size: Size Varies ]

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They Called Her Tokyo Rose, by Rex Gunn and Treason on the Airwaves, by Judith Keene added to Radio Tokyo at War (radioheritage.net/Story39.asp) and Tokyo Rose Broadcasts (radioheritage.net/Story41.asp)...

Air France, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways

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Divorces have always involved disputes over kids, homes, and assets. Now, social media is another battleground.

TikTok marked a 45% jump this summer when it hit one billion monthly active users

Shareablee, la herramienta líder en medición de audiencias en redes sociales y digitales habilita 26 nuevas métricas de medición enfocadas en la plataforma de TikTok para Latinoamérica

Frederica gives a lecture at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Santa Barbara, CA, on Orthodox Tradition concerning the Theotokos.

On Fridays during Great Lent, it is the tradition of the Church to sing a hymn to the Theotokos known as the Akathist. These beautiful words were penned by St. Romanos the Melodist, and today Frederica reads her own translation of this inspiring hymn taken from her book, Lost Gospel of Mary.

As we approach Holy Week, you won't want to miss this powerful reading by Frederica of the Lamentation of the Theotokos written by St. Romanos the Melodist and translated by Fr. Ephrem Lash. It was taken from the book On the Life of Christ: Kontakia, published in 1994.

Frederica reads another selection from her new book Welcome to the Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity, published by Paraclete Press.

Whether you celebrate it on October 1 or on October 28 (traditions differ), you will enjoy Fr. Thomas' account of how the Mother of God protected a Constantinople church from an invading army, and how that inspires our own worship.

Fr. Tom teaches on this significant feast at the beginning of the Nativity season.

On August 15, the Church celebrates the Dormition of the Mother of God. Fr.Tom explores the theology associated with this Feast and the implications on our own resurrection.

As we approach the Cave wherein God becomes a Babe, may we, like His mother, be granted the gift of pondering. Fr Joseph in Chicago, 2010.

Fr. John shares about the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Metropolitan Jonah reflects on the importance of the Temple and Mary's role in our salvation.

Fr. John Whiteford describes the important role of motherhood as seen through life of the Theotokos, the mother of our Lord.