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After attack, Metro ambassador seeks more police presence

Grainy security footage provided by the LAPD shows the suspect who assaulted an LA Metro ambassador in Little Tokyo on Feb.15, 2024.

Homeless man found living in underground vault in DTLA

Homeless man found living in an underground vault near the Japanese American National Museum downtown Los Angeles in July 2023. (Japanese American National Museum)

2 possibly armed suspects at large in Little Tokyo

Two possibly armed suspects remain at large following a pursuit that ended in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles on July 1, 2023. (Citizen/ Sushi Gala)

Monterey Park Tribute: Japanese American National Museum

Monterey Park Tribute: Japanese American National Museum

Search continues for man who vandalized, burned Buddhist …

A glass window was destroyed, two wooden lantern stands burned and two metallic lanterns vandalized at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in L.A.'s Little Tokyo in February 2021. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Community support pours in to help repair vandalized Buddhist …

A glass window was destroyed, two wooden lantern stands burned and two metallic lanterns vandalized at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in L.A.'s Little Tokyo in February 2021. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

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Buddhist temple in Little Tokyo burned, vandalized

A glass window was destroyed, two wooden lantern stands burned and two metallic lanterns vandalized at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in L.A.'s Little Tokyo in February 2021. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Beloved L.A. jazz club Blue Whale closing for good …

John Nelson on piano as the Lorca Hart Trio performs at Blue Whale in 2010. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Metro to close Little Tokyo/Arts District Station …

Passengers board a Metro train at the Little Tokyo Station in an undated photo. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

DTLA explosion that injured 12 firefighters apparently …

Smoke rises after an explosion in downtown Los Angeles on May 16, 2020. (Twitter.com/5thandspring)

8 Months of Road Closures Begin in Little Tokyo During …

Construction of a new metro station is seen in Little Tokyo. (Credit: KTLA)

Celebrating Ginger Chan’s Birthday With Aloha Café …

Little Tokyo Embraces Housing for Homeless Veterans …

Yoshio Nakamura, 93, survived Nazi artillery in Italy, upon returning from WW II he found his house was gone. (Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)