2026-08-17T17:07:13-05:00 2025-09-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 2050 MAIN STREET SUITE 700 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2024-10-01 453933940 JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION JAPA 3238601152 1655 N MCCADDEN PLACE HOLLYWOOD CA 90028 TAKESHI SAKIMOTO CEO 3238601152 2026-08-12 1 0 BRIAN YACKER P00401346 9492222999 2026-08-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TAKESHI SAKIMOTO 1655 N MCCADDEN PLACE HOLLYWOOD CA 90028 76166 0 X N/A X 2011 CA TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ART, CULTURE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN. 3 3 2 3 0 0 76965 45000 4340 9433 23937 21633 6668 100 111910 76166 0 0 0 0 11546 11603 0 0 5515 39813 66845 51359 78448 60551 -2282 534064 542303 0 13110 534064 529193 X TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ART, CULTURE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN. 0 0 46458 3881 02/21/2025 TASTE OF HOME/INTERNATIONAL COMFORT FOOD : WE WELCOMED GUESTS TO AN EVENING WHERE FOOD BECAME A LANGUAGE OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION AS WE JOURNEYED THROUGH THE SOUL-WARMING DISHES OF JAPAN, BRAZIL, AND MOROCCO. THROUGH THIS TWO-PART PROGRAM, WE INVITED ATTENDEES TO EXPLORE THE MEANING OF "COMFORT FOOD"THOSE SPECIAL DISHES THAT ARE MORE THAN JUST MEALS, TRANSPORTING US HOME WITH A SINGLE BITE. WE SHARED THE MEMORIES, TRADITIONS, AND STORIES BEHIND EACH COUNTRY'S MOST CHERISHED COMFORT FOODS, HIGHLIGHTING HOW THESE DISHES SERVE AS EDIBLE MEMORIES AND MEANINGFUL CULTURAL TOUCHSTONES.THE EVENING BEGAN WITH ENGAGING PRESENTATIONS ON JAPAN, BRAZIL, AND MOROCCO. TOGETHER, WE EXPLORED THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA, LEARNED HOW JAPANESE TAKOYAKI AND KARAAGE EVOKE MEMORIES OF COLORFUL FESTIVAL NIGHTS SPENT WITH FAMILY, AND DISCOVERED HOW MOROCCAN TAGINES REFLECT TRADITIONS OF HOSPITALITY AND COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATIONS, WE INVITED GUESTS TO NETWORK WHILE ENJOYING AUTHENTIC DISHES THAT BROUGHT THESE STORIES TO LIFE AND FOSTERED MEANINGFUL CULTURAL EXCHANGE.FUNDS RAISED THROUGH TICKET SALES SUPPORTED THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT (LAFD) FIREFIGHTERS SERVING COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRES. THE FOUNDATION MATCHED EVERY DOLLAR DONATED, UP TO AT LEAST $25,000. 816 03/08/25 "WOMEN IN SPACE" PROGRAM ON THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY : IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, WE HOSTED AN INSPIRING DIALOGUE FEATURING TWO PIONEERING JAPANESE WOMEN WHO ARE HELPING RESHAPE THE BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION. THROUGH THEIR PERSONAL STORIES AND PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS, WE HIGHLIGHTED THEIR UNIQUE CAREER PATHS AND EXPLORED THE VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES WOMEN BRING TO THE FIELD OF SPACE EXPLORATION.THE PROGRAM CELEBRATED THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS WHILE INSPIRING ATTENDEES THROUGH MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INNOVATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND THE GROWING ROLE OF WOMEN IN ADVANCING THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION. 1413 03/18/25 ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT BORDERS | INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE : IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUFG, WE PRESENTED "ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT BORDERS | AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE," AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION EXPLORING THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS OF REPRESENTATION, DEALMAKING, AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION IN HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND. THROUGH THIS TIMELY PROGRAM, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER DISTINGUISHED INDUSTRY LEADERS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S INCREASINGLY CROSS-CULTURAL FUTURE.WE WELCOMED GUESTS TO AN ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING AN ACCOMPLISHED LINEUP OF ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS. PRODUCER BRENT TRAVERS MODERATED THE CONVERSATION, JOINED BY ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY SHEP ROSENMAN, RENOWNED CASTING DIRECTORS YOKO NARAHASHI AND CARLA HOOLRECOGNIZED FOR THEIR GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN JAPANESE TALENT REPRESENTATION AND LATINX REPRESENTATION, RESPECTIVELYAND CELEBRATED MANAGER AND STYLIST JEANNE YANG. TOGETHER, WE SHARED DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES FROM ACROSS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION, WE EXPLORED THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ROLES AND REPRESENTATION IN CASTING AND PRODUCTION, PERSPECTIVES FROM KEY DEALMAKERS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY, AND HOW EVOLVING AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS ARE CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN STORYTELLING AND TALENT REPRESENTATION. WE HIGHLIGHTED HOW THESE SHIFTS ARE RESHAPING TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY PRACTICES AND OPENING NEW PATHWAYS FOR DIVERSE VOICES BOTH ON AND OFF SCREEN.FOLLOWING THE PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION, WE INVITED GUESTS TO JOIN US FOR A NETWORKING RECEPTION, WHERE CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED AND ATTENDEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. 3323 09/29/25 TASTES OF JAPAN | THE RISE OF JAPANESE FOOD BRANDS IN AMERICA : IN TODAY'S INTERCONNECTED WORLD, UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECTING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. THE CULTURAL AWARENESS SERIES, GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY MUFG BANK, INVITES INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE THE RICH TAPESTRY OF TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT SHAPE OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THROUGH ENGAGING EVENTS, PERSONAL STORIES, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, THIS SERIES CELEBRATES THE DIVERSE CULTURES THAT ENRICH OUR LIVES.WHILE SUSHI MIGHT HAVE ONCE BEEN SEEN AS EXOTIC, OVER THE YEARS JAPANESE CUISINE HAS BECOME A BELOVED PART OF AMERICA'S FOOD CULTURE. TODAY, IT SPANS EVERYTHING FROM HIGH-END RESTAURANTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE STAPLES. FOR THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM OF THE CULTURAL AWARENESS SERIES, WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME THE LEADERS FROM SEVERAL INFLUENTIAL JAPANESE FOOD COMPANIES THAT HAVE SHAPED THIS EVOLUTION.IN THIS LIVELY DISCUSSION, INDUSTRY LEADERS WILL SHARE THEIR CORPORATE HISTORIES, THE MOTIVATIONS BEHIND THEIR ENTRY INTO THE U.S., AND HOW THEY'VE ADAPTED THEIR PRODUCTS AND STRATEGIES TO APPEAL TO AMERICAN CONSUMERSWHILE PRESERVING THE AUTHENTIC SPIRIT OF JAPANESE CUISINE. THE PANEL WILL ALSO EXPLORE THEIR VISIONS FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN EMBRACING AMERICAN FOOD CULTURE AND MAINTAINING THE DISTINCT CHARACTER OF THEIR OFFERINGS.AKIRA KAJITA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JETRO LOS ANGELES, WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE EVENING AS HE SHARES AN OVERVIEW OF HISTORICAL TRENDS IN THE JAPANESE FOOD INDUSTRY WITHIN THE U.S. MARKET. FOLLOWING HIM,BRIAN HUFF, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NISSIN FOODS USA, WILL HIGHLIGHT THE COMPANY'S PIONEERING ROLE IN INTRODUCING JAPANESE NOODLE CULTURE TO THE U.S., INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF TOP RAMEN IN 1972THE FIRST INSTANT RAMEN MADE AND SOLD IN AMERICA. ATSUKO KANAI, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MUTUAL TRADING CO., INC., WILL SHARE THE LEGACY OF A COMPANY THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1926 AS A SMALL COOPERATIVE SERVING THE JAPANESE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, THEN MAKING CULINARY HISTORY BY INTRODUCING SUSHI IN AMERICA, AND REACHING THE CENTENNIAL MARK, CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE WASHOKU (JAPANESE CUISINE) ART FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHEFS. TAKA OZAWA, PRESIDENT OF OTAFUKU FOODS INC., WILL DESCRIBE THE COMPANY'S JOURNEY FROM ITS 1922 ORIGINS IN HIROSHIMA TO BECOMING ONE OF JAPAN'S LARGEST SEASONING MANUFACTURERS, REBUILDING AFTER WWII AND EXPANDING INTO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET.THE SECOND PART OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE A NETWORKING RECEPTION WHERE GUESTS ARE WELCOMED TO CONTINUE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS. TO CELEBRATE OUR INAUGURAL CULTURAL AWARENESS SERIES, UKA, OUR MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT, WILL DELIGHT GUESTS WITH A BUFFET-STYLE DINNER RECEPTION. 3323 46458 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3238601152 1655 N MCCADDEN PLACE HOLLYWOOD CA 90028 YUKO KAIFU DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS SUGINO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SACHI HAMAI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAKESHI SAKIMOTO CEO 2.00 X 6000 0 0 SAKIKO OKADA SECRETARY/CFO 2.00 X 4200 0 0 10200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45000 45000 TASTE OF HOME/INTERNAT 900099 3881 3881 TASTES OF JAPAN 900099 3323 3323 ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT 900099 1413 1413 WOMEN IN SPACE 900099 816 816 9433 21633 21633 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 100 100 100 76166 9433 0 21733 10200 2040 8160 1403 281 1122 2393 2393 4000 4000 4398 20 4378 1388 1110 139 139 550 440 55 55 168 134 17 17 53041 42433 5304 5304 907 907 78448 46458 26475 5515 66119 86846 432945 452134 35000 3323 534064 542303 13110 0 13110 X 0 0 0 0 534064 529193 534064 529193 534064 542303 -2282 -1969 -620 0 X 0 0 0 X 30800 48621 76965 45000 201386 30800 48621 76965 45000 201386 170153 31233 3377 23937 21633 48947 6668 100 6768 257101 13773 0.12150 0.11600 X THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION FOR PURPOSES OF IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC SOURCES. THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGES WERE 91.76% FOR 2020, 89.74% FOR 2021, 14.15% FOR 2022, 11.60% FOR 2023, AND 12.15% FOR 2024. THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUING BASIS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY QUESTIONS OR PROPOSED REVISIONS/ADDITIONS ARE COMMUNICATED BY THE REVIEWERS TO THE OUTSIDE CPA PREPARER OF THE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT JAPAN HOUSE LIBRARY 6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., SUITE 525, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028.