 Today, many have been renamed cultural centers and focus on the sharing of Japanese culture with local community members, especially in the sponsorship of Obon festivals.The city of Torrance in Greater Los Angeles has headquarters of Japanese automakers and offices of other Japanese companies.Because of the abundance of Japanese restaurants and other cultural offerings are in the city, and Willy Blackmore of "L.A. Weekly" wrote that Torrance was "essentially Japan's 48th prefecture".