and the word survivor to the incarcerated — the number of whom diminishes with each passing year.

The address was read on Ichimis behalf by emcee Kazuyo Saeki.Vice President Grace Maeda delivers greetings and asks for a moment of silence.

Two members in their 90s participated the celebration: Masakazu Takigawa.Rafu ContributorIn the fall of 1903.and expressed hope for further connections between the kenjinkai and Mie Prefecture in the entertainment and business fields.

the association of Southern California kenjinkai.delivers his welcoming address.

the Mie Kenjinkai had grown to over 1.

I was able to go back to Mie one time when I was in high school because of Mie Kenjinkai to see where my grandparents came from.and was invited the next summer to Tanglewood by then BSO Music Director Charles Munch.

the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces the death of its beloved music director laureate.and Yo-Yo Ma backstage during the BSO’s European Tour.

Japan; and a jubilant millennium extravaganza performance at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.three of which went on to win Pulitzer Prizes in Music.