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he would have turned 90 years old.where he set up his karate school first in Long Beach.

Two weeks prior to his passing.He eventually taught law enforcement and military throughout the globe.living on the streets of Tokyo.

This was not long after the end of World War II and young Kubota was homeless.Kubota passed after a long illness.

He trained in karate for an unprecedented 85 years.

cutting Johnnys desk in half with a samurai sword.and then thats how they became good friends.

citing the teams ties to Japan and Japanese players.Suzuki later reached out to the Shimizugumi Stone Works Company in Okazaki City near Nagoya to build the lantern.

were among those who saw the opportunity to revive the memories of the gift and restore the lantern to a place where it could be again appreciated.trees and sadly the stone lantern is barely visible.