By GUY AOKIThe first time I realized Alan Nishios health was in decline was on Nov.

We as Japanese Americans definitely understand that.the team served as unofficial ambassadors between Japanese Americans and Japan.

and all that wasnt being said.to speak to us about their experience in surviving the tsunami 12 years ago.its gotten so bad that residents refuse to answer their doors.

At a public housing facility in Nihonmatsu.Fukushima residents have dealt with issues not faced by people in Miyagi and Iwate.

Crew members included Yoshi Irie.

have not meshed well with the remaining residents.a translation of an 18th-century treatise on samurai philosophy.

He has worked as a translator and cultural advisor for the Japanese Consulate General in Seattle.He was awarded a Commendation from the Foreign Ministry of Japan in 2005 and inducted into the Order of the Rising Sun in 2015.

He has written over 20 books that have been translated into 21 languages.he won the Sankei Award for his book Weapons Can’t Save the Earth.