and we are so proud of you and all your contributions and accomplishments.

Going to Angel games sometimes felt like being in Little Tokyo.the biggest star on the planet is now wearing Dodger Blue.

so watching the replay was fast and a bit truncated but still thrilling.Hideo Nomos first season as a Dodger.Or maybe hell grab a bite at Kouraku or any of the other great restaurants or buy a Japangeles sweatshirt.

It was Dodger announcer Stephen Nelson.the last of three Japantowns in California.

To do it in such a hitter-friendly park was incredible.

He inspired Japanese American and Japanese fans.Maestro Ozawa was born in Shenyang.

Seiji Ozawa was one of the worlds greatest conductors.I became keenly aware of the extraordinary impact that he had on this great institution.

Francis of Assisi without a score); and an inveterate lover of all things Boston and its sports teams: Seiji was all these things and much more to his fans around the world.(Photo by Miro Vintoniv)Other major highlights of Maestro Ozawas BSO tenure included a groundbreaking1979 tour to China; the opening of Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood in 1994 in his honor; a global performance of Beethovens Ode to Joy with six choirs performing on five continents for the opening of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.