and Friday–Sunday from 11 a.

The funds were raised at benefit concerts by high school marching bands who have performed in recent years and will again in 2026.the Kyoto Tachibana band gave a concert in Japan to benefit those affected by the Southern California wildfires.

The latest donation reflects those proceeds.president of the Tournament of Roses.600 in assistance for victims of last falls hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida.

After marching in this years Rose Parade.MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoThe band from Kyoto Tachibana High School participates in this years Rose Parade.

The group is the latest sponsored by the Green Band Association to join the New Years Day celebration.

collected even amid a similar wildfire disaster in Iwate Prefecture.Each year the American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (ASA) honors the memory of the thousands who died when the two cities were destroyed on Aug.

Im sad to report that within this year already in Southern California.He was introduced by ASA Interim Co-President Dr.

A diagram showing the effects of a nuclear bomb dropped on Los Angeles.the silent prayer is making a vow that we will truly build a world without war … in the spirit of not fighting each other.