the agency hosted its annual Day of Remembrance on Jan.

———-Gwen Muranaka is Rafu senior editor and can be contacted gwen@rafu.they could play in the Major Leagues.

Hideo Nomo burst upon the baseball world with the Dodgers in 1995.The most notable Nikkei is the guy standing next to Ohtani — Dave Roberts — who now has all the weight and expectations that $700 million can bear on his shoulders.As anyone who reads The Rafu knows.

He joins the likes of Jackie Robinson.I was living in Tokyo when Nomo pitched his no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies on Sept.

with his success opening the door for generations of players from Japan that followed.

There will be no turning away from games now that its Sho-Time.We used to laugh whenever he and Jim greeted each other —like two curmudgeon old men muttering insults to each other.

He kept his focus on helping the Japanese American community through his involvement with organizations like the Little Tokyo Service Center and JACCC.(Photo by Guy Aoki)What I told you then [in 2006] still holds true now:Theres so much more I have to learn from you.

But its not like I have a bucket list.I remain in good spirits as I reflect on a life well-lived.