He and I bumped heads from time to time.

The primary concern we have is that it does pose a fire risk because of all the paper.which was the victim of a possible hate crime — arson and vandalism — in early 2021.

(PETER YOON/Rafu Shimpo)A representative of Japanese Village Plaza cited fire risk as the primary reason for the removal.Ikeda continued to collect donations for the Wishing Tree.which occurs every year on the seventh day of the seventh month.

Ive been doing this for over 12 years.she chose to contribute the donations to Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple.

(PETER YOON/Rafu Shimpo)Ikeda hopes to continue sharing Japanese culture and activities with Little Tokyo visitors.

received the notification to remove the wishes from the tree via an email from American Commercial Equities Management Offices.the late executive director of LTSC.

and basic needs of families when they returned from the wartime camps.Aiko got her first job in Los Angeles at Rafu Shoten.

and their neighbors were businesses like Nisei Trading.She met Kiyoshi Kawaratani in 1951.