China pronounced a triumphant correction to the Western narrative that the U.

No parades or people saying Thank you for your service welcomed them back.and they did their jobs to ensure the successful completion of their assigned missions.

The vets served together with a cross-section of America.Fun fact: He worked part-time at Merit Savings Loan Association on First Street during college.Michael Okamura is a Yonsei (fourth-generation Japanese American) and native Angeleno.

Youll often see him giving walking tours of Little Tokyo.They demonstrated that courage and honor are still qualities to be respected even when rendered in a long and unpopular war.

which he learned at Waseda University.

He began his finance career in Tokyo and upon returning to the U.Mitsuru symbolized our community with its combination of Japanese and American food.

and starting a restaurant was an easy decision.Originally opened in 1976 as a lunch counter in a space it shared with the Kyodo Drug Store at the same location.

his family in Japan were cooks or in the food preparation business.one of the goals of the new business is to make Little Tokyo a hub for Japanese subculture.