salutes during the ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011.

a group of mainly Japanese American veterans.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plants a tree in honor of the late Sen.

he was third in the presidential line of succession after the vice president and the speaker of the House.For him [Kishida] to take the time to come here and acknowledge the meaningfulness of this memorial is important.as a memorial to the more than 800 Japanese American soldiers killed in action while serving with the U.

Inouye left behind and the barriers he broke for Japanese Americans everywhere.Inouye family members and leaders in the Japanese American community.

As president pro tempore of the Senate.

Kishida was welcomed by community representatives.Sugis parents paid for her to take a three-month trip to Japan.

In the case of the Cable Act campaign.reminding them that the bills signing coincided with the Japanese holiday Hina Matsuri or Girls Day.

The Riverside Daily Press described her as familiar with Japanese customs and noted her interest in teaching English in Japan.There the delegates adopted two resolutions to present to Congress.