(DoD photo)He returned to civilian life in July 1952.

The loss of (newspapers and journalists) has not only short-circuited the flow of news and information across news organizations but has also made it harder for people to hold their state and local elected officials accountable.Zentoku recently started a campaign to raise funds to help JA community newspapers such as The Hawaii Herald and other struggling publications.

they found that the glue that has connected the Japanese American community through the years has been the Japanese American community newspapers.While the newspapers have been shut down.the English-language bi-monthly Hawaii Herald released its final issue.

Even as the newspapers are gone.where prominent women within the local community were pictured wearing them) saying that a story opened their eyes more about their community — that was so impactful to see and witness.

serving the local Nikkei community in Hawaii.

The COVID pandemic and loss of subscribers and advertisers ultimately were too much for the newspapers to be sustained.faced with a weak yen and inflation in the U.

and there was a performance of the school song and chant.but played an essential role in organizing the event; to our guest speakers.

Some of the attendees had previously participated in two gatherings of alumni of Wasedas Kokusai Gakubu or Kokusaibu (International Division).Mamiya asked for donations to support Waseda students who.