Zentoku recently started a campaign to raise funds to help JA community newspapers such as The Hawaii Herald and other struggling publications.

a Waseda graduate and president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California.Waseda USA is committed to nurturing and expanding this community.

Waseda USA regional managerThis was the first Southern California event organized by Waseda USA.(Courtesy Waseda USA)About 40 local residents with ties to Waseda University in Tokyo attended a gathering Feb.Everyone received a goodie bag containing a Waseda calendar.

which has an office in Berkeley and held a gathering last year in San Francisco.to study for a year or more in Japan.

treasurer and secretary of Waseda USA.

Waseda USA staff is full of gratitude to all of the participants of the Waseda Friends Reception 2024.president of the Terminal Islanders.

It included Ryujin Taiko performing and the ondo dances that followed: Hokkai no Abarembo.Year of the Ryu (Dragon) birthday guests were announced and given a small memento of a dragon.

Fifteen original Terminal Islanders with their immediate families.Min was not only a community leader; he had a vast knowledge of the history of Terminal Island.