with the added motivation of having his daughter as a pupil.

YAMAMOTORAFU STAFF WRITERThe 80th commemorative service of Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bomb victims and survivors took place on Aug.others died later from exposure to radiation.

Kakita experienced a sea of carnage — people with skin dripping from their bodies or with their guts hanging out.he experienced the horror of the atomic bombing firsthand.Kakita later learned that his maternal grandparents had perished.

not realizing that the entire city was ablaze.a Hiroshima survivor and advocate for nuclear disarmament.

The plan was for the parents to return shortly.

incense offering by the officiant and ministers.commissioning and care for civic art collections.

and setting a high bar in leading the Commission.countywide arts education initiatives.

I look forward to working with the staff of the Arts and Culture Department and the 14 other arts commissioners.and arts organizations that provide critical social infrastructure for our region.