I chose to remove myself from the media onslaught of post-election chatter and dove right into the pile of work that waited for me while I was gone.

Seattle and Honolulu every other year.Howard Kakita and Wataru Namba.

The consequences of lies are felt often by the most vulnerable.The pain of hibakusha has been recorded in the pages of The Rafu Shimpo.When Kaz died in 2017 at age 90.

the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.their message is more important than ever.

She asked that hibakusha certificates issued by the Japanese government be made available at consulates and that a team of doctors specializing in radiation-related ailments visit to examine hibakusha and their children on an ongoing basis.

The Japanese and Japanese American community is one that has experienced pain — the pain of forced removal and incarceration during World War II.according to the people who gather.

the Japanese garden received the highest award from the American Association of Nurserymen.But the feelings of Japanese Americans who love flowers.

the federation has decided to erect a memorial monument in the Seiryu-en at JACCC to pay tribute to its predecessors and for the future generations to know the work of the Japanese American gardeners.Japanese Americans were released from concentration camps.