many Tule Lake descendants owed their American citizenship to the man who fought for 23 years to make sure no renunciant was left unrepresented and/or on a boat to Japan.

Chen; Oshu Mayor Jun Kuranari; Torrance City Councilmember Jon Kaji; and Sake Matsuri event organizer Katsu Miyazato.Attendees sampled a variety of premium sakes.

Breaking open the ceremonial sake cast are.as well as Japanese beers and shochu (spirits).TORRANCE —The inaugural Sake Matsuri in Torrance on Oct.

including Maesawa beef and Oshu no Ryu sake.from left: Deputy Consul General in Los Angeles Naoshige Aoshima; Japan House Los Angeles President Yuko Kaifu; Torrance Mayor George K.

including many award-winning brands and styles from all over Japan.

From left: Mickey Sato and Yuko Suzuki-Bischoff share products from Oshu City.The essay asks who can best describe.

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