Truthful and Factual AccountingAlan Spears.

festival rhythms and Obon beatsThis event will be emceed by ASA Directors Dr.

YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoParticipants in the 2019 Hiroshima-Nagasaki service at Koyasan.ASAs hope is for peace in the world through the abolishment of all nuclear weapons so that no one else will ever experience the pain and suffering that its members have endured.We look forward to seeing our friends and colleagues as we honor those who perished and support the survivors who are still with us.

ASA is a nonprofit organization that represents over 100 members from Hawaii and Los Angeles who have witnessed atrocities that cannot be imagined.and Zenshuji Soto Mission will take part in this years service.

Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.

2025 marks 80 years since atomic bombs were detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki — the only times nuclear weapons have been used during warfare.This weekends Koshien final can be watched at the official tournament website.

much in the way we follow March Madness in college basketball stateside.Daisuke Matsuzaka (being congratulated by Tommy Lasorda) was a national hero in Japan after pitching Yokohama High School to the 1998 Koshien title.

Photo by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSYears before he was a Major League Baseball star and the 2006 World Baseball Classic MVP.Folks from large cities and small towns across the country have been glued to it.