Junkos son Kenji has been running the family business since Junkos retirement in 2001.

especially the Japanese American community.volunteers gather in front of Japanese Village Plaza.

Approximately 370 people pre-registered.which has a dojo on North Main Street.and participated in a raffle featuring numerous items donated by businesses and companies in the community.

but we started this as a cleanup but more than anything its turned into building community.The Sparkle participants were all smiles as they socialized after the event.

the volunteers set out into the streets equipped with cleaning tools provided by the city and bright green Little Tokyo bandanas.

great-grandparents established Little Tokyo and we just want to keep it going.a symbol of the Buddhas pagoda.

Princess Megan Annoura and Princess Rachel Yonamine.(Montebello Student Ambassadors Isaac Flores and Ben Richards are still in Japan.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News anchor and creator of Defining Courage.accompanied by her husband Mike and son Jake.