Japanese Restaurant Association of America.

She received a letter of recognition from Fukushima Prefecture for her contribution.but we wanted to avoid that situation because it is somewhat of a liability.

The primary concern we have is that it does pose a fire risk because of all the paper.which was the victim of a possible hate crime — arson and vandalism — in early 2021.(PETER YOON/Rafu Shimpo)A representative of Japanese Village Plaza cited fire risk as the primary reason for the removal.

Ikeda continued to collect donations for the Wishing Tree.which occurs every year on the seventh day of the seventh month.

Ive been doing this for over 12 years.

she chose to contribute the donations to Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple.Services for Aiko Kawaratani will be held at Zenshuji Soto Mission.

Aiko wanted to continue to serve her beloved Little Tokyo.Yukio Kawaratani (92) and Toshiko Masumoto (90).

The former theater sign was placed on a tall pole outside the store and transformed into a fan-shaped sign announcing you were at Rafu Bussan.Furuya Foundation/Aikido Center of Los Angeles.