Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Kenichiro Sasae on Dec. 15 laid a wreath at the Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo, which is dedicated to the Nisei soldiers who served during World War II in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service. Afterwards, the ambassador and his wife joined in a group photo with veterans, GFBNEC board members, and other dignitaries. Pictured from left: Tokuji Yoshihashi, Roy Akune, Masao and Elma Takahashi, Art Velarde, Don Oka, Ken Akune, former Assemblymember George Nakano, Paul Abe, Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, GFBNEC President Don Nose, Consul General Jun Niimi, Patricia Kinaga, Stephen Kagawa, Diana Nishiura, Nobuko Sasae. Ambassador Sasae’s predecessor, Ichiro Fujisaki, also visited the monument in 2009.
Ambassadorial Visit
