From left: Elaine Ko, Andréa Akita, Brad Miyake, Tomio Moriguchi, and Jenny Li
Tomio Moriguchi, Elaine Ikoma Ko, and the Nikkei Community Network hosted a special reception on July 9, at the Nagomi Tea House, for Andréa Akita’s appointment as Executive Director of InterIm CDA and Brad Miyake as the new Bellevue City Manager.
An overflowing crowd of 125 people came to welcome and celebrate Akita and Miyake’s appointments.
Consul General Masahiro Omura was in attendance along with Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, InterIm CDA President Hozaifa Cassubhai, and Tom Sasaki and Dale Kaku of the Nikkei Community Network.