By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mothers holding their children’s hands stood in the sprinkling rain, holding up anti-war placards, while students chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his defense policies to the beat of a drum. Japan is seeing new faces join the ranks of protesters typically made up of […]
Biking for Tohoku Relief cyclist arrives in Seattle
On July 31, the Japanese Cultural and Community Center welcomed Tetsuo Matsushita to Seattle. Matsushita, a 21-year-old student from the International Christian University, made the journey from Los Angeles, Calif., to Seattle on a bicycle. Matsushita’s 24-day and 1,400-mile solo bike ride was a part of a charity to help raise funds towards Tohoku Relief, […]