Volume VI, Issue 4
Please join us at a luncheon celebration
to welcome in 2018, the year of the Dog!
There will be a general meeting before
lunch when we will vote for and install the
2018 officers. We will also enjoy enter-
tainment, a video review of 2017, Bingo, and prizes for all!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2018
11:00 AM
Quiet Cannon (Sunset Room)
901 Via San Clemente
Montebello, CA
$25.00 Cost Per Adult
$10 Per Child 11 & Under
(to be paid at the luncheon)
In an effort to reach as many past scholarship recipients
as possible, we are asking for your help to update our
information. If you are a past scholarship recipient or if
you are a relative of a recipient, please contact
Arlene Nakamura at 626-221-4271.
Please Select Your Menu Choice
ADULTS & CHILDREN 11+ CHILDRENAges 3 thru 10
___ Chicken Strips
___ Chicken
___ Salmon ___ Mac & Cheese
___ Vegetarian
Please RSVP your attendance, your meal choice,
if you are 80 years of age or older,
or if you are a former scholarship recipient.
RSVP DEADLINE: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Contact: Yoshiko Kishimoto (626) 287-8600
Arlene Nakamura (626) 221-4271
or email us at Nanka.Yamaguchi.Kenjinkai@gmail.com
4th Quarter 2017
The 2018 Furusato Tour of Japan has been, unfortunately, canceled.
We were advised that twenty or more people were needed in order to
make the trip economically feasible.
In the Fall of 2020, however, the Prefectural Government is planning
its World Grand Meeting in Yamaguchi, Japan. Kenjinkais from the
U.S. mainland, Hawaii and countries such as Peru, Brazil, Mexico,
Argentina, and China will be among those invited to attend. This will
be an excellent opportunity to meet Yamaguchi kenjinkai members
from around the world and then to tour major cities in Japan. Stay
tuned!
After serving on the NYK Board for sev-
en years, Millie and Steven Tani have
tendered their resignation effective De-
cember 2017. They were instrumental in
creating the fantastic gifts that were dis-
tributed to our 80+ seniors at the annual
New Year luncheon. They created the
much-needed Yamaguchi Facebook
page where you can find newsletters and
photos of all our events. Steven has
served as one of our photographers at
past events and their daughter, Ann, created the World Grand Meet-
ing logo in 2015. Creativity runs in the family!
The Tanis want to concentrate their time and resources toward their
newest hobby of cosplaying. They enjoy creating props and sewing
costumes and attending the many fun events and conventions.
Although they will no longer serve on the Board, they have generously
offered to maintain the Facebook page and monitor our Gmail account
which they had set up. They will also create the 80+ gifts at the New
Year luncheon for the last time.
We are very sad that they are leaving the Board, but we thank them
for their years of valuable service. Their help will be sorely missed!
If you are interested in serving on the Board to fill their vacan-
cies, please send us an email at our gmail account address or
call Aki Vaughn at 562-234-5702.
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Nanka Yamaguchi Kenjinkai Newsletter4th Qtr 2017
The Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California held its
11th Annual Bowling Tournament on November 5, 2017 at the Key-
stone Lanes in Norwalk. Nanka Yamaguchi Kenjinkai (NYK) was
represented and placed 1stin the Best Effort category!
Three NYK members Richard Fukuhara, Aki Fukuhara-Vaughn
and Mike Vaughn needed a 4th team member and were joined by
Jeff Ichiro Miyazaki from Tokyo Kai. The team won packages of
udon for placing last. Here are the teams scores: Richard: 73, 76
and 70; Aki: 92, 93, and 66; Mike: 86, 130, and 104; and Jeff: 134,
132, and 127.
The following winners won trophies and gift certiricates:
1st Place High Scoring Team Score
Okinawa Kenjinkai 1938
1st Place High Scoring Game (Male) Score
John Nishida (Wakayama Kenjinkai) 234
1st Place High Scoring Game (Female) Score
Noriko Fukunaga (Kagoshima Kenjinkai) 215
Eleven Nanka (Southern California) kenjinkais participated:
Dosanko Kai (2 Teams) Miyazaki Kenjinkai (3 Teams)
Ehime Kenjinkai Okinawa Kenjinkai
Gifu Kenjinkai Tochigi Kenjinkai
Kagoshima Kenjinkai (3 Teams) Wakayama Kenjinkai
Kumamoto Kenjinkai (2 Teams) Yamaguchi Kenjinkai
Tokyo Kai
After playing 3 games, a pizza lunch was served in the banquet room
where winners were announced and prizes and trophies awarded.
The NYK team shared lots of laughs and had a wonderful time!
NYK Bowling Team
Pictured left to right: Kihei Otani (JPASC Tournament Chair-
man), Richard Fukuhara, Aki and Mike Vaughn,
and Jeff Ichiro Miyazaki (Tokyo Kai).
If you have news youd like featured in our
quarterly NYK newsletter, please contact:
Aki Vaughn @ 562-234-5702
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Please check out the Nanka Yamaguchi Kenjinkai Facebook page!
Steven and Millie Tani created and administer the site which is not
only loaded with information about past and upcoming NYK events,
photos and newsletters, but also features the latest news about
Yamaguchi, Japan and the Nikkei community. Check it out for more
photos and videos from the June 11th 2017 NYK picnic and past New
Year luncheons.
Please visit our website created by NYK member
Bruce Thompson at http://yamaguchi-usa.org.
Questions? Suggestions? Comments?
News youd like to share?
Email us at
Nanka.Yamaguchi.Kenjinkai@gmail.com
2017 Board Officers
Arturo Yoshimoto ............................................. President
arturo@ayrealty.com (NEW)
Millie Tani ................................................. Vice President
mtani.laccd.it@gmail.com
Aki Fukuhara-Vaughn ....................................... Secretary
aki@vaughnlawoffice.com
Naomi Suenaka.................................................Treasurer
nsuenaka@gmail.com
Board Members
Richard Fukuhara, Atsuko Kimoto, Florence Ochi, Michiko
Otaya, Steven Tani, and Mike Vaughn.
Advisors
Victor Fukuhara, Rev. Kiyoshi Igawa, Arlene Nakamura,
Patrick Seki, and Helen & Henry Yasuda.
Facebook Administrator
Steven Tani ............................ steve.racer11@gmail.com
Webmaster
Bruce Thompson .........bthompson@yamaguchi-usa.org
Newsletter Editor
Arlene Nakamura ..............arlenenakamura@gmail.com
Newsletter Creator & Publisher
Aki Fukuhara-Vaughn ............ aki@vaughnlawoffice.com
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