Consul General of Japan Akira Muto announced on June 30 an unprecedented, four-pillar collaboration between Japan and African American communities, pledging “a deeper kinship and mutual understanding.” Muto credited Rev. Dr. Kathey Wilborn of St. John’s Church in Watts, Rev. Dr. Ken Walden of Holman UMC in the West Adams area, UMC Superintendent Rev. Mark Nakagawa, and Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks of Loyola Marymount University with working tirelessly to support this initiative.
Source: The Rafu Shimpo
Muto Details Japan, African American Collaboration