1960: Young athletes compete in Junior Olympics at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan
Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) greets one of the 400-some relatives in his ancestral village of Yokoyama, Japan. The Hawaiian congressman met many of the 2,200 villagers of Yokoyama — some 400 of whom are named Inouye.
By Staff. Sgt. Frank Ermence | Stars and Stripes Southern Japan Bureau Chief May 23, 2024
his article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Oct. 05, 1960. It is republished unedited in its original form.
FUKUOKA, Japan — Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) Sunday visited the mountain village of Yokoyama — the birthplace of his father and where some of his uncles and cousins still live.
The Hawaiian congressman met many of the 2,200 villagers of Yokoyama — some 400 of whom are named Inouye.
During his 3½-hour tour, he visited his ancestral cemetery, where he prayed before the grave of his great-grandfather.
Inouye had lunch with a group of relatives during which he received a Japanese sword from members of the village assembly and a painting to mark his visit to Yokoyama.
Inouye was unaware of the news from Honolulu during his Yokoyama visit that he had been renominated Saturday [Oct. 1, 1960] to run as a Democratic congressional nominee.
Inouye, who returned to Tokyo Sunday [Oct. 2, 1960], is attending the 49th Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in the Japanese capital.