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sakoda family

vkm — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:22:00 -0700

I've heard about rhis story and had heard a little about Jimmy Sakoda, but it was really interesting learning about him as a person. Actually, the most surprising discovery was when I recognized who his wife is. A year ago I wouldn't have, but at the end of last year we interviewed her for the Museum Store Online. It was a really interesting story. She shared some memories of growing
up in Little Tokyo. The article is also on Discover Nikkei: "Stories from Little Tokyo: The Woman in the Picture"

Jimmy Sakoda - the "samurai detective"

bokinaka — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:23:31 -0700

After 27 years, his duty still calls
Perseverance may be about to pay off in Jimmy Sakoda's pursuit of justice for a slain woman.
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 29, 2008

Maybe it was memories from the murdered woman's bracelet.

Or maybe it was her father's anguished plea for justice.

Certainly it was the Japanese values of bushido, the samurai code that promotes a fierce sense of duty and obligation, honesty and fidelity to self, to truth, to endurance.