Dear all JKA members, We are sad to have to inform you that our second chief Instructor, Mr. Hatsukuni Sugiura passed away at the age of 90, at 18:23 on 10th August, 2015. The funeral ceremony was held on 13th and 14th August at his residence. Although we would have liked to inform you all of the ceremony sooner, respecting the bereaved family’s intentions,...

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