Posted by Martha on November 5, 2009, 4:05 pm, in reply to "Portlander honored by Japanese emperor for selfless work "
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: As a boy of 14, Bruce Brenn joined three other
: young Westerners in Tokyo to help Japan's
: then crown prince practice English
: conversation.
:
: Imperial Household Agency officials hovered
: as Elizabeth Vining, the legendary royal
: tutor, presided at her residence during the
: informal gatherings. Emperor Hirohito's son,
: Akihito, was reserved during those post
: World War II sessions, recalls Brenn, whose
: father worked at the Allied Powers Supreme
: Command.
:
: This week -- 60 years later -- Japanese
: officials announced that Emperor Akihito has
: honored Brenn with The Order of the Rising
: Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. The prestigious
: decoration comes not for the Portland
: resident's continued friendship with the
: emperor, but for extensive work over the
: years concerning Japan and the United
: States.
:
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Lovely story. 
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