Thursday, February 17, 2011  President Obama celebrates George
Masa and Horace Kephart  President Obama celebrates George Masa
in White House address.  Take a look at the youtube version
here.     1. So nice to see the two receiving recognition like
this!    2. To help guide you to the right path...      1881 to
1905, which George Masa believe to be in Japan. Birth year 1881
is very interesting since Meiji Restoration just restructured
Japan's politics & economy.      Also, someone like George Masa
must have a wealthy and well connected back ground. Otherwise he
wont be able to leave Japan. I would say he was "famous" among
his family & neighbors.      Also, during his travel from Japan
around 1905. It was either beginning or in the middle of
Russian-Japanese war. Which can even help you more since
Japanese government probably did census to see how many
qualified soldiers within Japan.      Only problem is that Osaka
was heavily bombed during WW2, public record might not be
available prior to March 1945. But,