Nobuko Saito Cleary of Los Altos Hills is set to release her fourth documentary, “Dr. Bala,” which chronicles the story of a Japanese doctor’s efforts to improve medicine in Southeast
The Japan Society of Northern California held its 35th annual Award of Honor Gala, with Los Altos Hills resident Nobuko Saito Cleary serving as chairperson, at the San Francisco War
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The former first lady of Japan, Kayoko Hosokawa, center, brought children with autism from Japan for a U.S.-Japan “Friendship Concert” at the Community School of Music and Arts in 2014. Los Altos Hills resident Nobuko Saito Cleary, left, and Vickie Scott Grove, CSMA executive director, flank Hosokawa.
Nobuko Saito Cleary has been a bridge builder for most of her 50 years in the United States. The longtime Los Altos Hills resident has spread the culture of her native Japan to local institutions such as Hidden Villa, the Los Altos History Museum and the Community School of Music and Arts, and has produced documentaries that carry messages of empathy and understanding.