On a personal note, there was an outstanding event in his life: he went back to his home country, Japan, in 1997 after 21 years of absence. In 1998 he was given the task to organize the first National Tournament ``Iwata Cup'' in Monterrey, NL, in partnership with Murayama Master. Toshiaki Nogiwa received the 7th Dan Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Sosei-Kai and 4th Dan Shinkyokuryu Taijitsu degreees. The Pan American Budo Nippon Soseikai appointed _him_ as Technical Advisor in 2005. <sep>, Pronoun: him <sep>, A: Toshiaki Nogiwa <sep>, B: 7th Dan Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Sosei-Kai