Occupation:
Nishi-Nippon Bank
| Deputy Manager
Dedicated Memorial Sites:
The Rising Westchester County 9/11 Memorial Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Garrison Elementary School American Patriot Garden
Biography:
Kazuhiro Anai, 42, was staying in New York to handle the remaining business for the branch, which closed Sept. 6. He was supposed to return to Japan with his family as soon as he completed his work. His colleagues described him as a ''cheerful person with leadership.''
Mr. Anai worked for Nishi
Mr. Anai worked for Nishi-Nippon Banks NYC branch. The branch was closing down at that time and Mr. Anai was overseeing the closing.... there were only 2 or 3 others there... Mr. Anai was getting ready to go home to Japan... Nishi Nippon Bank sent Mr. Izumi Ikeda who had previously worked with Mr. Anai in NYC to assist his family. Mr. Anai was a very nice honorable man. I remember him.
Posted by Scott Taylor
In honor of Kazuhiro - mile 64
After the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I saw an Instagram post of someone running a mile for each life lost. I was inspired and so now I am hiking a mile to honor the lives lost on that day, a day to never forget and lives to never forget.
On 10/31/2026, I hiked a mile in honor of Kazuhiro Anai.
When I spoke his name “Kazuhiro Anai” out loud this morning to honor him as I hiked, I thought to myself, what a pretty name. I looked up what his name Kazuhiro means: “harmonious and vast” and/or “peaceful abundance.” Yes, a beautiful name for a “cheerful and honorable person with leadership.”
God bless Kazuhiro and his loved ones.
Posted by Melissa
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