The  American Cinematheque at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres is the exclusive Los Angeles venue for the G-Kids tour of a 20-year retrospective of the work of Japan’s Studio Ghibli, renowned for their masterpieces of animation. The retrospective runs Thursday, January 26 to Sunday, February 12 and will include 14 Studio Ghibli feature films produced between 1984 and 2008, including Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award winning Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Studio Ghibli, founded in Tokyo in 1985 by animation...
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“You do not have to do any volunteer works. But just come to the affected areas.  Local businesses need more customers. Visiting disaster areas, staying at hotels or bed & breakfast, and buying souvenirs, really help people in Tohoku.” — Mr. Hirokazu Tsunoda, leader of volunteer group “Chonmage-Tai” Hirokazu Tsunoda, owner of shoe stores in Chiba prefecture, visited Kesennuma city and Ojika peninsula area in Miyagi prefecture for 17 times to help victims in the disaster areas. When he visited Los Angeles and Phoenix in the middle of January, he said, “You do not have to do any volunteer...
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Download link for 2011_April_Cultural_News A ball of rice bringing evacuees a sense of comfort “Please Read to Know What is Happening Now” A doctor continues practice in indoor confinement area near stricken nuclear power plant Firsthand account of Los Angeles County rescue worker’s experience Editorial/ The Japanese government is not hiding information: Differences in Japan-U.S. perceptions are due to different forms of analysis Japan Earthquake/ Nihon Univa: A new model is emerging in relief efforts
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For subscription, visit http://www.culturalnews.com/subscription 14 anime films of Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli to be screened, Jan 26 – Feb 12 Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture/ Wrathful Deities and Compassionate Bodhisattvas: Aids of the Buddhist Faith, Feb 4 – Apr 28 Tohoku Bulletin/ The ten-month period after the disaster has not improved the affected areas very much Tokonoma: Art stage blending humanity with nature Los Angeles County Museum of Art/ Japanese Painters Look to China, thru Mar 27 Arizona Matsuri to commemorate centennial of gifting of cherry blossom tree, Feb 25, 26 Pacific Asia Museum/ Meiji:...
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The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club features “The Truth About Karaoke” presented by Mr. Helen Ota, artistic director of COLD TOFU improve on Jan 24 at 7:30 at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Reception and dinner will start at 6:30 pm. Admission including dinner is $10 per person. For contact, (310) 476-6101 ext 134 or japanstudies@nibei.org The Truth About Karaoke presented by Ms. Helen Ota Interesting facts about karaoke and its culture along with a live demonstration with Helen H. Ota and her friends.
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Jan 21 (Sat) 2:00 pm, “Twice Bombed, Twice Survived” at the Japanese American National Museum The gripping documentary, “Twice Bombed, Twice Survived: The Doubly Atomic Bombed of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”, will be screened by the Japanese Americans National Museum on Saturday, Jan 21, beginning at 2 p.m. Hideo Nakamura’s film reveals a little known story connected to the two atomic bombings of Japan by the United States military at the end of World War II. The first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, followed two days later by the bombing of Nagasaki. The devastation was widespread,...
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Los Angeles Convention Center Jan 27 (Fri) 3:00 – 6:00 pm:  Trade only Jan 28 (Sat) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Open to public Jan 29 (Sun) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Open to public
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Uchikake, or outer robe, originated in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when women of the samurai class adopted for formal occasions. One of the garments on display at the Clark Center’s “Woven Identities of Japan” is a spectacular “Blue uchikake with courtly scene” dating from the nineteenth century. Made of plain-weave blue satin, this garment is elaborately embroidered with decorative designs that reference courtly refinement during the Heian period (794-1185). Across the entirety of the robe are embroidered maple trees among kicho, room dividers that were used to shield court ladies from the eyes of men. +   +   +   +  ...
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The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles is sending out an open call for art to display at the 14th Annual Shikishi Exhibition now until Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012. Community participation is at the heart of creating one of the most popular and interesting annual exhibition, which is also one of the longest running open calls for art in Los Angeles. Hatu Kaze, or “First Wind” is the theme for this year’s theme for the 14th Annual Shikishi Exhibition, opening on January 8, 2012. The shikishi paperboards will interpret the theme, expressing messages, wishes, and aspirations...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Pavilion of Japanese Art The Night Festival of Tsushima Shrine Screen December 8, 2011 – April 1, 2012 Night Festival of Tsushima Shrine is an eight-panel screen measuring nearly six by sixteen feet and depicts the summer festival of Tsushima Shrine, an ancient Shinto shrine near Nagoya in central Japan. Thirteen Tsushima Festival screens are known today, in public and private collections in France, England, the United States, and Japan, with the LACMA screen being the oldest, dating from 1624–44. Thanks to generous funding by the Friends of Heritage Preservation, founded in...
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