The Nibei Foundation will feature Prof. Hitoshi Abe of UCLA as speaker of Powerful Networking Meeting Lecture Series on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Prof. Abe will talk about “Reconstruction of Japan” after the March 2011 great earthquake. Prof. Abe...
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“Cold Tofu” event will be postponed to Nov 13 from Oct 13, and to Nov 27 from Nov 13 The Nibei Foundation invites Cold Tofu, the nation’s premier Asian American comedy improvisation troupe as the guests of the Japan Study Club on Tuesday, Nov. 27 The lecture will be held at Terasaki Foundation...
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The Nibei Foundation invites Osaka-born comedian and actor Rome Kanda as the speaker of the Japan Study Club on Tuesday, Sept 11. The lecture will be held at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Reception and dinner start at 6:30 pm. Kanda will speak at 7:30 pm. $10...
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As August lecture of Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club, Steve M. Sameshima will speak about Uesugi Yozan, feudal lord of Yonezawa domain in 18th century Japan on Tuesday, August 28 at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be held at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Reception and dinner...
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Shakuhachi will be the subject of the Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club’s May lecture. Professional singer and composer George Abe of Los Angeles will lecture and perform Shakuhachi on May 29 from 7:30 pm at the Nibei Foundation, 11570 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Admissions are $10 including dinner. Reception and dinner...
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Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club’s Dinner/Lecture Series May1, 2012, 6:30 pm “Waka” poem: from origin to contemporary musical expression Lecture and performance by Ms. Mihoko Oka, professional singer and composer Tokyo-based contemporary singer Mihoko Oka will perform several her own songs influenced by “Waka” expression and talk about “Waka” influences to contemporary...
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The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club in March will feature Shige Higashi, publisher of Cultural News on Tuesday, March 27, at 7:30 pm. Higashi visited Kesennuma, central location of Sanriku disaster area, from March 1-4. He will talk about the latest situation of the disaster areas with his slide show. The slide show includes...
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The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Studies Club features “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami” presented by Ms. Meher McArthur, Asian art specialist, on Tuesday, Feb 21 at 7:30 pm 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...
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The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club features “The Truth About Karaoke” presented by Ms. 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...
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The Nibei Foundation presents the November lecture of Japan Study Club’s Dinner / Lecture series on Tuesday, November 22, at 7:30 pm at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. The speaker of the November lecture is Mr. Masaki Kaifu, CEO of US Wowmax. He is a Los Angeles-based...
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The Nibei Foundation held the August lecture of the Japan Study Club on August 23, 2011. The theme and the speaker are following: Professor Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei Gender-Bending Performances: Japan’s All-Female Takarazuka Revue and All-Male Kabuki Theater The summary of the lecture is following: Professor Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei is a Professor Emeritus of UCLA. ...
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The Nibei Foundation held the July lecture of the Japan Study Club on July 12, 2011. The theme and the speaker are following: History of Sushi and kaiseki Ms. Yoko Issasi The summary of the lecture is following: Ms. Yoko Issasi was formally trained in Japanese architecture in Japan and later got an architectural...
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