Ship of the Ryukyu will present “The Legend of Hagoromo: Ryukyu ‘Opera’ & Okinawan Dance Performance” on Saturday, February 9, 3:00 pm at James Armstrong Theater, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503. General admissions are $20. For tickets, call the Okinawa Association of America at (310) 532-1929. “The Legend of Hagoromo” show consist...
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The Okinawa Association of America Geinobu Performing Arts Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year at a banquet celebration at the Quiet Cannon, 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello on Sunday, June 3 from 11:30am to 3:00pm. The deadline to purchase tickets to the 25th Anniversary Banquet is Friday, May 25. Tickets are $35...
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On Sunday, May 22, at 2:00 pm at the James Armstrong Theater in Torrance, the Okinawa Association of America, Inc. (OAA) will put on their biennial program showcasing the unique performing arts of Okinawa. The show’s title, “Utayabira Wuduyabira” is in the Okinawan language meaning, “Let’s sing, let’s dance.” Seventeen groups affiliated with the...
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Opening Reception: Saturday, February 19, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Shoshana Wayne Gallery at Bergamont Station 2525 Michigan Ave, Suite B1, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 453-7535 www.shoshanawayne.com www.yukenteruyastudio.com Shoshana Wayne Gallery at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica opens Yuken Teruya’s fourth solo exhibition “journey” on February 19 and will run through March 26. Opening...
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To celebrate the new year, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center presents its annual Oshogatsu festivities with its signature New Year program, Kotohajime, or The First Performance of the New Year on Sunday, January 2, 2011 ( 1:00 PM), along with the Children’s Oshogatsu Workshop on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 and the 13th...
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Cultural News, 2010 August Issue By Motoaki Kamiura Translated by Alan Gleason The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which had decided to move the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station at Futenma to the Henoko area of Okinawa, took a beating in the Upper House elections this past July. The winner of the Okinawa seat,...
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Cultural News, 2010 June Issue By Motoaki Kamiura, Military Analyst Translated by Alan Gleason During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military bases in Okinawa served as the launching pad for the bombardment of North Vietnam, but also for an economic boom fed by “special procurements” for the war. There was a time when local...
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Suiho En Japanese Garden inside the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys presents the Arts and Culture of Okinawa and Japan on Sunday, May 2 at 12:00 pm at its location, 6100 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Sunday, May 2 Program starting at 12:00 PM – Entrance to garden including...
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Cultural News, 2009 December Issue By Motoaki Kamiura, Military Analyst Translated by Alan Gleason And indeed, different members of the Hatoyama Cabinet are leaning in different directions as they desperately seek a solution. Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa supports moving the Futenma facilities to a more isolated coastal location at the Marines’ Camp Schwab; this...
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Cultural News, 2009 October Issue By Motoaki Kamiura, Military Analyst Translated by Alan Gleason The odds are growing that the controversial 2006 agreement between the U.S. and Japanese governments to move the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station to another location on the island of Okinawa will be cancelled. Indeed, perhaps it already has...
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