Three authors in Los Angeles, Dr. Koichi Mera, Yasuo Inoue, and Sadao Imamori have published Japanese language book with the title “Japanese Wake up from the Spell of Douglas MacArthur!” in Tokyo. The book reinterprets the history of Japan before, during, and after the Second World War, taking note of new historic discoveries made...
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The Nibei Foundation and UTB (United Television Broadcasting System) present screening “MIS – Human Secret Weapon” on July 10 at 6:30 pm. July 10 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm Admission including dinner: $10 per person Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 RSVP by July 6, Friday japanstudies@nibei.org (310)...
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The National Park Service has awarded 24 grants totaling $2.9 million to help preserve and interpret sites where Japanese Americans were confined during World War II. The announcement was made by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar in Washington, D.C. on June 23. These undertakings include restoration of an internment camp cemetery at Rohwer...
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Cultural News, 2010 March The following text was published at website column “Japan in Their Own Words” by the English-Speaking Union of Japan on November 12, 2009. www.esuj.gr.jp By Fumio Matsuo in Tokyo The Japanese people’s decision in September 2009 to elect the DPJ (Democratic Party of Japan) into government has opened up significant...
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Hidden Legacy: A tribute to teachers of Japanese traditional arts in the wartime WRA camps, featuring seven living artists of that period, will be held on Saturday, April 24 at Koyasan Buddhist Temple, 342 East 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The program will start at 3 pm, featuring performances of classical odori (dance),...
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Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club Screening Toyo’s Camera” with film director/writer Junichi Suzuki Presenter: Mr. Junichi Suzuki, movie producer and directorApril 6, 2010 at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, West Los Angeles Japan Study Club Lecture Note is complied by Cultural News Mr. Junichi Suzuki is a movie producer and director. He was born in...
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