The Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai (HHKK) created face masks featuring their club’s logo for members, friends and supporters in an effort to keep them safe and healthy. As it was believed that their HHKK face masks might be accepted as…
Arizona Matsuri is one of biggest Japanese cultural events in the U.S. Arizona Matsuri is held on the last weekend of February at Downtown of Phoenix, Arizona. However in this year, Japanese culture enthusiasts cannot gather because COVID-19 pandemic. Instead,…
A Japanese air force officer and a US Air Force instructor pilot were killed in a training flight crash in Alabama on Friday, Feb. 19 around 5 p.m. local time. Japan’s Air Self Defense Force office, in his 20s and…
Online “Rakugo Night 4” by Ken Saito Featuring “Shiba-hama” (Shiba beach) YouTube Live Monday, December 21, 2020 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM, EST Japan-born actor Ken Saito brought his first solo English Rakugo stage at the Actors Theater Workshop in…
Dec. 17 Webinar registration information You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Dec 17, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Miracle Night: English Rakugo Performer Ken Saito Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_80Y1RwsiTB-tI26vHNLxyg After registering,…
NEW YORK – Noh Society will hold its third on-line event on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 pm, EST. The online event features “the World of Bunraku: Lecture and Demonstration by Takemoto Kosumidayū (tayū), Tsuruzawa Kantarō (shamisen) and Kiritake Kanjirō…
SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Seattle’s iconic Asian grocery chain, Uwajimaya, celebrated the completion of its newly remodeled flagship store this week in Seattle’s historic Chinatown-International District, featuring enhanced departments for a new shopping experience, new product offerings and an…
Japanese Cultural Club of Arizona provides ONLINE RAKUGO! Saturday, November 7th at 4pm AZ time. Free Event Please register on Zoom here. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83204592269?pwd=Vk9xZnNlTTdKNWxhV2JXdXhzNmgzZz09 * Please note that registration open at 3:30pm (AZ time) on Nov 7th for registration up to…
Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon will reopen to the public June 11, the first of the cultural organizations in Portland to do so. Forwarded for the Portland Japanese Garden https://japanesegarden.org/reopening/ Thank you to our community for your patience and support.…