Nibei Foundation Lecture Series Tuesday, May 24, 7:00 – 8:00 pm “American Hibakusha: A Mystery” Author Naomi Hirahara The Nibei Foundation will feature Naomi Hirahara, a an award winning author, on Tuesday, May 24, from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Ms. Hirahara will discuss the evolution of her Mas Arai mysteries. Novel protagonist Mas Arai is […]
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THAT GREG KIMURA HAS RESIGNED AS PRESIDENT/CEO + MUSEUM BOARD TO APPOINT INTERIM CEO AND LAUNCH NATIONAL SEARCH FOR SUCCESSOR + LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2016 –Japanese American National Museum officials announced today that Dr. G.W. (Greg) Kimura has decided to resign as President and Chief Executive Officer to pursue […]
Two major earthquakes in Kumamoto, center of Kuryu region, on April 14 and 16 forced over 180,000 people for seeking shelters and left a total of 49 people dead. As of May 15, roughly 87,000 buildings had been recorded as damaged and or destroy, with some 10,000 people having yet to return home. In Kumamoto […]
Heiwa no Kakehashi – “Bridge of Peace” On Saturday, May 14, 2016, the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute will celebrate a day of peace, hope, and friendship. The program, called, “Heiwa no Kakehashi,” translated as “Bridge of Peace,” will commemorate and continue the inspiring legacy of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl who died of […]
Forwarded for Zenshuji Soto Mission Rev. Kojima will be offering another Introduction to Zen Meditation lecture series starting on May 12th in English. It will be four Thursday evenings from 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm. Rev. Kojima would be focusing on individuals and their zazen postures, so the class will be limited to 12 people. […]
The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena has been chosen as the home of a sapling that descended from one of the trees considered lost after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. When an atomic bomb destroyed the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, it was predicted that nothing would grow in the ruins of […]
May 8, 2016 – After two major earthquakes struck the city of Kumamoto and its vicinity areas in Southern Japan on April 14 and 16, numerous aftershocks are continuing and tens of thousands people are still forced to stay at evacuation centers and sleep at their own cars. Cultural News editor and publisher Shige Higashi […]
Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China’s Silk Road May 7–September 4, 2016, Getty Center The Mogao caves, located near the town of Dunhuang in the Gobi Desert of northwest China, comprise some 500 decorated Buddhist cave temples dating from the 4th to the 14th century. Filled with exquisite wall paintings and sculptures, the […]