Cultural News, 2008 January By Albert Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. – On November 7, 2007, the Japan Information & Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan had the pleasure of hosting former Kyodo News Washington Bureau Chief Fumio Matsuo. Mr. Matsuo…
Dance master Mme. Hisami Wakayagi to present 2008 New Year Celebration
Cultural News 2007 December Issue The Hana-no-Kai branch of the Seiha Wakayagi School in Tokyo, led by Mme. Hisami Wakayagi of South Pasadena, will present a “2008 New Year Celebration – Hana-no-Kai and Hisami Wakayagi Recital” on Saturday, January 19,…
Dance master Hisami Wakayagi to perform a tragic classic on Jan. 19 upon her triumphant return from the National Theatre of Japan
Cultural News 2007 September Issue Tokyo – Los Angeles-based Japanese classical dance master Hisami Wakayagi of Seiha Wakayagi School will perform the tragic piece “Shizuhataobi” at the National Theatre of Japan (aka Kokuritsu Gekijo), in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, on Sunday, October…
2007 / Japanese American National Museum “Special display commemorating the life of late Akio Morita, co-founder of the Sony Corporation” July 13 – September 9, 2007
Letters from Iwo Jima: Los Angeles based-actors create the World War II film
Letters from Iwo Jima: Los Angeles based-actors create the World War II film Cultural News, 2007 January Issue Letters from Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood’s latest World War II film is gaining popularity in Japan and the U.S. Despite the fact…
Bonsai: John Naka of Los Angeles planted seeds worldwide
Cultural News, 2006 June Issue The measure of John Yoshio Naka’s importance to the Japanese cultural art of bonsai can be seen in the almost endless list of tributes and honors he has received. Of greatest significance, the North American…