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 7, as a part of the program of the Ryufu-kai biennale lead by renowned dance […]
A special display commemorating the life of the late Akio Morita, co-founder of the Sony Corporation, will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles beginning Friday, July 13, 2007 and running through September 9, 2007. Developed by members of the Morita family, this exhibition highlights many of the achievements of […]
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 that the actual battle took place on an island in the Pacific Ocean, most of […]
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 Pavilion at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington, D.C. bears his name. Naka […]
Cultural News, 2005 April issue Mme. Hisami Wakayagi of South Pasadena and her troupe “Hana-no-Kai” presented their 25th anniversary performance on March 5 and 6, 2005 at Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo. In the two-day performance, five new natori-title students were recognized with a debut and presentation of their stage names. With inviting guest […]