A free sample PDF copy of Weekly Cultural News, July 18-24, is available. Please send your request to editor@culturalnews.com Contents of Weekly Cultural News, July 18 – 24, 2022 (Reiwa 4) P01: JAPAN HOUSE to host 70-Foot, Immersive, Site-Specific Installations with 15,000 Bamboo Strips by Renown Fourth-Generation Bamboo Artist P02: Meet Bamboo Artist Tanabe […]
Webinar Event: MA in Japanese Film – In Conversation with Film Director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Time: 5:00PM – 6:15PM (PST) Admission: Free Sign Up: https://japanhousela.swoogo.com/ma-in-japanese-film JAPAN HOUSE’s the fourth and final webinar in the Rethinking of MA Webinar Series will examine the role of MA in Japanese film. The guest will […]
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles presents a webinar “Striking Cords: Kumihimo Silk Braids as Fashion Statements in Japan Past and Present” on Wednesday, January 26, from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time. This is free event. For sign up the webinar, visit https://japanhousela.swoogo.com/striking-cords-kumihimo-silk-braids-as-fashion-statements Braided silk cords called kumihimo have been made in Japan for […]
Japan House Los Angeles hosts online event “The Secret of Sustainability in Business: Yamamotoyama” on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, PDT. This is free event. Open to the public. The Secret of Sustainability in Business Session 2, Yamamotoyama Looking into the Future with the Next Leader Guest Speaker: Nami Yamamoto, […]
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles announces the new exhibition “RECONNECTING: A Vision of Unity” opening on Wednesday, June 16. The exhibition features an installation by Japanese contemporary artist Kengo Kito, who is known for using surprising materials like hula hoops to create eye-catching, fun and immersive spaces where visitors can explore thought-provoking perspectives. Kito, for the […]
“Sugihara Visas Day” video is available now on demand at JACCC.org/sugihara The California Legislature has designated July 29, 2021, as Sugihara Visas Day to memorialize the great achievements of Chiune Sugihara in saving thousands of Jewish lives during World War II. The resolution, which passed on July 15, both chambers of the California Legislature unanimously, […]
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Discover the Spirit of Japanese Woodcraft Through Legendary Artisans JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles announces the exhibition “HIDA: A Woodwork Tradition in the Making,” which brings Japanese woodcraft from its spiritual homeland of the Hida region of Japan to Los Angeles for the first time. On display from January 16 through April 12, the exhibition invites […]