Culture kept alive at festival in SeabrookMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:01PMUPPER DEERFIELD -- Traditional Japanese folk dancing and taiko drumming captivated a large crowd that gathered here for an afternoon of dramatic presentations and Japanese heritage at the 65th annual Obon Festival at Seabrook Buddhist Temple.
Wear a yukata July 17Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 6:45PMThe Japanese Canadian National Museum will teach people how to wear the traditional Japanese yukata on Saturday, July 17 at 2 p.m. A yukata is a summer garment usually made of cotton, often worn to summer fireworks and festivals in Japan.
Hold the back pageFriday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:08PMHumanity John should look to England:NOW THAT Humanity John Gormley has slobbered over his ounce of green venison and hung the Meath Hunt well and truly out to wither, did you see treatment of our service animals take another giant leap forward when party politicians expatiated on our breeding bitches?
Japanese Arts and Culture FREE Workshop SeriesTuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 5:45AMÇѹ·Õè 6 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2553 17:39 ¹.
For Yonemura, discipline lasts a lifetimeMonday, July 5, 2010 @ 6:35AMDiscipline. His parents could only hope Earl Yonemura would learn some when they sent him off to the Shobukan dojo and into the care of the legendary Sunao Migita.
Is This 'The Last Airbender'? M. Night Shyamalan Prays It Won't BeSaturday, July 3, 2010 @ 7:34PMWith his ambitious but flawed adaptation of animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender , the hit-and-miss director strives to bring a deeper realism to a sprawling tale of warring nations and supernatural arts.
Paraguay vs. Japan: World Cup 2010 Match PreviewTuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:31AMMatch Preview: PARAGUAY versus JAPAN Stage: 1/16th Final Winner Plays Versus: Spain or Portugal Time: 1600h GMT +1 Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium—Tshwane/Pretoria—The capital’s old-fashioned stadium has been the most energetic venue; and being that it's not too large, the camera work has been exceptionally better than in other venues here. Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium) a sharp, card ...
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal | Book reviewMonday, June 28, 2010 @ 10:23AMVeronica Horwell is overwhelmed by the extraordinary story of a unique inheritance The porcelain of the potter Edmund de Waal doesn't usually stand solitary in a glass case or alone on a table. His pieces are often grouped as families on shelves or in niches, as in the new ceramics galleries at the V&A, where they talk among themselves and hold converse with the space they're living in: its past ...
Japan’s first lady more than an accessorySunday, June 27, 2010 @ 4:26PMNobuko Kan takes an active political role but says she’s very different from Hillary Clinton, despite frequent comparisons.