When I recently visited a local library, I came across decorations for Tanabata, the traditional Japanese star festival held ...

After returning from their global cycling journey, the couple felt a deep urge to give back—to honour the strangers who ...

One bewildered spectator remarked: "The Toyota logo is a thread passed through the eye of a needle because they started out making industrial sewing machines." Someone else offered an alternate ...

Akira Kurosawa was a seismic force, the kind of artist who makes other artists question their craft. Spielberg, Scorsese, ...

The “School with a Heart” welcomed 53 students to five days of lessons in Japanese traditions, including bonsai, ikebana, ...

In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly ...

Participants can experience Japanese calligraphy Thursday, July 17 from 6 to 7 p.m. in a guided session teaching kanji and brush techniques.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — When Japanese calligraphy artist Chiyo Sanada paints, there's more going onto the canvas than ink. She expresses herself when she creates — each brush stroke is a feeling ...

Isn't that the heart of jazz? SHu-Ha-Ri in Japanese calligraphy In Closing Maybe now you see why jazz speaks so deeply to the Japanese spirit. Through Ma, Ichigo-Ichie, and Shu-Ha-Ri, we find in jazz ...

Japanese Canadian Youth Mixer (Sunday, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Vancouver Japanese Language School, Room 416): A welcoming social gathering for young Japanese Canadians to mingle, connect and build community.

Japanese venture capital firm Enrission India Capital, known for backing early-stage startups such as Kosh, Gromo and Smytten, is betting big on India's deep-tech ecosystem. In addition to agritech ...