Imagine a World at Peace
Image from Kyodo News’ coverage of the “Bed-In for Peace” exhibit at Tower Records in Shibuya. Rafu Wire and Staff Reports Tower Records...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 11, 20171 min read
Holiday Tea and Japan Culture Day at Shoseian
Shoseian “Whispering Pine” Teahouse GLENDALE — Shoseian “Whispering Pine” Teahouse, located at Brand Library Park, 1601 W. Mountain St....
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 8, 20172 min read
Kitaro Nominated for 60th Grammy Awards
Kitaro’s Best New Age Album nomination is for his full-length album release “Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5.” “I want to thank the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 29, 20171 min read
Ronin Stones at Grand Star Jazz Club
The band, which appears often at community events, consists of Dave Iwataki (keys), Brian Yamamoto (vocals), Dean Koba (drums), Tex...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 24, 20171 min read
End-of-Year Taiko Recital in Torrance
Performances are interspersed with explanations of the roots and context of taiko and commentary on the challenges and joys of learning...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 17, 20171 min read
Grateful Four and Friends Variety Show
The Grateful Four — Michael Murata, Emily Yoshihara, Lisa Horikawa and Aimee Angeles — is the Grateful Crane Ensemble’s Yonsei acapella...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 16, 20173 min read
J-Town/Bronzeville: A Musical History
The concert featured traditional Japanese music, jazz, and a combination of both. (Photos by MIYA IWATAKI) Around 2003-04, Dave Iwataki...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 11, 20172 min read
The Songbird Soars
Mary Kageyama Nomura, the “Songbird of Manzanar.” (Densho) By BRIANNA ISHIBASHI-LAPKE All she ever wanted was to sing. Ever since she...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 10, 20171 min read
Matsutoyo Kai’s 52nd Anniversary Recital
Special guest will be Madame Tayafumi Mochizuki from Japan on taiko and tsuzumi. She is also scheduled to give workshops for beginners on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Kitaro’s ‘Kojiki and the Universe’ Coming to California
The tour stop in Los Angeles is Friday, Nov. 17 at the Historic Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd., following the opening...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Rapper SKY-HI at Troubadour
Popular Japanese rapper SKY-HI (aka Mitsuhiro Hidaka) will make two stops in the U.S. for the SKY-HI Round A Ground 2017 tour. SKY-HI In...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 8, 20172 min read
‘We Love L.A.’ Family Day at JANM
JANM Free Family Days will present “We Love L.A.” on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 2, 20172 min read
Celebration of Asian Culture at Aquarium of the Pacific
LONG BEACH — Autumn Festival, a celebration of Asian culture, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 31, 20172 min read
Japanese Festival Sounds at Pomona College
From left: Johnny Mori, George Abe and Danny Yamamoto will perform. CLAREMONT — Pomona College Intercollegiate Department of Asian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 31, 20173 min read
South Bay Premiere of ‘J-Town/Bronzeville Suite’
The Civic Hotel in Bronzeville, formerly the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo, at First and San Pedro streets. GARDENA — “J-Town/Bronzeville...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 30, 20171 min read
Meeting of Strings and Artistry
When pianist-composer Hiromi Uehara met Edmar Castañeda at the Montreal Jazz Festival last year, she found him so amazing musically...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20172 min read
Great Nisei Reunion III Coming to Redondo Beach
REDONDO BEACH — Stonebridge Productions has announced the details for its highly anticipated concert event, “The Great Nisei Reunion...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20175 min read
Koto Musician and Teacher Madame Kazue Kudo Passes at 91
Madame Kazue Kudo (Photos courtesy of Richard Kudo) Madame Kazue Kudo, a renowned koto musician and teacher, passed away peacefully on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20172 min read
Uchinanchu Day Celebration in Torrance
Daiichi Hirata, a renowned Okinawan musician, poet and director, will be among the special guests at the Unchinanchu Day celebration....
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