An exhibit called “Asian Comics” might make the average American think of the Japanese manga which has become so popular in this country in recent decades.
Meet the world’s oldest female barber. A 108-year-old Japanese woman is overjoyed at the recognition
Meet the world’s oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon.
Congress members introduce legislation to repeal act used against Japanese during WWII
In an effort to curb what they are calling President Donald Trump’s “unbridled executive power,” Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Ilhan Omar have reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, S. 193 and H.R. 630. The legislation would entirely repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack at a Japanese school bus stop
A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, according to a Japanese government official.
A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world’s oldest person
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, became the world’s oldest living person at age 116, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Guinness World Records.
Prominent Texas business leader Glen Yoshiaki Gondo dies
A prominent businessman and community leader in Houston, Texas has died.
Noted Japanese author Haruki Murakami is happy with first animated adaptation of his short stories
Renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami expressed joy with how several of his short stories were adapted in American director Pierre Földes’ animated film “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”, adding he wanted to see future interpretations of his work with filmmakers’ own spin.
Japanese and Chinese lead language learning trends in WA state
Kaoru Ohta had never seen the likes of it.
Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win
Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron,” hasn’t said yet what it plans next.
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after an article reveals her affair with a married man
The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man.