Keeping Perspective… And Remembering To Laugh
By Frances H. Kakugawa, Hawai'i Herald Columnist
Omoiyari . . . Think of others first and good karma will return to you. — Frances H. Kakugawa
Dear Frances,
Thank you for your last column. I took your...
KBFD – Korean Programming
“Rosy Day,” Sunday at 6:30 p.m./re-airs
Monday at 1:45 p.m.
Song-Jung Han is a novel writer. She is also a single mother who has raised three daughters: Da-Ae, Da-Jung and Da-In and struggles to let them...
Growing Bittermelon
By H. Dale Sato
Some people love it; others can’t bear the taste of it, despite its health benefits.
I’m talking about bitter melon — the green vegetable Okinawans refer to as göyä. In Japanese, bitter...
Japan’s Defense
Joseph S. Nye Jr | In recent weeks, the Diet has been debating whether to support legislation that will allow Japan to exercise the right of collective self-defense.
Today’s Thought
Some people race along at top speed. They burn the candle at both ends. They neglect their rest, gulp down their food, and move fast in a wild dash to get ahead. Nothing stops...
“Tukeeya Hizamitin – Transcending Hearts”
WHO/WHAT: Tamagusuku Ryu Senjukai Frances Nakachi Ryubu Dojo presents this special performance, “Tukeeya Hizamitin - Transcending Hearts,” featuring students from Tamagusuku Senju Kai Okinawa and Hawai‘i who have received certificates in Okinawa for various...
NGN Programs
“Osozaki no Himawari (Late Blooming Sunflower),” premieres on Monday, Sept. 1, at 7:35 p.m.
A story of seven young adults living their ordinary days near the Shimanto river of Kochi prefecture, renowned as the last...
Okinawan Festival Favorites
ALL-TIME FAVORITES!
Pig’s Feet Soup: It’s called ashitibichi in Uchinaaguchi (Okinawan language). Pieces of pig’s feet are cooked in a soup stock and garnished with konbu (seaweed), daikon (turnip), togan (squash) and mustard cabbage and...
NGN3 September Movie Schedule
MONDAY, SEPT. 1
Midnight – Yakuza on Horseback
1:40 a.m. – Oda Nobunaga
3:20 a.m. – The Shadow War of the Yakuza
5 a.m. – Paper Crane Palanquin
6:30 a.m. – Chivalrous Nature
8 a.m. – Balloon
9:40 a.m. – Gang...