Gene Simmons: Manga Superstar
" I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day."
Who hasn't sung, or at least heard, those famous Kiss lyrics before? Very few people, I imagine.
Gene Simmons, bass player for that band...
Photos and furniture
Philadelphia's Moderne Gallery presents the work of Japanese American furniture maker George Nakashima.
The issue of international child abduction in Japan.
"Made in Minidoka: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans in Idaho:" a photo exhibit.
Los Angeles announces...
Support for Japan around the world
Japanese Americans respond to the disaster in Japan with words of faith.
Those who have voiced their support include everyone from cultural ambassadors to Cherry Blossom participants.
The recovery effort in Japan was at the heart...
Tohoku University Hospital Fundraiser
Tohoku University Hospital in Sendai, Japan is the beneficiary of a fundraiser titled “With Aloha” on April 9 (Saturday evening from 5-9 p.m.) at the Pagoda Hotel in the Ala Moana area. Pagoda Restaurant...
Windy City flavor, the Japanese Nobel and Arnold’s return to Japan
Live in Chicago or taking a trip to the Windy City? Chicago's Daily Herald recently asked officials from Japanese American organizations to name the best Japanese-themed places to visit. Check it out here.
A Montreal-based...
Tiny Monday bullets
A Japanese-style garden aims to bring tranquility to the people of Nikkei Senior Gardens in Arleta, CA.
TIME takes a look at the Japanese town of Kuzumaki, which kicked its dependence on oil.
Not so great...
Women’s pro softball and Ms. Baseball in Japan
It's no secret that The Hawaii Herald has frequently blogged about Japanese baseball. But professional fastpitch softball? That's a first for us.
Enter Kristen Bell, catcher and team captain of the Akron Racers, a professional...
Meet Japan’s newest foreign ambassador: Hello Kitty
It's no secret that Japan's famous Hello Kitty is popular. Well, the world renowned Sanrio product just jumped another notch on the popularity scale. The New York Times' Mike Nizza reports here that Japan's...
Tainted gyoza dumplings: The plot thickens
The Chinese-made frozen gyoza that has sickened scores of Japanese residents may have been intentionally contaminated with pesticide, Japanese police say.
According to this Kyodo News article, police are "looking into the possibility the...
Tuesday bullets
The question that American automakers desperately want answered: Can they top their Japanese competition?
An interesting movie premise: Earthquakes suck every country under the ocean . . . except Japan.
A former prisoner in a...
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