and composer/pianist, Sumi Tonooka. They were joined in performance by drummer/composer, Terri Lyne Carrington, and bassist/composer, Linda May Han Oh. Funding for In the Green Room: Layering Legacies ...

This month Eric Pye toured 6 Jazz Kissas across Tokyo, Japan. Find out what they’re all about ... Jazz Union hosts live jazz events; there’s a red piano set up full time in front of the little kitchen ...

documentaries and other visual works that present fresh perspectives on Japanese lifestyle and culture. In the following sections, we take a look at a few female film directors and screenwriters ...

Carter leveraged this template to pull new teams together to bring a multi-dimensional, multi-continent, multi-platform celebration of Black Music Month, LatinX Heritage Month, Asian American ...

You blend Chinese musical influences with Western jazz and pop. Can you share a specific example of how you’ve fused these different traditions in an innovative way? Blending Asian influences ...

The number of foreign residents in Japan is booming. The Internal Affairs Ministry says the figure reached 2.49 million in 2018. But a new survey finds that only one in five Japanese people have ...

Hayato Sumino remembers his first introduction to Privia. It was 2019 when Casio invited the Japanese pianist and composer to an event in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan. A year later, Sumino joined ...

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Asian elephants Trong Nhi (left) and Nhi Linh (right) in their habitat at the Rotterdam Zoo Oct. 13. After a more than 4,000-mile-long journey, they arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

Josei romance manga tends to focus on adult relationships, and these series are highly recommended for those who enjoy such themes.

We explore the diverse experiences and opinions of Asian Americans and immigrants of Asian origin with in-depth surveys and other research. Our work focuses on capturing the attitudes and experiences ...

This story has been updated with new information. A grassroots Japanese organization made up of atomic bomb survivors won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.