Founded in 1984, Arizona Matsuri has grown into one of the Valley’s signature spring festivals. This year’s theme, “kizuna,” the Japanese word for bonds and connection, honors the 50th anniversary of ...

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Kazakhstan’s National Day at World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan featured music, cultural performances and innovation, ...

Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party its biggest-ever electoral victory, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which she ...

The first version of Japan’s national anthem was composed by an Irishman, William Fenton.

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This is your last call! Hayy Matsuri has returned to Jeddah for its third edition, transforming Hayy Jameel into a vibrant hub of Japanese and Saudi cultural exchange from Thursday, January 8, to ...

The program features pianist Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki and violinist Yuko Nakamura performing “Haru no Umi” (“The Sea in Spring”) and popular Japanese folk song “Hamabe no Uta” (“Song of the Seashore”).

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...

Folk music, above all else, aims to change the world. With every lyric, chord strum, and recording, the genre is attempting to shift the minds and perspectives of its audience. Folk music wants to ...