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Attendees painted traditional Japanese umbrellas, known as Wagasa. Families had the chance to learn and celebrate Asian culture.

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Shiseido Corporate Museum in Kakegawa, a 90-minute Shinkansen ride from Tokyo ...

The National Theater has been the home of traditional Japanese performing arts since its opening in 1966. Now the aging ...

When Ian Homer watched the 1984 film Karate Kid, it wasn't the action scenes that captured his imagination, it was the ...

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