This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Dr. Walter Zev Feldman, a leading researcher of Turkish and Jewish music and an exquisite dancer, visited Japan this year with his wife Dr.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko Kihara barely alters her expression. It’s her arms and torso that move like a slow-motion wave. “Expression is ...

(KRON) — Kaori Suzuki joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss the performance and rich history of Japanese traditional dance. Awa-Odori is one of “Bon-Odori”, traditionally mourning death and ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (July 24, 2019) -- The annual Bon Odori Festival at Camp Zama features traditional folk dances that date back hundreds of years, and after two years of watching, the Espinoza family ...

Naomi Osaka is embracing her culture as she attempted to do a Japanese traditional dance. As the 22-year-old says, she's new, but the dance goes well. Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan to a Japanese ...

OUR MONICA HERNANDEZ HERE TO EXPLAIN. MONIKA TANIGUCHI DANCE IS AN IMPORTANT TRADITION, PART OF JAPAN’S CULTURAL HERITAGE. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 800 YEAR HISTORY, SOMEONE WHO IS NOT FROM JAPAN ...

Sho Weinstein, assistant coordinator of JSO, said the dance reflects on the strength of fishermen and how synchronization brings them together. “Most of the moves we do during the dance reflects moves ...

Do you like Japanese culture? Food? How about martial arts, traditional crafts, music and dance? Then you don’t want to miss the Japanese Festival taking place in Greenville this Saturday afternoon!

Since January 2014, the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition has been putting on an annual Japanese cultural event in Tucson. It started out as a New Year’s mochi pounding event and has grown ...