Arts & Entertainment
We cover films and TV shows, theater projects, artists, museum exhibits and publish extensive book reviews in our New Year’s Edition and Summer Book Review.
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Series offers a new type of samurai story on multiple levels
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We’ve all seen samurai movies and TV shows before. Some are classics of the genre, like Akira Kurosawa’s brilliant films including “Seven Samurai” and “Rashomon.” Now you can add a […] READ MORE
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A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant
Terry Tang, Associated Press
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Many parents tell their children never talk to strangers. But Curtis Chin’s parents urged their six kids to ask customers at their Chinese restaurant about their background. It was their […] READ MORE
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‘Defining Courage’ brings the story of Nisei soldiers of WWII powerfully to life
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LOS ANGELES — “Defining Courage,” a unique multi-platform, immersive live performance about the Nisei soldiers who served during World War II, is a work that’s ever-evolving. When David Ono, ABC7 […] READ MORE
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Kishi Bashi finds himself in ‘Omoiyari’ documentary
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For those familiar with “camp” films, much of the archival footage and photos in the documentary song film “Omoiyari” are not new, but what make this new work absolutely unique […] READ MORE
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Johnny’s talent agency admits sexual abuse by founder, head resigns
Kyodo News
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TOKYO — The niece of Johnny Kitagawa said Sept. 7 she has stepped down as president of Johnny & Associates Inc., Japan’s top male talent agency founded by her late […] READ MORE
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Vegetarian recipes to invigorate your cooking
Akiko Minaga, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook By Nancy Singleton Hachisu (New York: Phaidon, 2023, 368 pp, $54.95, hard cover) Nancy Singleton Hachisu is back with a vegetarian companion to her first book, […] READ MORE
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Up your noodle game
Akiko Minaga, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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The Ultimate Japanese Noodles Cookbook By Masahiro Kasahara (North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, 2022, 96 pp., $15.99, hard cover) When people think about Japanese noodles, they will likely be thinking […] READ MORE
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Pass the pickles
AKIKO MINAGA, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Cooking with Japanese Pickles: 97 Quick, Classic and Seasonal Recipes By Takako Yokoyama (North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, 2022, 112 pp., $17.99, hard cover) Japanese pickles go far beyond the […] READ MORE
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Returning to Manzanar
Wendi Yamashita, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Manzanar Mosaic: Essays and Oral Histories on America’s First World War II Japanese American Concentration Camp By Arthur A. Hansen (Denver: University Press of Colorado, 2023, 336 pp., $42; $29.95, […] READ MORE
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Fast and tasty eats
Akiko Minaga, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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RecipeTin Eats Dinner By Nagi Maehashi (Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2023, 376 pp., $35, hard cover) Nagi Maehashi is the creator of RecipeTin Eats, a Website that took off internationally […] READ MORE
