ranging from film screenings to classes on Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e (black ink painting). "I don't think there has ever been a samurai show in Spokane," says Wesley Jessup, executive ...

Conversations about the work of Akira Kurosawa often center around his Western-inspired samurai films ... of the Japanese government and the passivity of his life, Kanji navigates new ...

Japan is a place that many wanderlusters dreams of visiting, and it's totally understandable. Travelers want to feel the energy of Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, stroll through the unique and walkable ...

A panel of experts under Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency on Tuesday selected Japanese calligraphy again as a candidate for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The government is expected to ...

“Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset” has been more ... Decorative Arts in the Campbell House (March 1 and April 5), Japanese Calligraphy and Sumi-e: The Art of Black Ink (March 26), Rare Courage ...

Last year, Japan chose “kin” – meaning gold – as the kanji of the year in honour of ... The country’s football team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, exited in the round of 16.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gifted President Trump a golden samurai helmet during their first face-to-face meeting at the White House on Friday. The lavish present — known as the ...

The 12th-century hand scroll is on display in “Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan” at the Freer Gallery. (Colleen J. Dugan/National Museum of Asian Art, Freer Collection/Charles ...

It features three Japanese calligraphy artists, Bisei Fukushima Koshu, Michiko Hamasaki and Sogen Hirano, using giant brushes and buckets of ink to create spontaneous larger-than-life compositions ...