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Japanese Artist Paints George Floyd Mural in Manhattan
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“I was filled with sadness. I didn’t know what to do,” the street artist told NY Japion. “I looked for a space to create art.”
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‘Japan is Safer than NY’: What It’s Like to Study Abroad in a Pandemic
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‘I could sense panic in the emails I receive from my instructors.’ News site NY Japion interviews a Japanese exchange student who was studying in New York when the pandemic struck, and has since returned to Japan.
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Learning the Tradition of the Samurai Tea Ceremony in NYC
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Tea Master Yoshitsugu Nagano teaches the Samurai Tea Ceremony Class each week and hosts tea ceremonies once a month in Manhattan, covering the tradition, history, and formalities of the longtime Japanese ritual.
Voices of New York
Restaurateur Shuho Yagi on Bringing Japanese Food to the East Village
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‘I am often told to stop doing so many things at once and just focus on one thing. But I want to introduce trending food from Japan to the world, so I tend to do a lot,’ Yagi, who opened his first sushi restaurant in the East Village in 1984, tells NY Japion.
