memoirs of a geisha – Rafu Shimpo


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Wed, Dec 8 2010

Christmas Cheer in J-Town

Christmas Cheer in J-Town

Also tagged: A LITTLE TOKYO CHRISTMAS, ALVIN ING, Amy Hill, ARIEL FELIX, CESAR CIPRIANO, CHARLES DICKENS, Christmas, COLD TOFU, crafts, DAVID HENRY HWANG, DEBORAH NISHIMURA, DEXTER ECHEVERRI, Diana Toshiko, EMILY KURODA, ewp, GEDDE WATANABE, helen ota, holiday, HOLIDAYS, JASON OYMUN FONG, JT TAMAKI, KEN TAKEMOTO, KERRY CARNAHAN, MARCUS CHOI, MIKE DALAGER, Mike Hagiwara, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, rodney kageyama, Sab Shimono, TAKAYO FISCHER, traci kato-kiriyama, UNION CENTER FOR THE ARTS, YUMI IWAMA, ZOEY RIKA CHAU

Front row, from left, Mike Hagiwara, Zoey Rika Chau, Rodney Kageyama and Ken Takemoto; back row, Cesar Cipriano and Marcus Choi. Actor/producers Mike Hagiwara and Emily Kuroda are creating an all-new...

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Thu, Sep 16 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Hannari’ DVD Brings Modern Geisha Docu to Masses

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Hannari’ DVD Brings Modern Geisha Docu to Masses

Also tagged: arts, ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS, documentary, DVDS, entertainment, GEIKO, geisha, GEISHA MODERN, GEORGE JOHNSTON, GONG LI, HANARI, into the next stage, itns, IYUKI SOHARA, JAPANESE ARTS, KENTARO KAJINO, MAIKO, MICHELLE YEOH, NIKKEI NATION DAILY, OKIYA, ROB MARSHALL, STEVEN SPIELBERG, YELLOWFACE, ZHANG ZIYI

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 16, 2010.) === Hollywood, it goes without saying, is a funny place. (It should also go without saying that I mean “funny”...

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Fri, Aug 20 2010

Sayonara Nisei Week

Sayonara Nisei Week

Also tagged: disney concert hall, fujima kansuma, jaccc, Japan, nisei week, Okinawa, Olympics, ondo, pearl harbor, smap, taiko, yukata

Madame Sanjo Kangiku, Nisei Week Queen Dana Fujiko Heatherton and the Nisei Week Court lead dancers during the community at last year's closing ceremony. Ondo dancing starts at 5 p.m. on Sunday on...

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