00:43 But you can still find a little bit of the heart of the samurai in Japan's martial arts, kendo. 00:52 And I used to be a competitive fencer, so I love swords and swordsmanship and battling ...

In May, he will take off his kendo gear--revealing his wispy, silver hair and soft smile--and hold the torch aloft as he runs the Olympic relay in southwestern Japan. He will represent a former ...

PUHI — Braxton Fukutomi of the Aiea Taiheiji Kendo Club earned the Grand Champion title Saturday during the Hawai‘i Kendo Federation 7th All-Hawai‘i Kendo Championships held at the Island ...

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When Ruban started thinking of fleeing her homeland, she reached out for connections with far-flung Japan partly because of the kendo lessons she had taken in Ukraine. In addition, she also held ...

and its spirit of mutual respect. The Suenagas are top-level kendo practitioners. Mari is a three-time All Japan kendo champion. Her presence has helped turn Ichikano into a popular destination ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

The Japanese education system has often been criticized for heavily valuing scores and rote memorization. Nonetheless, Japanese students have continuously scored above the worldwide average in the ...

Japanese is a language isolate, spoken by 121 million people in Japanese archipelago. There are small Japanese communities in American Samoa, Hawaii, North and South ...

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Since opening Kata Robata in 2009, his Upper Kirby restaurant that’s a perennial favorite among the city’s most discerning fans of Japanese cuisine, the 49-year–old chef has spent countless ...

Guests also enjoyed Japanese food and a Japanese kendo performance by the Embassy staff. The JSDF Day was originally celebrated when the Japan Defense Agency (upgraded to the Ministry in 2007 ...