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Kabuki actor Kataoka Hidetaro, living national treasure, dies at 79 Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Kyodo May 27, 2021 Osaka – Kataoka Hidetaro, a kabuki actor and living national treasure in Japan, has died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Shochiku Co., a producer of kabuki performances, said Thursday. He was 79. Hidetaro, who died at his home in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Sunday, was born as the second son of the famous kabuki actor Katao...

Mangaka for works like Sekkachi Neeya and Chinkoro Ane-chan, Ichiro Tominaga died on May 5 from natural causes. He was 96 years old.

Bangkok (VNA) - The Thailand is doing everything possible to bring home five Vietnamese fishermen found adrift at sea and rescued by Thai seafarers after their ship sank off Vietnam’s coast last week. They were aboard a squid fishing vessel that set out from An Thoi Port in Kien Giang province’s Phu Quoc Island. The boat was at anchor in waters adjacent to Thailand and Cambodia early May 7 when its gas tank became leaky and exploded, causing the boat to sink. The fishermen, having survived the explosion, were adrift until they were rescued by Thai fishermen at around 2pm on the same day...

Tuesday, 12:53, 11/05/2021 The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10 announced the Japanese Government’s decision to bestow the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Vietnamese Professor Vo Tong Xuan. Vietnamese Professor Vo Tong Xuan (Photo: phunuvietnam.vn) Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu has also sent his congratulatory letter to the professor. Xuan is an agricultural scientist with many of his research conducted in the Mekong Delta – Vietnam’s rice granary. He conducted a research focusing in rice cultivation techniq...

$100 Asia Society members; $150 Non-members Allegiance (musical) is about a story set during Japanese American Internment of WWII, inspired by the experiences of George Takei during Japanese Internment and the history of Japanese Americans serving in WWII. During the Allegiance musical screening event, we will screen the whole musical, followed by a panel discussion with the cast members, which aims to highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion. Two panels will be conducted on May 28 (Panel 1) and May 31 (Panel 2) respectively. In Panel 1, we will have George Takei (starring Ojii-ch...