In Japan, sakura — cherry blossoms — have been celebrated for more than a thousand years. And hanami, or flower-viewing celebrations, date back to the 9th century in Japan and were made popular among ...

More than 100,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were forced from their ... “That was Arizona in the 1940s: Phoenix, Tucson, Poston, Gila River.” Marlene Shigekawa, a writer and documentary ...

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have an enduring friendship. The pop singers first ... Fans at Swift's Madison Square Garden concert got a special treat as the singer brought out Gomez for a ...

One of the newer local conventions to emerge during the Japanese-born art form’s recent ... place from Friday to Sunday at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel. Multiple voice actors from ...

You'll only find one place like it in all of San Diego -- the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. On Sunday, more than 6,000 people lined up for the 20th annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

Japanese bombers caught Belinda Porter by surprise while she made a video Saturday. The Oktaha resident was making a video of the replica bombers flying over Muskogee Davis Regional Airport at the ...

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is moving forward in its nationwide search for a permanent police chief. One of the finalists, Michael Sullivan, has filled the role as interim police chief for ...

Chandler Blvd., Suite 6, Chandler. 480-534-4938, edojapanesegrill.com. Doro wat to dive bars: Check out nearly 40 new restaurants in metro Phoenix Canada-based Japanese restaurant chain makes US debut ...

Canada-based chain Edo Japan recently made its U.S. debut in Chandler with sister concept Edo Japanese Grill. The first Edo Japan opened in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1979. Since then ...

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