The last two pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained

Japanese panda fans are gathering Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Little Boy’s Library Book Was Due in 1989. Thirty-Six Years Later, He Realized His Parents Had Never Returned It

After finding "Harry and the Dirty Dog" at his dad's home in Greece, Dimitris Economou brought it back to the library in ...

BCNARTS: Movies: Free Films At Sf Libraries, Shredding, H Is For Hawk, All You Need Is Kill, Atropia

"H Is for Hawk" opens Friday in theaters. "All You Need Is Kill," an R-rated animated sci-fi adventure from Japan directed by Kenichiro Akimoto, is based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka's novel, which also ...
Racket

Just in Case You Need to Take 2 Hours and Relax at a Movie Theater This Week…

Charlie the Wonderdog Owen Wilson voices a dog that becomes a superhero. The Choral Two very different Ralph Fiennes movies ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Leominster Library to host Japanese Kokedama Workshop for kids

LEOMINSTER — Young gardeners, ages 8-14, are invited to explore the art of Kokedama, a traditional Japanese planting style, at a hands-on workshop beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, at the ...
Cleveland.com

Lakewood Library to present Japanese American music program

The program features pianist Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki and violinist Yuko Nakamura performing “Haru no Umi” (“The Sea in Spring”) and popular Japanese folk song “Hamabe no Uta” (“Song of the Seashore”).