Korea JoongAng Daily

Tea, dance and kindness: Korean students experience Japan's rich culture while sharing their own through exchange program

Korean students engaged in cultural exchanges with Japanese peers through tea ceremonies, language learning, dance, and ...
KGW8

Japanese American dancer Sahomi Tachibana performed, taught students for nine decades

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...
Oregonian

Sahomi Tachibana, who performed and taught traditional Japanese dance, dies at 100

Sahomi Tachibana was a petite woman. She stood at just 4 feet, 9 inches tall. But when she performed, her diminutive size didn’t matter. “Her presence would just fill a stage,” said her daughter, ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Exchange program brings together Japanese, Yakima students in 50-year tradition

Japanese exchange student Yuuki Hirohashi demonstrated the game kendama at Eisenhower High School on Tuesday. She cheered in excitement when her pupils managed to successfully land a ball tied to a ...