Yosakoi, a high-energy Japanese dance known for its colorful costumes, powerful choreography, and the rhythmic click of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even a well-oiled machine like “America’s Got Talent” can run into some friction from time to time. “Usually when I really really ...

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, ...

Portland Japanese Garden will bring a centuries-old Japanese tradition to life this weekend with its annual Bon-Odori Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23. A highlight of summer festivals in Japan, ...

Witness a breathtaking union of Japan's most talented nihon buyo dancers, featuring the esteemed Hanayagi Motoi and rising young star Azuma Tokuyo (also known as Nakamura Kazutaro in kabuki theater).

Japan Society will present Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century: From Kabuki Dance to Boléro, with three performances only taking place Wednesday, January 24 through Friday, January 26 at 7:30pm at Japan ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Latin American audiences, Kihara said, Japanese traditional dance might be hard to embrace. MEXICO CITY (AP) — When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko ...

Japanese Butoh group Sankai Juku made recurring visits to Dallas in the early seasons of performing arts presenter TITAS, appearing three times in the 1980s and '90s. Now the legendary troupe is back ...

Japanese choreographer Ruri Mito made her North American debut at PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, NY, in early January. As part of Japan Society’s annual Japan + East Asia ...

There were a lot of amazing acts on the America’s Got Talent’s premiere, with comedians, ventriloquists, magicians, singers, and more. Now, this week’s episode had something new that was like nothing ...