Category: Asia

Shen Yun Wraps in Nishinomiya, Japan, Audience Wishes to Return

NISHINOMIYA, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts finished all five performances at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Nishinomiya, Japan, and on the final evening of Jan. 9, there were two curtain calls but audiences still continued applauding. Audience members said that they wished Shen Yun would come back to Nishinomiya every year, and already looked forward…


In Shen Yun, ‘I Saw Another World When the Curtain Opened’

NISHINOMIYA, Japan—After seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, the president of a local association said that he wanted to contribute to the show. “I saw another world when the curtain opened. Shen Yun is extraordinarily excellent! Overall, I feel I was in a dreaming world, which is magnificent,” said Mr. Ooduki Shizi, president of the Food…


Our Souls Are Healed by Shen Yun, Says Japanese Audience

NISHINOMIYA, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts took to the stage at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Nishinomiya on Jan. 8, where the audience said Shen Yun was like medicine, which healed their souls and bodies. “Finally, I experienced it for myself today: Exposure to beautiful things can really heal the soul,” said Mr. Sasaki Taiichi, a…


Shen Yun’s Excellence ‘Can’t Be Described With Any Language’: Executive

NISHINOMIYA, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off its performances in Nishinomiya, Japan on the afternoon of Jan. 6. The whole hall was full, as even all the later-added seats sold out. Audiences said the show’s beauty was beyond their imaginations, which they enjoyed a lot. Many said that they wanted to learn from Shen Yun…


‘Power of Benevolence’ in Shen Yun ‘Raised Me Up’: Company Owner

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts uplifted the audiences in Japan on the afternoon of Jan. 3. The theatergoers said that they felt the power of benevolence from the show. “The feeling that Shen Yun gave me is beautiful. Purely beautiful. I can’t find a more suitable word to describe Shen Yun,” said Mr. Fujita Hironori,…


Japan Audience Grateful for Shen Yun: ‘This Year Will Be a Good Year’

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Japanese elites felt what they could only describe as divine grace after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall in Hiroshima, Japan on Jan. 2, 2023. “[Shen Yun] is really awesome, absolutely wonderful. I felt an electric current run through my whole body when the curtain was first opened,”…


Shen Yun Inspires Us, Fukuoka Audiences

FUKUOKA, Japan—Beauty can have a positive effect on people. Shen Yun Performing Arts had its first performance, this season, at the Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall in Japan on Dec. 29, sending positive vibes to its audiences. Elites from all walks of life in Fukuoka thanked Shen Yun’s beauty and cultural presentation. They said that…


Shen Yun Inspires Us, Says Fukuoka Audiences

FUKUOKA, Japan—Beauty can have a positive effect on people. Shen Yun Performing Arts had its first performance in Fukukoka, Japan this season, at the Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall on Dec. 29, sending positive vibes to its audiences. Elites from all walks of life in Fukuoka expressed gratitude for Shen Yun’s beauty and cultural presentation. They…


Shen Yun ‘Absolutely Wonderful, I Want to Be Part of Them’: Japanese Entrepreneur

HACHIOJI, Japan—The dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts so impressed Mitsuyama Manami, president of GRIT, that she wished to be a part of them. “Shen Yun is absolutely wonderful! [The dancers’ movements were] beyond the possibility of the human body,” said Ms. Mitsuyama Manami, who is president of a construction and installation company in Tachikawa,…


World Bank Cuts 2022 East Asia Growth Outlook, Cites China Slowdown

MANILA—Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will weaken sharply in 2022 due to China’s slowdown, but the pace of expansion will pick up next year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The Washington-based lender said in a report it expected 2022 growth in the East Asia and Pacific region, which includes China, to…