Tag: Japan

Japanese Audience Says Shen Yun Only Gets Better Year After Year

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Many Shen Yun fans attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia on Jan. 19. They said Shen Yun has always been great, and the production only gets better year after year. “The dances are amazing, every single time,” said Mr. Kato Tomonori, the president of a real estate company….


Shen Yun a Reminder From Heaven for Japanese Theatergoers

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—A Japanese publisher enjoyed the Shen Yun Performing Arts in Kawaguchi on Jan. 18. He said Shen Yun is inspiring and encouraging people to respect the divine beings. “I learned from Shen Yun that humans aren’t the only beings that exist in the universe. There are divine beings whom we humans should respect,” said…


Japan Marks Record Trade Deficit on Soaring Energy Imports

TOKYO—Japan recorded a record high trade deficit for 2022 of 19.97 trillion yen ($156 billion) as energy imports surged, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. The deficit was the biggest since Japan began keeping comparable records in 1979, the ministry said. Both imports and exports jumped to record highs. Exports, led by autos, rose 18 percent…


‘Shen Yun Is Something From the Heavens,’ Says Japanese Theatergoer

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts amazed Japanese elites at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan on the afternoon of Jan. 18. Several theatergoers said they were “in awe” after seeing the New York-based classical Chinese dance company. “At the moment the curtain opened, I knew immediately that this show will be wonderful,”…


Shen Yun Purified My Soul, Says Chinese Student in Japan

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Mr. Wen Qiang, a Chinese student, began his study abroad in Japan a mere three months ago. It was fortunate timing, as on Jan. 18, he was able to watch Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan. After all, New York-based Shen Yun is a show that cannot…


Japanese Audience Relaxed and Healed by Shen Yun

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—“I’m very satisfied. I obtained great enjoyment,” said Mr. Arai Nobuaki, a Ph.D. and patent lawyer, after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan, on Jan. 17. Mr. Arai said he enjoyed everything that Shen Yun presented, and was amazed by the tumbling techniques the dancers…


BOJ Defies Market Bets for Policy Tweaks, Yen Tumbles

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including a bond yield cap it was struggling to defend, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive stimulus program amid mounting inflationary pressure. The surprise decision sent the yen skidding against other currencies and bond yields tumbling the most in decades, as investors…


Shen Yun’s Beauty ‘Can Only Be Found in Heaven,’ Says Painter

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Several Japanese elites said they were shocked by the beauty of Shen Yun Performing Arts, with some of the theatergoers even moved to tearss. “Shen Yun is extraordinarily excellent,” said Mr. Uchu Taikan, a Chinese painter in Japan. “I was very touching in the beginning. Then excited. Then I was in awe. Shen Yun’s…


‘Shen Yun Is Worth Attending Again and Again’: Japanese Company President

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts World Company kicked off the first of three performances at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan, on Jan. 17. Attendees expressed their joy and happiness after attending the show. “Shen Yun is worth attending again and again!” said Mr. Kawamoto Hideki, the president of a medical system…


Arkeo Japan – Ichijôdani: a Return to the Source | Arkeo Ep8 | Documentary

In Ichijôdani, Japan, deep beneath the rice fields, archaeologists have excavated a medieval town abandoned 400 years earlier. In fact, they discovered an entire city as it was during the 16th century, with its streets, houses, and palaces. …