THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS’ A FREE ONLINE LECTURE

Japan Cultural Development/ March 7, 2022/ OTHERS, PRESS

[5-1-2022] A FREE ONLINE LECTURE TUESDAY MAY 24, 2022 6:00PM TO REGISTER HTTPS://FORMS.OFFICE.COM/R/ZNRP4JZHCX This event will be live streamed on the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Facebook page and YouTube channel. You may use either of the links below to access the lecture. Detroit Institute of Arts | Facebook Detroit Institute of Arts | YouTube Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

HINAMATSURI 2022 UPDATE

Japan Cultural Development/ January 10, 2022/ OTHERS, PRESS

[1-7-2022] HINAMATSURI 2022 UPDATE An annual DIA event, Hinamatsuri scheduled in March, 2022, is cancelled due to the situation of COVID-19. This will be the second cancellation after that of 2021. We are sorry for the lost of lives and damages to the society. We truly wish people and society will be healed sooner. And we hope 2023 will be

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Mr. Peter Hamann visited DIA and UMMA

Japan Cultural Development/ February 11, 2020/ OTHERS, PRESS

[2020/1/19] By Tak Omitsu, JCD Mr. Peter Hamann visited DIA and UMMA to see their collections of tea implements on January 16 and 17, respectively. A particularly interesting thing that we noticed was his deep insight into those collections that was made possible through his proficiency in ceramic art and the tea ceremony. The curators of both museums really had

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Mari Katayama Artist Talk at Michigan Theater

Japan Cultural Development/ November 20, 2019/ OTHERS, PRESS

Mari Katayama: Artist Talk October 10, 2019 at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor As part of the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series, Japanese artist Mari Katayama discussed her art and life with Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art of the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Translation was provided by Megumi Segawa. Katayama was born with a developmental condition, and

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Tea-Time Theatre “Howl’s Moving Castle”

Japan Cultural Development/ November 17, 2019/ OTHERS, PRESS

Detroit Film Theater Presents “Howl’s Moving Castle” (Japan/2004- directed by Hayao Miyazaki) Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a curse on Sophie

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Detroit Film Theater Presents “Asako I & II”

Japan Cultural Development/ September 4, 2019/ OTHERS, PRESS

“Asako I & II” (Japan/France/2018—directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi) An intoxicating pop romance, as well as a charming snapshot of the everyday magic and mystery of falling in love, director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s clever adaptation of a Japanese best-selling novel begins when Asako (Erika Karata), a shy young student from Osaka, meets and falls head over heels for a drifter, Baku, who

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