We are very happy to announce the summer 2011 issue of MANOA: Living Spirit: Literature & Resurgence in Okinawa. A companion volume to Voices from Okinawa (published in 2009), Living Spirit is a collection of compelling prose and poetry representative of the Okinawan renaissance that began in the 1960s. Katsunori Yamazato, who worked with us … Continue reading »
Application Submitted (via Sanshin Tuner)
Sanshin Tuner, my first application, has finally been submitted to the App Store. I hope a lot of people find this useful and I am looking forward to feedback. … Read More via Sanshin Tuner
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Change is good
It’s been 5+ years here at Karakui.com and over a decade of Okinawan pop culture posts spread out throughout the Web. So, what now? Well, from today, you can find us at the brand-spanking new Karakui.net. Not to worry about this site (what we’re referring to as the dotcom) as it’ll still be here with … Continue reading »
Event: “Nuchi du Takara (Life is the Treasure)” in San Francisco, 6/18
Via Shari Tamashiro: Wesley Ueunten is organizing a free event on Saturday, 06.18 from 2 pm in the Japantown Peace Plaza with musicians, dancers, storytellers. Details are in the attached document (Press Release_Nuchi du Takara.doc). I’m coming out for a special performance of a storytelling program I researched and produced with Alton Chung, who is … Continue reading »
Follow @BonDanceHawaii on Twitter & become a FaceBook fan
Like bon dancing? Follow @BonDanceHawaii and like our FB page at http://on.fb.me/kitYiJ— Champuru (@champuru) June 11, 2011
It’s bon dance season!
Donna’s BonDance.com website has a schedule up for the 2011 bon dance season. I’m planning on attending a few with her Bon Dance Posse so maybe I’ll some of you there. There’s also an informative video about Obon and eisa up on BonDance.com so be sure to check it out. Here’s the link: What is … Continue reading »
Catching up on news from Tokyograph
I’m catching up on articles from the awesome website Tokyograph of mostly film and TV news. Click on the links to read the full articles on Tokyograph’s website. The original show starred Ueto as rookie detective Sakuragi Izumi, who worked on difficult unsolved cases as part of a Special Investigations Office (based on an actual … Continue reading »
Fundraiser: Okinawa Minyo Kyokai Derek Ichiro Shiroma Kenkyusho
The Okinawa Minyo Kyokai Derek Ichiro Shiroma Kenkyusho is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser for a recital that they are planning in late 2012. The Chibariyo! t-shirts can be ordered by emailing Derek-sensei at urizun808 [at] aol [dot] com. The sizes available are: Children’s Medium, Adult Small / Medium / Large / XLarge / XX … Continue reading »
Wallpaper: Meisa Kuroki for Lipton
A limited edition wallpaper is up on Lipton.jp featuring the beautiful actress/singer Meisa Kuroki. Wallpaper is available for download until 7/11 so grab it here while you can. (Via 壁紙fan!)
Big Update: WordPress for iOS 2.8 Available Today! (via WordPress for iOS)
It's been in the works for about two months, and we hope you agree with us that it was worth the wait. This is the first app version in a long time where we're actually adding features, previously we've been 100% focused on improving stability, error messages, and help. While these efforts will continue indefinitely, … Continue reading »
