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Sensei Mikio Toki is a true master. He traveled from Tokyo to D.C. to teach children through the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Kites in the Classroom program.

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

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Students from Seattle and Naha, Okinawa, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cross-cultural exchange program.

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With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career ...

There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines ...