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Mandy Willingham
For Mandy Willingham's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2006
'Azumi' gets Hollywood premiere
Three years after its release in Japan, the popular action film "Azumi" premiered in Hollywood this week, with its director and producer walking the red carpet. Crowds lined up outside the Egyptian Theater in Los Angelese as director Ryuhei Kitamura and producer Mataichiro Yamamoto were greeted with applause during a prescreening reception inside the historic theater.
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JAPAN
Jul 24, 2006
'Manga' reading program promotes literacy among Los Angeles teens
Inspired by the increasing popularity of "manga" in the U.S., the Los Angeles Public Library and publisher Tokyopop have launched a program featuring colorful Japanese-style comic book characters to promote teenage reading and literacy.
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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2006
A-bomb legacy fading: filmmaker
After the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki passed last August, filmmaker Steven Okazaki began worrying that the attacks and their cautionary lessons are being forgotten.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2006
Pappa Tarahumara intrigues L.A. with contemporary Japanese dance
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) In an evocative blend of experimental and traditional art, the Tokyo dance ensemble Pappa Tarahumara captivated audiences recently with the West Coast premiere of its haunting work "Ship in a View."
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JAPAN
Jan 20, 2006
U.S. designers turn to Japan for ideas
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) From Tokyo's trend-setting Harajuku shopping district to the timeless artistry of kimono hand-woven in Kyoto, Japanese style and culture are growing sources of inspiration for American fashion designers and artists.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005
UCLA A-bomb exhibit offers a lesson on horror
For most students at the University of California at Los Angeles, exposure to the human element of nuclear warfare has been limited to discussions in history classes or textbook entries on World War II. "It's so little -- what we get in our textbooks, you know the bombs dropped and how they worked, but you don't really know what happened on the ground," said Navdeep Tumbler, a biology and French student.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?