Fiona Amundsen and Hiroshi Nakatsuji's work Half-Life explores the impact of the dropping of nuclear bombs on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Research/News
Art to bind cultures
Karl Johnstone is the owner and director of Haumi NZ, a business that initiates designs and delivers projects of national and international significance both in New Zealand and throughout the world.
Sports/News
Paralympics delay just a bump in the road for NZ chef de mission
The woman responsible for making sure the Tokyo Paralympics run smoothly for the New Zealand team says despite COVID being a spanner in the works, the rescheduled games will be better than ever.
Education/News
Taiko drums echo in NZ classrooms
Japanese taiko drums are being introduced to students in Aotearoa through online and in-person taiko drumming workshops.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Japan connections run deep for Leadership Network member
When a delegation of Ainu people from Japan visited NZ, Leadership Network member Ben Matthews was excited to connect the group with tangata whenua using his Japanese to Māori translation skills .
Education/News
Kapiti exchange student gets a taste of Japanese high school
Varenica Gunawan describes the two months she spent living the life of a first year Japanese high school student and living with a local family.
News/News
Asia at home:
Teriyaki chicken bowl recipe
Recipe: learn how to make a seriously delicious teriyaki chicken bowl with sushi rice and chopped vegetables.
Resources/Resource
Mindfulness - creating a miniature Japanese rock garden
This Y4-8 arts mini-unit has been developed for students to practice mindfulness while designing and creating their own miniature Japanese rock garden.
Education/News
Japan 'like second home' following class visit
Travelling through Japan and seeing first hand the country she had been learning about for so long was an inspirational journey writes Year 13 Cashmere High School student Rachel Batzloff.
Sports/News
Wheel Blacks take up taiko challenge in Japan
We talk to Wheel Black Cody Everson about playing wheelchair rugby in Japan and learning about and having a go at taiko drumming.
Business/News
Intern optimises life and algorithms in Tokyo
In a country that maximises efficiencies and structure to run like clockwork, at times Japan-based intern Arjun Prakesh's more relaxed approach to life makes him feel like a round peg in a square hole
Education/News
Language exchange opens doors to Japanese culture
A fascination with Japanese history and culture inspired Yalu Zhou to travel to Japan to study Japanese language. She says to truly know a culture you must understand its language, and vice versa.
