The relationship between Mongolia and Japan has deep historical roots that stretch back over seven centuries. In 1274 and 1281, massive Mongolian naval forces attempted to invade Japan with fleets estimated at nearly 100,000 ships. However, both invasion attempts ended in disaster when powerful typhoons—known to the Japanese as “kamikaze” or “divine wind”—struck the Mongol…
On September 14, 2023, the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship-an event celebrating guitarists who play without a pick-was held in Winfield, Kansas. For Momo Kimura, this was her sixth attempt at the renowned competition, and it finally brought her a well-deserved victory. The win was made even sweeter by a congratulatory message from jazz legend Herbie…
Los Angeles — The jazz rhythms of Mega Nova stampeded out from the Hollywood Bowl band shell on the pleasantly cool evening of Wednesday, Aug. 24. Carlos Santana’s latest project is a super group of jazz masters, including ICAP co-presidents Herbie Hancock (on various keyboards) and Wayne Shorter (on soprano sax), Marcus Miller on bass,…
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Barack Obama, the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima, called for a “world without nuclear weapons” and offered respects to the victims of the world’s first deployed atomic bomb on May 27. In the Hiroshima Peace Park guest book, Mr. Obama wrote: “We have known the agony of war. Let us now…
Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and co-president of the International Committee of Artists for Peace, was a key speaker at the 70-year Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Remembrance Concert at Youngstorget Square in Oslo, on August 6. August 6 and 9 marked the 70th anniversaries, respectively, of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There…