The Grammy-nominated Ghazal Ensemble, the brainchild of Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and Indian sitar master Shujaat Husain Khan, and featuring acclaimed Indian percussionist Sandeep Das, return to New York City for a special 20th anniversary concert on Sunday March 22nd at 7:30pm at Pace University’s Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. [Read More]

Since arriving in Japan aboard Chinese ships transporting sacred Buddhist scriptures in the mid-sixth century, cats have proceeded to purr and paw their way into the heart of Japanese life, folklore, and art. On view at Japan Society Gallery from Friday, March 13, to Sunday, June 7, 2015, Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection illustrates the depth of this mutual attraction by mining the wealth of bravura depictions of cats to be found in ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the Edo Period (1615-1867). [Read More]

The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York is pleased to announce that for the 9th consecutive year, the JRO (the Organization to Promote Japanese Restaurants Abroad) will host the Umami Pavilion on the tradeshow floor scheduled for March 8-10, 2015 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. [Read More]