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hello. i miss things probably taking a look at japanese culture here in the russian capital although it's some of the hard thousand kilometers away where the muscovites are fascinated by such subjects as our gali asian cuisine and japanese animation so join us as we take a look at various shops classes sports and press and also starting off here. although thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia is just the far eastern erica country creels and the island. that you countries have strong commercial relations machines have been fascinated by japanese traditions and culture for centuries. opened in one thousand nine hundred eight to japan

foundation here is a welcome addition for everyone in moscow from japanese ex-pats to the thousands of russian students japanese. as you can see the lively stocks thousands of books videos d.v.d.'s and c.d.'s. and all are available to rent the study all measure purposes. from our gobby to language classes the cultural department is a focal point of education and creativity as various workshops and most across is held here. here you can see class in action the art form of japanese calligraphy as in being studied for over three thousand years and knowledge of calligraphy is an important step in the understanding of japanese culture because here are practicing with it's my first time and it's not as easy as i thought it would be skill patients and imagination is needed. brushstrokes

cannot. be corrected and the lack of confidence will show up in the work characters must be written only once and there's no altering touching cart or adding to them afterwards. there are several other workshops people of all ages and the nationalities can participate in. this is a class showcasing keep up the art of peacefully arranging flowers and leaves in losses and other contain is the choice of what flowers to rain discarded by the desire to create harmony between the flower and container five flowers that blend in well with its surroundings the key consideration is to use as few stems and least as possible and you compose elegant console's the highlights the flowers beauty. to our next location and shopping like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many of these have set up their own schools in moscow publish their own newspapers magazines and open

stores selling their own crafts and local juice cons make it to tokyo never mind you can still visit this japanese supermarket to stock up a delicious sushi in japanese saki. store he offers an authentic japanese culture experience based around the fundamental principles cozy and freshness of ingredients. great. for my friend now this store starts pretty much anything you need for a taste of japan that said it's not just about food stuffs like see we. can buy a whole range of products such as he said that's a parasol which you can see here but yes surprise surprise it's not cheap but what to do if you are authentic japanese experience here european capital. and as a showcase to the diverse and of a developing cultural scene and lifestyle of the russian capital this is he's restaurants and thinks the chops are opening at an amazing rate. we had our first

store open in one thousand. ninety three on prospect moura our idea back then was to sell japanese food for the japanese community in moscow our main customers were ex-pats until ninety nine and then japanese food became very popular and fashionable among russians to. the invasion of japanese cuisine to the russian market of the past decade is only too apparent there are hundreds of japanese eateries in moscow including high end restaurants and student cafes from a swanky famous restaurant local television fast food kiosks you can get your sushi for twenty four hours a day. the festival often temperature is culture called j fest has become a large annual event in the recent capital. featuring all aspects of pop culture including fashion cuisine computer games and japanese animation manga it attracts thousands of generally young visitors. the last festival was held in november trying to leaven and highlight it for aspects fashion

easy animation and architecture. to the japanese embassy now and its theme here to be promotes that country's culture in russia and to find out more about the promotion of japanese culture in moscow let's meet this week's guests great to me today thank you very much for your time now tell me about your job here at the japanese embassy is. there a lot about japanese stuff on these economy or what's going on in japan including culture so that more and more russian people understand and feel close to speaking of how close they are it's i thought it fascinating that moscow is in fact. a long way away but i believe that russia is because. yes russia is the largest country in the world and the eastern part is very close to actually the distance between japan and russia is only three forty three kilometers away and

that circle in the eyes yes. but they're both very culturally very very very different yes very different and i think every year the interest in japan you know gets larger and larger every year no matter what kind of japanese festivals like pop in the music. and our traditional cultures own paintings people can just come around or last year we had. our japanese contemporary culture festival in the vendor and during the two day period we have over twelve thousand people well i mean a visit so. there's no doubt that the japanese culture in japan itself. very very popular and getting more and more popular among the russian people here final question what do you miss about the crowds or about the i missed the hot springs. of course it's all. market and they are my hometown now but thanks very much for the show and all your local your work here in the she

capital thank you very much like you can see. the japanese are the brain miniature trees in a box bonsai has found many followers in russia to the original bonsai practice focuses on long term cultivation and the shaping of very small trees it's not easy to grow and demand for a cat to shop here out of a certain old russian exhibition center as their response like trees you can buy the young tree for around thirty dollars and try to break yourself you can get an already shaped exclusive tree which might cost about eight thousand dollars. cultural and entertainment calendar is packed with various offense celebrating the land of the rising sun all year round the muslim museum of modern art is now hosting an exhibition of contemporary art course double perspectives and showcase work by the thirty artists from japan. dubai that is high on the project we try to

. oldest of various styles ages and from different parts of japan there present the whole diversity of the country's contemporary art there's a copy of. the first five millimeter cinema organizes annual physicals on me. while performances of japanese dramas always sold out advance of moscow's various easy calls. if you want to express yourself through song and why not try outs karaoke coming from the japanese words meaning empty orchestra from underground and grungy to v.i.p. and swanky there are hundreds of karaoke holes in the russian capital many venues have thousands of songs to choose from including russian and english and it's a popular form of payment for the people of all ages plans nationalities. and travelling half an hour outside the city since we've arrived here twelve pilot location and if you thought that japanese culture was all about one side trees

graceful kimono dress and meditation you thought wrong so well i'll wait while the statue next to me mike if you some ideas for me. just take a look at the medals here the men and women of the sens have been winning awards pairs combat sports competitions says the knights in sixty's all the other martial arts are enjoyed here to japanese sumo wrestling is one of the most popular culture warrior when our school opened thirty years ago it was the first school in russia which held soon a practice so then sumo was generally unknown and an unusual activity for russians but now it's become very common or. liberals must be judged as a competitive full context sports where wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of the secular range it's a great way to keep fit for many it's an ideal way to de-stress and a great outlet for expression men and women included just take a look at. first up it's on with the belt otherwise known as the

washing in japan these can be traditionally over night meters long as you would make it just feel quite strange but they provide the great need just. i feel losses of like and the ring with the russian champion a leg but horse tension is not the worst to come face to face with a joint award winning version similar wrestling is simply terrifying. and here we come. from the paper folding fascinating hobby of origami to the recent sushi mania that's taken as a must our japanese culture has exploded in the russian capital luckily for many they don't have to be trained it's a sumo wrestling ring to witness muscovites ties for cultural grace. and

although i constantly battle to prove how amazing the city of mystery is this is most folks i'm sure i worked with. well at least i'd try them for saying that somehow we have left on the space program on japanese culture in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week about to see the. helmer. question is that so much pride on approach that you go in for nothing less as the taliban bad guy insane or a murderous right wing fanatic this is one in

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hello there good morning to you and here's a taste of what is coming up by the next few minutes one when the gloriana on guard beating on the mall sky with over time to miss being touching distance of a k h l prior. tensions rise ahead of the borrowing ground phrase members of the force in the attainable cap ensuring protests in flying home. on the big guns buy their way into the quarter finals of the monte carlo offices with the talk forcing looking next place. to start i would be our stock eleven god and i'm just a single one away from bringing crime k h l champions the hopes and i would time they have the highest anonymous guy to lead the final series three one i'm watching the light is much further down yeah. this is the price because gary is on display now so far and so close to the finalists. and i

want guards both aiming to put their names on the trophy although there are chances now before. there is this game so to know more skill gain enough to fast and furious stars the hosts had been to one down one serious open five minutes in a juncture no here one mil. the blood was kept the visitors under pressure and many chances to extend their early. with i wonder is the only guy in our more producing one seat after another. and his efforts paid off in the middle of the second period the hoax poured back in style alexander pope or feeling comfortable in front of the home side's goal too low matters one zero. zero one girth lifted in spirits the hawks smell victory and heat the post twice

however three periods of hard rumble when earn enough to still scores taking the game into overtime which so the visitors finally chloe now the win. alexander provision scored is fourth pill in the point zero zero to get his team at three one lead in the serious meaning of one guard and now just a single win away from making history. the two teams were almost equally strong weekly very well defensively but so did enamel so there are not many great goal scoring opportunities in each game but we are probably a bit more persistent and focused it's not over yet we still have to take the final step to win the cup we said right before right after this. it's not over it's not over for us we're going to go there we're going to try to win every game was even if it was just one bowl game and i think we have chance to win and. we won one game

so we're going to battle ground. in gnome's and survey the bell for the glory cup may be decided or get even tougher robert burden here on r.t. must go. force india says it will be competing at this weekend's bahrain grand prix that despite two team members flying home after being caught up in violent protests there were more clashes between police and demonstrators on wednesday night and force india personnel were caught up in them as they drove back from their bahrain international circuit to the capital manama are none of them were hurt but the data engineer and radio technician have decided to fly back home the bahrain grand prix was cancelled last year after government protests left nearly fifty dead practice for this weekend's race will begin later today. in football's europa league athletic a madrid have moved a step closer to their second final in three years they won the first leg of their semifinal against spanish rivals valencia forty two goals from. giving athletic a

the edge and in the other tie sporting lisbon got a two one home went over very good bad winning goal was scored by the ago after an assist from russian feel that is my lot. now the big names are through to the quarter finals of the monte carlo masters with novak djokovic rafael nadal and andy murray and joe were free to stronger all reaching the last eight and the dow has lifted for a few here for the last seven days and had a very comfortable when i have a kazakstan. six one six one school without conceding just six points and his the and he will face even the sum our growth will stand there in the next round world number no number one novak djokovic all so progress but have to work a bit harder to serve found himself to say thank you crane xander will pull off after losing the team of six was strong back to win the next six two six three djokovic by. his grandfather.

only mary added his name to the quarter final line up his opponent he invented retired at sixty games to five down in the first set after falling. badly and twisted and uncle and frankie and they'll both make stuff marry a six economists burdick a big serving cake snatch take a this is a train for me i set down for peter pan's k a she corrie while forty joe will be disowned that held off the spirit challenged by the none of that's going to wrap up the straight sets victory over dishpan you. know that's the one hundred days to go before the london olympics russia are targeting at least the place in the overall medals table the country's top athletes coaches and sport officials gathered together in moscow to discuss their preparations for the games the national olympic committee has yet to announce their overall medals target of sports federations are aiming high and hoping to produce a combined total of thirty goals however possible champions are wary of any highly

injuries that could spoil their plants. where previously covered it but it is our basketball team has what some would keep players still interests some of the hardest part you know preparation system trying to find new leaders but probably the younger and small step up will reveal that the world is such an important tournament and you have to be one hundred percent ready and unlike individual sports volatile is a team sport so every single player and coach is of value so first of all we must try to avoid injury because there were too many of those at the recent world cup even though we won it it looks like it was a draw i'm not practicing any new technical elements instead i'll be refining my old program because the european championships come before their lympics and only after their tournament i may make some changes. well for more than pick sports have been grabbed by russians from is it the national championships i'm angling medal

hope from over who won the women's one hundred meters bresh. also puts her place at the london games was second place here. and in the men's events is a tall one hundred metres freestyle to qualify along with eugenie blue going off into the silver. the other one of a go i am pleased i wanted to but as a result but i failed a little bit anyway i have enough time before the olympics to work hard the main goal was to qualify for the olympics so i'm pleased because it's rather not on life now and sometimes going to see my mom and dad and then i'll be back to usa to the olympics. athletics she's have lavished praise on moscow's preparations for next year's world championships the luzhniki spoke complex will host the event after also staging athletic competitions at the nine hundred eighty summer olympics but it needs to be refurbished the future events. but the stadium the renovations will

be starting i think very very shortly and this is really good for laying down the new track having everything the state of the art. transportation plan. is being looked at to ensure that. in moscow where sometimes traffic can be on the high end everything will be seamless for the athletes and i think very soon the public will be discovering that the prices for tickets the ticket program. i recall think history has been created in china as a local kid has become the youngest ever player to tee off i've never went on the european tour wang gang is just thirteen years old in one hundred seventy three days he started playing the sport when he was four hundred crowned world champion for is a group last year his only round at the inaugural trying to open was a little less spectacular low as the teenager could only manage

a five over par seventy seven still not a bad effort england's matthew baldwin leads the way by one stroke on seven under the twenty six year old also in his rookie year on the tour by the biggest name their better hands and is six shots off the pace what a cold shower for the sweet finish the the masters of fortnight ago. and on the p.g.a. tour release the texas open after the first day not a name you see every day on the top of the leaderboard he his best finish in six years on the top is thirty's now finding form fitting nine birdies to take a three straight lead over and. looking good but the passer that's all the sport for them i'm sure it. well into the. sun it's technology innovations it's called in news developments

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