are treasures. local to the. area. welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow a reminder of the top stories noises of concern over civil violence scream out in bahrain as loud as the formula one cars due to raise around its tracks there are still left up heard by those quick to buy into the affairs of libya and syria. the i.m.f. moves to warranty their final euro zone from the global economy as politicians palace and popular anti-union sentiment. and china's trying its won in getting a slice of the arctic energy as its premier wen jiabao embarks on a tour of europe. next moscow our team continues its relentless hunt for fun to be

had in the russian capital. hello konichiwa on the streets probably taking a look at japanese culture in the russian capital although it's several hundred thousand kilometers away many muscovites are fascinated by such subjects as our asian cuisine animation so joining us as we take a look at various shops classes sports and festivals starting off here. although thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia japan the far eastern areas the country the creels and the island. the two countries have strong commercial relations the russians have been fascinated by japanese traditions and culture for centuries. opened in one nine hundred ninety 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 live restocks thousands of books videos d.v.d.'s and c.d.'s. and all are available to rent a study hall as a purposes. from our goblets language classes the cultural department is a focal point of education and creativity as various workshops amounts across is held here. you can see class in action the art form of japanese calligraphy having being studied for over three thousand years and knowledge of calligraphy is an important step in the understanding of japanese culture because here practicing with water it's my first time and it's not as easy as i thought it would be skill patience and imagination is needed. brushstrokes. be

corrected and a lack of confidence will show up in the work characters must be written only once and there's no altering touching up adding to them afterwards. there are several other workshops people of all ages and nationalities can participate in. this is a class showcasing the art of peacefully arranging flowers and leaves in vases and other contain is the choice of flowers to arrange as god is designed to create are many between the flower and container find flowers that blend in well with its surroundings the key consideration is to use as few stems and be used as possible and you compose elegant consuls to highlight the flowers b.c. . to our next location and shopping like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many of these have set up

schools in moscow publish their own newspapers magazines and open stores selling their own craft and local produce cons make it to tokyo never mind you can still visit this company seek market struck up a delicious sushi in japanese ok. the store here off is an authentic japanese culture we experience based around the fundamental principles cozy and freshness of ingredients. great. from my friend now this store sells pretty much anything you need for a taste of japan that said it's not just about food stuffs like see we plan why either you can buy a whole range of products such as tea set sets. and shampoo which you can see here yes surprise surprise it's not cheap but what to do if you're after that authentic japanese experience here in russian capital. and as a showcase to the diverse and of a developing cultural scene and lifestyle of the russian capital this is his restaurants and thinks the chops are opening at an amazing rate. we had our first

store open in one thousand. ninety three on prospect neurons are radio back then was to sell japanese food to the japanese community in moscow i mean 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 over the past decade is only to apparent there are hundreds of japanese eateries in moscow including both high end restaurants and student cafes from a swanky famous restaurant teachin fast food kill six you can get your sushi twenty four hours a day. the festival often temperature plays 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 tried to level and highlighted four aspects passion music animation and architecture. to the japanese embassy now and its team here simply 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 guest great to meet and i thank you very much for your time now tell me about your job here at the japanese embassy is. there a lot about japanese politics japanese economy or what's going on in japan including culture so that more and more russian people understand and feel clothes that's 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 has because its neighbor to japan 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

of forty three kilometers. and 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 knowledge every year no matter what kind of japanese festivals like the newsy can and our traditional cultures paintings on people can't just come or last year we had. a japanese contemporary culture festival in the ember and during the two day period we have over twelve thousand people come to visit so. there is no doubt that the japanese culture in japan itself. very very popular and becoming more and more popular among the russian people here from a question what do you miss about about japan the wine list the hot springs and. of course it's our own my you know our my hometown now but thanks very much especially

over there you know how we all work here on the ship capital thank you very much peters. the japanese are also brain miniature trees and of course bonsai has found many followers in russia to their original bonsai practice focuses on long time cultivation the shaping of very small trees it's not easy to grow and demand the work shop here of a certain all russian exhibition center as their response like trees you can buy the young tree for around thirty dollars and trying crate yourself you can get an already shaped exclusive tree which might cost as eight thousand dollars. cultural and entertainment calendar is packed with very suspense celebrating the land of the rising sun all year round the museum of modern art is now hosting an exhibition of contemporary art called double perspectives and showcase work over thirty artists from japan. dubai to this high on the project three choice.

oh just of various styles ages and from different parts of japan you know represent the whole diversity of the countries contemporary art. the french fidelity to cinema organizes annual festivals of anime. while performances of japanese traumas always sold out advance of moscow's various musicals. if you want to express yourself through song the my not tryouts karaoke coming from the japanese words meaning empty orchestra from underground and grungy to vi pm 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 entertainment the people of all ages and splash analyses. i'm traveling half an hour outside the city since we've arrived here tough i don't

location and if you feel that japanese culture was all about peace for one side trees graceful kimono dress and meditation you thought wrong so well always well the statue next to me and i could use some ideas for let me. just take a look at the medals here the men and women at the center have been winning awards pairs combat sports competitions says the knights in the 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 open fifteen years ago it was the first school in russia which held student practice so then sumo was generally unknown and an unusual activity for russians but now it's become very common or authority or to the liberals must be just as a competitive full context sports where wrestler attempts to force some of the rest of the secular range it's a great way to keep fit for many it's an ideal way to distress and a great outlet for expression men and women included just take

a look time guys. to start it's on with the belts otherwise known as the washy japan these can be traditionally over night meters long as you would make it just feel quite strange but they provide the critical needs as. i feel losses of lights and the ring with the russian champion a leg or horse tension is not the word to come face to face with a giants award winning version sumo wrestler is simply terrifying. and here. from the paper folding fascinating hobby of origami to the recent sushi mania that's taken as a must start japanese culture has exploded in the russian capital lucky for many they don't have to be trained it's receive a wrestling ring twist muscovites criticize for cultural grace. and although i

constantly battle to prove how amazing the city of moscow is this is one finds i'm sure i worked with. well at least i've tried them for say that so that's how 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 syria. the close up team has been to the sverdlovsk legion. where blacksmithing have

developed from a craft into an industry. now our team goes far north. where returns to good roads and rail are a battle against the elements where the culture is the only transporter medics to reach those in need. and. fish are treasures for the. locals of the. autonomy area russia. can use it secret laboratory to mukherjee was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately joining found anything since mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans in. this is why you should care only on the. wealthy british style.

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voices of concern over civil violence scream out a moderate as loud as authorial one of the cars due to raise surrounded strap but here still have been heard by those quick to bite into the areas of libya and syria . now moves to quarantine a plowable euro zone from the global economy has a few politicians down some popular and a union sentiment. and china is trying its lot in getting a slice of the arctic energy behind the premier wen jiabao in parts of the tour of europe. that is here on the way to sports and despite the protests the bahrain grand prix is looking like it will go ahead. of the races until sunday but the first practice session for the teams has got underway in the teams do include force india whose mechanics were caught up in the street protests earlier in the week

i've got more just after this. hello they're welcome to the small town these are the headlines one women from gloria have on guard beat the normal moscow in overtime to move within touching distance of the k. . plus tensions rise ahead of the bahrain grand prix as members of the force india team are called in street protests and fly. to monte carlo masters where the big guns are battling for a spot in the semifinal. will start with the ice hockey and one god are now just a single win away from being crowned k h l champions the hawks quarter and i would time for the host a normal moscow to lead the final series three one watching the latest game at the down yeah. this is the price. is on display

now so far and so close to the finalists. and. book. aiming to put their names on the trophy although their chances now differ a lot there is this game sold in a moscow gain enough to fast and furious stars the hosts had been to one down the final serious open five minutes in part juncture no netting here one nil. the blood was kept the visitors under pressure and had many chances to extend their early. with i wonder if goalie you know more producing one seed after another. and his efforts paid off in the middle of the second period the hoax poured back in style alexandre pato 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 the post twice by over three periods of hard the rumble were none of the cells course taking the game into overtime which so the visitors finally chloe now the win. alexander provision score is fourth goal in the forno to get his team a three one lead in the serious meeting i wonder now just a single win away from making history. the two teams were almost equally strong we play very well defensively but so do the mammal 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 right before right after this game 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 just

one more game and i think we have chance to win and. we won one game so we're going to battle. enormous certainly the birth of a good girl we decided we're good for. forty. should be great to watch now the first practice session for the controversial bahrain grand prix is underway and it does include the force india team who decided to race despite two team members flying home after being caught up in street protests there were more clashes between police and demonstrators on wednesday night and forcing the mechanics' plan ansel's in the middle of them as they drove back from the racetrack to the capital manama none of them were hurt but to have decided to return home during grand prix was canceled last year after anti-government protests left nearly fifty a day would be here the sport's governing body f.i.f.a. says it is happy with the security arrangements. it's called

a final stay the monte carlo masters but third seed andy murray just starting his match against thomas burdick murray is looking to get into the semi's for the third time in four years with the trailing this head to head record with the world number seven that first set just starting and later on world number one never joke which will face when half the defending champ rafael nadal takes on stanislav while in care and the four see joe will free to tsonga this up against. elsewhere have moved a step closer to their second europa league final in three years they won the first leg of their semifinal against spanish rival selenski a forty two goals from. giving athletic a the edge and in the other tie their sporting lisbon got a two one home win over their legal back the winning goal was scored by diego and this is from russian midfielder is my lot. on the side and thousands of football fans have lined the streets of bergen for the funeral of italian footballer. seanie

the twenty five year old died while playing during a sit in the natural of all no i discarded it was thought and suffered a heart attack but the results of the post-mortem were inconclusive livorno have announced they will retire the number twenty five shit and what is seen is memory. now there's one hundred days to go before the london olympics russia are targeting at least third place in the overall medals table the country's top athletes coaches and sports officials gathered together in moscow to discuss their preparations for the games the national olympic committee has yet to announce their overall medals target for those sports federations are aiming high and hoping to produce a combined total of thirty golds however possible champions are wary of any of any entirely injuries that could spoil their plans. our basketball team has what some would keep players stranger is something hardest part you know preparation system try to find new leaders but probably the younger

step up the bill that the board 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 called 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 it's well for more olympic sports have been grabbed by russian swimmers of the national championships and they include olympic medal hope i'm over who one hundred meters pressure here they're also booked her place at the london games for second place and in the men's event there is a pause on the two hundred metres freestyle to qualify along with routine like one of the silver. a while ago i am pleased i wanted to but as a result what 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 am pleased to visit japan and i'm wife

now i have some time to go home see my mom and dad and then i'll be back to the usa to pass the olympics. remark that exchanges have lavished praise and moscow's preparations for next year's world championships illusion ikey sport. complex will host the event after all say staging the athletics the nine hundred eighty summer olympics but it does need to be refurbished the future events. history during the renovations will be starting very very shortly and this is really good for. the neutral having everything the state of the yards. the transportation. is being looked. for some part of the traffic. everything will be seamless for the piece and i think very soon the public will be discovering the prices for tickets the ticket program. and finally call think

history has been created in china as a local kid has become the youngest ever player to tee off at an event on the european tour one shang lang is just. one hundred seventy three days old he started playing the sport when he was four crowned world champion for it's a treat last year his opening round of the open was a little less spectacular though was the teenager could only manage a five over par seventy seven but still not a bad effort england's matthew baldwin here finished the play one straight ahead of the field on seven and twenty six year old is also in his rookie year on the tour while the biggest name is hansen he finished six shots off the pace though after the first day quite a culture after the sweet finish the masters a fortnight ago and on the p.g.a. tour every lease the texas open after the first day there not a name you see every day on the top of the leaderboard his best finish in six years on the top but he's now in form hitting nine to take three straight lead over.

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