maybe twenty four hours a day this is our teatime cup that i'm a new stories of hot past the hour in egypt time to square is once again filled with voices of discontent people disillusioned with the outcome of the revolution descend on central cairo thousands of protesting against the military rulers and one of the biggest rally since hosni mubarak's downfall. clashes between the regime protesters and police in bahrain finally get the attention of the international community as demonstrators threaten days of rage to coincide with a formula one race something i'll be unrest that started at least a year ago but beyond the media's radar if it wasn't for the glamorous sporting event. was reporting this hour china turns its growing might towards because the

country's prime minister tours europe seeking support for beijing's membership in the arctic council china's bid to enter the fight for the vast energy resources has alarmed nations i'll be back with another update from fifteen years from now many time a journey to japan as promised in the russian capital must go out dives into oriental culture. hello konichiwa on this week's program we take a look at japanese culture here in the russian capital although it's been a half thousand kilometers away but 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 personals starting off here of japan.

although thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia borders japan and the far east an area to country the krill and the island. the two countries have strong commercial relations and russians 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 hall as your purpose is. from oregon weaselling which crosses 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

and in being studies for over three thousand years and knowledge of calligraphy is an important step in the understanding of japanese culture because here i try to say with it's my first time and it's not as easy as i thought it would be skill patience and imagination is needed. brushstrokes cannot. and the lack of confidence will show up in the what characters must be written only once and there's no altering touching up going to them afterwards. there are several other workshops people of all ages and nationalities can participate in. this is a class showcasing keep up the art of peacefully arranging flowers and leaves in vases and other contain is the choice of what flowers to arrange is guided by the desire to create harmony between the flowers and container firefly was a blend in well with its surroundings the key consideration is to use as few stems

and least as possible as you compose elegant consuls to highlight the flowers p.c. . to our next location shopping like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many of these are set up the schools in moscow publish their own newspapers magazines and open stores selling their own crafts and local. cons make it to tokyo never mind you can still visit this japanese six markets struck up a delicious sushi in japanese ok. the store here off is an authentic japanese culture experience based around the fundamental principles the quality of freshness of ingredients. great. for my friend now this store starts pretty much everything you need for a taste of japan that said it's not just about food stuffs like seaweed or plum wine either and why whole range of products such as tea sets 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 the russian capital. and as a showcase to the diverse and every developing cultural scene and lifestyle of the russian capital this is restaurants and pixie chops are opening at an amazing rate . we had our first store open in one thousand. ninety three on prospect mira our idea back then was to sell japanese food to 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 to prepare it there are hundreds of japanese eateries in moscow including basic high end restaurants and student cafes from the swanky famous restaurant television far spooky you can get your sushi twenty four hours a day. the festival of contemporary japanese culture called j fest has become

a lot of annual event in the russian capital. featuring all aspects of pop culture including fashion cuisine computer games and chicken is animation monger it attracts thousands of generally young this is. the last festival was held in november twenty seventh and highlighted four aspects fashion he's an 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 as. a lot of japanese from these economies or what's going on in japan including culture so that more and more russian people understand and feel clothes that are speaking of how close they are

it's i found a fascinating that moscow is in fact. a long way away but i believe that russia is the closest neighbor to japan and 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. yes. well they're both very culturally they're both 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 in the music and dance and our traditional cultures paintings on people can't just come on our last year we had thought our japanese contemporary culture festival or in the vendor. during the two day period of our we had over twelve thousand people well coming

from visit so. there is no doubt that the japanese culture in japan itself they try very very popular and become more and more popular among the russian people from a question what do you miss about japan but what i missed the hot springs. of course i thought of my god my hometown now but thanks very much especially over there you're welcome you're watching us a couple thank you very much sixty percent. of. the japanese are to bring miniature trees in a false bonsai has found many followers in research into the original bonsai practice focuses on long time cultivation and the shaping of very small trees it's not easy to grow into a man or a cat to show up here others have asserted all recent exhibition center has various bonsai 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 it's eight

thousand dollars. cultural and stayman 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 it showcases work by over thirty artists from japan. dubai to this high on the project we try to. oh the superior styles of ages and from different parts of japan because of the whole diversity of the country's contemporary art is on top of. the first five millimeter cinema organizes annual festivals of me. while performing says the japanese strum is always sold out advance of moscow's various musicals. if you want to express yourself through song then why not try out karaoke coming from the japanese words being empty orchestra

from underground and grungy to v.i.p. and swanky there are hundreds of karaoke holes in the russian capital many venues thousands of songs to choose from including russian and english and it's a popular form of entertainment for people of all ages hands nationalities. and travelling half an hour outside the city since we've arrived here twelve final location and if you feel that japanese culture was all about before bonsai tree graceful kimono dress and meditation you thought wrong so well i always roll the stacks next to me and i can be some ideas 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 is the nine hundred sixty s. all the other martial arts are enjoyed here to japanese sumo wrestling as one of the most popular culture warrior when our school opened fifteen years ago it was the first school in russia which held suma practice so then sumo was generally

unknown and an unusual activity for russians but now it's become very common or. liberals mostly just as a competitive full context towards where wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of the secular range it's a great right 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. it's on with the belts otherwise known as a wash in japan these can be traditionally over nine meters long as you would make it just feel quite strange but they provide a great need just. i feel lost it all lights and the ring with the recent champion a leg hurts tension is not the words to come face to face with a joint award winning version similar wrestling is simply terrifying. and here.

from the paper folding fascinating hobby of origami to the recent sushi mania that's taken as a moscow just means culture has exploded in the russian capital luckily for many they don't have to be trained it's or sumo wrestling ring swiss muscovites ties to cultural grace. and although i constantly battle to prove how amazing the city of moscow is this is most folks i'm sure i went with. well at least i tried them for saying that somehow we have left a lasting program on japanese culture in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week about syria.

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stories are sort of tea in egypt top here square is once again filled with voices of discontent as people disillusioned with the outcome of the revolution descended on central current thousands of protesting against the military rulers and one of the biggest rally since hosni mubarak's. clashes between the regime protesters and police in bahrain finally got the attention of the international community has demonstrators threatened days of rage to coincide with a formula one race summed up the rest that started at least a year ago in the media's radar if it wasn't for the glamorous sporting event. and chinatowns is growing like towards the arctic as the country's prime minister tours europe seeking a support for beijing's membership in the council but china's bid to enter the front for the last into brazil says has

a long member nations smaller stories and fifty minutes from now in the meantime kate will bring you all the latest action from the world of sport. and i thank you for joining me the properties for round up and here are the top stories masterstroke number one rose on top of it breezes into the semifinals of the monte carlo last as andy murray crashes out. last year chinese growth going to nico rosberg is fastest in second practice at the drop of the bahrain race off the force india clash in the second session. touching distance of ungodly overtime in moscow and we've been along a victory of lifting the gari cup for the first time. refers to tennis and men's world number one i won't drop a bitch has recovered from his third round wobble just sweep aside robin haas of

the netherlands in the quarterfinals are going to call masters well the top ranked serbian was broken in the opening game but howard back to win the first set six four was hardly ever troubled in the second to take it six zero standing in the way in exchange for marsh burdett who came from a set down to accept third seed andy murray in almost three hours. while some one defending champion rafael nadal was made to north by stanislav brink of switzerland but still runs through in straight sets seven five six four and the next like i that year will beat tsonga for his french and she'll single. well in women's tennis and stuff here having a chunk of her girlfriend lady young give it in russia rubber against serbia at the fed cup semifinals nonsense of a draw for the time was made in moscow and also in line is that sold out against an er evanovich for the opening day the first singles will follow on sunday meanwhile murray and you will play

a lesser known human obsolete and it sounded cool mitch mcconnell's match the hosts of all time champions won't be able to play in the sun. finals for the first time however russia. says the chances are fifty fifty. four go on that and save his job in iraq big finish maybe half a second clear of the failed and second practice of the sunday's control to see him bahrain grand prix while a german was on a pole by a sort of margin in china last sunday before securing his maiden victory red bulls not red but was second fastest in bahrain followed by world champion sebastian vettel lewis hamilton quickest in first practice this fourth michael schumacher. ahead of mclaren's jenson button of course india pulled out of the session and returned to their hotel before dark after four team members were caught up in a hatch above incident on wednesday. this is a joke everybody enjoyed and that's a very good memories here. but it's again it's just difficult to know where we're going to be exactly enjoying her of course we did very well but we still know that

previously we did have a few issues in the races. so it's possible this could be a bit more difficult here. football that and season petersburg will be without injured defender nikolaus long whereas the russian champions aim to all that secure back to back titles on saturday as they travel south to face could run well after last week's to know where the time to take down moscow the chinese for that is there are twelve points clear a spot back up it's not just five games to go and should they win at ku band and sparta all draw at home to only on sunday the title on stage was a neat however some petersburg side of draw in their last two games against expect a tough and. first the best title in the five seat. wasn't vs about the lake it's not that way for all that's explained basement side stars are now although he's the second bottom far and third place in are most welcome city rival system also gives both looking to leapfrog spots acting's a second spot in the race

a champion see places. pile reading one of the battle blows champions league places is also putting up a third place to ask a lunchtime london garvie against chelsea who are six. based newcastle stoke then struggling aston villa tide on sunderland second bottom blackburn well third bottom bolton mistakes monsey they didn't go to poland so by the time tottenham kick off a q.b. after the second london darby in the evening they could have dropped from four to six harry redknapp side has gone to one of the last eight games and with five games left to place first hopes of the talk was placed in the balance. to chill she doing good for the more visually you know luke good result midweek was a fantastic result for his room they're in good form but no changes you know you certainly can change when you don't see arsenal getting q.p.r. get in but you're going to weaken because you've been in great form and you just you know it's so difficult trips you know you just take each game as it comes in to

morrow we know we're in for a tough game if you go and go to be prepared for that and if you show up this week . you know you have to work fantastic. well staying with football and former real madrid and spain star role has announced he'll be needing his current club help at the end of the season the striker who turns thirty five in june says he'll continue his career outside europe after his two year deal with the german side runs out in the summer the three time champions league winner is that's competitions as well as wales all time leading goalscorer and he's also scored thirty nine goals in ninety four appearances for sure but as well as lifting the german cup last year. i said in my playing futurism to europe now that i've announced my decision i'll discuss everything with my advisers and once again i will go through the office we have in detail and in the next few weeks you'll see where i'll go but it will definitely be a league that isn't a strong as the big leagues in europe and the previous leader. moving on to our god

and i just one win away from being champions for the first time the hawks clawed out an overtime victory ernst and i was going to lead the devouring cup final series three one rather thought anya reports this is the price we could go in cup is on display now so far and so close to the finalists you know more skill and i want guards aiming to put their names on the trophy although their chances now differ a lot there is these games or you know most skilled enough to fast and furious start their hosts had been two one down in the final serious opened five minutes in i don't care enough netting here one meal the blood why skip the visit there is 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 alexander pop 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 he paused twice however three periods of hard rumble were no no after cell scores taking the game into overtime which saw the visitors finally chloe now the when. alex on the piers rogan scored his fourth goal in the final to give his team a three one lead in the serious meeting one good and now just a single win away from making history. the two teams are almost equally strong he played very well defensively the sordid enamelled 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 a final step to win the cup we said 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 it was just one ball game and i think we have chance to win and. we won one game so we're going to battle. in norms and survey the bell for the good going cup may be decided or get even tougher robert byrd in their own party must feel. moving on to golf now and there was an unfamiliar name of the top of the texas leaderboard after the first day's play in san antonio after much every made nine birdies in a thoughtless record round of sixty three for a three straight lead i was once asked what it was a career best on a notoriously tough course that opened just a few years ago remains on troy patterson is one of five players who shot at sixty

eight if you can describe it and six things that tournament's top ranked player number fifteen and two weeks after finishing joint third at last as opposed to the seventy fared better than closing the eagle on the eighteenth with sixty six but every whose best finish in six years on the tour is third and was top of the leaderboard at the event for the first time since january coasted into the lead with a course record bogey free sixty three. well as well number three lee westwood remains on course to defend his title at the indonesian last as the englishman finished on eleven under par at the halfway stage after carding three bodies on the front nine one after the turn burma's zot mo is three shots behind completed and the troll holes before play was especially in the west where it isn't a confident route. i was good we were going i was. a medical nice party but i needed to. hear living underground get larger to do it. while i was where

china's quanah lying has failed to beat on the youngest player to make the cut as a european tour event the thirteen year old prodigy is the youngest ever competitor but finished on twelve over par at the inaugural china open in known as gary boyd unusual but he's going to have france share the lead up to both shot sixty seven's in the second round. funny sebastopol and the phoenix suns are back into the n.b.a. playoff race after a dramatic late win over the l.a. clippers on course but it was a back and forth notch in arizona we believe changing hands twenty four times l.a. spurs both top schools on the night with nineteen points that's steve nash who stole the show for the suns late in the game god tied the fourth aviator with just over a minute to go who then pulled the plug was leveled nash and trying frites and a pop throws each plate could have sent them out into overtime for l.a.

but these missed. eating three points up so you the final score was ninety three ninety two the suns got eight in the west and that's all the sport was friday. well. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future.

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