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with an oriental twist. hello konichiwa listings probably taking a look at japanese culture here in the russian capital although it's seven hundred thousand kilometers away but the moscow vice are fascinated by such subjects as are gali asian cuisine and japanese animation so joey martin amis i think take a look at various shots classes sports and personals starting off here at the japan foundation. although thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia borders japan the far eastern areas of the country the creels and the island sound in. the two countries has 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 to the 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 the study all measure purposes. from our god we say language crosses the cultural department is a focal point of education and creativity as various workshops and muscle classes are held here. here you can see class in action the art form of japanese calligraphy as in being studied for over three thousand years a knowledge of calligraphy is an important step in the understanding of japanese culture because here practicing with water is my first time and it's not as easy as i thought it would be skill patience and imagination is needed.

brushstrokes can i. and the lack of confidence will show up in the characters must be written only once and there's no altering touching up or adding to the most the words. there are several other workshops people of all ages and nationalities can participate in. this is a class showcasing keep the art of peacefully arranging flowers and leaves in losses and other contain is the choice of all flowers to arrange is guided by the desire to create harmony between the flower and container try flowers of blend in well with its surroundings the key consideration is to use as few stems and least 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 the

schools in moscow publish their own newspapers magazines and open stores selling their own craft and local culture use cons make it to tokyo never mind you can still visit the japanese supermarkets to stock up on delicious sushi in japanese saki. the store here often is an authentic japanese culture experience based around the fundamental principles because the freshness of gradients. great. for my friend now this store starts pretty much everything you need for taste in japan that said it's not just about food stuffs like see we plan more either in the whole range of products such as he said that's. what you can see here but 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 ever developing cultural scene and lifestyle of the russian capital this is restaurants and ethics each shops are opening at an amazing

great. 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 nine hundred years 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 prepare it there are hundreds of japanese eateries in moscow including both high end restaurants and student cafes from a swanky famous restaurant local television fast food kiosks you can get your sushi twenty four hours a day. the festival of contemporary japanese culture called j fest has become a launch 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 eleventh and highlights it for aspects fashion music 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. i talk a lot about japanese power up in 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 find it 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 of the eastern part is very close to actually the distance between japan and russia is only for forty three

kilometers and that suckling they are suffering yes. but they're both very culturally 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 people can't just come in our last year we have. our japanese contemporary culture festival in the vendor. during the two day period where we have over twelve thousand people well coming for a 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 final question what do you miss about about japan or the whiniest or hot springs. of course and all of my my hometown now oh thanks very much the shouting over there

you're welcome you're watching the sea capital thank you very much sixty percent. of. the japanese are also brain miniature trees in a mosque bonsai has found many followers in research into the original pond site practice focuses on long term cultivation the shaping of very small trees these are not easy to grow and demand for a cat to shop he adds of a certain old russian exodus a sense that has various bonsai trees you can buy the young tree for around thirty dollars and try and break yourself you can get an already shakes take scusa tree this might cost it's eight thousand dollars. cultural and staving calendar is packed with very suspense celebrating the life of the rising sun all year round to moscow museum of modern art is now hosting an exhibition of contemporary art course double perspectives and showcase work by over thirty artists from japan. dubai to

this high on the project we tried. choose both as to paris styles ages and from different parts of japan to present the whole diversity of the countries contemporary art there's talk of. the first five millimeter cinema organizes annual festivals of anime. while the film which is a japanese strum is always sold out at the ends of moscow's various musicals. if you want to express yourself through song then why not try outs karaoke coming from the japanese words being empty orchestra from underground and grungy to v.i.p.'s 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 people of all ages plans nationalities. and travelling half an hour outside the city since we've arrived here twelve final

location and if you thought the 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 be some ideas for let me. just take a look at the medals here the men and women at the center of the winning awards pairs combat sports competitions says the nineteen sixty's all the other martial arts are enjoyed here japanese sumo wrestling is one of the most popular house in order when a school opened fifteen years ago it was the first school in russia which held suman practice so then sumo was generally unknown and an unusual activity for russians but now it's become very common or. for liberals the most which. is a competitive full context sports where wrestler attempts to force another wrestling how to secure the 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 at. first up it's on with the belts otherwise known as the washy japan these can be traditionally overnight mrs long and she would make it just feel quite strange but they provide the great nieces. i feel lost without lights and the ring with the recent champion a leg perhaps tension is not the words to come face to face with a joint award winning person sumo wrestler is simply terrifying. and here he comes. from the paper folding fascinating hobby of origami to the recent sushi mania that's taken as a mosque our culture has exploded in the russian capital luckily for many they don't have to be trained it's receiving a wrestling ring it's witnessed muscovites its eyes for cultural grace. and

although i constantly battle to prove how amazing the city of moscow is this is moon phase i'm sure i went with. well at least i tried them for say 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 i assume a. helmet. good . hundred. years. we

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hello welcome to the sports and here are the top stories. on bowls champions need to have to wait till it's their second straight russian premier league trophy after coming back to salvage a late two to drool at. white staying alive denying moscow grange a must win streak to victory against our god in siberia in the darren cup final. score etc not because that side of that beat are evanovich to bring russia level in their fed cup semi final flash to serbia. and red bull flying formula one champion sebastian vettel grabs his first goal physician of the year ahead of mclaren's lewis hamilton at the controversial plain wrong grade. but first a football and sneaks in petersburg aims to all but retain their russian premier league title on saturday i've been slaughtered after they had to come from behind

to snatch a late two two draw at all joined by warren strike at the scene a try or it was wearing the captain's armband for the first time and his second half brace so the home side to take it to no lead first is attacking prowess on the hour before boarding is going to bounce that infamous piece thirteen minutes later but their defense crumbled off the bat and they are shutting. down for one should all call for quickie struck within three minutes to save the draw the jonas brothers his man and thirteen points ahead of sponsor who try to come back got back to ten on sunday and i host after this weekend's matches they'll be four games left or a potential twelve points. will be informed both be on the field as it is down the same of each netted the winner and do not know moscow's one mil dobby victory at home to run it was to stuff the goal flew on seventeen. minutes in from seinfeld to zach set in a moment for us the league's top scorer all say to do give up have a good chance to level matters right after the restart his head and say i didn't

know until schumann opposite number ego i could face also produced some spectacular state however the third when for the last four games was enough for the blue and white student foxtrot sacked him to second in the last champions league spot at least until sunday our injury contest once chased to the top spots where we mystery extended to size much. in the early kickoff car he to move misery on bottom side starts right now take off a one mil from victory in a game a few chances to come side capitalize on a defensive play ten minutes before. you hit it should have created the free kick that he so quickly and if you're only on the thirty three she was a strange one until now chick have now lost seven of their last eight games since the winter break and come further away from the resignation zone. and elsewhere

provided a penalty any charge to beat nine one time and see her in a bad temper match inning of that of greer he gave up the first spot with a side of going to minutes. and i stopped up to leave some people out there shaking feeling and then in the dying minutes a foul on should that be below if you area it all got the chance to rack up the win but it took some time as tempers flared and vote as we heights a plush was slapped in the face twice in a bus stop with a couple of time players and iran also and the lead came off were both sent off after the incident and the deal of the second second was in time remain a point in safety. while every possible states first and chelsea sixth with a goal in store at the emirates much younger dryas scored in each half as newcastle leapfrog talked him into for the. they three know when a stroke or stuttering spurs last one they'll attend money q.p.r. you score ask tyra not so regular twelve minutes left aston villa and sunderland

finished no mel those last one grabbed a rival to no victory against bolton at sixty second bottom off three one one draw with swanzy of the next sixteen all in a to your parents is in the fleet center also late strike a full on a two one win over wigan. moving on to ice hockey and in the k h l then i was go despite the hostile siberian crowd to be out on god streets and stay alive in the car in cup finals well i haven't thought one win away from lifting them and making hay a challenge where you think and how close were drawn to each one so soon as men went three goals down early in the second period they all stops going to make out anything opened in less than four minutes to record his fourteenth goal this postseason. then doubles down as lead midway through the first period. on things you know because it's the best word. and fall with young enough pulls one back to send the local fans into rock to scratch the second half of the old

struggle to find more goals and the mice three minutes to go replace their goaltender with an outfield player the plan paid off duty example of missing a last gasp goal to a new long range but it was too little too late it's a three two two now never the best seven series three apiece in boston on monday. tennessee and it's all square in the fed cup semifinal here in moscow after four time winners russia pulls the tie it gets back to one one all world number one ranking which got serbia in front with a straight set written on a stuffy it probably changed about in the first singles rubber but in the second month or so that's one because that's like that held off a second set fight back from another former top ranked player on a evanovich to win it in three and level the tight. oh yes lord they're from. the normal crew. of the call was fast the

quotes were true it wasn't easy to play on such a chord own person would have to i was able to bring the first one former coach to me what i always find advantage a tough opponent however and found a craze morrisey a goal for me and i me the most of it rotating the ball keeping the play on the right and attacked breaking her the second the will be absolutely unpredictable i think i can play the doubles only if the stories level after four matches. while else was the czech republic are two now locked in their semifinal against italy the seeds are about each former french open champion francesca schiavone in straight sets before world number three and who was in champion at the twitter after all saw at the youthful second state sets however there was bad news for the czech republic's top ranked man thomas verdict as the sixty fell victim to world number one know that garbage and semifinals in the monte carlo masters the serbian battled

back from a step down to our last birdie in two hours and forty two minutes while the seven time spending champion rafael nadal had an easier time against france's you'll see more winning that lost all match in straight sets. now on to formula one and world champion sebastian vettel has taken his and red bulls first pole position of the year ahead of lewis hamilton at the controls as he hit bahrain grand prix all the german hasn't been constable in his new car and haven't qualified higher than fifty for bahrain but on saturday he was just under a tenth of a second quicker than his mclaren rival our teammate not web was though the second farakka jenson button was forced the last weekend when it took a rosberg sadie's ferrari's fernando alonso didn't set a time and his ninth after saving a set of tires for the race for the start seventeen to start i'm going civil unrest in the country f. bombs cheats. to sunday's race to go ahead for you still. it's very good to call the current poll and as i said i think we both of us we are the result of

a good team and this is a good car felt much better all weekend i was quite happy i didn't have this with us qualifying as nearly i think you won early i think you hope and i knew that you know when i get up in and we should be in a better place and great obviously to see that we've just lewis for the pole and there's some good news for russia's top just. trying to house republic from need a little bit damaged and our way to. the soviet union used to be the world's best in women's gymnastics producing the poor through of top gymnast who brought home thirty three olympic gold eleven more than romania the global competition in the sport has increased dramatically over the last three decades. but in the students complete that means there are forty two

medals at stake overall at the olympics which the you know blast rocked championships these medals went to twenty one countries but slowly in the women's events just forty six teams will battle for gold and our priority is the team competition because it's the most prestigious the all around events come second after all we're mustafina one of the first medal in twenty years for russia in the all around event at the world championships and we are counting on her you know but russia's brightest star the twenty to an all round world champion swimmer suffered a serious knee injury at last year's european championships and was ruled out for more than six months however the seventy year old is back and preparing for early but her most important and so for the london olympics. is. a question. i've almost recovered from my injury i competed again mastic championship i was happy with my performance i doubt i'm the biggest star on the team however i

feel the responsibility of the olympics will be even higher than at the world championships when you get your thought. before her injury my stuff and i had the most difficult program in the world where trying not to rush a comeback recovery is going well and she's regaining her form step by step she's already training at full strength and will be ready for. just two gymnast who have suffered such a need for the olympics have made successful returns but none of them won the gold . however some pundits say that the stuff in his injury might be a blessing for her the last reigning world champion to win olympic gold was ukraine silly but it was back in one nine hundred ninety six. so perhaps by missing last year's world championships the brit games focus is off russia's best medal hopes and could ensure she finishes where she belongs on top of the podium in spain but

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