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a tour of the nordic states. up next to the latest edition of moscow's and this time we delve into the world of japanese culture here in the heart of russia. hello konichiwa on this week's program take a look at japanese culture here in the russian capital although it's several hundred thousand kilometers away many 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 the malls starting off here i think. all those thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia and the far eastern areas the country the creel and the island.

is you 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 for study purposes. from oregon the salon which crosses the cultural department is a focal point of education and creativity as various workshops i must 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 patience and imagination is needed. brushstrokes cannot. be corrected and a lack of confidence will show up in the work characters must be written on the walls and there's no altering touching up or adding to them afterwards. there are several other workshops people of all ages and nationalities can participate in. this is a class showcasing the pallor the art of peacefully arranging flowers and leaves in vases and other contain is the choice of what flowers to arrange is guarded by the desire to create harmony between the flower and container find flowers that blend in well with its surroundings the key consideration is to use a 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 have set up the schools in moscow publish their own newspapers magazines and open stores selling their own crafts and local produce can't make it to tokyo never mind you can still visit the japanese supermarkets to stock up a delicious sushi in japanese saki. the store here office and authentic japanese culture we experience based around the fundamental principles because the freshness of the gradients. 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. 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 developing cultural scene and lifestyle of the russian capital the city's restaurants and pixie chops are opening at an amazing great. we had our first store open in one thousand. ninety three on prostate mira our idea back then was to sell japanese food for 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 of the past decade is only two apparent there are hundreds of japanese eateries in moscow including both high end restaurants and student cafes from a swanky famous restaurant television far spooky you can get twenty four hours a day. the festival of contemporary japanese culture called j fest has become a lot and will events 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 i saw was held in november eleventh and highlighted for aspects fashion he's an animation and architecture. to the japanese embassy now and the team 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 guest great to meet and i thank you very much for your time now tell me about your job here at the japanese embassy. and i talk a lot about japanese from these economy or what's going on in japan including culture so that more and more russian people understand and feel clothes that are part of speaking of how close they are it's i find it fascinating that moscow is in fact . a long way away but i believe 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 for forty three kilometers. and 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 our in the music and dance and our traditional cultures paintings on people can't just come or last year we had our japanese contemporary culture festival in the vendor and during the two day period where we had over twelve thousand people well i mean from visit so. there is no doubt that the japanese culture in japan itself they are very very popular and they find more and more popular among the russian people here final question what do you miss about about japan or the

honest or hot springs. of course your own writing they are my hometown. but thanks very much especially over you know your work here you know this couple thank you very much six years. the japanese are the brain miniature trees in a false bonsai has found many followers in russia to the original bonsai practice focuses on long term cultivation in the shaping of very small trees which are not easy to grow and demand for a cat to shop he advocates said it all russian exhibition center as their response by trees you can buy a 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. because cultural and entertainment calendar is very safe and celebrates in the land of the rising sun all year round the moscow museum of modern art is now hosting an

exhibition of contemporary art course double perspectives that showcase work by over thirty artists from japan. dubai that is high on the project we try to. choose oldest of various styles ages and from different parts of japan circus and the whole diversity of the countries contemporary art is a copy of. the first five millimeter cinema organizes annual physicals of anime. while the foreman says the japanese strum is always sold out at the ends 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 v.i.p. and spunky 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 of people of all ages and stash analyses. and travelling half an hour outside the city since we've arrived here twelve pilot location and if you call that japanese culture was all about peace for bonsai tree graceful kimono dress and meditation you thought wrong so well away well the structure next to me and i could 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 says the nineteen sixties although other martial arts are enjoyed here to japanese sumo wrestling as one of the most popular. order when our school opened fifteen years ago it was the first school in russia which held soon a practice bensimon was generally unknown and an unusual activity for russians but now it's become very common or. liberal some of which. has a competitive full context towards 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 distress and a great outlet for expression men and women included just take a look. it's on with the belts 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 a great need just. last of like and the ring with the recent champion a leg but horse tension is not the worst to come face to face with a joint award winning version sumo 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 mosque our japanese culture has exploded in the russian capital luckily so many agents have to be trained it's a sumo wrestling ring it's witnessed muscovites criticized for cultural grace. and although i can see battle to prove how amazing the city of moscow is this is moon phase i'm sure i worked with. at. least i'd try them for say that so that's how we have left the listings 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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the top stories and i'll see the u.n. security council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to send three hundred observers to syria to monitor the french all cease fire russia says it's a significant step towards peace in the country while the u.s. calls for more pressure on assad's regime. as a media block. out as the french for parents who cause their votes for a new leader in the first round of the presidential election time comes that same truth in equal out sarkozy i live for the top job in the country hated by social divisions and record unemployment. and energy hungry china works to secure a slice of the yardstick and it's sometimes mineral resources would be trying on a tour of the nordic state. we're back with more on these stories in our extended news bulletin and around fifteen minutes time right now kate is here with the

latest sports and. hello welcome to the sports and here are the top stories. on hold champions and each will have to wait till it's their second straight russian premier league trophy after coming back to salvage a late two to draw. last staying alive donato moscow clinched a must win streak to victory against our god in siberia truth played in the darren cup final. score x. that lineout kuznetsova beat our advantage to bring russia level in next fed cup semi final clash to serbia. and red goes 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 mates in petersburg aims to all but retain their russian premier league title on saturday have been slaughtered after they had to come from behind us not a late two two draw at all giant ivorian strike at the scene a try or it was wearing captain's armband for the first time and his second paul braced so the home side to take it to no lead first unleashed his attacking prowess of the hour before rolling in is not the one step in the missing piece thirteen minutes later but their defense crumbled after that and they are shoving. down from one should walk off the cue struck within three minutes to save the draw on as well as his man out thirteen points ahead of spot tackle trying to come back and got back to ten on sunday when i post under the after this weekend's matches they'll be four games left for a potential twelve points. bobby informed boss the army field is that this immigration mess is the winner and do not know moscow's one mil dobby victory at

home to ride was to stop the goal on seventeen. minutes in from the sun to zack said in a one horse the league's top scorer say to do have a good chance to level matters right after the restart his head say biodynamic ok unfortunately opposite number ego i can say also produced some spectacular outstate however a third wins on the last four games was enough for the blue and whites to meet foxtrot's hacked into second in the last champions league spot at least until sunday our injury it's a stand who wants chase to be top spot where we mistreat extended to size much. in the early kick off arm called heat from all misery on bottom side stuff that now take off a one nelson victory in a game with few chances to come side capitalize on a defensive blitz ten minutes before. the candidate should have created this week that he felt awkwardly and yet only one party he she has ranged from one until now

chick have now lost seven of the last eight games since the winter break and come further away from the relegation zone. and elsewhere adverted a penalty in each half to beat nine one time and see if that is tempered much in a number of. he gave up the first spot kick without a side thank you minutes. and i got back up stepped up to leave timekeeper got the russian feeling and then in the dying minutes a foul and shit about it all if you area they've all got the chance to wrap up the win but it took some time as temp is flat and cold as the heights a flash and were sucked in the face twice in a bus stop with a couple of time players and the yvonne off and whatever came off was sent off after the incident and we belong to the second second most intimate eight points from safety. saw everything possible states third and chelsea sixth with a goal in store at the emirates last young guy is scored in each half as newcastle

leapfrog talked them into falls. they threw in the wind is a stroke for scattering spurs last one they'll attend money q.p.r. use were asked how to tie around so red with twelve minutes left aston villa and sunderland finish mill over last night and grab a rival to no victory against norwich bolton slipped to second bottom half three one one draw with swanzy battled over the next six with all in a t.v. appearances in the phillips under also the late strike a full on two one win over wigan. moving on to ice hockey and in the k h l then i was go defied the hostile siberian crowd to be out on god three two and stay alive in the car in that finals well i've got one win away from lifting them making hay i tell tracey and have high regard for each. simmons man it went three goals down early in the second period the playoff spots were nice and opened in less than the four minutes to record his fourteenth goal this season. then doubles the now as

lead midway through the first period. something that of course i did last third. and fourth pulled one back to send the local fans interact to start the second half of struggling to find more goals and little mice three minutes ago to replace their goaltender with an outfield player the plan paid off duty aleksandr off nothing a last gasp goal to the long way but it was too little too late stage three two two down never the best of seven series three at least in moscow on monday. tennis now and it's all square in the fed cup semi final here in moscow after thought i win as russia pulls the tie against serbia back to one one zero world number one ranking which in front with a straight sets win kind of stuff here probably changed about in the first singles rubber but in the second my thought is that lambert is not so that held off a second sec fight back from another former top ranked player on a evanovich to win it in three eleven the tight. the. sport.

only is your friend you know the normal crew. was fast and quite slippery it was music to record personally or player was able to win the first ball from a coach. i always find advantage a traffic cone and however and i found a craze more a suitable for me and i made 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 the score is level after four matches. well else it was the czech republic are two now locked in their seventy final against italy the seeds are about beat former french open champion francesca schiavone in straight sets before world number three and google in champion is a particle saw at the youthful second state sets however there was bad news for the

czech republic's top ranking man how much verdict as the sixth seed fell victim to world number one novak djokovic and semifinals in the monte carlo masters the serbian battled back from a second down to outlast birdie in two hours and forty two minutes while the seven time fending champion one found it all have an easier time against france if you'll see more when that last four match in straight sets it's now on to formula one and world champion sebastian vettel has taken his and red balls first opposition of the year ahead of lewis hamilton at the controls as he hit bahrain grand prix all the german hasn't been comfortable in his new car and hadn't qualified higher than fifty for bahrain but on saturday he was just under eight tenths of a second quicker than his mclaren rival our teammate mark well that was the second half hour of jenson button was fourth ahead of last weekend's win in the car ross sadie's ferrari's fernando alonso didn't set a time and his ninth after saving a set of tires for the race will mark the start seventy to start on going civil

unrest in the country f bombs cheats on. sunday's race to get ahead of all this. it's very quick with the current goal and as i said i think we both of us we all the result today to the team and this is a good car felt much better all week and i was quite happy i didn't have the smoothest qualifying i was nearly out in q one really i think it through and i knew that you know when i get up in and we should be in a better place and it's great obviously to see that with just people lewis for the pole and finally there's some good news for russia's top gymnasts their. own house recovered from need ligament damage and are waiting. to. the soviet union used to be the world's best in women's gymnastics producing a plethora of top gymnast who brought home thirty three olympic gold eleven more

than or tribal romania the global competition in the sport has increased dramatically over the course we dickie. put in the guinness cause students completed their forty two medals at stake overall at the olympics last roll championships these medals went to twenty one countries but slowly in the women's events just forty six teams will battle for it all our priority is the team competition because it is the most prestigious the all around events come second after all we are mustafa you know one of the first medal in twenty years for russia in the all around event at the world championships and we are carrying on her new national with russia's brightest stars the twenty to an all round world champion swimmer suffered this 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 in preparing for early but her most important one so far the london olympics. is.

for sure. i've almost recovered from my injury i competed at the domestic championship i was happy with my performance i doubt on the biggest star on the team however i feel the responsibility of the olympics will be even higher than at the world championships we knew it. before her insurance stuff and i had the most difficult program in the world where trying not to rush a comeback to 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. this to gymnast who have suffered such a need to a here before the olympics have made successful returns but none of them won the gold. however some pound them say the most startling as injury may be a blessing for her the last reigning world champion to win olympic gold was ukraine but cup but they were back in the one nine hundred ninety six. so perhaps by missing last year's world championships the preg aims focus is off russia's best

medal hopes and could ensure she finishes where she belongs on top of the podium in spain but out of karachi. that's all the sports news. and media currency crisis tough cuts. tragic integration failures. who will be left standing with the people's speech. the french election on party.

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