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 The following recipe is just one of 73 delicious offerings from Zen Vegan Food, a delightful cookbook from Buddhist temple priest and chef Koyu Iinuma.…

The recent passing of Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh inspired an outpouring of grief and remembrance throughout the world. Dr. Jerry Braza, a student of Nhat Hanh and t…

Multicultural Children’s Book Day is celebrated annually on the last Friday of January. In 2012, Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen created the holiday with the goal of highlighting diversity in children’s…

Korean American Day was first proclaimed on January 13th, 2003—100 years after the first Korean immigrants arrived in the U.S—to commemorate and celebrate the contributions Korean Americans have ma…

Born in Sweden, Per Oscar Brekell developed an interest in Japanese tea during high school, a passion that grew and later led to his move to Japan. He studied at Gifu University and became a certified…

Albert Liebermann is a writer and philosopher. He studied art and literature in Europe before moving to Japan, where he decided to put his musings on creativity and personal development down on paper.…

Sam Kaplan is the author of Challenging China and has worked with and in China for over thirty years in a variety of roles. As president of the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, he o…

Celebrate MassKara!If you travel to the tropical island of Negros in late October, you may be lucky enough to witness the fantastic, colorful celebration of MassKara! MassKara is a joyful festival tha…

Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer and folklorist. He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, Yokai Stories and Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, and the translator of Leij…