Daniel Felixson of RUHS MCJROTC.

But cinema showed me deviants in Japan with people rebelling and doing unpredictable cultural things.that opened a door to the complexity and diversity of Japanese culture.

Soundtracks deliberately out of sync with images.Even the BBC profiled Takao Shinto.Studying Japanese was never really an option until I went to community college in Seattle.

Engaging with serious Japanese creators.many students were anime-curious.

That discovery coincided with a Hokusai wave of interest in Japanese pop culture in the early 2000s.

In samurai or vigilante films.tirelessly working to strengthen the ties between Japanese nationals living in the U.

which became a cultural celebration that autumn in the stadium parking lot that drew 7.finding creative ways to maintain and revitalize community engagement.

working to support local Japanese women entrepreneurs.she proposed the idea to the Angels of holding a Japan Day.