After discovering that Central Compilation and Translation Press in Beijing had published a Chinese translation of Shūyō (Cultivating the Mind) by Nitobe Inazō (1862–1933), I decided to reread that ...

The Last Samurai, a sweeping Hollywood epic, tells the story of Katsumoto, a rebel samurai who dedicates his life to fighting the forces he believes are corrupting Japan’s traditional values. As seen ...

“Haste not, Rest not” goes a framed, witty motto in English, hand-written with a traditional Japanese calligraphy brush by Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933). The piece leaps out when visitors step inside the ...

At first light, the Nitobe Memorial Garden breathes in silence. Dew settles on stone lanterns and soft moss. The pond lies still, a mirror for the pale sky. Among the maples, a figure moves slowly, ...

Meisho Nitobe is a 3yo b unknown from Japan trained by Masayoshi Ebina, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Danon Ballade out of the dam All Elizabeth. Meisho Nitobe is yet to break its ...

Cross-Stitch author Barrera blends memoir and biography to deliver a unique portrait of Mexican author Elena Garro (1916–1988), who helped pioneer magical realism. Garro married Continue reading » The ...

There’s no better time to discover the beauty and serenity of the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of B.C. than right now in the heart of summer. The garden is at its most mellow in July and ...