Go to the Saturday Schedule here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\nTIME<\/span><\/strong><\/td>SPECIAL EVENT<\/span><\/strong><\/td>ROOM<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Mon\u2013Fri10am\u20134pm<\/td>Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb<\/strong>Exhibit and Films<\/strong><\/a>Courtesy of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum,Nuclear Weapons Awareness<\/td>BC Library,1st Floor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTIME<\/span><\/strong><\/td>TOPIC \/ SPEAKER<\/span><\/strong><\/td>ROOM<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Oct. 6 (Mon)2:30\u20133:20pm<\/td>Onigiri Making Workshop<\/a><\/strong>Limited to 30 BC students<\/em>Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/td>D Building,Room 106<\/td><\/tr>Oct. 7 (Tues)2:30\u20133:20pm<\/td>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/td>D Building,Room 106<\/td><\/tr>Oct. 8 (Wed)2:30\u20133:20pm<\/td>Never Again Is Now:<\/strong>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><\/a>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/td>D Building,Room 106<\/td><\/tr>Oct. 9 (Thur)2:30\u20133:20pm<\/td>Hands-on Taiko Workshop<\/a><\/strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative ArtsLimited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><\/td>Carlson Theater<\/td><\/tr>Oct. 10 (Fri)<\/td>Set-up DaySignups closed!<\/em><\/td>Across Campus<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb<\/strong><\/a>Exhibit and Films<\/strong>October 6 (Mon) \u2013 10 (Fri)<\/h4>\n\n\n\nCourtesy of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Nuclear Weapons Awareness<\/em><\/p>\nExhibit: <\/strong>10:00am \u2013 4:00pmBC Library Media Center, 1st Floor Lobby<\/p>\nFilms:<\/strong> 10:00am \u2013 12:00pmBC Library, XR Lab D-126P<\/p>\nThis exhibit will also be presented on Saturday, 10am\u20135pm.For more information, click the link below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"header\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Onigiri\"><\/a><strong>Onigiri (Riceball) Making Workshop<\/strong><br><br>October 6th (Monday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><em>(Limited to 30 BC students)<br><\/em><br><strong>Chef Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us for a fun and interactive hands-on Onigiri Making Workshop led by Chef Uruma! Onigiri, which means \u201cto mold with the hands,\u201d is Japan\u2019s original finger food\u2014simple, delicious, and steeped in history. Dating back over 2,000 years, onigiri remains one of the most beloved and iconic staples of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Niigata, Japan, in 1978, Chef Uruma grew up surrounded by the culinary business since childhood. He has worked at a hotel and Japanese kaiseki cuisine restaurant since he was 19 years old. At the age of 34, he moved to San Francisco and worked at a sushi restaurant for two years, but had to return to Japan due to family circumstances. In Japan, he learned some more professional skills at an eel specialty restaurant and a tempura specialty restaurant. In 2020, he was invited to be a chef in Denver, Colorado and has been working in a sushi restaurant in the state of Washington since 2022. He has been a Japanese cuisine chef in Japan for 20 years and in the US for 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, Chef Uruma will guide you step by step through the process of crafting your own onigiri. You\u2019ll learn how to portion the rice, place your fillings just right (including vegan options), and shape each onigiri so it holds together beautifully\u2014and tastes as good as it looks. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a timeless Japanese snack.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited to 30 participants, so don\u2019t miss your chance to shape and savor your very own handmade onigiri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"80_Years\"><\/a><strong>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:<br>Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<br><br><\/strong>October 7th (Tuesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (12:45\u20131:45pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>80 years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki 3 days later, destroying both cities and killing, wounding, or sickening hundreds of thousands of people. Within a few years, the US entered a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and by the 1960s, the prospects of a nuclear war followed by a nuclear winter were disturbingly high. The threat of nuclear war and nuclear arms proliferation subsided with the signing of several arms control treaties in the 1970s and 1980s, but all but one of those treaties have been allowed to lapse, and a new arms race is beginning under the guise of \u201cmodernization.\u201d What was the human cost of our nuclear past? What is the human cost of our nuclear present? And what are the prospects for a non-nuclear future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Never_Again\"><\/a><strong>Never Again Is Now:<br>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><br><br>October 8th (Wednesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (2:00\u20133:00pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we watch the mass round up of immigrants without charge, hearing, or any form of due process, the Japanese American community is reminded of how we were rounded up, removed from our homes, and sent to concentration camps during WWII. In this talk, we will connect the dots of how Japanese Americans were treated in 1942 and how immigrants are being treated today. We will learn how and why we must Stop Repeating History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Taiko\"><\/a><strong>Hands-On Taiko Workshop<\/strong><br \/><br \/>October 9th (Thursday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 pm<br \/>Location: Carlson Theater<br \/><em>Limited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ringtaro Tateishi,<br>Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Japan Creative Arts<br>Professional Taiko Drummer, Composer, and Arranger<br>Born and raised in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>As the principal of The School of TAIKO and leader of the group CHIKIRI, Ringtaro provides music programs based in Bellevue and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1999, as a core member of the world-renowned professional Taiko group ONDEKOZA, he performed over 1,000 times in 26 countries. He also completed a unique “US Running Tour,” running 20-30 mile marathons daily around the perimeter of the United States and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York four times. This tour allowed him to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii, and the experiences and connections he gained significantly shaped his current endeavors. Following this, he also toured mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Ringtaro moved to Florida with his family and performed Taiko daily at Walt Disney World\/EPCOT for seven years. “Mitsu-Uchi,” his signature composed and choreographed piece, remains a popular main performance for “Matsuri-za,” a troupe still active at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, Ringtaro leverages his experience in nurturing the next generation of Taiko drummers from his time with ONDEKOZA. He serves as a Master Taiko workshop leader at North America’s largest Taiko conference, in addition to providing workshops to numerous Taiko groups.<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, he composes, choreographs, and arranges all the music used in “The School of TAIKO,” and also provides music for other Taiko groups, including those in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1K81L8y8oR8tLjYTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for the workshop! Limited to 30 BC students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17933\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 10th (Friday): Setup Day<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Across Campus<br \/>Signups closed!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-weekday-schedule\/\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekday events are between October 6 (Mon) \u2013 October 9 (Thurs) for Bellevue College students only. October 10 (Fri) is reserved for event set-up. Go to the Saturday Schedule here! 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Courtesy of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Nuclear Weapons Awareness<\/em><\/p>\nExhibit: <\/strong>10:00am \u2013 4:00pmBC Library Media Center, 1st Floor Lobby<\/p>\nFilms:<\/strong> 10:00am \u2013 12:00pmBC Library, XR Lab D-126P<\/p>\nThis exhibit will also be presented on Saturday, 10am\u20135pm.For more information, click the link below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"18057\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png 1920w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"1568\" data-id=\"18078\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1423\" data-id=\"18079\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"header\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Onigiri\"><\/a><strong>Onigiri (Riceball) Making Workshop<\/strong><br><br>October 6th (Monday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><em>(Limited to 30 BC students)<br><\/em><br><strong>Chef Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us for a fun and interactive hands-on Onigiri Making Workshop led by Chef Uruma! Onigiri, which means \u201cto mold with the hands,\u201d is Japan\u2019s original finger food\u2014simple, delicious, and steeped in history. Dating back over 2,000 years, onigiri remains one of the most beloved and iconic staples of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Niigata, Japan, in 1978, Chef Uruma grew up surrounded by the culinary business since childhood. He has worked at a hotel and Japanese kaiseki cuisine restaurant since he was 19 years old. At the age of 34, he moved to San Francisco and worked at a sushi restaurant for two years, but had to return to Japan due to family circumstances. In Japan, he learned some more professional skills at an eel specialty restaurant and a tempura specialty restaurant. In 2020, he was invited to be a chef in Denver, Colorado and has been working in a sushi restaurant in the state of Washington since 2022. He has been a Japanese cuisine chef in Japan for 20 years and in the US for 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, Chef Uruma will guide you step by step through the process of crafting your own onigiri. You\u2019ll learn how to portion the rice, place your fillings just right (including vegan options), and shape each onigiri so it holds together beautifully\u2014and tastes as good as it looks. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a timeless Japanese snack.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited to 30 participants, so don\u2019t miss your chance to shape and savor your very own handmade onigiri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"80_Years\"><\/a><strong>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:<br>Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<br><br><\/strong>October 7th (Tuesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (12:45\u20131:45pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>80 years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki 3 days later, destroying both cities and killing, wounding, or sickening hundreds of thousands of people. Within a few years, the US entered a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and by the 1960s, the prospects of a nuclear war followed by a nuclear winter were disturbingly high. The threat of nuclear war and nuclear arms proliferation subsided with the signing of several arms control treaties in the 1970s and 1980s, but all but one of those treaties have been allowed to lapse, and a new arms race is beginning under the guise of \u201cmodernization.\u201d What was the human cost of our nuclear past? What is the human cost of our nuclear present? And what are the prospects for a non-nuclear future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Never_Again\"><\/a><strong>Never Again Is Now:<br>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><br><br>October 8th (Wednesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (2:00\u20133:00pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we watch the mass round up of immigrants without charge, hearing, or any form of due process, the Japanese American community is reminded of how we were rounded up, removed from our homes, and sent to concentration camps during WWII. In this talk, we will connect the dots of how Japanese Americans were treated in 1942 and how immigrants are being treated today. We will learn how and why we must Stop Repeating History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Taiko\"><\/a><strong>Hands-On Taiko Workshop<\/strong><br \/><br \/>October 9th (Thursday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 pm<br \/>Location: Carlson Theater<br \/><em>Limited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ringtaro Tateishi,<br>Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Japan Creative Arts<br>Professional Taiko Drummer, Composer, and Arranger<br>Born and raised in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>As the principal of The School of TAIKO and leader of the group CHIKIRI, Ringtaro provides music programs based in Bellevue and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1999, as a core member of the world-renowned professional Taiko group ONDEKOZA, he performed over 1,000 times in 26 countries. He also completed a unique “US Running Tour,” running 20-30 mile marathons daily around the perimeter of the United States and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York four times. This tour allowed him to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii, and the experiences and connections he gained significantly shaped his current endeavors. Following this, he also toured mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Ringtaro moved to Florida with his family and performed Taiko daily at Walt Disney World\/EPCOT for seven years. “Mitsu-Uchi,” his signature composed and choreographed piece, remains a popular main performance for “Matsuri-za,” a troupe still active at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, Ringtaro leverages his experience in nurturing the next generation of Taiko drummers from his time with ONDEKOZA. He serves as a Master Taiko workshop leader at North America’s largest Taiko conference, in addition to providing workshops to numerous Taiko groups.<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, he composes, choreographs, and arranges all the music used in “The School of TAIKO,” and also provides music for other Taiko groups, including those in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1K81L8y8oR8tLjYTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for the workshop! Limited to 30 BC students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17933\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 10th (Friday): Setup Day<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Across Campus<br \/>Signups closed!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-weekday-schedule\/\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekday events are between October 6 (Mon) \u2013 October 9 (Thurs) for Bellevue College students only. October 10 (Fri) is reserved for event set-up. Go to the Saturday Schedule here! 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Exhibit: <\/strong>10:00am \u2013 4:00pmBC Library Media Center, 1st Floor Lobby<\/p>\nFilms:<\/strong> 10:00am \u2013 12:00pmBC Library, XR Lab D-126P<\/p>\nThis exhibit will also be presented on Saturday, 10am\u20135pm.For more information, click the link below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"18057\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png 1920w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"1568\" data-id=\"18078\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1423\" data-id=\"18079\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"header\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Onigiri\"><\/a><strong>Onigiri (Riceball) Making Workshop<\/strong><br><br>October 6th (Monday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><em>(Limited to 30 BC students)<br><\/em><br><strong>Chef Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us for a fun and interactive hands-on Onigiri Making Workshop led by Chef Uruma! Onigiri, which means \u201cto mold with the hands,\u201d is Japan\u2019s original finger food\u2014simple, delicious, and steeped in history. Dating back over 2,000 years, onigiri remains one of the most beloved and iconic staples of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Niigata, Japan, in 1978, Chef Uruma grew up surrounded by the culinary business since childhood. He has worked at a hotel and Japanese kaiseki cuisine restaurant since he was 19 years old. At the age of 34, he moved to San Francisco and worked at a sushi restaurant for two years, but had to return to Japan due to family circumstances. In Japan, he learned some more professional skills at an eel specialty restaurant and a tempura specialty restaurant. In 2020, he was invited to be a chef in Denver, Colorado and has been working in a sushi restaurant in the state of Washington since 2022. He has been a Japanese cuisine chef in Japan for 20 years and in the US for 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, Chef Uruma will guide you step by step through the process of crafting your own onigiri. You\u2019ll learn how to portion the rice, place your fillings just right (including vegan options), and shape each onigiri so it holds together beautifully\u2014and tastes as good as it looks. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a timeless Japanese snack.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited to 30 participants, so don\u2019t miss your chance to shape and savor your very own handmade onigiri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"80_Years\"><\/a><strong>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:<br>Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<br><br><\/strong>October 7th (Tuesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (12:45\u20131:45pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>80 years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki 3 days later, destroying both cities and killing, wounding, or sickening hundreds of thousands of people. Within a few years, the US entered a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and by the 1960s, the prospects of a nuclear war followed by a nuclear winter were disturbingly high. The threat of nuclear war and nuclear arms proliferation subsided with the signing of several arms control treaties in the 1970s and 1980s, but all but one of those treaties have been allowed to lapse, and a new arms race is beginning under the guise of \u201cmodernization.\u201d What was the human cost of our nuclear past? What is the human cost of our nuclear present? And what are the prospects for a non-nuclear future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Never_Again\"><\/a><strong>Never Again Is Now:<br>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><br><br>October 8th (Wednesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (2:00\u20133:00pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we watch the mass round up of immigrants without charge, hearing, or any form of due process, the Japanese American community is reminded of how we were rounded up, removed from our homes, and sent to concentration camps during WWII. In this talk, we will connect the dots of how Japanese Americans were treated in 1942 and how immigrants are being treated today. We will learn how and why we must Stop Repeating History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Taiko\"><\/a><strong>Hands-On Taiko Workshop<\/strong><br \/><br \/>October 9th (Thursday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 pm<br \/>Location: Carlson Theater<br \/><em>Limited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ringtaro Tateishi,<br>Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Japan Creative Arts<br>Professional Taiko Drummer, Composer, and Arranger<br>Born and raised in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>As the principal of The School of TAIKO and leader of the group CHIKIRI, Ringtaro provides music programs based in Bellevue and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1999, as a core member of the world-renowned professional Taiko group ONDEKOZA, he performed over 1,000 times in 26 countries. He also completed a unique “US Running Tour,” running 20-30 mile marathons daily around the perimeter of the United States and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York four times. This tour allowed him to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii, and the experiences and connections he gained significantly shaped his current endeavors. Following this, he also toured mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Ringtaro moved to Florida with his family and performed Taiko daily at Walt Disney World\/EPCOT for seven years. “Mitsu-Uchi,” his signature composed and choreographed piece, remains a popular main performance for “Matsuri-za,” a troupe still active at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, Ringtaro leverages his experience in nurturing the next generation of Taiko drummers from his time with ONDEKOZA. He serves as a Master Taiko workshop leader at North America’s largest Taiko conference, in addition to providing workshops to numerous Taiko groups.<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, he composes, choreographs, and arranges all the music used in “The School of TAIKO,” and also provides music for other Taiko groups, including those in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1K81L8y8oR8tLjYTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for the workshop! Limited to 30 BC students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17933\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 10th (Friday): Setup Day<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Across Campus<br \/>Signups closed!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-weekday-schedule\/\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekday events are between October 6 (Mon) \u2013 October 9 (Thurs) for Bellevue College students only. October 10 (Fri) is reserved for event set-up. Go to the Saturday Schedule here! 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Films:<\/strong> 10:00am \u2013 12:00pmBC Library, XR Lab D-126P<\/p>\nThis exhibit will also be presented on Saturday, 10am\u20135pm.For more information, click the link below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"18057\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png 1920w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"1568\" data-id=\"18078\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1423\" data-id=\"18079\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"header\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Onigiri\"><\/a><strong>Onigiri (Riceball) Making Workshop<\/strong><br><br>October 6th (Monday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><em>(Limited to 30 BC students)<br><\/em><br><strong>Chef Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us for a fun and interactive hands-on Onigiri Making Workshop led by Chef Uruma! Onigiri, which means \u201cto mold with the hands,\u201d is Japan\u2019s original finger food\u2014simple, delicious, and steeped in history. Dating back over 2,000 years, onigiri remains one of the most beloved and iconic staples of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Niigata, Japan, in 1978, Chef Uruma grew up surrounded by the culinary business since childhood. He has worked at a hotel and Japanese kaiseki cuisine restaurant since he was 19 years old. At the age of 34, he moved to San Francisco and worked at a sushi restaurant for two years, but had to return to Japan due to family circumstances. In Japan, he learned some more professional skills at an eel specialty restaurant and a tempura specialty restaurant. In 2020, he was invited to be a chef in Denver, Colorado and has been working in a sushi restaurant in the state of Washington since 2022. He has been a Japanese cuisine chef in Japan for 20 years and in the US for 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, Chef Uruma will guide you step by step through the process of crafting your own onigiri. You\u2019ll learn how to portion the rice, place your fillings just right (including vegan options), and shape each onigiri so it holds together beautifully\u2014and tastes as good as it looks. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a timeless Japanese snack.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited to 30 participants, so don\u2019t miss your chance to shape and savor your very own handmade onigiri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"80_Years\"><\/a><strong>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:<br>Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<br><br><\/strong>October 7th (Tuesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (12:45\u20131:45pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>80 years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki 3 days later, destroying both cities and killing, wounding, or sickening hundreds of thousands of people. Within a few years, the US entered a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and by the 1960s, the prospects of a nuclear war followed by a nuclear winter were disturbingly high. The threat of nuclear war and nuclear arms proliferation subsided with the signing of several arms control treaties in the 1970s and 1980s, but all but one of those treaties have been allowed to lapse, and a new arms race is beginning under the guise of \u201cmodernization.\u201d What was the human cost of our nuclear past? What is the human cost of our nuclear present? And what are the prospects for a non-nuclear future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Never_Again\"><\/a><strong>Never Again Is Now:<br>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><br><br>October 8th (Wednesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (2:00\u20133:00pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we watch the mass round up of immigrants without charge, hearing, or any form of due process, the Japanese American community is reminded of how we were rounded up, removed from our homes, and sent to concentration camps during WWII. In this talk, we will connect the dots of how Japanese Americans were treated in 1942 and how immigrants are being treated today. We will learn how and why we must Stop Repeating History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Taiko\"><\/a><strong>Hands-On Taiko Workshop<\/strong><br \/><br \/>October 9th (Thursday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 pm<br \/>Location: Carlson Theater<br \/><em>Limited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ringtaro Tateishi,<br>Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Japan Creative Arts<br>Professional Taiko Drummer, Composer, and Arranger<br>Born and raised in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>As the principal of The School of TAIKO and leader of the group CHIKIRI, Ringtaro provides music programs based in Bellevue and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1999, as a core member of the world-renowned professional Taiko group ONDEKOZA, he performed over 1,000 times in 26 countries. He also completed a unique “US Running Tour,” running 20-30 mile marathons daily around the perimeter of the United States and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York four times. This tour allowed him to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii, and the experiences and connections he gained significantly shaped his current endeavors. Following this, he also toured mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Ringtaro moved to Florida with his family and performed Taiko daily at Walt Disney World\/EPCOT for seven years. “Mitsu-Uchi,” his signature composed and choreographed piece, remains a popular main performance for “Matsuri-za,” a troupe still active at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, Ringtaro leverages his experience in nurturing the next generation of Taiko drummers from his time with ONDEKOZA. He serves as a Master Taiko workshop leader at North America’s largest Taiko conference, in addition to providing workshops to numerous Taiko groups.<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, he composes, choreographs, and arranges all the music used in “The School of TAIKO,” and also provides music for other Taiko groups, including those in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1K81L8y8oR8tLjYTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for the workshop! Limited to 30 BC students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17933\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 10th (Friday): Setup Day<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Across Campus<br \/>Signups closed!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-weekday-schedule\/\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekday events are between October 6 (Mon) \u2013 October 9 (Thurs) for Bellevue College students only. October 10 (Fri) is reserved for event set-up. Go to the Saturday Schedule here! 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This exhibit will also be presented on Saturday, 10am\u20135pm.For more information, click the link below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"18057\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png 1920w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"1568\" data-id=\"18078\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1423\" data-id=\"18079\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"header\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Onigiri\"><\/a><strong>Onigiri (Riceball) Making Workshop<\/strong><br><br>October 6th (Monday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><em>(Limited to 30 BC students)<br><\/em><br><strong>Chef Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us for a fun and interactive hands-on Onigiri Making Workshop led by Chef Uruma! Onigiri, which means \u201cto mold with the hands,\u201d is Japan\u2019s original finger food\u2014simple, delicious, and steeped in history. Dating back over 2,000 years, onigiri remains one of the most beloved and iconic staples of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Niigata, Japan, in 1978, Chef Uruma grew up surrounded by the culinary business since childhood. He has worked at a hotel and Japanese kaiseki cuisine restaurant since he was 19 years old. At the age of 34, he moved to San Francisco and worked at a sushi restaurant for two years, but had to return to Japan due to family circumstances. In Japan, he learned some more professional skills at an eel specialty restaurant and a tempura specialty restaurant. In 2020, he was invited to be a chef in Denver, Colorado and has been working in a sushi restaurant in the state of Washington since 2022. He has been a Japanese cuisine chef in Japan for 20 years and in the US for 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, Chef Uruma will guide you step by step through the process of crafting your own onigiri. You\u2019ll learn how to portion the rice, place your fillings just right (including vegan options), and shape each onigiri so it holds together beautifully\u2014and tastes as good as it looks. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a timeless Japanese snack.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited to 30 participants, so don\u2019t miss your chance to shape and savor your very own handmade onigiri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"80_Years\"><\/a><strong>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:<br>Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<br><br><\/strong>October 7th (Tuesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (12:45\u20131:45pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>80 years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki 3 days later, destroying both cities and killing, wounding, or sickening hundreds of thousands of people. Within a few years, the US entered a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and by the 1960s, the prospects of a nuclear war followed by a nuclear winter were disturbingly high. The threat of nuclear war and nuclear arms proliferation subsided with the signing of several arms control treaties in the 1970s and 1980s, but all but one of those treaties have been allowed to lapse, and a new arms race is beginning under the guise of \u201cmodernization.\u201d What was the human cost of our nuclear past? What is the human cost of our nuclear present? And what are the prospects for a non-nuclear future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Never_Again\"><\/a><strong>Never Again Is Now:<br>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><br><br>October 8th (Wednesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (2:00\u20133:00pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we watch the mass round up of immigrants without charge, hearing, or any form of due process, the Japanese American community is reminded of how we were rounded up, removed from our homes, and sent to concentration camps during WWII. In this talk, we will connect the dots of how Japanese Americans were treated in 1942 and how immigrants are being treated today. We will learn how and why we must Stop Repeating History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Taiko\"><\/a><strong>Hands-On Taiko Workshop<\/strong><br \/><br \/>October 9th (Thursday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 pm<br \/>Location: Carlson Theater<br \/><em>Limited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ringtaro Tateishi,<br>Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Japan Creative Arts<br>Professional Taiko Drummer, Composer, and Arranger<br>Born and raised in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>As the principal of The School of TAIKO and leader of the group CHIKIRI, Ringtaro provides music programs based in Bellevue and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1999, as a core member of the world-renowned professional Taiko group ONDEKOZA, he performed over 1,000 times in 26 countries. He also completed a unique “US Running Tour,” running 20-30 mile marathons daily around the perimeter of the United States and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York four times. This tour allowed him to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii, and the experiences and connections he gained significantly shaped his current endeavors. Following this, he also toured mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Ringtaro moved to Florida with his family and performed Taiko daily at Walt Disney World\/EPCOT for seven years. “Mitsu-Uchi,” his signature composed and choreographed piece, remains a popular main performance for “Matsuri-za,” a troupe still active at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, Ringtaro leverages his experience in nurturing the next generation of Taiko drummers from his time with ONDEKOZA. He serves as a Master Taiko workshop leader at North America’s largest Taiko conference, in addition to providing workshops to numerous Taiko groups.<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, he composes, choreographs, and arranges all the music used in “The School of TAIKO,” and also provides music for other Taiko groups, including those in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1K81L8y8oR8tLjYTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for the workshop! Limited to 30 BC students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17933\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 10th (Friday): Setup Day<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Across Campus<br \/>Signups closed!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-weekday-schedule\/\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekday events are between October 6 (Mon) \u2013 October 9 (Thurs) for Bellevue College students only. October 10 (Fri) is reserved for event set-up. Go to the Saturday Schedule here! 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2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"18057\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-scaled.png 1920w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/IMG_7370-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"1568\" data-id=\"18078\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1423\" data-id=\"18079\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Atomic_3-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"header\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Onigiri\"><\/a><strong>Onigiri (Riceball) Making Workshop<\/strong><br><br>October 6th (Monday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><em>(Limited to 30 BC students)<br><\/em><br><strong>Chef Nobuto Uruma, I Love Sushi Bellevue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16450\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2024\/07\/Chef_Uruma-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us for a fun and interactive hands-on Onigiri Making Workshop led by Chef Uruma! Onigiri, which means \u201cto mold with the hands,\u201d is Japan\u2019s original finger food\u2014simple, delicious, and steeped in history. Dating back over 2,000 years, onigiri remains one of the most beloved and iconic staples of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Niigata, Japan, in 1978, Chef Uruma grew up surrounded by the culinary business since childhood. He has worked at a hotel and Japanese kaiseki cuisine restaurant since he was 19 years old. At the age of 34, he moved to San Francisco and worked at a sushi restaurant for two years, but had to return to Japan due to family circumstances. In Japan, he learned some more professional skills at an eel specialty restaurant and a tempura specialty restaurant. In 2020, he was invited to be a chef in Denver, Colorado and has been working in a sushi restaurant in the state of Washington since 2022. He has been a Japanese cuisine chef in Japan for 20 years and in the US for 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, Chef Uruma will guide you step by step through the process of crafting your own onigiri. You\u2019ll learn how to portion the rice, place your fillings just right (including vegan options), and shape each onigiri so it holds together beautifully\u2014and tastes as good as it looks. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a timeless Japanese snack.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited to 30 participants, so don\u2019t miss your chance to shape and savor your very own handmade onigiri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"80_Years\"><\/a><strong>80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:<br>Legacy of Fear and Visions of Hope<br><br><\/strong>October 7th (Tuesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (12:45\u20131:45pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>80 years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki 3 days later, destroying both cities and killing, wounding, or sickening hundreds of thousands of people. Within a few years, the US entered a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and by the 1960s, the prospects of a nuclear war followed by a nuclear winter were disturbingly high. The threat of nuclear war and nuclear arms proliferation subsided with the signing of several arms control treaties in the 1970s and 1980s, but all but one of those treaties have been allowed to lapse, and a new arms race is beginning under the guise of \u201cmodernization.\u201d What was the human cost of our nuclear past? What is the human cost of our nuclear present? And what are the prospects for a non-nuclear future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Never_Again\"><\/a><strong>Never Again Is Now:<br>Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration<\/strong><br><br>October 8th (Wednesday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 PM<br>D-Building Room 106<br><br><strong>Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17966\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Stan_Shikuma-298x300.jpeg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>This lecture will be repeated on <a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/#Lectures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday (2:00\u20133:00pm)<\/a>, open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we watch the mass round up of immigrants without charge, hearing, or any form of due process, the Japanese American community is reminded of how we were rounded up, removed from our homes, and sent to concentration camps during WWII. In this talk, we will connect the dots of how Japanese Americans were treated in 1942 and how immigrants are being treated today. We will learn how and why we must Stop Repeating History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"Taiko\"><\/a><strong>Hands-On Taiko Workshop<\/strong><br \/><br \/>October 9th (Thursday), 2:30 \u2013 3:20 pm<br \/>Location: Carlson Theater<br \/><em>Limited to 30 BC students – signups closed!<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Ringtaro Tateishi, Japan Creative Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/Ringtaro_Tateishi_Bio_Photo_Katsugi_B1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ringtaro Tateishi,<br>Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Japan Creative Arts<br>Professional Taiko Drummer, Composer, and Arranger<br>Born and raised in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n<p>As the principal of The School of TAIKO and leader of the group CHIKIRI, Ringtaro provides music programs based in Bellevue and Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1999, as a core member of the world-renowned professional Taiko group ONDEKOZA, he performed over 1,000 times in 26 countries. He also completed a unique “US Running Tour,” running 20-30 mile marathons daily around the perimeter of the United States and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York four times. This tour allowed him to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii, and the experiences and connections he gained significantly shaped his current endeavors. Following this, he also toured mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Ringtaro moved to Florida with his family and performed Taiko daily at Walt Disney World\/EPCOT for seven years. “Mitsu-Uchi,” his signature composed and choreographed piece, remains a popular main performance for “Matsuri-za,” a troupe still active at EPCOT.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, Ringtaro leverages his experience in nurturing the next generation of Taiko drummers from his time with ONDEKOZA. He serves as a Master Taiko workshop leader at North America’s largest Taiko conference, in addition to providing workshops to numerous Taiko groups.<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, he composes, choreographs, and arranges all the music used in “The School of TAIKO,” and also provides music for other Taiko groups, including those in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1K81L8y8oR8tLjYTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for the workshop! Limited to 30 BC students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17933\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2025\/08\/CHIKIRI__The_School_of_TAIKO_AD_1_Photo_by_Seattle_Storm-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 10th (Friday): Setup Day<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Across Campus<br \/>Signups closed!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-saturday-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/japan-week\/2025-weekday-schedule\/\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekday events are between October 6 (Mon) \u2013 October 9 (Thurs) for Bellevue College students only. October 10 (Fri) is reserved for event set-up. Go to the Saturday Schedule here! 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