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Sakura trees and branches will be exhibited in downtown Hanoi at the Japanese Culture Exchange Festival. (vietnamplus.vn) The event, which will take place at Ly Thai To Garden byHoan Kiem lake, aims to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam–Japan diplomatic ties this year. The event also includes various cultural exchanges, such as the introduction of the Japanese tea culture, chess, Kendama folk games and Japanese cuisine at nearby Hanoi Children’s Palace, besides a Yosakoi dance performance by 15 teams on Dinh Tien Hoang and Ly Thai To streets. The event will also host various Vietnamese traditional arts such as ca tru (ceremonial singing), hat xam (blind busker’s singing) and folk dances. Further, the Hanoi authorities and Japanese partners will hold a meeting to discuss tourism, health, education and economic investment. More than 20 food stalls will be installed at nearby Hanoi Children’s Palace to introduce Vietnamese and Japanese food between March 23 and 25. … [Read more...] about Japanese cultural festival to open on March 23

The staff try to reduce the psychological impact on children who can barely remember a time without sirens and fear. "They go calmly, none of them cries," says one of the carers, Tetiana, 68. The children chatter and giggle as they do coloring, listen to stories, build Lego and get their faces painted. "We're hiding from bombs," one boy, Platon, tells AFP as he selects Lego pieces. "When we expect bombs, we go to the cellar," a girl, Nadiya, adds matter-of-factly. Concerns over the war's emotional toll on children have prompted diverse efforts to help -- from a book of therapeutic stories to specially commissioned videos from the makers of U.S. show "Sesame Street". The trauma suffered by the children has prompted a Ukrainian TV channel to air videos designed for children in crisis and war, created by the US makers of "Sesame Street". Photo by AFP/Genya Savilov The kindergarten director, Alla Pysmenchuk, said some of the children come from hotspots in … [Read more...] about Toys and tales helping Ukraine kids process war trauma