Horror on a Japanese Way. Obakeyashik(Vi...

translated from Armenian into English by M.Vardanyan

The Peace Covenant of the Japanese Monk ...

Many people in Yerevan and in other towns of Armenia as well, already recognize the Japanese monk with his very distinctive appearance. For years the Buddhist monk Qanshin Ikeda travels in different countries of the world to announce the sound of peace. He told Mediamax about his covenant, travelling and the days spent in Armenia. The Decision of Becoming a Monk Qanshin Ikeda travels in different towns of Armenia mainly on foot. In his hands he always carries a musical instrument, which is like drums. By means of hitting it, he makes a Buddhist mantra for the sake of...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki 75․ Commemoration Ce...

It has been already 6 years that “HIKARI” Armenian-Japanese Scientific, Educational and Cultural Center annually organize an event commemorating the innocent victims of the towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year, despite the extension of the state of emergency imposed by the commandant’s office, however there was obtained a permission to conduct a small event in order not to break the kind tradition. There were present at the event the Chairman of the Culture, Education, Science, Social Affairs Committee of the Yerevan Council of Elders Satenik Mkrtchyan, the...