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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsFor someone whose Japanese vocabulary is close to nil, Friday evening at the KRM Auditorium in Meenakshi College for Women was mind boggling. Tenali Raman and his King and all the courtiers and soldiers spoke halting Japanese, evoking laughter from their audience. Japanese Night version 2 was organised to give an opportunity to city students who are learning the language to put it to use.Students from Japan, dressed in yukata— the summer version of a kimono, made of pure, lightweight cotton - performed dances and songs to entertain the gathering. In an interactive session, they demonstrated and taught the audience how to make an origami crane.A couple of the city students spoke in Japanese and answered questions from the audience. While a boy spoke about his experiences in Japan, one of the girls recited haiku, the traditional Japanese couplet.Dr Usha, a regular at these events, said that haiku is generally based on the seasons. “Keeping with the theme, I’ve created an origami setting depicting each of the four seasons,” she said. She had also created an Indo-Japan friendship cake using origami techniques, to mark the 60th year of relationships between the two countries.first published:August 28, 2012, 08:46 ISTlast updated:August 28, 2012, 08:46 IST
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For someone whose Japanese vocabulary is close to nil, Friday evening at the KRM Auditorium in Meenakshi College for Women was mind boggling. Tenali Raman and his King and all the courtiers and soldiers spoke halting Japanese, evoking laughter from their audience. Japanese Night version 2 was organised to give an opportunity to city students who are learning the language to put it to use.

Students from Japan, dressed in yukata— the summer version of a kimono, made of pure, lightweight cotton - performed dances and songs to entertain the gathering. In an interactive session, they demonstrated and taught the audience how to make an origami crane.

A couple of the city students spoke in Japanese and answered questions from the audience. While a boy spoke about his experiences in Japan, one of the girls recited haiku, the traditional Japanese couplet.

Dr Usha, a regular at these events, said that haiku is generally based on the seasons. “Keeping with the theme, I’ve created an origami setting depicting each of the four seasons,” she said. She had also created an Indo-Japan friendship cake using origami techniques, to mark the 60th year of relationships between the two countries.

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