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Axios
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
D.C. Japanese Street Festival returns in parade-filled weekend
Cap off D.C.'s cherry blossom season with the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Why it matters: The Pennsylvania Avenue event is the biggest celebration of Japanese culture in the U.S. This year, there are more food offerings promised than ever before, including a timed-ticket "mini sake festival" to sample seven types of sake. There will be ramen, sushi and traditional desserts like mochi. Sumo wrestlers Ichi and Hiroki will have an exhibition bout on Sunday. Japanese progressive metal band Ulma Sound Junction will perform both days. The festival has cultural exhibits and artisan crafts. Family-friendly activities include Sakura tree drawings, calligraphy and origami. Tickets are listed as $15 for a standard one-day pass if purchased through Friday, and there are other tickets for special events. Other events this weekend: 🎉 The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade rolls down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with its floats and marching bands. It begins at 10am and seated tix start at $25. 🍻 The D.C. Beer Fest returns to Nats Park on Saturday from noon to 3pm and 5-8pm. General admission tickets are $55 for unlimited samples from over 80 breweries. 🎆 The D.C. Emancipation Day 20th Anniversary Celebration takes place on Sunday, including a parade starting at 2pm at Pennsylvania Avenue and 10th Street NW, and ending at Freedom Plaza.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ito's second foot break confirmed as Bayern's defence ravaged
Saudi Arabia's Marwan Al-Sahafi (R) and Japan's Hiroki Ito (L) and Takumi Minamino (C) battle for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification soccer football match between Saudi Arabia and Japan in Saitama. -/Saudi Press Agency/dpa Bayern Munich defender Hiroki Ito will be sidelined for an extended period due to another metatarsal fracture, the Bundesliga leaders said on Sunday. The Japan international, who joined Bayern from VfB Stuttgart last June, had already suffered a break in the same foot shortly after moving and was out until February. Advertisement "After the injuries to Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano, Hiroki is now the third defender to be ruled out in a very short time. We will now have to pool all our resources even more to continue pursuing our goals," head of sport Max Eberl said in a statement. Canada's Davies suffered a cruciate knee ligament tear on international duty, with Bayern considering legal action, while France's Upamecano also has a knee problem. Ito sustained his injury during the 3-2 Bundesliga victory against St Pauli on Saturday. He came on in the 58th minute but had to leave the pitch again in the 89th minute, leaving Bayern down to 10 after they had used all their substitutes. Advertisement "The news of a serious injury hitting Hiroki again is very hard for all of us. He had just fought his way back after months of rehab and is now out for a long time again – you can only imagine what he's going through right now," Eberl said. "We will give him all the support he needs. He's a fighter, and we look forward to seeing him back on the pitch. Keep your head up, Hiroki – Bayern are by your side." Bayern have cover across the backline but any further defensive injuries could seriously complicate the Bundesliga run-in and their Champions League tilt. The backline from the first half against St Pauli - consisting of Konrad Laimer, Eric Dier, Min jae Kim and Raphaël Guerreiro - is likely to be the defence for the decisive weeks ahead.
