the dynamic duo recently fought their way to the Top 3 in T-Pain’s March Music Madness competition securing a game-changing win that will propel his career to new heights Asaka has returned from Atlanta and is back in Detroit He is still riding the high of winning the competition and says he feels comfortable at this moment after working so hard and you feel like you worked hard for it,” Asaka said.  “It’s one of those feelings; I really do genuinely feel like the amount of work that I’ve put in I also feel like things happen the way that God ordained them too after winning T-Pain’s March Music Madness The brainchild of Grammy-winning artist T-Pain March Music Madness was no ordinary contest and entrepreneur personally funded the entire project offering an unprecedented prize package: a single deal with Nappy Boy Entertainment extensive marketing and promotional support This was more than just a contest for independent artists; it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity With thousands of submissions pouring in from across the country Asaka The Renegade and Sam Watson faced stiff competition Their music is a blend of Detroit’s signature sound infused with their unique artistry and it quickly caught the attention of fans and judges alike They delivered electrifying performances round after round earning their place among the final three contenders a shocking twist threatened to shake its integrity An investigation revealed that one of the contestants had resorted to underhanded tactics in an effort to manipulate the outcome What made the scandal even more egregious was the revelation that this individual had specifically targeted Asaka attempting to block him from advancing to the final round He doubled down on his craft with unwavering determination proving that authenticity and talent would always outweigh deception fueling an outpouring of support that propelled him to the final showdown T-Pain himself took to the stage to announce the winner it was Asaka The Renegade who emerged victorious The announcement sent shockwaves through the music world and social media solidifying Asaka’s status as a rising star to watch his longtime collaborator and fellow CM2 Entertainment artist knowing this victory was also a win for the city and the team that has supported them both from day one “We’ve been through hell and rain with each other all the losses we’ve endured over the years and to make it into this competition together as brothers and just really shining a light on Detroit better yet Michigan period was just a blessing in disguise This is something that we’ve been working hard for,” Sam said.  Sam is no stranger to hard work and dedication as he made it to the top three in the competition the challenge that I had to overcome because it’s hard to  steer away from an original song that you know and write a brand new song over it; that was the tough part,” Sam said.  Asaka reflects on going through a rough patch in my life but Sam never treated him any differently and supported him every step of the way Including in this competition emphasized that even though they were competing against each other simultaneously it was a win for both if either of them won “Sam actually taught me how to record myself and how to sing,” Asaka said “He helped me get my vocals together and taught me how to mix I spent a good part of the trip telling him ‘I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you.’ Even outside of that just him being a brother to me this whole time.” With a Nappy Boy Entertainment single deal Asaka The Renegade is now positioned for the biggest chapter of his career But if his journey in March Music Madness proved anything it’s that he is built for the challenge As Detroit continues to produce some of the industry’s most groundbreaking artists Asaka and Sam Watson’s success serves as a testament to the city’s enduring influence I’m more excited than anything to work with T-Pain I’ve been listening to T-Pain since he came out He’s been in my top three artists of all time forever So that’s the next step,” Asaka said.  is an experienced journalist with investigative reporting She covers various topics related to the Black community from human interest stories to racial injustices to community happenings Amber is currently a staff writer and can be reached via email at aogden@michronicle.com Tags: , , , Asaka Park had a deep passion for writing and journalism writing frequently about her disability and her life (Photo courtesy of Edward Park) Every time we walked into the AIMM journalism room we were greeted with a friendly face and lively conversation from Asaka Watanabe Park Park was an extraordinarily kind person and a gift to the journalism department at the College We are heartbroken that Asaka died of natural causes while at her home in Cresskill “Asaka was kind and compassionate to everyone,” said Kathleen Webber journalism program coordinator and advisor to The Signal “She attended every event and class with an open mind and a smile on her face always grateful for the opportunity to learn and be with our community She taught us kindness and understanding and she will be forever missed by her friends and professors in journalism and communication.” “Asaka always worried that she wasn’t doing enough,” said Kim Pearson “What she did with the short time she had [was] nothing short of amazing dean of the School of the Arts and Communication said she is “heartbroken” by the loss of Park She described Park as “an engaged student who made the most of college.” we were together for a visiting speaker and afterwards Asaka wrote to me and Professors Webber and Pearson,” Barnett said “She thanked us for the event and also said how wonderful and supportive the JPW program was [and] that she would miss us when she graduated.” Park’s hard work and dedication to storytelling were recognized by many a former professor of journalism and Signal advisor She detailed her experience having Park in her classes and underscored her enthusiasm for the craft of writing “Asaka loved writing and was willing to put in the hard work it takes to get good at it,” Lounsberry said “She had a kind of thirst for knowledge that we love to see in our students.” Park recently worked as an intern for The Journalism Salute, a podcast created by Mark Simon ‘97 that highlights journalists and their careers. In her role, Park wrote essays about interviews and provided her own unique perspective for the podcast’s newsletter “Asaka had a distinct journalism voice,” Simon said “She was passionate and courageous and a strong supporter for college students and for people with disabilities She approached her writing for my newsletter with a high degree of enthusiasm and a strong desire to improve as a writer I am saddened by her loss but grateful for having had the opportunity to know her and be touched by her writing.” we were greeted with a friendly face and lively conversation from Asaka Park This photo is from a January 2024 reunion with alumni of The Signal (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Webber) Gabriel Salazar ‘18 served as a podcasting mentor to Park and he also noted her dedication to the causes that drove her I immediately felt her passion in telling her story of being a person with autism,” Salazar said “What I really came to admire about Asaka in my short time of knowing her was how she wrote and spoke about her lived experiences with so much candor I know her writing and her work advocating for people with autism and disabilities will help others who have similar experiences feel seen and heard.” a senior journalism major and correspondent for The Signal said her friendship with Park expanded beyond the classroom “I met Asaka in my freshman year of college because we were both in Her Campus together,” Rittman said “We became even closer friends when we took Media Ethics and Magazine Journalism together I had always looked up to her due to her writing skills She even inspired me to make a Substack account myself Park also became close with those she met outside of journalism during a Chinese Student Association trip to Chinatown two years ago where they bonded over learning about Chinese culture “She would tell me that she wasn't sure she would make it as a journalist so I'm really glad that I hopefully was a part of encouraging her to keep going,” Barone said “She wanted to be a writer for well-known journals one day and it always inspired me how much work she put into her writing and kept pushing forward to graduate.” Park was also involved in Breaking Down Barriers the College’s disability awareness and inclusion club where she held an executive board position Park welcomed others into the program and was an advocate for many “Asaka was one of the students that introduced me to Breaking Down Barriers,” said senior public health major Gio Adu-Gyamfi “She was a really talented writer and journalist who could relate with any student.” especially for her strong voice and passion for everything she did “Her and I both listened to the same music,” Rittman said “We would even do homework together in her dorm room and the journalism room sometimes She always seemed so accomplished in my eyes.” She loved to share these interests with others and write about them “She didn’t want to only be known for her disability advocacy,” Barone said “rather she wanted people to know ‘Asaka.’ Her disability was a part of her life but she also wanted to share her beauty advice To only know her for her advocacy is great but it discredits all of the hard work she put in to be seen as a college girl aside from that.” Park was the first daughter of Edward Park and Junko Watanabe “Asaka’s early years were marked by a love for animals, but it was her growing passion for writing that truly defined her,” her obituary read SITTING IN Asaka Japanese Restaurant’s dining room diners glimpse Indy sushi chef Nina Takamure alongside her father the duo have worked together: She handcrafts the nigiri and maki while he cooks the ramen and tempura for the restaurant’s devotees “We have customers who come into Indy annually for business or events They get a hotel near [Asaka] so they can come every day while in town.” Her family immigrated to Indianapolis when she was a child and Tsutomu decided to buy Asaka and operate it as a family endeavor then—at Tsutomu’s urging—apprenticed and became as proficient as her master sushi chef dad To find a woman expertly cutting a sliver of toro over a mound of vinegared rice is a rarity Several myths regarding women persist in the field and—the kicker—their menstrual cycle affecting a dish’s taste All are easily debunked as nothing more than misogyny and those falsehoods don’t matter to Asaka’s enthusiasts the parking lot was full of cars covered in fresh snow while their occupants sat over bowls of steaming noodles and handrolls is enjoying the good times at the restaurant while they last “and I want to grow my family.” Retirement “In a few years—three tops—when he is done This work, Largest Yama Sakura exercise concludes; solidifies lasting commitment to regional security, by SPC Samarion Hicks, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright procuring ingredients directly from small farmers to redefine how tea is sourced and enjoyed In 2016, she founded Asheville Tea Company developed in an incubator program at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College which grew into an 11-person production with a regional retail store and nationwide online distribution in eight years “Our mission has always been to do our part in creating value chains here in the Southeast rather than relying on traditional supply chains,” said Jessie Dean who’s also the company’s chief executive officer potent cup of tea and supports our area’s economy and conservation of farmland and regenerative agricultural practices.” Asheville Tea Company occupied a building at 91 Thompson St near the historic Biltmore Village for its production She planned to convert a section into a retail space for customers watched those dreams and years of hard work get swept away by the Swannanoa River during Tropical Storm Helene was lifted off its foundation and carried away as the river rose more than 24 feet high “I took almost nothing out of the building,” Melissa Dean said while touring the wreckage along Thompson Street on Oct “We were watching all of the weather reports We moved everything up high thinking just in case water gets into the building but the building had been lifted out of the flood zone years ago.” The sisters said they watched a video a resident of a nearby apartment complex recorded the moment the building washed away and split in half on a utility pole Jessie and Melissa Dean have slowly tracked what happened packaged boxes of tea and silver bags of ingredients scattered on the debris-covered Thompson Street and riverbank “The first sign that I saw even before that was a white wicker desk that we had in our office that is kind of sandwiched between flooring and roofing,” Jessie Dean said The bulk of the wreckage is embedded in the front of Asaka Japanese Cuisine’s building and parking lot with more found crashed against Long John Silver’s on Biltmore Avenue “We’re finding things as we go,” Jessie Dean said “We’re finding things like 25 feet up into trees just strewn about on both sides of the river all the way down.” What's left of Asheville Tea Company's productsJessie Dean estimated losses from their raw materials and equipment at nearly half a million dollars The company distributes wholesale to regional retailers and ships to customers online nationwide The tea products on the shelves are what’s left of the original inventory at places including French Broad Food Co-Op in Asheville Swamp Rabbit Café and Grocery in Greenville and Ingles and Mast General Stores across the Southeast In May, Asheville Tea Company expanded the distribution of select hot and cold brews to Whole Foods Market. A list of retailers is on the business’s website, ashevilleteacompany.com I keep seeing it around town and it’s like seeing old friends,” Jessie Dean said who also sustained flood damage to her Woodfin home and lost her vehicle in the storm said the company usually inches along through the year depending on the fourth quarter sales increase during the cold weather months “This is the time that’s make-or-break for us,” she said “We are so seasonally driven by the holidays and it’s the time when people think about tea in particular so it’s been a huge revenue hit." Asheville Tea Company’s relaunchAn Asheville Tea Company relaunch was underway several weeks after the devastating storm though Jessie Dean said it hadn’t been easy to restart especially when navigating the sadness and shock of Tropical Storm Helene farms and other tea companies in Asheville Pennsylvania and Canada have shown an outpouring of support supplies and co-manufacturing opportunities She said partner farms still had harvests of herbs and florals on reserve for the company spearmint and native varietal mountain mint Jessie Dean said a crowdsourcing fundraiser and Mountain BizWorks relief fund loan have assisted with reestablishing the small business the company must pay debt from inventory and equipment that’s now lost She projected the first batches of the new inventory would be ready for sale by the holiday season though on a much smaller scale with only a few staple and holiday tea blends available on the website and at retail shops She said staff members will be brought back as operations ramp up “It will be exciting to have something back out in the world,” Jessie Dean said Jessie Dean said she and her sister grew up in Western North Carolina and launching the business in Asheville was in part because of the incredible community of supportive food and beverage entrepreneurs doing purpose-driven work and creating a vibrant culture for locals and visitors The tea company dubbed itself “the other craft brew” as a nod to Asheville’s craft beer “It was compelling for me to start a business here because we could be a part of that ― the buzz and excitement around doing good work and creating great experiences,” she said Jessie Dean said she has hope and faith the company and WNC community can rebuild and revive the culture in the next few years though there’s fear over the lack of funding needed to accomplish the feat. She called for more grants ― not loans ― for local business owners “I believe this whole community is an ecosystem and without it “It feels vital to support each other in the process of rebuilding and that’s what Western North Carolina people do and have always done.” For more, visit ashevilleteacompany.com and follow @ashevilleteaco on Instagram. Tiana Kennell is the food and dining reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and covered the arts, entertainment and hospitality in Louisiana for several years. Email her at tkennell@citizentimes.com or follow her on Instagram @PrincessOfPage. Yama Sakura began Friday at the home of Japan’s Ground Component Command in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, and concludes Dec. 14. The annual drill involves 1,500 U.S. personnel, 5,000 Japanese troops and 300 Australian soldiers at locations across Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and Australia, according to an Army news release Thursday. It’s the first time U.S. Marines have joined the command post exercise, and the second year Australians have been full participants, the release said. A command post exercise gauges the participants’ ability to manage and respond to a simulated crisis. It typically involves commanders, command staff and communications between participating headquarters. “We have seen drastic changes in the global power balance,” Lt. Gen. Toshikazu Yamane, commander of Japan’s Ground Component Command, told a formation of troops from the three nations gathered at his home base to start the drill. He called attention to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and told the troops that Yama Sakura will hone their ability to respond to a crisis and deter adversaries in the region. This year’s exercise will focus on operations across the land, air, sea, space and cyber domains as well as expeditionary advanced basing, a strategy that involves fighting from dispersed positions that are harder for the enemy to target, Yamane said. American units involved include the 25th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, U.S. Army Japan and III Marine Expeditionary Force, according to the Army news release. Lt. Gen. Joel Vowell, deputy commander U.S. Army Pacific and a former U.S. Army Japan commander, told journalists that participating forces will simulate attacks using precision fires. One weapon the troops are practicing to use is the precision strike missile, or PrSM, he said, emphasizing that strikes will be simulated. This summer, the Army helped sink a target ship during the Valiant Shield exercise by launching two of the new missiles from Palau, Naval News reported June 23. PrSM is capable of neutralizing targets at standoffs greater than 250 miles, according to manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Australian troops participating in Yama Sakura will also practice employing long-range missiles, Maj. Gen. Ash Collingburn, commander of the Australian Army’s Brisbane-based 1st Division, told the reporters. The exercise will test long-duration intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment that can identify enemy targets, Vowell said. Troops are also using advanced commercial communication gear with a large amount of bandwidth, he said. “We have speed of information advantage,” he said. “We see sense and understand faster than our adversaries.” Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb, an Amazon company© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc. The funding will help increase access to finance for agriculture and strengthen the bank’s climate finance portfolio OPEC Fund President Abdulhamid Alkhalifa said: “Our partnership with Asaka Bank supports two crucial priorities for Uzbekistan - ensuring food security and addressing climate change Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the country’s economy and targeted investments in sustainable practices will help smallholder farmers build resilience and boost productivity The new financing reflects our commitment to fostering economic growth while driving climate action.” Agriculture is a key driver of Uzbekistan’s economy accounting for 25 percent of the country’s GDP and also employing about a quarter of the workforce As the sector faces challenges such as extreme weather events water scarcity and limited access to finance strengthening financial support for small-scale farmers can create far-reaching benefits Asaka Bank will on-lend the OPEC Fund’s loan to small and medium-sized enterprises and agribusinesses enabling them to access essential financing for growth This will help farmers and rural enterprises secure critical services adopt modern technology and expand market access - 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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission under the guidance of new head coach Shota Sato and Japanese import Asaka Tamaru are looking to enhance their performance by integrating Japanese volleyball into their system The Farm Fresh Foxies are looking to improve even further following their last-minute addition to the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference Farm Fresh hired Shota Sato as the head coach before the start of the Reinforced Conference After finishing in eighth place and stepping up to replace the PLDT High Speed Hitters in the Invitational Conference, the Foxies tapped Asaka Tamaru to be their import In their first match of the tournament, Farm Fresh faced off the defending champions Kurashiki Ablaze, bowing in straight sets, 25-13, 25-16, 25-16 Tamaru would have wanted to bring home a win for the Foxies “[I really regret it because I wanted to win against Ablaze [Though] I really enjoyed the time and had a great experience with Farm Fresh,” Tamaru said in Japanese,interpreted by the Foxies' translator Despite their slow start to the conference Tamaru is seeing some positive things for the young Foxies squad after her stint with another rookie team in the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles most of the players were young and lacked experience which affected their strategy and made things difficult for them they have more experience and potential,” said Tamaru “The only thing they lack is mental toughness I hope to see more of their potential at Farm Fresh,” the 5-foot-7 Japanese outside hitter added [ALSO READ: PVL: Asaka Tamaru hopes to bring Japanese style and discipline to revamped ZUS Coffee] who marked his second conference coaching the Foxies admitted that the team only had two days of practice after accepting the PVL’s call to replace the PLDT High Speed Hitters in the tournament the Japanese tactician said they are grateful for more opportunities to improve themselves “I appreciate the experience and am grateful to PVL and Boss Frank But we believe they will improve gradually,” said Sato Sato hopes to integrate more Japanese volleyball into Farm Fresh and build a contending team “[I am] feeling the connection with Japan volleyball again [I am] also happy and want a mix of Philippine and Japanese volleyball for Farm Fresh,” said Sato FRIENDS OFF OF IT 🤝 Kurashiki Ablaze's head coach Hideo Suzuki gave some advice to recently named Best Opposite Spiker Trisha Tubu after the Farm Fresh Foxies' debut in the 2024 PVL Invitational Conference while Saya Taniguchi and Asaka Tamaru quickly caught up with each other | via Jamie Velasco/One Sports Digital #OSTimeout #PVL2024 #TheHeartofVolleyball #OneSports #SportsonTiktok We use cookies to ensure you the best experience on our website « Back Asaka Tamaru will play once again in the PVL Invitational Conference but this time she will be suiting for the Farm Fresh Foxies Asaka Tamaru will be back in the 2024 PVL Invitational Conference she won’t be playing for the defending champions The Japanese outside hitter will join Farm Fresh Foxies who recently replaced the PLDT High Speed Hitters in the conference Tamaru is coming off her stint with the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles in the Reinforced Conference she and the young Thunderbelles went winless in the conference Tamaru impressed during her stint with ZUS Coffee and will now join Farm Fresh in their bid in the Invitational Conference which will see a five-team field instead after the Akari Chargers also decided to back out from the tournament [ALSO READ: PVL: Farm Fresh takes PLDT's spot in Invitational Conference, Akari also opts out due to nagging injuries] as they face their former team in Japan later on in the conference who was hailed the Best Outside Hitter during the tournament scored the championship-winning point for the Ablaze in their thrilling finals victory over the Creamline Cool Smashers The Invitational Conference will begin at 1 p.m. with the Kurashiki facing fellow guest team EST Cola of Thailand at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City Champion spiker Asaka Tamaru is set to return to the PVL this time with the young ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles Asaka Tamaru is already no stranger to the PVL During the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference Tamaru led the Kurashiki Ablaze to the title winning the Best Outside Spiker award in the process This time around, Tamaru will be bringing her talents to the rebranded ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles the Japanese hitter already has her expectations set with her young teammates in ZUS Coffee “Each and every ZUS Coffee player has a lot of power so I want them to be able to use that power,” Tamaru told One Sports in Japanese Having been in the Philippines for quite some time, Tamaru, who is also the assistant coach of the UE Lady Warriors admitted some differences when playing in Japan and here in the country Tamaru is looking to bring the Japanese style and discipline when playing volleyball to the Thunderbelles “The playing style and even the discipline are different from Japan but I want to incorporate the good parts of each other and promote Philippine volleyball,” said Tamaru Though playing in different pools, Tamaru is also looking forward to competing against her husband, Shota Sato, who now coaches the Farm Fresh Foxies “We had a practice match the other day but couldn’t win I think it will be a while before we play Farm Fresh so I [just] want to compete with the team and win,” said Tamaru Tamaru and the rest of the Thunderbelles will look to open their Reinforced Conference campaign with a win as they go up against the defending champions Petro Gazz Angels on July 18 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba renewed a pledge Saturday to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump who made the comments at an annual troop review held at Camp Asaka in the Tokyo suburbs said the security environment surrounding Japan and the international community has significantly worsened due to escalating tensions with China He pledged to reinforce Japan’s military power He said breaches of Japanese airspace by Chinese and Russian warplanes earlier in the year “not only violated Japanese sovereignty but also threatened the safety of Japan and are absolutely unacceptable.” He said Japan faces growing threats from China’s accelerating military activity around Japanese coasts and from North Korea’s repeated missile firings “As we face the most severe and complex security environment I will balance and strengthen Japan’s diplomacy and security,” Ishiba said in his speech before hundreds of troops gathered for the ceremony alliance is the lynchpin for achieving this pledging to elevate Japan's ties with the United States and work closely with Trump as they agreed during a brief telephone conversation Thursday replacing his unpopular predecessor Fumio Kishida but his governing coalition badly lost a recent parliamentary election and could face difficulty pursuing his party’s planned policies and budget plans in coming months Ishiba pledged to pursue the ongoing military buildup plan under the 2022 security strategy adopted by his predecessor which calls for a counter-strike capability with long-range cruise-missiles a break from its self-defense only principle Ishiba said he will pursue strengthening of command system to improve operation between Japanese and U.S After its devastating defeat in World War II Japan had prioritized economic recovery over defense under its war-renouncing constitution but has steadily strengthened its defense capability in recent years Japan’s new government welcomes ‘forward-looking’ message from China New Prime Minister Ishiba vows to push a strong defense under the Japan-U.S Ishiba continues on quest to revise Japan-U.S Ishiba already under gun for staying mum on security issues Japan PM candidate Koizumi talks of change Japanese import Asaka Tamaru is still adjusting to her new team as they continue their campaign in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference Despite the efforts of Japanese import Asaka Tamaru the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles succumbed to the Petro Gazz Angels in straight sets during the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference a former player for Kurashiki Ablaze in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference the former Best Outside Hitter relished the support she’s been receiving from fans “I was able to do my best because I received a lot of messages of support from my fans in the Philippines on Instagram It was a lot of fun,” Tamaru said in Japanese Now that she is not playing with her Kurashiki teammates adjusting to the Philippine volleyball style has been a challenge for Tamaru “It’s difficult to compare playing for a Japanese team and playing for a Philippine team because the feeling is different There are many differences from the Japanese volleyball style When asked about her standout teammates in ZUS Coffee Tamaru had difficulty singling out just one player due to their solid performances She eventually highlighted setter Cloanne Mondonedo and opposite hitter Gayle Pascual as particularly impressive Mondonedo and Pascual are part of the College of Saint Benilde core that joined the Thunderbelles during the offseason but I’d say the setter and the opposite [hitter],” Tamaru noted Mondonedo’s playmaking was a crucial element for ZUS Coffee [ALSO READ: PVL: No. 1 Pick Thea Gagate excited to team up with CSB core in ZUS Coffee] and Pascual's performances indicate the promising potential for ZUS Coffee as they continue on with the Reinforced Conference even without their no Up next for the Thunderbelles will be the Cignal HD Spikers on Tuesday Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker ‘Seattle from the Margins,’ a new book by assistant professor Megan Asaka points to the overseen contributions of the Duwamish Megan Asaka always knew her Japanese family had a place in Seattle history and faces were omitted from school textbooks and tourism brochures she was certain her community had a place in the city’s creation and development including the fact that her grandparents were incarcerated during World War II in California “enemy alien” camps Her great-grandfather was detained in Montana after Pearl Harbor.  Asaka confirmed that all the cultural and historical contributions made by Japanese and other immigrant and Indigenous residents were not accidental omissions In October, Asaka, assistant professor of history at UC Riverside, published her first book, “Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City,” by University of Washington Press The book was primarily motivated by her own family story of migration I was already asking questions such as: Where do we fit in the larger story of Seattle who spent the last 12 years interviewing Japanese American families “When I learned how early segregation had started in Seattle Segregation started right when Seattle was created they were pushed into the same kind of neighborhoods and districts.”  Asaka said these deliberate acts by white settlers created segregation and lifestyle restrictions — with ramifications for generations to come Indigenous peoples and Asian immigrants could not choose where they wanted to live or work They were essentially forced to become mobile workers It was a tactic to prevent people from setting roots Asaka said Seattle’s redlining only tells part of the story White settlers removed Duwamish people by segregating them into the southern fringes of the city to take their lands white and European laborers also settled in that southern periphery Among the stories Asaka highlights is that of Frank Kubo a 16-year-old who took a transpacific steamship to Seattle in 1927 The three-week trip was a return to his birthplace; years prior his parents had been among the first Japanese migrants to arrive in Auburn They were tenant farmers but lost the farm after going bankrupt and were forced to return home to Japan with their three U.S.-born children Asaka wrote that Kubo’s intention was to enroll in school and find a steady job to help his family he worked for a Japanese import company peddling food and supplies to Japanese labor camps; other months he worked at hotels and lodging houses.  The circuit of labor prevented him from pursuing an education “Seattle in the Margins” traces how the city was structured — spatially and politically — around this demand for mobile labor The book also offers readers a comprehensive look at how the lives of so many migrant workers intersected with one another.  “There is something about the West Coast that people think we didn’t have discrimination like in southern states It just manifested in different ways,” Asaka said emphasizing the importance of studying segregation earlier than the 1920s.  with nearly 1,000 total residents at that time By 1876 King County had about 200 Chinese residents Japanese immigrants started arriving in the 1890s.  hop farms benefited from the low-wage labor Chinese and Indigenous workers provided Japanese workers were essential to railroad companies The unequal treatment of immigrant groups was obvious were seen as “the best class of foreigners,” and in turn were given better housing options This was not true for Japanese workers.  “Employers further entrenched this racial hierarchy by segregating the Japanese from other workers relegated Japanese laborers to isolated encampments often deliberately situated near sites of industrial waste and nuisance — creeks that overflowed with refuse Japanese laborers who worked for Crown Lumber in Mukilteo lived in a muddy ravine called ‘Jap Gulch’ by local whites,” Asaka wrote in the book federal laws excluded Japanese from becoming naturalized U.S The many layers of discrimination and unfairness are difficult to ignore Asaka’s grandfather and great-grandfather experienced this discrimination Researching for the book also meant learning more of her own family stories It was a process that was both humbling and fulfilling “To learn that my family is part of this history I felt really empowered to finally see my family in the kind of social worlds that had been missing in Seattle,” she said Asaka also highlights the strength of the human spirit the ability to adapt and thrive in the worst of circumstances listening to stories from these Asian migrant worker’s families a Seattle-based organization dedicated to preserve WWII stories of incarcerated Japanese Americans.  is a way to reconcile this piece of omitted Seattle history Asaka’s research also showed the artistic side of these neighborhoods Some wrote haiku poems about their work and their multiracial communities.  “The city viewed these workers as disposable yet they refused to be disposable,” Asaka said they created communities — amazing multiracial communities that formed organically but they learned to live with each other and coexist.”  tel: (951) 827-1012 email: webmaster@ucr.edu The Japanese side made quick work of the Foxies in a 25-13 25-16 rout for their second win in as many days and eighth straight without defeat since their title-winning debut campaign in 2023 Despite the loss, reuniting with Ablaze, albeit as opponents this time, was a treat for Sato and his partner Tamaru Asaka — and at the same time ignited the Farm Fresh mentor’s desire to bring a winning brand of volleyball featuring the styles of play in both his homeland and his home away from home “I’m happy to experience Japanese volleyball again (vs Kurashiki) because the way they move the ball is very effective,” Sato said in Nihonggo Asaka added: “I regret not getting the win I really wanted over Ablaze but I’m really enjoying my time so far with Farm Fresh.” The former PVL best outside hitter returned to the country as ZUS Coffee’s foreign guest player in its winless Reinforced Conference campaign Asaka heeded the call to be the Foxies' last-minute replacement import for the Invitationals Help build their ‘mental toughness.’ almost all the players were still very young and lacked experience That’s why we fell short and had a hard time executing our strategies in games Farm Fresh also has a young group of players but they’re more experienced and have a lot of potential as a team,” Asaka said but I hope I can help them bring out that potential to be stronger mentally.” Kurashiki head coach Hideo Suzuki Farm Fresh’s concurrent team consultant says the bond remains strong between him and his former Ablaze mates as he hopes Asaka and Sato continue to grow in their new home “I heard Tamaru only recently joined Farm Fresh so I think they didn't have much time to prepare But I can see their game is gradually improving I just need to help him level up,” said Suzuki it was a good performance because we finally played the Ablaze way of volleyball “It doesn’t matter for us which team we face. We’ll just do what we do and play our game the way we know best,” he added ahead of a sought-after rematch of the 2023 Invitational Conference finals with Creamline on Sunday Get more of the latest sports news & updates on SPIN.ph Spin.ph has been granted the NPC Seal of Registration in recognition of the successful registration of its DPO and DPS We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin.ph. By continued use, you agree to our privacy policy and accept our use of such cookies. Find out more here Author Megan Asaka asks her readers to think about who is retained in the historical memory surrounding the settlement and growth of the city and what is at stake when other groups are erased from the story She explores these questions in her book Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion and the Making of a Pacific Coast City and in an upcoming presentation at Washington State University at 4:30 p.m April 4 in Todd 276 on the Pullman campus associate professor of history at the University of California will give a a talk entitled “The Dividing Line: Race and Segregation in Early Seattle” which will examine the creation of a geographical line in the city This segregation began at the inception of white settlement when founders pushed the Duwamish peoples to the southern part of the city and maintained a “residence district” in the northern part for white families The efforts of local authorities in the city to contain its multiracial population shaped a geography of inequality that persists as is evident in the social and spatial dynamics in Seattle today as her family roots there go back four generations she was acutely aware of the region’s history of Japanese incarceration during World War II “I was always curious about the disconnect between what I knew from my family history in the city — which included segregation incarceration — and the city’s image as being a progressive which seeks to reconcile these apparent incongruities “reconceptualizes Seattle history from the perspective of those who had been pushed to the margins of urban society.” She said that although her book is centrally focused on a local space and more — listen to podcasts from Washington State University About WSU: A selection of programs about Washington State Asaka Tamaru is poised to once again set the Premier Volleyball League ablaze as she suits up for ZUS Coffee in the upcoming 2024 Reinforced Conference Thunderbelles head coach Jerry Yee shared the addition of the Japanese import during the tourney's inaugural Draft Combine at Gameville Ballpark in Mandaluyong When I complimented her that she was strong along with the new chance to be here,” Yee said  [RELATED: TRACKER: Here are the imports for the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference] Tamaru is no stranger to Philippine volleyball The 5-foot-7 opposite hitter helped steer the championship conquest of the Kurashiki Ablaze in the 2023 Invitational Conference where she emerged as the First Best Open Spiker Tamaru then became part of Yee’s coaching staff at Farm Fresh in the All-Filipino Conference and for the University of the East in the UAAP this year The 25-year-old reinforcement is expected to bring firepower and defensive stability to the Thunderbelles who will parade a youth-laden roster that includes College of St [ALSO READ: Thea Gagate the obvious choice for ZUS Coffee for first pick of historic PVL Draft, says coach Jerry Yee] “Confident kami sa training program [and] sa sipag na nandito kami hindi naman namin hawak pero excited kami and gusto na naming magsimula,” Yee said is the mother of invention — or in this case ZUS Coffee’s Japanese guest import Tamaru Asaka might already be on her second Philippine stint, but language barriers still hinder the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference champion and best outside hitter Back in 2023 with her Japan club Kurashiki Ablaze Asaka held court in PVL post-game interviews with an interpreter to translate her answers in Nihonggo to Filipino But at least in their opening match, this wasn’t the case as Asaka faced the local media alone following a straight-sets debut defeat to reigning Reinforced Conference champion Petro Gazz where she led the young Thunderbelles with 17 points on 15 attacks Her on-court exploits did all the talking in terms of what she can bring to her new PVL team it was a different kind of talking she had to do In the confines of the Philsports Arena’s media room four questions were tossed to the 25-year-old Japanese native after the defeat As the opening query on her PVL comeback was asked Asaka took out her phone to signal her intended use of a translator app to respond to the press’ questions media members would key in their questions in her phone which would instantly present the query in Nihonggo but Asaka’s responses were done through real-time voice translations in which she’d record her answers in Nihonggo and present the corresponding English translations to the media flashed on her phone screen Her entire post-game interview ran for roughly four minutes From her partner Shota Sato now head coach for ZUS Coffee’s sister club Farm Fresh to playing for a new team altogether changes were aplenty come Asaka’s second coming in the PVL such stark differences between playing for a Japanese team and a Philippine team aren’t quite comparable just yet “It’s difficult to compare playing for a Japanese team and playing for a Philippine team because the feeling is different but there are many differences from the Japanese volleyball style Two of her new teammates stood out early for Asaka — multi-awarded College of St. Benilde hotshot Gayle Pascual and reigning NCAA Season 99 MVP Cloanne Mondoñedo But I’d say the setter (Mondoñedo) and the opposite (Pascual).” is the love and support she received from Filipino volleyball fans in her comeback “(I missed the) support from fans in the Philippines I was able to do my best because I received a lot of messages of support from my fans in the Philippines on Instagram the facade is oriented out of alignment with the street while the interior spaces do not directly face out toward its neighbors the parallelogram profile creates two triangular courtyards on either corner of the plot lending more garden space between the house and its neighbors while bringing in natural light and letting fresh air naturally circulate.  toshihiro aso expresses the house in asaka as a solid block which opens up into a bright the main interior wall is oriented parallel to the exterior walls to continue the parallelogram profile the visitor moves from a closed room that opens into one that is more spacious the house gradually opens up to the backyard giving the visitor a feeling of distance from the street a wide glazed opening connects a double-height open-plan living and dining area to the backyard transforming the entire space into an extension of the large garden toshihiro aso expresses the house with arched openings intentionally contrasting the typical standard of its surrounding urban context the design team comments: ‘as with japanese igloos and caves from ancient times an arch shape functions as an opening which vaguely connects inside and outside a series of arch-shaped openings arranged in various locations both inside and outside of the house blur boundaries between inside and outside the open-style living and dining space and the backyard people and vibes whilst broadening the view and the interior space as if walking in a town.’ architecture: toshihiro aso AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Author and historian Megan Asaka tells the story of early migrant laborers in her book Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion In Seattle's Chinatown International District sits a multi story brick building with a marquee that reads "NP Hotel." which was referred to as a first class hotel when it was built in 1914 "It was one of the many hotels that would open in this area between the late 19th and early 20th century period," says Megan Asaka "Seattle actually had among the highest concentrations of hotel rooms and other forms of short term housing in the entire country by 1920." Asaka says Seattle built a lot of hotels at the turn of the 20th century because the city's workforce needed them Seattle developed around seasonal industries and extracting natural resources These early laborers were often indigenous or Asian immigrants industries that required a highly mobile workforce laborers needed to move between jobs often not staying long in the same location Hotels like the NP were vital for housing those workers and most of those hotels were operated by Japanese immigrants the 1920s operated one quarter of all the hotels in the city even though they were just a tiny percentage of the urban population," Asaka said "So they were very over represented in this particular occupation." The NP Hotel shares this dense block with the Panama Hotel it's a famous Japanese restaurant with a long history in the community Asaka explains that many immigrants had strong ties to wealthy white business owners because those immigrants could provide and organize labor but there's also intense racism at the forefront of this story The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the US the US government forcibly removed people of Japanese ancestry from Seattle and then the rest of the country and incarcerated them The city of Seattle had a fraught relationship with its laborers "They wanted them as workers to do the labor because no one else would do the work," Asaka said this was true for Native American workers as well they didn't really want them here in the city." Megan Asaka spoke to Soundside about her latest book and the Making of a Pacific Coast City and the importance of tracking the difficult to uncover histories of early laborers Megan Asaka will also be speaking Thursday September 15 2022 about her book at the Elliot Bay Book Company Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond graduated from the University of Washington and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio Noel is a general assignment reporter for KUOW covering everything from city hall to pickleball Noel worked as a producer for KUOW’s midday show Soundside Noel has also worked as an online editor and producer with KUOW’s web team and she’s also a proud graduate of KUOW’s RadioActive program Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions He primarily produces segments about politics nonprofit news organization that produces award-winning journalism 2024・10:00-18:00・Closed every Monday and on April 30 and May 7 | March 22,23,29,30 opening until 20:00 (Last admission at 19:30) This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Teien Art Museum As a large Art Deco-style building completed in 1933 the Museum oozes a glitzy modernist glamour rarely seen in Tokyo Fans of art and interior design will enjoy this exhibition of the Prince’s home with a new focus on its materials architectural techniques and historical anecdotes the volumes are combined into a continuous complex connected via an outdoor bridge the new construction serves as an extension of the main house while the renovated warehouse and the piloti bellow become a place to host guests the three volumes of the complex create a comfortable intriguing environment for residents and guests alike.all images © nao takahashi araki + sasaki architects (A+Sa) has reactivated the site through the renovation of the main house and its warehouse building and the addition of a smaller residential construction the outdoor bridge that connects the three volumes brings the project in direct contact with the exterior landscape a wooden bench and open deck area have been placed nearby the existing stone fence becoming a place of interaction between residents and guests all three buildings feature a shared material palette that combines wood allowing them to exist in complete harmony with each other the new construction incorporates a series of pillars on the ground level are characterized by subtle interventions such as new structural wooden frames and windows that promote natural ventilation.  architect: araki + sasaki architects (A+Sa) location: asaka, saitama prefecture, japan happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. Volume 15 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.740509 Knowledge about the developmental process of dynamic balance control comprised of upper arms and upper legs coordination and trunk and pelvis twist coordination is important to advance effective balance assessment for abnormal development the mechanisms of these coordination and stability control during gait in childhood are unknown.This study examined the development of dynamic postural stability and trunk and pelvic twist coordination during gait and investigated the potential mechanisms integrating the central nervous system with inter-limb coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination to control extrapolated center of the body mass (XCOM) This study included 77 healthy children aged 3–10 years and 15 young adults The child cohort was divided into four groups by age: 3–4 Participants walked barefoot at a self-selected walking speed along an 8 m walkway A three-dimensional motion capture system was used for calculating the XCOM and phase coupling movements of the upper arms MoS in the mediolateral axis was significantly higher in the young adults than in all children groups Contralateral coordination (ipsilateral upper arm and contralateral upper leg combination) gradually changed to an in-phase pattern with increasing age until age 9 years Significant correlations of XCOMML with contralateral coordination and with trunk and pelvic twist coordination (trunk/pelvis coordination) were found Significant correlations between contralateral coordination and trunk/pelvis coordination were observed only in the 5–6 years and at 7–8 years groups.Dynamic postural stability during gait was not fully mature at age 10 XCOM control is associated with the development of contralateral coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination The closer to in-phase pattern of contralateral upper limb coordination improved the XCOM fluctuations the out-of-phase pattern (about 90 degrees) of the trunk/pelvis coordination increased theXCOM fluctuation a different control strategy was used among children 3–8 years of age and individuals over 9 years of age which suggests that 3–4-year-old children showed a disorderly coordination strategy between limb swing and torso movement limb swing depended on trunk/pelvis coordination Knowledge of the development process in motor and postural control during gait is a prerequisite for assessing abnormal and pathological development (Sutherland, 1997) both growth and central nervous system maturation influence the changes in gait function; thus the development of gait is a complex matter Mature development of the mechanisms of inter-limb coordination and dynamic balance control during gait remains unclear it suggests that the development of the dynamic balance control takes longer to mature compared to that of isolated kinematic and kinetic patterns it must be possible that coordination strategy defined as relationships between inter-limb coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination Knowledge regarding the developmental process of dynamic balance control and inter-limb coordination and the mechanisms of gait control during childhood are very important to advance effective balance assessment for abnormal development We aimed to investigate the development of dynamic balance control with inter-limb coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination during gait and the potential mechanisms integrating the central nervous system (CNS) with inter-limb coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination to control dynamic balance control We made the following hypotheses: (1) dynamic postural stability but is not fully mature at age 10; (2) contralateral limb coordination also gradually approaches the in-phase pattern with increasing age and is associated with decreasing XCOM fluctuation; (3) trunk and pelvic twist coordination gradually improves with increasing age and is also associated with improving dynamic postural stability; and (4) trunk twist coordination contributes to arm swing in children aged 3–8 years A significant correlation with trunk twist coordination and contralateral limb coordination is present in those 3–8 years old based on previous studies revealing that children depend upon “en bloc” postural strategy until 8 years of age Seventy-seven healthy children (43 boys and 34 girls) aged 3–10 years and 15 young healthy adults (22.7 ± 2.5 years) participated in the experiment (Table 1) The child population was clustered by age into the following groups: 3–4 years (n = 24) Children who were born after 37 gestational weeks and had a birth weight >2,500 g were recruited All participants had no significant history of medical Young adults and the parents of each child gave their informed consent prior to the start of the experiment all children gave their informed assent after this study was explained to them in lay terms prior to the start of the experiment All study protocols were approved by the ethics committee at the institution where this study took place (28-2-52 and the experiment was conducted according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki Participants walked barefoot at a self-selected walking speed along an 8 m walkway (Figure 1) Several practice trials were performed before data collection and each participant was asked to perform five trials with a 2-min rest after each trial Experimental setup: The participants walk barefoot at a self-selected walking speed along an 8 m walkway Twenty-seven reflective markers are attached to bony landmarks All signals were processed offline using MATLAB R2020b software (MathWorks Data from the VICON system were filtered with a 10-Hz fourth-order the continuous relative phase (CRP) between different segments was calculated by subtracting the specific segment phase angle time series from each other The absolute CRP was calculated between 0° and 180°; 0° indicated two segments were moving in the same direction at the same time (in-phase); 180° indicated the segments were moving in opposite directions at the same time (anti-phase) the mean CRP over the gait cycle was referred to as the mean relative phase (MRP) Since there are different phase coupling movements of segments between which coordination was measured both upper arm combination (both arm combination) both upper leg combination (both leg combination) ipsilateral upper arm and ipsilateral upper leg combination (ipsilateral combination) ipsilateral upper arm and contralateral upper leg combination (contralateral combination) trunk and pelvic combination (trunk/pelvis combination) were calculated Typical samples of the angle-velocity phase plot in (A) ipsilateral upper arm and (B) contralateral upper leg and (C) the phase angle profile of these segments Red markers and blue markers represent the first point and the last point during one gait cycle Continuous relative phase (CRP) between these segments was calculated by subtracting the specific segment phase angle time series from each other The MoS and the XCOM were calculated to evaluate the dynamic postural stability and balance control in the frontal plane (Hof et al., 2005) and l is the distance from the axis of ankle joint to the COM position in the frontal plane Peak XCOM in the mediolateral axis during each gait cycle was also calculated (XCOMML) MoS along the mediolateral axis (MoSML) is defined as the minimum distance from XCOM to the boundaries of the BOS and is calculated by The boundaries of BOS were defined as the mediolateral position of the ankle marker in the stance leg. XCOMML was normalized by the distance from the floor to the vertical COM position during static standing (% COM height). The COM velocity was also calculated by dividing the total path length of COM in the anteroposterior axis by the duration of the gait cycle to assess the walking speed. The COM velocity was normalized by √gl (Hof, 1996) A priori power analysis was performed in G*power 3.1 The sample size was estimated from a pilot study carried out on 25 participants (five participants per group) for a calculated effect size of f = 0.466 We performed the power analysis using the F-test model of G*Power 3.1 Twelve participants in each group were deemed sufficient to detect significant differences in the XCOMML between groups with a power (1-β) of 0.8 Two-way analysis of variance was performed with the factors Group (3–4 years 9–10 years and young adults) and Sex (males and females) If no significant interaction and factorial effect of sex was noted data pertaining to patients of both sex were combined One-way analysis of variance was used to analyze the parameters among the groups (3–4 years The Tukey-Kramer post hoc analysis was performed when appropriate a nonlinear regression analysis using exponential functions was applied to examine the relationships between XCOMML and age Pearson’s correlation coefficient with whole subject data was used to examine the relationships between XCOMML and each combination to assess the contribution of inter-limb coordination and torso coordination for dynamic balance control Pearson’s correlation coefficient was also used to examine the relationships between MRP of the contralateral combination and that of trunk/pelvis combination in each group to assess balance control strategies of the age groups All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 26 (IBM Corp. Statistical significance was accepted at p < 0.05 Data are expressed as mean [standard deviation (SD)] All 92 participants were included in the analyses. Figure 3 shows the time profiles of a gait cycle for the grand mean MoSML Patterns of these data were very similar across all groups but all the children’s age groups showed more fluctuated patterns in XCOMML and lower MoSML Time profiles of the gait cycle for grand mean spatial margin of stability (MoS) extrapolated center of body mass (XCOM) displacements in the mediolateral axis and kinematic joint movements with the standard deviation of each group (A) Grand mean mediolateral margin of stability (MOSML) and (B) grand mean mediolateral XCOM displacements (XCOMML) and boundaries of base of support (BOS) which is defined by ankle marker on the stance side and are represented by a thick line and thin line (C) Grand mean trunk and pelvic rotational angular movements in the horizontal plane are represented by the gray line and the black line (D) The grand mean of both the upper arm and upper leg joint angular movement in the sagittal plane is represented by the solid lines and the dotted lines Ipsilateral and contralateral limbs are represented by the black lines and the gray lines The two-way ANOVA of MOSML, XCOMML, and each coordination showed no significant effect of sex and two-factor interaction (Table 2) Results of two-way analysis of variance for dynamic balance and each coordination No significant between-group difference was found in the walking speed (F4, 88 = 0.738, p = 0.569; Table 3). Although no significant between-group differences were found in the upper arm and the upper leg angular movements over a gait cycle (F4, 88 = 0.804, p = 0.526 and F4, 88 = 1.824, p = 0.131, respectively; Table 3) significant differences in the trunk and the pelvic angular movements were found between the groups (F4 A post hoc analysis revealed that the trunk angular displacement was significantly decreased in the adult group compared to the 3–4 and 7–8 years age groups (p = 0.019 and the pelvic angular displacement was significantly decreased in the young adult group compared to the 5–6 years age group (p = 0.002) Results of walking speed and the range of motion in each segment over one cycle Significant differences in the MRP of both arm combination, ipsilateral combination, and contralateral combination were found between the groups (F4, 88 = 5.903, p < 0.001, F4, 88 = 3.097, p = 0.020, and F4, 88 = 8.363, p < 0.001, respectively; Figure 4) A post hoc analysis revealed that the MRP of both upper arm combination was significantly increased in the 9–10 years age and young adult groups than in the 3–4 years age group (p = 0.003 and the ipsilateral combination was significantly increased in the young adult group compared to the 3–4 years age group (p = 0.030) the MRP of the contralateral combination was significantly decreased in the young adult group compared to the 3–4 and 7–8 years age groups (p < 0.001) No significant between-group differences were found in the MRP of both leg combination and trunk/pelvis combination (F4 (A) Mean relative phase of both upper arm combination (C) ipsilateral upper arm and leg combination (D) contralateral upper arm and leg combination and (E) trunk and pelvis combination for each group [± standard deviation (SD)] significant correlations were found for the 5–6 years (r = −0.586 p = 0.002) and 7–8 years groups (r = −0.522 Mean margin of stability in mediolateral axis [MoSML; ± standard deviation (SD)] Results of regression analysis performed for age and extrapolated center of body mass in mediolateral axis (XCOMML) Relationships between peak extrapolated center of body mass (XCOM) displacements in mediolateral axis (XCOMML) and (A) mean relative phase (MRP) of both arm combination (C) MRP of ipsilateral arm and leg combination (D) MRP of contralateral arm and leg combination Relationship between mean relative phase (MRP) of contralateral arm and leg combination and MRP of trunk/pelvis combination for each group This study mainly elucidated the developmental process of inter-limb coordination and trunk twist coordination and the contribution of inter-limb coordination to dynamic balance control during gait Mediolateral dynamic stability during gait (MoSML) was not fully mature at age 10 mediolateral dynamic balance control (XCOMML) gradually improved with increasing age and was associated with the development of contralateral limb coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination trunk/pelvis coordination correlated with contralateral limb coordination for the 5–6 years and 7–8 years groups These results suggest that relationships between contralateral combination and trunk/pelvis coordination during gait may change from a disorderly coordination strategy in 3–4 years to a tightly linked strategy in 5–8 years These relationships become altered in children aged 9–10 years and attain an adult-like manner of coordination patterns it suggests that greater trunk and pelvic angular displacement in younger children might be controlled to create higher energy and faster walking speed The present study indicated that no significant difference between young adults and 3–10 years children in phase coupling movement between the trunk and pelvic twist movement was found but each range of motion in trunk and pelvis attained adult-like level at 7–8 years of age Limb swing and trunk movements may be controlled independently to utilize limb swing effectively and flexibility according to task contexts Coordination control strategy during gait may become altered in children aged 9–10 years and attain adult-like coordination patterns electromyography and electroencephalography should be performed to analyze relationships among inter-limb coordination and dynamic postural stability the effects of walking speed on the XCOM might not be excluded This study demonstrated the development of dynamic postural stability and balance control with inter-limb coordination and trunk and pelvic twist coordination during gait Dynamic postural stability does not fully mature until age 10 or older Improving dynamic balance control is associated with the development of in-phase pattern of the contralateral upper arm and upper leg coordination and the anti-phase pattern of both upper arm coordination the out-of-phase pattern (about 90 degrees) of the trunk and pelvic twist coordination is also negatively correlated with dynamic balance control contralateral upper arm and upper leg coordination is linked 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