Nevada clawed its way back from an early four-run deficit, and Sean Yamaguchi put the cap on the comeback, slamming a two-out, walk-off home run to give the Wolf Pack the series with a 6-5 win over Fresno State. The win brings Nevada (27-19, 14-9 MW) within a game of the Bulldogs (23-23, 15-8 MW) for first place in the Mountain West standings ahead of Sunday's series finale at 12:05 p.m. Saturday, it was reliever Dominic Desch, who got his fifth win of the season, shutting down Fresno State over the final 3.1 innings to set up the comeback. The teams were knotted at 5-5 from the bottom of the sixth until two outs in the bottom of the ninth, when Yamaguchi hit a no-doubter on a 1-1 offering from Bulldog reliever JT Guerrero to end it. The homer highlighted a 2-for-5, two-homer day for the Wolf Pack freshman. Michael Ball also went deep and drove in two key runs for Nevada—his first-inning solo homer got the scoring started, then his deep fly ball to center brought in the tying run in the sixth. Fresno State took its first lead of the series with four runs on a two-out rally in the second. Facing Wolf Pack starter Alessandro Castro and with a runner at third and two out, the Bulldogs tied it as Owen Faust fisted a bloop single to right. Singles from Cam Schneider and Sky Collins loaded the bases, setting up Griffin Sotomayor to line one the opposite way and just inside the first-base line for a bases-clearing double and a 4-1 Fresno State lead. Castro would settle in, though, giving up just one run from the third to into the sixth, giving way to Desch with two out in the frame. Bulldog starter Aidan Cremarosa also worked into the sixth, going 5.1 innings and giving up five runs while taking a no-decision. Nevada crept its way back in, first getting Taylor Holder's RBI single to plate Billy Ham in the second, then Yamaguchi's solo homer in the fifth. In the sixth, Murf Gray got Fresno State's lead back to two with a solo homer, but the Wolf Pack answered in the bottom half. One-out walks to Taylor Holder and Jacob Doyle started the rally, and Mason Hirata was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jake Harvey drew a bases-loaded walk off reliever Caleb Anderson to make it a one-run game before Ball's sacrifice fly plated Doyle to tie it at 5-5. These free events are produced by The Brooklyn Rail Leave a donation ✨🌈 Artist Takako Yamaguchi joins critic and art historian Leah Ollman for a conversation Visit Takako Yamaguchi: Innocent Bystander on view at ORTUZAR, New York through May 21, 2025 → Visit MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) from June 29, 2025 through March 1, 2026 → A critic and art historian based in Southern California Leah Ollman is a longtime contributor to The Los Angeles Times with particular interest in materiality and the accretion of small acts Her writings have appeared in books and exhibition catalogues on the artists William Kentridge Ensnaring the Moment: On the Intersection of Poetry and Photography https://www.leahollman.com/leahollman❤️ 🌈 We'd like to thank the The Terra Foundation for American Art for making these daily conversations possible and for their support of our growing archive Follow @terraamericanartLearn more » Home Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Northwest Asian Weekly April 9, 2025 By Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) announced the appointment of Kendee Yamaguchi as its new CEO Kendee brings more than two decades of executive leadership experience spanning federal She was appointed to leadership roles by two U.S and led recovery and resiliency efforts during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic as executive director for Snohomish County She also served as executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs “I look forward to working alongside this resilient community—as well as ACRS’ passionate staff and committed board members—as we continue advancing our shared mission for equity and social justice,” said Yamaguchi who has served as executive director since 2018 and will remain through the leadership transition Today's print edition Home Delivery The Yamaguchi-gumi has submitted to the police a letter pledging that the designated yakuza group will end turf battles the document — filed Monday by Yamaguchi-gumi executives with the Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters in Kobe — also says the crime syndicate will not cause any trouble from now on.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Turf battles have intensified since more than a dozen gangs bolted from the Yamaguchi-gumi to form a new group — the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi — in 2015 with 150 incidents linked to their conflict occurring across Japan until last year Underscoring the importance of closely watching how Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi reacts to the Yamaguchi-gumi's move a high-ranking Hyogo police officer expressed the need to increase vigilance Both groups have shrunk year after year since their turf war began The combined number of members and quasi-members of the Yamaguchi-gumi stood at some 6,900 at the end of 2024 down from around 14,100 at the end of 2015 while the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi's members and quasi-members have decreased more steeply to 320 or so In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division The inaugural Para Swimming World Series meet in Fuji-Shizuoka a new world record and breath-taking battles for medals the home squad were the best performers among 22 nations which competed at the Shizuoka Prefectural Fuji Swimming Pools Paralympic champion Naohide Yamaguchi stole the show at the weekend securing two gold medals including a world record Yamaguchi (SM14/SB14) claimed the top place in the men’s 200m medley and 100m breaststroke finishing the latter with a timing of 1:02.64 – a new world record in the SB14 class His teammate Eigo Tanaka had a similar performance and added two golds to the Japanese medals haul with victories in the men’s 50m backstroke and 50m butterfly The hosts also saw four other stars leaving a mark at the competition and Anku Matsuda won their races while An Nishida was the Japanese female athlete to represent the country in the top of the podium Three-time Paralympic champion Takayuki Suzuki (SB3) showed his strength in the men’s 50m breaststroke and secured a gold medal as he did at the Beijing 2008 and Paris 2024 Paralympics He also got a silver medal in the 100m freestyle Kubota (S8) was the winner in the men’s 100m backstroke the same event in which he claimed his first-ever Paralympic medal last year in Paris Matsuda (S14) triumphed in the men’s 100m butterfly and finished third in the 400m freestyle while Nishida (S7) grabbed the only female gold medal for Japan in the 50m butterfly other three Asian countries also had their national anthems played at the Shizuoka Prefectural Fuji Swimming Pools China left Fuji-Shizuoka shining with five golds Tsun Lok Cheung (S14) and Chiu Yee Lau (S14) were responsible for four of them once they both triumphed in the men’s and women’s 100m and 200m freestyle Paralympic silver medallist Yui Lam Chan (S14) took home the fifth gold medal for Hong Kong after winning in the women’s 100m butterfly She also secured two other silver medals in the 200m medley and 100m backstroke Philippines and Iran were the other Asian nations in the top of the podium with Angel Mae Otom (S5) winning the women’s 50m backstroke while Abolf Zarif Pouresmaeilyazdi (S9) finished first in the men’s 50m freestyle Spain also had their national anthem played during the competition after Paralympic champion Anastasiya Dmytriv Dmytriv (S9) being the winner in the women’s 100m backstroke the title of the most decorated athlete in the inaugural Para Swimming World Series Fuji-Shizuoka 2025 went to Daria Lukianenko Lukianenko (S11/SM11/SB11) triumphed in the women’s 50m freestyle The Para Swimming World Series 2025 heads to the halfway point of the season as the competition takes off from Fuji-Shizuoka Japan to across the world to the United States for the fifth meet of the year USA is the next city to host the event from 24 to 26 April The full Para Swimming World Series 2025 calendar is available here. Through 1990, Yamaguchi competed in both singles and pairs (with Rudy Galindo). That year she qualified for the world championships in both events, placing fourth and fifth respectively. Then she dropped out of pairs to concentrate on singles and was rewarded with her first world championship title in 1991. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page It’s not even past,” William Faulkner famously said—it’s just been suppressed by the present but a living artist can find subtle beauty and inspiration in Old Master museum art—the subtle beauty of Lucas Cranach The Elder’s Venus the majestic nude that presides over the scene in Takako Yamaguchi’s paintings she presides over its bizarre spread with visionary intensity indicating that Yamaguchi is a kind of fantasist She wants to “revive the ghost of a lost style in the form of something vain and pretty,” she says but however vain and pretty Cranach’s Venus is—her body is manneristically elongated eternally thin as though suffering from incurable anorexia small breasted as though an immature adolescent (a sort of Twiggy) altogether unlike the full-bodied Venus of antiquity—she remains a powerful goddess Her autonomy is not compromised by the presence of Mars or Adonis—any male lover original vision of Goethe’s “eternal feminine that draws us on,” all the more so because she is eternally young but her technique is decidedly modern:  she paints on hammered bronze imperfectly aligned But whether reclining at the bottom of the painting or standing upright at the side of the painting which she is in effect introducing to the audience she points to—with her feet when she is reclining—a classical row of columns the remains of a façade of a classical temple are phallic in import—not just a very oblique allusion to a man the marriage of the goddess of love and the god of war indicative of peace on earth—but imply that Cranach’s thin small-breasted Venus is a so-called phallic woman The idea that she is implicitly a male certainly explains her boyish body Her small breasts are pro forma additives to an adolescent boy’s body was worshipped on Cyprus.”  Yamaguchi’s Venus is a not so “innocent bystander,” as the subtitle of the exhibition says she is Yamaguchi’s works are pastoral allegories of death in paradise with an oblique affinity to Poussin’s Et in Arcadia Ego except that Yamaguchi’s Arcadia has seen better days in myth just as her Venus has seen better days in antiquity and But what gives Yamaguchi’s paintings a feminist edge is that they imply that woman was more highly regarded and treated more respectfully in traditional art–she was a goddess--than in so-called avant-garde art but they are misogynist and emotionally vicious Donald Kuspit is one of America’s most distinguished art critics In 1983 he received the prestigious Frank Jewett Mather Award for Distinction in Art Criticism In 1993 he received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Davidson College in 1996 from the San Francisco Art Institute and in 2007 from the New York Academy of Art In 1997 the National Association of the Schools of Art and Design presented him with a Citation for Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts In 1998 he received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In 2000 he delivered the Getty Lectures at the University of Southern California In 2005 he was the Robertson Fellow at the University of Glasgow In 2008 he received the Tenth Annual Award for Excellence in the Arts from the Newington-Cropsey Foundation In 2013 he received the First Annual Award for Excellence in Art Criticism from the Gabarron Foundation He has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation Meditate on how apparent limitations might lead to inviting innovations Events in Las Vegas get canceled every now and then It doesn’t hurt checking with the venue to confirm the listing Get ready to unleash your inner superstar at Karaoke Night in The Wall brought to you by The Party Jockeys It isn't just a party - it's the Cinco de Mayo Ultimate Fiesta at Fremont Street Experience Southern charm meets Vegas energy at Dawg House Saloon -- where the music's loud Twice a month we’re bringing live music to your favorite wine bar Join us the first and third Wednesdays for .. There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting One of the reasons Nevada baseball coach Jake McKinley has high expectations for the 2025 season is because his starting lineup is chock-full of upperclassmen the projected starter at third base who everybody on the Wolf Pack is forecasting big things from this year "He's been awesome," McKinley said "He's an incredibly talented player he's one of the most talented freshmen I've ever had." Added preseason All-Mountain West infielder Michael Ball: "I've never met a more polished player than Sean at the age that he's at That kid has professional tools right now as an 18-year-old." And preseason All-MW outfielder Taylor Holder: "He's definitely been eye opening and I've played played college baseball for a while now and I haven't seen many freshmen do what he's been doing." Yamaguchi has been a star for quite a while He led his Honolulu-based Little League team to the 2018 Little League World Series championship before starring at Saint Louis High under coach and former big-leaguer Benny Agbayani where he was Hawaii's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior Nevada was worried Yamaguchi might be picked in last year's MLB draft Yamaguchi landed with the Wolf Pack for his freshman season "We call him Fred Flintstone because he just swings at everything and he hits everything out," preseason All-MW pitcher Ethan O'Neal said "He'll hit a ball out that's two feet over his head so there's no doubt he's going to be a big part of this year." "He just plays with tremendous confidence and one of the things that's tricky for freshmen is to navigate the ups and the downs and he bounces back so good from the downs and he has a maturity that's pretty rare for a kid that age." D1Baseball, the authority on covering the college game, tabbed Yamaguchi as the MW's preseason freshman of the year who will play next to Yamaguchi as Nevada's shortstop said he knew the freshman was more advanced that your typical rookie even before the bomb against Vanderbilt "Watching his BP is pretty incredible," Ball said "His approach at the plate is really mature but at the same time you can look at him talking to himself in the box and he's competing It's fun to watch his process and also his level of comfort out here and the confidence in his own abilities has just shown He's just got a giant smile painted across his face 24/7 including 5-0 in the Little League World Series Wolf Pack assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Jordan Getzelman had been recruiting Yamaguchi for a number of years before landing his commitment over recruitment from Cal Yamaguchi 's Nevada teammates have had fun looking back at old videos of him during those Little League World Series days "We've made fun of him a few times," O'Neal said we had a day where we just went on YouTube and looked up 'Sean Yamaguchi' on YouTube and saw all of his highlights and his interviews The exposure being at such a big stage and just having that push and the following of I really have to do this,' he's been doing this for his whole life But he's been doing it at a different level than I think a lot of us have He's had that exposure and the outside pressure of 'You're going to have to be really good.'" both in terms of his ability to hit immediately at the college level — the Wolf Pack opens the season Friday at Cal — and from a personality standpoint as he's already emerged as a leader for the younger group of Wolf Pack players "He is hilarious and he brings a lot of positivity to the clubhouse," O'Neal said "When you're performing and you're positive I've noticed everyone's work ethic has definitely gotten a lot better and he's definitely the leader of that group." Columnist Chris Murray provides insight on Northern Nevada sports Contact him at crmurray@sbgtv.com or follow him on Twitter @ByChrisMurray Thanks for visiting it's going to be my first Champions League semi-final but I'm taking it as if it were a match like any other I'm not putting any particular pressure on (playing ) them even though they're a club with big players and on paper they're very strong they have individual qualities that are far superior to ours perhaps Al Nassr is a club that's been in the news a lot since Ronaldo's arrival.. "I think it's a chance to make my name known to the general public and not just in Japan but more internationally so for me I'm taking it more as a chance as an opportunity to put in a good performance." Is it scary facing a team with so many big stars "I think it's more the team in general; after all I have to be more on the lookout for certain actions shots that are completely different from those I might receive in Japan "All these things will be different depending on the players on the pitch so I just have to be attentive and I can't be the only one paying attention I have to direct my defence so that they too are alert to these options." "We haven't done any special training or anything because we haven't had much time to prepare (they played their quarter-final on Sunday evening) it's more a question of getting into 100% physical condition even if it's not the same Ronaldo as 10 years ago and you can see a few changes in his style of play but on the team in general and how they use their star players to win." they're not playing at the peak of their powers so there's bound to be a difference compared to what they've done in the past The Saudi league isn't as good as the top European leagues but it's true that it's close." Conversely, what are Kawasaki 's strengths? You managed to knock out Qatari league leaders Al Sadd in the quarter-finals "We have players with individual qualities but I find that collective quality is superior to individual quality whether it's defensively or offensively So I think that's where we have a lot to play for The Japanese style is to play together more Thebault-Yamaguchi during the quarter-final against Al Sadd on 27 April.ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Abdullah AhmedDo you feel the team is strong enough to go far "I think we have the potential to do great things We don't have to adapt and try to change our style of play because they are great players I think we need to make things difficult for them knowing that they haven't necessarily had much experience of playing against Japanese teams "And I wouldn't say that Japanese teams are 'underrated' They do a lot of things that are perhaps a little different from the norm that's the most important thing and I think it's one of our strengths." What was your objective in the Champions League since the start of the season we've had four possible cups to win this year and we want all four." Talking of yourself, how did you end up as Kawasaki Frontale's first-choice keeper "I went out and got it, because it wasn't easy. I worked hard for it. I started out playing football in Japan, with FC Tokyo, and then I spent three years at the FC Lorient training centre I made my professional debut in Spain and then came back to Japan "When I came back to Japan it was complicated to find a first division club where I could have played from the start I preferred to drop down a level to get some playing time I managed to climb the ladder and today I find myself as a first-team regular at this big club in Japan." but at the time it was complicated: you didn't necessarily play much I didn't have any doubts because I knew that these were experiences I had to go through that I had to go through them to achieve what I wanted it's very important to go through these stages "I think that all goalkeepers have gone through those stages not getting much playing time and having to compete with a lot of other players I think it's an experience I needed to have I think that experience helped me to get this starting place today." Thebault-Yamaguchi during a J-League match against Nagoya GrampusKenichiro Ogane / AFLO / ProfimediaDid you want to go back to Japan afterwards I wanted to stay in Europe to reach the top European level but I preferred to take a different route for that which is what I'm doing at the moment "So it's true that my decision wasn't easy but the fact that my family is in Japan was an argument that weighed in the balance And I have no regrets about coming back to Japan So it's a plus for me that my family is close by." maybe your performances will be noticed and you'll be able to go back to Europe that's definitely something I'm keeping in mind." If someone had told you when you left Lorient that you'd be playing in a Champions League semi-final against Ronaldo Follow Al Nassr vs Kawasaki Frontale here 2024 at 10:38 am PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The Olympic gold medalist will open the Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink Friday CA — It’s almost that time of year: City Center’s Kristi Yamaguchi Ice Rink is reopening for the season which will feature a ribbon cutting and an evening of skating performances and caroling from San Ramon Valley High School students On Nov. 22 at 6 p.m., the rink will host a tree lighting ceremony with performances from the Monte Vista High School band On Dec. 23, Yamaguchi is hosting a special skating clinic teaching foundational techniques These are just a few of the many family-friendly themed nights this season which features sustainably produced educational toys Visit CityCenterHolidayIceRink.com for more information Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Restauranteur Mark Liu has opened a new place aiming to make it stand out as an Asian restaurant serving authentic flavors with a modern twist who came to El Paso when he helped open Crazy Crab in 2021 first opened a smaller Sakura Ramen restaurant in the former Yamaguchi Ramen Bar The restaurant has thrived as students and their families have become frequent customers Yamaguchi moved to Zaragoza and now has two locations but now we realized that the location is too small and we wanted to do some improvements upon that Liu has taken steps to ensure the new restaurant He has hired two New York chefs to lead in the kitchen Unlike many restaurants that have scaled down their menus Sakura Ramen has quite an extensive menu offering dumplings and fried oyster appetizers and traditional Chinese dishes including General Tso's Chicken Liu said he and his business partner discussed menu items and decided El Paso families needed options "The majority of our clients are Hispanic families So they might not want the same thing — adults may want ramen Dining with any family members can be fun if you like sharing tasty dishes I took my young adult sons and partner and we decided to each get something different: General Tso's Chicken ($12.99) and the house special fried rice with vegetables ($13.99) Among the most flavorful and complex dishes was the Spicy Xin Seafood Ramen with shrimp We enjoyed the freshness inherent in the dishes from the steamy fried rice and vegetables to the crunchy tempura and spicy Liu said a couple of years ago he would not have described El Paso as diverse in terms of ethnic restaurants And there are still a lot of Mexican restaurants But he has started to see more ramen and Asian-food restaurants pop up in El Paso and he thinks it's good for all restaurants He said he is friendly with many other Asian restaurant owners in the city "We do have some competition with places like Noodles & Dumplings And so I just think it doesn't matter how good your food is you have to have different options," he said Liu said he enjoys the city of El Paso and is a foodie himself so he likes that more people are willing to try different types of foods in El Paso and that the Chinese community in El Paso tends to support each other Here are some other new Asian restaurants opened recently in El Paso brought her mother to El Paso a few months ago to help her finalize her menu for her new restaurant Thai Sol This is the first restaurant venture for Magallanez an enthusiastic young woman who grew up in a family with a food cart to support themselves The restaurant menu is easy to read and appealing with photos and only one laminated sheet Most of the dishes are reasonably priced from $8.99 to $10.99 The back of the menu features some yummy appetizers such as Thai spring rolls (four for $7.99) with Mung bean noodles stir-fried together and then wrapped in wheat flour and deep-fried are a must-try vegan delight — corn and flour triangular-shaped patties seasoned with a Thai seasoning and served with a sweet and chili sauce The restaurant is not easily visible from North Zaragoza Road so when new customers find the eatery and step in Magallanez is excited to welcome you and demonstrate her great cooking skills We tried various dishes and found them to be generously served and delicious The dish is $10.99 and is a spicy stir-fry with mushrooms We added chicken protein for an additional $2.99 The menu has it as a 5-chile spice level dish but you can let servers know if you want to reduce the heat and make it a 1-chile East Side and Horizon City folks continue to enjoy seeing new restaurants open along Eastlake Drive and one of the latest is Yamaguchi Ramen Bar The restaurant management already had a successful location at 1700 N Zaragoza Road and opened the second location in January The restaurant offers a variety of popular ramen bowls such as the lobster tail bowl and build-your-own ramen bowls where you can add as many ingredients as you'd like Leave room for dessert as they offer mochi a fish-shaped ice cream bar and fried ice cream balls The place has a cool vibe with warm red colors and colorful anime characters More: Morra Mía, Black Bear Diner and Dave's Hot Chicken among new restaurants for El Paso María Cortés González may be reached at 915-546-6150; mcortes@elpasotimes.com; @eptmaria.bsky.social on Bluesky Wearing strapping on her left knee, Olympic bronze medallist Tunjung made a number of errors early on, with Yamaguchi not having to be at her best to take an 11-5 lead into the mid-game interval. The Japanese moved further clear after the break, showing off her trademark speed and anticipation to go 18-8 ahead before converting her third game point after just 14 minutes. Tunjung, bidding for her first title since her triumph in Kumamoto 12 months ago, went into a 3-0 lead in the second game. But the home favourite reeled off the next six points in succession to regain the initiative. Despite flashes of brilliance from the fifth seed, Yamaguchi was able to take an 11-8 advantage into the second mid-game interval before winning seven of the last eight points to seal her 15th victory over Tunjung in 20 meetings. With Tunjung all but guaranteed a place in the season-ending BWF Tour Finals in Hangzhou, Yamaguchi's title saw her move above compatriot Miyazaki Tomoka into sixth in the race to the tournament. Yamaguchi Akane: Why I need to stop overthinkingJapan's Yamaguchi Akane has been through a lot in her career The former world number one and Youth Olympic Games silver medallist doesn't get rattled easily but an injury last summer got her focusing on the mental side of the game "I need to stop overthinking and just get back to enjoying the game of badminton," she said to Olympic Channel 21-13 to claim his first title since the US Open in July 2023 Li had won the pair's previous three meetings in straight games and raced into an early 6-1 lead with Leong - already sporting hefty strapping on both legs - taking a medical timeout for a grazed finger won the battle for superiority at the net and stayed clear to take the opening game Leong staged something of a fightback at the start of the second the tank was all but empty with Li's tactical prowess seeing him win 14 of the next 16 points on his way to a victory that boosts his hopes of making the BWF Tour Finals on home soil Mixed doubles: Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (FRA) lost to Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (THA) 16-21 Women's doubles: Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu (JPN) lost to [2] Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (CHN) 15-21 Men's doubles: [3] Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA) def [6] Hoki Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo (JPN) 21-15 Men's singles: [7] Li Shifeng (CHN) def Women's singles: [5] Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA) lost to [2] Yamaguchi Akane (JPN) 12-21 Stanford University who is a neuroscientist investigating brain functions related to music Together they work on a research project that focuses on physical and psychological health issues in drummers in the United States Satoshi hopes to understand his condition better and eventually return to the stage Satoshi shared his unique life experiences—both successes and setbacks—and how they have shaped his attitude and perspectives on life “I would be very happy if I could share with you some insights that I have gained through my experiences and words that have supported me during difficult times and if they could provide some hints for your future life.” As students and alumni of SPICE’s courses reflected upon his talk multiple insights that he shared especially stood out and are important lessons for youth These insights are shared below through eight excerpts from his talk I formed a metal rock band with my music-loving friends in my hometown of Yokohama and played the drums I was so busy with my band and part-time job that I didn’t study much It is hard to believe that I am speaking in English in front of you today Satoshi’s presentation in English to the biggest audience of students SPICE has ever convened was an inspiration for students who are studying English in Japan and China and English language learners in the United States while reflecting upon a band competition as a high school student … our [metal rock] band’s goal was to participate in a national high school music festival held once a year at Yokohama Arena How fascinating to have the chance to perform on a stage big enough to hold 10,000 people and we were unsuccessful in our first and second years After successfully completing our performance as the first band saying “None of the other bands were that good.” However Some of the lyrics of one of their songs made me think that someone else seemed to know my heart better than I Satoshi ended this segment of his talk by noting that “Perhaps the day will come when your biggest rival today will become your best friend.” This statement really seemed to have resonated in students as they all knew that Satoshi eventually joined RADWIMPS Satoshi reflected upon a life-long lesson that he learned from one of his fellow RADWIMPS band members Toward the end of my first year of college my [metal rock] band broke up and RADWIMPS was looking for a new drummer but at the time I could only hit a simple 8-note beat you are not allowed to play an 8-note beat without a reason.” When I was confused “We are going to make music that has never been made before We are aiming for a future where a genre called RADWIMPS will be born you can’t just play the beats that have been around before You have to pursue your own new beat.” At another time “Your children and grandchildren will one day listen to the beats you play Are you sure that’s the best beat?” It is embarrassing to look back now but at the time I did not have his kind of vision at all Satoshi underscored the importance of creativity “You have to pursue your own new beat,” has remained in the minds of many students Another insight that he shared was that “Out of limitations come innovations ‘What can I do then?’” One beat that was created at that time became the basis for the theme song of Your Name while Satoshi openly shared his experience with musicians’ dystonia I witnessed the very serious looks on the faces of the students and alumni my right foot suddenly stopped moving while playing the drums This was a symptom called musicians’ dystonia The dystonia made it impossible for me to express myself musically as I had imagined and I no longer found pleasure in playing music. Then in 2015 I made the decision to give up being the drummer of my favorite band in the world and take an indefinite hiatus It was one of the heaviest and most painful moments of my life I am confident that Satoshi’s reflections prompted many students to think about the “heaviest and most painful moments” in their lives and ask themselves and how can we use these lessons as we go through our lives?” Satoshi reflected upon the continued success of RADWIMPS and noted When I was exhausted both mentally and physically I loved the state of mind I was in when I was looking at this mountain. I felt that this town was calling me I decided to move to Hayama with my family I encountered these rice terraces… as I deepened my relationships with local farmers I learned that rice terraces were facing a number of difficulties and their survival was at risk I began to wonder if I could do something about this place that had saved my life Hayama’s rice terraces are visited by Silicon Valley Keio International Program (SKIP) an international exchange program between Keio and Stanford students Satoshi is giving back to his community by “respecting tradition while innovating it,” and Satoshi hopes that all students will consider this as well for communities that have made a difference in their lives RADWIMPS has become one of Japan’s leading bands and Satoshi commented that “my three sons sing our songs every day I am now once again feeling the amazing power of having a vision.” Satoshi urged the audience to “imagine what the future looks like and then truly believe that it can be realized,” which is such a powerful message for youth the film Your Name was released in September 2016 Satoshi was impressed with the film but felt that “You made the wrong choice.” And I couldn’t even listen to the past songs of RADWIMPS anymore I was also disappointed in myself for not being able to honestly be happy about the success of a band without me But it was also music that saved me from such feelings… who could not share in the worldwide success of Your Name There might be other ways to find happiness Satoshi decided to seek his “own kind of honest enjoyment” and encourages students to seek theirs as well Seventh, during a recent research visit to Stanford University, he was introduced to Stanford Taiko through a student whom he met through SKIP, and also met Roy and PJ Hirabayashi, founding directors of San Jose Taiko used to be a performer with both Stanford Taiko and San Jose Taiko Reflecting on a San Jose Taiko performance but this was the first time I had ever seen an encore that not only involved all of the performers but the audience as well dancing in a circle It made me rethink the essence of what music is And as I played with people who truly love taiko and music I gradually remembered the joy of playing instruments I want to play drums again… [While observing taiko and talking with PJ Satoshi realized that] It is ‘using the voice to make the real bass drum sound.’ It happened while I was learning a new beat for taiko He commented to students that “singing and the voice are the most fundamental instruments that humans have,” and that “other instruments are an extension of them.” He is currently working on the research and development of a new instrument using the voice He believes that he will find his own “new sound” and the day will come when he will once again stand on stage as the drummer of RADWIMPS Satoshi concluded his talk with two reflections on his life The first was “Difficulties can be a catalyst to create new value.” He stated difficulties are inevitable… No one in this world can live alone ‘What can I do for you?’” The second was “What has been does not determine what will be but what will be gives meaning to what has been.” He stated you may feel that ‘This is not how it was supposed to be.’ I believe that the important thing is not what you choose I was on the verge of great global success but was unable to witness it I would be happy [if you] remember that there is someone living life like this.” SPICE is grateful to Sabrina Ishimatsu for organizing this special online session SPICE hopes to feature another musician in a second special online session in 2025 To stay informed of SPICE news, join our email list and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram To learn more about SPICE’s student programs, visit our Student Programs page. Learn more about how your support makes a difference or make a gift now © Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 PlayLoading... Both countries confirm that a joint crackdown on transnational crime is underwayJapanese law enforcement authorities on Wednesday (April 9) thanked the Royal Thai Police (RTP) for arresting a Japanese national identified as “Yamaguchi,” the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi—a well-known Japanese organized crime group. The operation is part of the RTP’s ongoing crackdown on call center scam syndicates operating in Thailand and neighboring countries since February this year. The meeting followed a major operation by Thai police targeting call center scam networks. In February 2025, Thai authorities arrested Yamaguchi, a Japanese national and leader of the infamous Yamaguchi-gumi. Yamaguchi had been running call center scam operations based in Cambodia and Myawaddy, Myanmar, and was hiding in a luxury apartment in Bangkok's Sathorn district, using a high-end art photography website as a front for his illegal activities, Thatchai said. Following his arrest, Yamaguchi was extradited to Japan, where his capture received widespread media coverage and drew strong public interest. The National Police Agency of Japan subsequently issued a formal certificate of gratitude to the Thai police and expressed deep appreciation for their efforts. Thatchai added that during the discussions, Japanese police highlighted the severity of the call center scam problem in Japan, noting that many citizens have been defrauded of vast sums of money. Many of the call centers had been illegally established in Myawaddy and Cambodia, under Yamaguchi’s leadership. Thailand and Japan have agreed to work closely together to eliminate call center scams, which are affecting citizens in both countries. This collaboration will include intelligence sharing, joint operations, and aggressive enforcement measures under what has been dubbed the "Bridge-Busting Operation"—a coordinated crackdown aimed at dismantling the networks and infrastructure supporting these criminal organizations, Thatchai said. Marketing Oops! Summit 2025 returns bigger than ever with new global & SME stages  April’s headline inflation falls 0.22% – first decrease in 13 months Sluggish economy shuts down shops in once-bustling areas Tourism Minister to meet Chinese envoy to boost tourist confidence Phu Chi Fa viewpoint closed to tourists following fighting on Lao border Volume 12 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2024.1477764 based on 2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride (TCBC) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is an efficient tool for conducting the intermolecular (esterification) reaction between an acid and an alcohol in the presence of a suitable base (Et3N or iPr2NEt) and solvent (THF The Yamaguchi protocol is renowned for its ability to efficiently produce a diverse array of functionalized esters and easy handling under mild conditions with short reaction times the recent utilization of the Yamaguchi reagent was reviewed in the synthesis of various natural products such as macrolides the addition of DMAP results in the formation of pyridinium salt followed by the nucleophilic attack of the base which leads toward the formation of the desired ester General reaction and proposed mechanism of the Yamaguchi coupling reaction an updated compilation of its recent application (2021–2023) in the synthesis of natural products has been presented here Esterification and macrolactonization are the commonly involved reactions in the construction of macrolides consisting of simpler to complex frameworks demonstrating the strong potential of the Yamaguchi reagent in the synthesis of 10–30 (ring size)-membered macrolides The key steps in their synthetic part involve Yamaguchi esterification with the proper maintenance of stereochemistry of the reacting substrates acid 3 and alcohol 4 were successfully achieved from acid 1 and alcohol 2 were subjected to esterification using a Yamaguchi reagent (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride) in the presence of Et3N Grubb’s second-generation catalyst was used for the RCM reaction of ester 5 followed by its palladium-catalyzed reduction and deprotection in the presence of BBr3 and DCM to finally afford sumalactone A 6 with 77% yield Synthesis of sumalactone A 10 and (−)-curvularin 11 The settlement of four stereocenters in the target compound was no doubt a challenging task that was successfully made possible using the Yamaguchi protocol To set the stage for the Yamaguchi esterification protocol the modification of compound 11 (over a few steps) into compound 12 followed by treatment with compound 13 in the presence of TCBC successfully furnished ester 14 with 56% yield the ring closure reaction of compound 14 using Grubb’s second-generation catalyst and subsequent desilylation completed the total synthesis of 10-deoxymethynolide 15 with 34% yield Synthesis of 10-deoxymethynolide 15 and pladienolide B 23 The salient feature of their synthesis lies in the strategic use of the Yamaguchi method as the leading tool for esterification To set the stage for Yamaguchi esterification compound 16 was turned into acid 17 over a few steps was allowed to get esterified with fragment 18 in the presence of TCBC and THF to result in ester 19 with 63% yield the ring-closing metathesis of compound 19 compound 20 was made to couple with compound 22 (from compound 21) under Suzuki conditions to successfully accomplish the target pladienolide B 23 with 65% yield Their methodology involved the independent synthesis of fragments 25 and 27 from compounds 24 and 26 fragments 25 and 27 were subjected to esterification using the Yamaguchi protocol in the presence of diethyl amine The esterified intermediate was then subjected to Grubb’s second-generation catalyst and DDQ followed by corresponding work procedures under given conditions to furnish amphidinolide R 28 in 78% yield and 37 were prepared from starting materials 31 the Yamaguchi esterification of compounds 32 and 34 in the presence of TCBC and TsOH successfully furnished ester 38 (with 90% yield) as a precursor for the construction of the 14-membered anti-cancer macrolide Ester 38 then underwent a sequence of Meyer–Schuster rearrangement and Michael addition to result in tetrahydropyran 39 with 69% yield compound 39 was subjected to Zn-mediated methylenation and subsequent Mitsunobu coupling with compound 37 to afford the desired natural product 40 with 94% yield The construction of this targeted natural product with the desired stereochemistry entails Yamaguchi macrolactonization as a crucial step The methodology involved the coupling of bromide 42 and dithiane 44 followed by hydrolysis and desilylation to furnish hydroxy acid 45 with 91% yield the Yamaguchi protocol was used for the esterification of acid 45 by treating it with TCBC which resulted in compound 46 with 66% yield Proceeding toward the last stage of the total synthesis the dithiane group was removed via the treatment of lactone 46 with calcium carbonate and methyl iodide followed by TiCl4-mediated deprotection to successfully afford neocosmosin A 47 with 78% yield Synthesis of neocosmosin A 47 and neocosmosin B 51 Kumari et al. (2022) reported the first total synthesis of neocosmosin B 51 in 12 steps by using Yamaguchi macrolactonization as a key step (Scheme 5) (Kumari et al., 2022) Their synthesis commenced with easily available orsellinic acid 48 the Yamaguchi reagent was used for the macrolactonization of hydroxyl acid 49 by treating it with TCBC and then with DMF and toluene to finally furnish lactone 50 with 64% yield the removal of dithiane groups and demethoxylation of lactone 50 successfully furnished the desired neocosmosin B 51 with 74% yield alcohol 53 (synthesized from compound 52 in several steps) was made to react with 2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride and diisopropylethylamine in THF carboxylic acid 55 (prepared from the reaction of isovaleric acid 54 and acryloyl chloride) was added to complete the esterification process in the presence of DMAP and toluene the coherence of stereochemistry in the reactants (alcohol 53 and acid 55) and the product (ester 56) highlights the success of choosing the Yamaguchi reagent for the esterification process the RCM reaction of ester (R)-56 and the subsequent treatment with (PPh3)3RuH(CO)Cl furnished the desired sanctolide A (R)-57 with 51% yield Their multi-module strategic route toward synthesizing diasteroisomeric macrolides used Yamaguchi esterification as the main step compounds 60 and 61 were subjected to the Negishi coupling reaction (in the presence of Pd(OAc)2 followed by hydrolysis to provide acid 62 with 60% yield acid 62 was esterified with alcohol 59 (from starting material 58) using a well-suited Yamaguchi protocol (TBSCl and THF) to obtain an inseparable mixture of esters 63a and 63b with a combined yield of 71% the ring-closing metathesis of compounds 63a and 63b (in the presence of Grubb’s second-generation catalyst) and subsequent treatment with RuH(PPh3)3(CO)Cl successfully provided (−)-palmyrolide A 64a and (+)-5,7-epi-palmyrolide A 64b with a combined yield of 42% Synthesis of (−)-palmyrolide A 64a The cornerstone of their synthetic scheme lies in the utilization of Yamaguchi esterification (for the efficient ligation of compounds 65 and 66) and Yamaguchi macrolactonization (for cyclization toward the construction of the 16-membered macrolide) as key steps compounds 65 and 66 were subjected to Yamaguchi esterification in the presence of TCBC and DCM to achieve compound 67 with 94% yield Dimer 67 was subjected to hydrolysis and TBS group removal to yield acid 68 (in 95% yield) which was proceeded further for macrolactonization under the Yamaguchi conditions resulting in macrodiolide 69 with 80% yield The oxidation of macrodiolide 69 in the presence of PdCl2 followed by PMB group removal and its Dess–Martin oxidation resulted in the desired vermiculine 70 with 83% yield The whole methodology was started from alkyne 71 which was reacted with propylene epoxide (under the given conditions) and then subjected to an alkyne zipper reaction followed by treatment with potassium tertiary butoxide to result in alcohol 72 with 98% yield Yamaguchi esterification took precedence over Steglich esterification for furnishing ester in high yield as the substrate for te RCM reaction the esterification of alcohol 72 with acid 73 was well managed with the exposure of the Yamaguchi reagent (TBSC and DMAP) in toluene as the solvent provided access to ester 74 with 94% yield The dihydroxylation of compound 74 using AD-mix-α and subsequent acetonide protection resulted in compound 75 (in 99% yield) which was transformed into compound 76 over a few steps Compound 76 was exposed to Rosenmund’s catalyst for hydrogenation and deprotection using TFA resulting in berkeleylactone A 77 with 87% yield while its analog was acquired by the direct deprotection of compound 76 After the successful synthesis of both natural product 77 and its analog 78 both of these were subjected to biological analysis against various bacterial and fungal strains Both compounds exhibited average-to-good anti-microbial effects against these strains Synthesis of berkeleylactone A 77 and its analog 78 and DMAP in toluene to furnish highly regioselective lactone 81 with 67% yield deprotection was conducted in the presence of DDQ and DCM to produce the aspired aspergillide D 82 with 86% yield Synthesis of aspergillide D 82 and dysoxylactam A 87 After achieving compound 84 (from compound 83) and DMAP played their role in its esterification with compound 85 to successfully produce ester 86 (in 91% yield) with no epimerization dysoxylactam A 87 was easily obtained from ester 86 The synthesized compound exhibited the cytotoxic activity in combination with vinorelbine (anti-cancer drug) with an IC50 value of 3.5 nmol. L‒1 Their methodology was commenced with the modification of compound 88 over a few steps to provide compound 89 which underwent macrocyclization via treatment with a well-suited Yamaguchi reagent in the presence of Et3N resulting in macrolactone 90 with 93% yield macrolactone 90 underwent a sequence of DDQ-mediated deprotection (of the PMB group) and K2CO3-mediated deprotection to successfully yield the desired natural product (−)-enigmazole B 91 with 89% yield Synthesis of (−)-enigmazole B 91 and sorangiolide A 97 alcohol 93 (prepared from compound 92) was treated with triethyl amine This Yamaguchi protocol successfully produced ester 95 with 79% yield Compound 95 was then made to couple with aldehyde 96 (in the presence of sodium hydride and THF) followed by acetonoid group deprotection (by using PTSA) to provide the intermediate with 92% yield it was subjected to RCM and subsequent treatment with LiOH.H2O to successfully produce the target product 97 with 63% yield The methodology entails Yamaguchi esterification and the Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi (NHK) reaction as key steps commencing from readily available starting materials acid 98 and alcohol 99; both were explored for esterification under various protocols (EDCI and DMAP) was successful in the synthesis of the desired ester with 39% yield The coupling intermediate underwent the NHK reaction to furnish compounds 100 and 101 with 73% combined yield (dr = 1.1:1) Compound 101 was oxidized in the presence of DMP to produce strasseriolide A 102 with 64% yield strasseriolide B 103 was easily acquired via the direct hydrolysis of compound 101 Synthesis of strasseriolide A 102 and strasseriolide B 103 Pioneering the synthetic work on strasseriolides, Sahana et al. (2022) performed the total synthesis of strasseriolide A 102 in 22 steps with 1.0% overall yield (Scheme 11) (Sahana et al., 2022) S-Roche ester 104 was used as the starting material and Yamaguchi macrolactonization was used as a key step After achieving compound 105 (from ester 104) it was allowed to undergo macrolactonization following the Yamaguchi protocol (as the leading tool) by using TCBC and toluene to obtain compound 106 (in 30% yield) with the desired stereochemistry The whole synthetic scheme ended with the successful synthesis of strasseriolide A 102 (in 52% yield) by treating compound 106 with LiOH·H2O Their efficient synthetic scheme began with the starting compounds 107 and 108 which were allowed to react in the presence of pentafluorophenyl diphenylphosphinate followed by HCl-mediated Boc group removal and coupling with Boc-Gly-OH which resulted in compound 109 with 68% yield compound 109 (after hydrolysis) was coupled with compound 111 (using DCC and DMAP) and the subsequent removal of allyl ester in the presence of morpholine and Pd(PPh3)4 produced acid 112 In the next step of esterification of acid 112 with alcohol 114 but after its failure after a few attempts the well-suited Yamaguchi reagent (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride) was used in the presence of diisopropylethylamine as the base and THF as a solvent to result in the successful synthesis of ester 115 with 65% yield the TMSe and Boc groups were removed by treating ester 115 with TBAF and p-TsOH in a sequence followed by its macrocyclization in the presence of diphenyl phosphorazidate and DMF to result in the successful synthesis of 27-deoxylyngbyabellin A 116 with 45% yield Their synthesis was initiated with the synthesis of key fragments 118 and 120 (from starting materials 117 and 119) followed by their coupling via the Julia–Kocienski reaction to result in olefin 121 with 83% yield Olefin 121 (after benzyl group deprotection) was oxidized in the presence of DMP and NaHCO3 the oxidized product was then coupled with sulfone 123 (from alcohol 122) via the Julia–Kocienski reaction followed by PMB group and TBS group removal in sequence using DDQ and NaClO2 the oxidation of alcohol 124 first with MnO2 and second with NaClO2 adjusted the stage for Yamaguchi macrolactonization as the resulting carboxylic acid was treated with TCBC and DMAP to successfully furnish 20-membered macrolactone 125 with 61% yield The next few steps involved the replacement of the TBS group with the TES group bromocatecholborane-induced deprotection of the MOM group TES-protected oxidation of the free hydroxyl group (by using DMP) and a final deprotection in the presence of HF/Py which resulted in the desired natural products iriomoteolide-1a 126 (in 56% yield) and iriomoteolide-1b 127 (in 17% yield) Synthesis of iriomoteolide-1a 126 and iriomoteolide-1b 127 The Yamaguchi esterification of the synthesized compounds 135 and 136 with alcohol 137 (in the presence of TCBC and THF) and the subsequent deprotection step resulted in the independent synthesis of compounds 138a–c with 78%–89% yields completed the synthesis of analogs 139a–c Synthesis of (−)-zampanolide analogs 139a–c Synthesis of compounds 135 and 136 toward the synthesis of (−)-zampanolide analogs In the continuation of work on (−)-zampanolide 139 analogs, Umana et al. (2023) developed a linear analog 139d of (−)-zampanolide as a potential anti-cancer agent (Scheme 16) The synthesis was commenced from alcohol 140 which was converted into compound 141 over a few steps To set the stage for the incorporation of the side chain hemiaminal group a challenging task with concern to attain the required configuration in the desired product Yamaguchi esterification was preferred over any other step alcohol 141 was made to undergo Yamaguchi esterification (with acid 142) by treating it with 2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride and DMAP to achieve ester 143 with 60% yield Compound 143 was treated with methanol and HCl (for silyl group deprotection) followed by DMP-induced oxidation and installation of a hemiaminal side group (via reaction with compound 144) successfully producing the desired compound 139d with 40% yield Synthesis of (−)-zampanolide analog 139d–h compound 149 (prepared from compound 148 in a few steps) esterified with alcohol 150 in the presence of a Yamaguchi reagent The deprotection of ester 151 in sequential steps using PPTS and HF/Py successfully produced bryostatin analog 152 with 65% yield In 2022, Decultot and Clark performed the facile synthesis of precursor 162 toward the total synthesis of amphidinolide F 163 using Yamaguchi esterification as a key step (Scheme 18) (Decultot and Clark, 2022) alcohol 153 was subjected to DMP-promoted oxidation followed by a reaction with the Grignard reagent and Sonogashira coupling reaction (with Me2CCHBr) to afford compound 154 with 83% yield Ketone 155 was allowed to react with aldehyde 157 in the presence of dicyclohexylboron chloride to generate a diastereomeric pair of alcohols 158a and 158b with 55% and 10% yields compound 158a proceeded for TBS protection and subsequent hydrolysis For the esterification of compound 159 with alcohol 161 the well-optimized Yamaguchi protocol (Et3N and TCBC) was used to successfully produce fragment 162 with 69% yield Synthesis of fragment 162 toward the synthesis of amphidinolide F 163 fragment 166 (from compounds 164 and 165) and fragment 168 (from compound 167) were subjected to coupling reaction (in the presence of LDA and DMPU) followed by Birch reduction to produce compound 169 in 84% yield In the four steps for the synthesis of alkyne 171 acetyl group protection and TBS group deprotection of compound 169 provided favorable conditions for subsequent oxidation and Bestmann–Ohira homologation (with compound 170) Alkyne 171 was then subjected to a sequence of stannyl-cupration (under TES protection) and Pinnick oxidation to furnish compound 174 with 76% yield To perform the challenging esterification of this sterically hindered carboxylic acid 174 with alcohol 173 the well-suited Yamaguchi protocol was used by using TCBC the successful synthesis of the targeted pentamycin 176 was achieved gratifyingly The synthesized compounds 184 and 185 (from starting compounds 182 and 183) were subjected to Yamaguchi conditions (TCBC facilitating a smooth esterification process The resulting ester was then treated with HCl and ethyl acetate to yield compound 186 compound 187 was protected by using carbazole chloride compound 189 was turned into ester 190 via its treatment with SO2 and methanol The resulting ester (in 100% yield) was then made to react with protected compound 188 under the given conditions for condensation followed by cyclization in the presence of (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O the removal of the carbazole group of compound 191 was made possible by hydrogenolysis in the presence of formaldehyde This was followed by CsOH-promoted saponification coupling of the intermediate with ester 186 (in the presence of EDC leading to the target analog 192 with 92% yield The key step in the synthesis entails the coupling of advanced hugely decorated fragments using Yamaguchi esterification the easily available starting material 193 was transformed into compound 194 over a few steps compound 194 was used for the synthesis of alcohol 197 with the assistance of Pd(PPh3)4-mediated deprotection and PyBOP-induced coupling with N-ethylmorpholine of compound 194 resulting in intermediate 196 (with 46% yield) the Boc group protection of compound 196 was performed followed by its PyBOP-induced coupling with 3-hydroxybutanoic acid compound 194 was made to react with monomethyl pimelate bis-(trichloromethyl)carbonate PyBOP-assisted amide coupling (with compound 199) the essence of the Yamaguchi protocol can be realized as it was applied for the esterification (after the failure of other methods) of compound 200 with already synthesized alcohol 197 in the presence of TCBC and toluene to produce ester 201 in 36% yield ester 201 was treated with hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) in the presence of sunlight to successfully produce desferri-exochelin 772SM 202 with 62% yield Their synthesis commenced with the efficient Yamaguchi esterification of compound 203 (after silyl protection) with compound 205 (from compound 204) in the presence of TCBC and toluene to yield compound 206 with 90% yield compound 206 was subjected to ozonolysis (in the presence of ozone and triphenyl phosphine) Pinnick oxidation (with 2-methyl-2-butene) and TBS-group deprotection in sequence to successfully produce the targeted nhatrangin A 207 in 92% yield Synthesis of nhatrangin A 207 and (−)-4-epi-englerin A 213 which was modified into diol 209 through a few steps the standard conditions for strategic Yamaguchi esterification were adjusted by reacting diol 209 with protected alcohol 210 in the presence of TCBC and CH2Cl2 (solvent) to attain ester 211 with 85% yield ester 211 was allowed to react with trans-cinnamoyl chloride 212 followed by desilylation to gain the desired (−)-4-epi-englerin A 213 with 86% yield Their successful stereoselective synthesis entails Yamaguchi esterification as the main step were subjected to cross-metathesis to produce alkene 216 with 81% yield ester 218 was easily obtained in the desired stereochemistry using the Yamaguchi protocol for esterification compounds 216 and 217 were treated with TCBC and Et3N Compound 218 was treated with TMSOTf (for removal of the Boc group) and its amide coupling reaction with compound 219 led to the synthesis of tridepsipeptide 220 with 61% yield It took a few steps for the achievement of precursor 221 directly furnished colletopeptide A 223 with 67% yield for the synthesis of colletotrichamide A 224 the precursor 221 was allowed to react with mannose derivative 222 in the presence of DTBMP followed by sequential steps involving benzyl group and TBS group removal under given conditions to successfully achieve the desired natural product 224 with 83% yield Synthesis of colletopeptide A 223 and colletotrichamide A 224 The methodology was based on the synthesis of allylic alcohol 291 starting from D-galactal 289 envisaging the Yamaguchi protocol as a leading tool for esterification and DMAP with the addition of p-methoxycinnamic acid to provide ester 292 with 73% yield HCl-mediated acetyl group deprotection of ester 292 produced brevipolide H 293 with 77% yield valeraldehydes 294a and 294b (as starting materials) provided acids 296a and 296b (independently) which further underwent methylation and TES group deprotection to result in alcohols 297a and 297b in 78% and 67% yields were subjected to coupling via the use of a well-compatible reagent and toluene (Yamaguchi esterification) to generate esters 298a and 298b with 92% and 93% yields an additional HF/Py-mediated deprotection step (independently) generated both enantiomers (+)-aureosurfactin 299a and (−)-aureosurfactin 299b as well as previously existing) natural products are meticulous steps in the design and development of drugs many organic reactions and reagents play prominent roles The Yamaguchi reagent (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride) is one among such reagents and it is responsible for esterification between an acid and alcohol in the presence of DMAP as a 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In 1996, she founded Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream which champions early literacy by fostering family engagement and building a love of reading. “I feel books unlock the imagination in children and that’s where dreams are born,” she says Yamaguchi is a New York Times bestselling author herself We asked Yamaguchi to share some of her California favorites and this is what she told us Where do you live? The San Francisco Bay Area.  Why there? I was born and raised here I’ve lived all over the continent but I love all that the Bay Area has to offer: culture proximity to the mountains and wine country Who or what is your greatest California love What is the biggest misperception about Californians That we hang out at the beach a lot and are surfers What is the stereotype that most holds true? There’s lots of opportunity and innovation What is your favorite Golden State splurge? Disneyland with a visit with my two daughters who are going to school there.  If you could decree an official state culinary experience what would it be? We have the best of all the different Asian cuisines—anything Pacific Rim.  What is your favorite way to play in California? I think of many outdoor activities like hiking Where would you go for the ultimate shopping spree in California? I would have to say the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto It has all of the major department stores and boutiques you’ll ever need All in a beautiful outdoor setting with restaurants as well Best California song? “Lights” by Journey I’m a Bay Area girl and when I was living on the road touring with Stars on Ice for 10-plus years End the day with cocktails fireside and live music Turn your classic city tour into an exuberant adventure A starter guide to exploring the theme parks at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim Visit these under-the-radar spots to experience the slower side of this beautiful region this city earns its nickname as “the American Riviera” Mingle with some of the world’s sharpest minds while exploring unexpected delights in this sunny Silicon Valley city Discover a window into the past and amazing views of San Francisco at this oceanfront playground Yamaguchi Akane out as Lee Zii Jia exits men's eventOn the final day of group play Malaysia's Lee exits men's singles with injury the Paris 2024 women's champion and Han escape from Group B as former winner Yamaguchi falls just short 21-15 win against Han Yue in Group B on Friday (13 December) progressed as group runner-up to the delight of the crowd in Hangzhou in an event streamed live on Olympic Channel but it would not be enough to send the 2022 champion through Yamaguchi missed out on games differential after she and Han finished group play all even at 2-1 9 Ohori announced her retirement at season’s end and is playing the final competition of her career Second-ranked Wang Zhiyi will join Ohori in the semis following a 21-8 21-16 win over Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in a winner-takes-all affair Lee Zii Jia retired from the tournament due to injury The Malaysian star won the first game 22-20 against Li Shifeng Despite having won his previous two matches at the finals with his past results at the event nullified finishing third in the group after Chou Tien Chen beat Anders Antonsen 16-21 which saw both players progress to the semi-finals Jonatan Christie booked his place with a 21-15 21-12 win over Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand Japan's Kodai Naraoka beat Shi Yuqi in straight games but the result didn't impact the group B standings with Naraoka finishing bottom and exiting the competition Yuqi of People's Republic of China topped the standings to reach the knockout stages Yamaguchi Akane out as Lee Zii Jia exits men's event","section_level_1":"news","section_level_2":"bwf-world-tour-finals-2024-day-3","discipline":"discipline-badminton","odf_id":null,"module_instance":"CTAs - Blue Link","module_id":"6b5b27f5-708a-44ed-9fef-bd97d03d35b5","link_tag":"Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now She was one of the most popular singers in all of China and Japan. A friend of Charlie Chaplin, she was also a well-known actress, appearing in a number of Akira Kurosawa movies she was also a trailblazing politician who advocated for Palestinian rights over 50 years ago and a self-taught polyglot Any one of these would make for an impressive lifetime achievement But when fate asked Yoshiko Yamaguchi which legacy she wanted to go with she refused to choose and picked all of the above As we approach September 7 and the 10th anniversary of her death let’s remember one of the most fascinating women in modern history Born in 1920 to Japanese settlers in Manchuria Yamaguchi spoke Japanese as her first language while picking up Mandarin and later even a little Russian after befriending one Lyuba Monosova Gurinets at her school Yoshiko’s increasingly international upbringing was later supplemented by singing lessons from an Italian soprano the young girl unknowingly laid down the foundation for her future After Japan’s invasion of the region in 1931, Yamaguchi’s singing got her scouted by Man’ei, the Manchukuo Film Association, who, interestingly, would later give the world Japan’s first female director. Because she was fluent in Mandarin by then Man’ei wanted Yamaguchi to use a name given to her by her Chinese godfathers: Li Xianglan — also spelled Li Hsiang-lan or Ri Koran in Japanese — and pretend that she was Chinese in a series of romance movies These films actually turned out to be propaganda pieces about Chinese women falling in love with Japanese soldiers or sailors and so on her character got slapped in China Nights (1940) after which she apologized and exclaimed Perhaps because of her young age and a naive belief she was helping the people of Manchuria, whom she considered friends and family, Yamaguchi didn’t fully realize the purpose of her work. “I thought my films were simple romances,” she later told The Boston Globe in 1991 she publicly apologized for her role in Man’ei’s propaganda films and decried the invasion of Manchuria This was a very risky move for an entertainer One of the least controversial (at least in Asia) of her movies was Eternity (1943) a joint Japanese-Chinese production shot in Shanghai in which the two countries worked together united by their shared hatred of the British the film became a hit thanks to its catchy songs Many are still considered Chinese pop classics and made Xianglan one of the most popular singers in all of China She was equally popular as Ri Koran in Japan, where her performances always attracted crowds of people. Yet as she wrote in Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life (published in 1987) During a Beijing press conference held shortly after the premiere of Eternity she was questioned by a journalist about her roles in Man’ei propaganda films and was finally asked: “Where is your pride as a Chinese?” She wrote that she almost broke down and disclosed her Japanese heritage but ultimately restrained herself talking and dressing a little too Chinese for their liking She saw herself as a person of two nations with China being her “home country” (or “fatherland” in some translations) and Japan her “ancestral country” (or “motherland”) one incident would eventually force her to declare herself for one country or risk death Xianglan was arrested in Shanghai and sentenced to death by firing squad for “collaborating” with Japanese imperial forces as a Chinese citizen Her parents thankfully managed to find her Japanese birth certificate but due to travel restrictions it had to be smuggled into Shanghai inside the head of a geisha doll with help from Xianglan’s old friend Gurinets it also ended her career in mainland China with one judge calling the young woman “a Chinese impostor who used her outstanding beauty to make films that humiliated China and compromised Chinese dignity.” In 1946 Xianglan went on hiatus as Yoshiko Yamaguchi and relocated to Japan to continue her acting career Yamaguchi quickly found work with Kurosawa she starred in Scandal opposite screen legend Toshiro Mifune Shirley Yamaguchi appeared in a few movies and one Broadway musical using the English skills she perfected in Shanghai It was during this time that she befriended Chaplin while working on the soundtrack for Limelight (1952) her association with Chaplin led to her being barred from the country as the famous actor was forced to leave the States following an FBI anti-Communist investigation Yamaguchi briefly resurrected the name Xianglan and appeared in a few Chinese-language movies shot in British-controlled Hong Kong and Li Xianglan and Yoshiko Yamaguchi were both put to rest the new wife of the Japanese diplomat Hiroshi Otaka whose work took the couple to Sri Lanka and Myanmar Yoshiko Otaka entered the world of journalism working her way up to the position of a news anchor for Fuji TV in 1969 where she reported on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict she was elected to the House of Councilors She spent the rest of her life championing women’s rights around the world before passing away at age 94 A program focused on developing children's reading literacy has expanded to schools in Lahaina for the first time The Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream reading program will be at 19 schools in Hawaiʻi this school year including Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena and King Kamehameha III Elementary schools Students and families at these Lahaina schools were affected by last year's wildfires that destroyed the historic town Executive Director Aarika Riddle said the complex areas were selected by the Hawaiʻi Department of Education She said reading at a young age is crucial to a child's development the shared reading experience can often be something that helps to strengthen families and can be a stepping stone to get families engaged in their child's education,” Riddle said Riddle said she anticipates the program will be working with 120 students in pre-K and kindergarten Students in the program will get to take home printed books and a tablet with a digital library The families will be provided with an online coach who will lay out reading times between parents and children “Our book coaches help families leverage all of those tools and resources that we give them and work with them to broaden access to books coach them through increasing their at home reading time and engaging in their child's learning journey,” Riddle said The Kristi Yamaguchi Always Dream organization was founded in 1996 by the Olympic figure skater The program currently provides access to early literacy resources It's also the program's 10th anniversary working with students in Hawaiʻi. made her United States fan event debut by giving a Q&A and participating in a live drawing she discussed her relationship with her art Blue Period is a story about growing as an artist I'm curious if any of your experiences growing up as an artist mirror any of the characters in the series I wanted to draw manga ever since I was young but didn't think about making it a career until I made it to college that was definitely the main focus that I wanted to show in this story Can you explain the significance of the color and its use in the manga Yamaguchi: So maybe the use of the color blue wasn't personal per se but rather it was going back to Japanese culture There is a phrase in Japanese that describes adolescence called seishun which means "blue spring." That's one of the reasons why I wanted to emphasize the color blue he describes a scene where all these juvenile delinquents hang out all night and that description really left an impression on me So that's the basis for the main character's first painting in the story I wish I had more opportunities to show the manga in color to emphasize the characters' explanations about their works One character whose story resonated with me personally and many people I know was Yuka who goes through an arc regarding their identity and finding out what they want out of life Can you tell me a little about the inception of their character and the path you wanted them to go on I did go through the struggle of figuring things out myself as well I had a friend who was kind of in a similar situation So that's kind of where I got the inspiration to go into this topic as well But I think it's just something that everyone goes through I'd argue there isn't a character like her in many anime or manga these days so it was great to watch and read about them Yamaguchi: I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the character so much As someone who doesn't do much drawing or has a talent for it I appreciate how much Blue Period broke down different styles and techniques how much research did you do into these different artistic methods Are there any other techniques that stand out to you as difficult or hard to grasp Yamaguchi: I absolutely did a lot of research before I started to write the series and students to get a sense of what modern challenges and struggles are What kind of questions are being asked in art school I tried to get diverse perspectives through books and people the most challenging part was finding my own style Do you have a favorite piece of art done by one of the characters in the series Yamaguchi: If I had to choose a favorite…all of them are my favorite But there was one scene that stuck out to me the art club practiced drawing different objects as a subject I also participated in this exercise in the past drawing the same figure over and over again with other artists But it's been a while since I've done figure drawing so I really don't think I could do it as well as I used to So the art sticks out to you because you know firsthand how intense that is Is there any artwork in the real world that speaks to you the same way that some pieces speak to the characters in the story Yamaguchi: I don't know if there is a favorite piece of mine that actually influences the manga itself but I always liked the works of Francis Bacon I was going to write about Andy Warhol in the story so I actually did an intensive study about him I think I appreciate his artwork a lot more Art can leave a strong impression on people What kind of impression do you hope your manga leaves on your readers I wanted to make a character who was different from what I had seen before Instead of having a character who's only good at one thing I wanted to make a character who is somewhat good at everything but started from zero regarding art I wanted the series to be easy to remember alongside Picasso “This is what I want you to take away,” then the fans might feel forced to feel that way But when I'm reading somebody else's manga I really enjoy those moments where I feel like my perspective on everything has been impacted So I am hoping that maybe my manga will someday have an impact like that to the readers An extrodinary figure skating show headlined by Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano - Golden Moment is coming to SAP Center at San Jose on Sunday The star studded cast includes skating performances by Meryl Davis & Charlie White Karen Chen and many more.  Don't miss your chance to see all these great skaters Golden Moment is more than just another figure skating show: proceeds will support the Always Dream Foundation's early childhood literacy program, Always Reading. 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Five people in Fukuoka Prefecture have filed a lawsuit seeking roughly ¥22.5 million ($157,400) in damages including compensation for losses and emotional distress The plaintiffs claim they were defrauded of a total of about ¥18 million by a member of the syndicate who has already been convicted of fraud in a criminal trial filed Tuesday in the Fukuoka District Court names four defendants including the group’s boss 77-year-old Kiyoshi Takayama.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); The lawsuit was filed under a system introduced by the Fukuoka Prefectural Police in June 2023 that covers legal costs such as attorney investigations and court record copying fees which caps support at ¥500,000 ($3,500) per case is available when yakuza-related criminal cases result in a guilty verdict the plaintiffs argue that Shinoda and other senior Yamaguchi-gumi figures bear organizational responsibility under the law against illegal activity by members of organized crime groups Police in Fukuoka and Aichi prefectures also issued provisional orders to the four defendants on Tuesday demanding that they not obstruct the legal proceedings This marks only the second time the system has been used when relatives of victims of attacks linked to the Kudokai gang based in the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture who is currently appealing a life sentence Octopus in vinegar sauce at Yamaguchi in Port Washington There’s nothing fancy about Port Washington’s oldest sushi spot opened by Akira and Yasuko Yamaguchi in 1988 it was one of very few sushi bars on Long Island; but now Yamaguchi is one of several within a three-block radius not only does it stick to its traditional guns in the face of fusion and ever-more-elaborate maki rolls black tables and chairs with Japanese Shoji screens partitioning the room because the emphasis here is squarely on the fish: hopping fresh and simply prepared Ask what the chefs recommend on any given day; fluke usuzukuri and salmon roe with grated yam are perpetual standouts Sashimi and sushi includes the usual suspects awabi (abalone) and uni (sea urchin) that deliver a briny wallop Rolls are standard affair — bearing none of the bells and whistles of rolls at nearby spots like Tiga and Hana — but they are excellent Yamaguchi’s kitchen specializes in homestyle dishes such as chawanmushi a delicate savory custard steamed in a special porcelain cup as well as starters drawn from the izakaya (bar snack) tradition ebi shinjo (fried shrimp patties) and nasu hasami age (fried eggplant stuffed here with crabmeat) Warm your belly with over a dozen noodle dishes and soba and udon soups The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months Yamaguchi has the edge over the Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallist in Hangzhou Yamaguchi, currently ranked fourth, seized a 1-hour, 11-minute lung-buster over An 21-15, 17-21, 22-20 in Group B, exacting revenge for her three-game quarter-final defeat at the Games in Paris this summer. An jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first game as if to exercise her bragging rights but Yamaguchi began chipping away at her advantage, finally moving in front 15-14. An had game point at 20-19, but Yamaguchi dug deep to restore parity before winning the last two points to go up a set. That’s the way it went for the remaining two games, neither shuttler giving away an inch. The final set broke open at 9-9, when Yamaguchi won seven of the next nine points to move ahead 16-11 and scoring the last four points of the match unchallenged to seal the deal. the two trading point for point midway through Christie won 12 of the next 15 points to capture the set The Indonesian was in the driver’s seat from early on in the second game Naraoka got as close as 6-4 but not closer as Christie stayed ahead before winning the last five points of the match coming back from a set down to edge the Olympic silver medallist from Thailand 14-21 going to three games to quiet the home crowd against women’s second-ranked Wang Zhiyi 21-17 « Back Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi Partners With Heller Jewelers on New Collection A portion of the proceeds from the “Always Dream” collection will go to Yamaguchi's foundation A post shared by Heller Jewelers | Fine Jewelry & Timepieces (@hellerjewelers) SourcingMay 05, 2025Crater of Diamonds Yields 4-Carat Brown Diamond“The Duke Diamond” is the largest diamond registered at the Arkansas park so far this year. 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All rights reserved Shogo Yamaguchi, 30, has been sharing his love of Japanese traditional culture with the world through his YouTube channel Let’s ask Shogo since 2020 The Kyoto-based cultural enthusiast and content creator’s goal is to protect and promote Japan’s traditions from tea ceremony to martial arts and beyond Are you ready for the cherry blossom-fueled surge in tourism Famous tourist spots will be super crowded; you can't breathe or move or anything But as a resident who lives away from those areas you're just living your everyday life.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); What was your motivation for starting your YouTube channel My first job in Kyoto was in the tourism industry working in a samurai-themed restaurant and then at Samurai Experience which allows guests to wield a katana and try Zen meditation I tried to start my own private Japanese music show but COVID happened and shut it down but we were barely surviving and had just had our second child Home favorite Akane Yamaguchi clinched her fourth Japan Open badminton title Sunday with a 21-11 21-10 victory over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the women's singles final at Yokohama Arena The 27-year-old Yamaguchi was in control from the outset and never looked under threat as she cruised to the championship in straight games "I was able to play in a fun and relaxed manner and the results somehow flowed from there," Yamaguchi said I think it's amazing to have won this same tournament a fourth time." who fell short of the podium at the recent Paris Olympics last captured the Japan Open crown in 2022 She won the tournament for the first time in 2013 while still a freshman at high school in her native Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan Yamaguchi admitted contemplating retirement after dealing with difficulties including a run of injuries over the past year "There were times where it was hard to enjoy playing and times where things didn't go well but I've managed to move forward and make progress," she said She said she was "not prepared enough" after the Paris Games but nevertheless rounded into form as the tournament progressed in Yokohama culminating with a dominant performance in the final Unheralded French teenager Alex Lanier captured his first major trophy by defeating Taiwanese veteran Chou Tien-chen 21-17 Olympics: Matsuyama, Shida cruise to badminton women's doubles bronze Olympics: Japan tops South Korea for mixed doubles badminton bronze Olympics: Japan books semifinal place in mixed doubles badminton To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible Last year, Subaru announced the installation of a 5G network at its Bifuka Proving Ground in Hokkaido for research and development of automated driving It uses a local sub-6 5G standalone (SA) network that covers the entire circuit manager of the technical research center at Subaru Corporation and Fumihito Yamaguchi a senior engineer at the technical research center discuss the core mechanics of the 5G network Rachel's career in journalism has seen her write for various titles at UKi Media & Events within automotive her favourite aspect of the job is interviewing industry experts and learning more about the groundbreaking technologies and innovations that are shaping the future of transportation.