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Looking beyond the burning aircraft at Haneda – By GEORGE BRAINE Yesterday, as I watched, live on TV, the aircraft burning on Haneda airport’s tarmac, the thought that drove me crazy was “Where are the passengers? Are they still inside the aircraft?” I live in Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northernmost island, and each time I leave Japan, I first take the 90-minute flight from Sapporo to Haneda or Narita, one of the airports in Tokyo. In fact, I had just returned home on December 26 after a trip to Sri Lanka. The burning aircraft had arrived from Sapporo, my hometown. Later, we were told that all 367 passengers and 14 crew members had evacuated. Then, videos from inside the aircraft taken by passengers began to emerge. The aircraft was filled with smoke and some passengers were almost lying on the floor. A flight attendant, with a flashlight, was urging ...

Jan 3, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, George Braine Tagged aircraft burning on Haneda airport, Haneda, Japan, Narita, passengers, Sri Lankan flight

All Blacks and Springboks likely finalists but Pumas and England will be no pushovers. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) It was one of the best defensive exhibitions in Rugby as The All Blacks and Ireland engaged in a memorable quarter final that delivered what the best teams in the world can produce. The heart stopping World Cup quarter final lived up to all expectations as two of the world’s best, locked horns and gave Rugby fans what should have been a World Cup final. In a game where no quarter was given and none got, rugby fans were treated to a unrelenting battle that went down to the wire before the never to be written off All Blacks held on in a nerve wracking encounter by four points knocking out the world ranked number one team. Unlike in the past, where New Zealand always entered ...

Oct 22, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Argentinean, Australia, Ireland, Japan, Michael Cheika, New Zealand, Rugby, Scotland, World Cup

Japanese “Peace Pagoda” in Sri Lanka. By Dr.Gamini Kariyawasam. Rumassala, known to colonialists as Buona Vista, is the subject of many legends. It is featured in the Ramayana, as the home of the beautiful Queen Sita. According to the Ramayana, it is also said that Hanuman dropped a chunk of ‘Himalaya’ at Unawatuna (Onna Vetuna – ‘here it fell’) to form the present mountain, where many medicinal plants still grow. There is a major magnetic anomaly near Unawatuna, which Arthur C. Clarke attributes to a meteorite strike, and it is said that satellites lose their orbits with unusual frequency overhead. The Portuguese had a dreadful reputation in Sri Lanka as looters and pirates, are said to have given false light signals from Rumassala to lure unsuspecting Arab trading ships onto the rocks. Mythical Legend According to legend, the Monkey-warrior Hanuman was sent back to India to fetch the four medicinal ...

Aug 26, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam Tagged Ampara, Bandarawela, Japan, Rumassala Galle, Sri Lanka, Sri Pada, Walapane

Japanese Masks – By Sagara Lakmal de Mel Source : Dr. Sagara Lakmal De Mel linkedin Venue : Suzuka, Japan Sagara Lakmal de Mel photography ...

Aug 22, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Japan, Japanese Masks, Sagara Lakmal de Mel, Sagara Lakmal de Mel photography, Suzuka

YEVIN SAMARARATNE Sri Lanka born young Golf prodigy in Brisbane had qualified for the final squad of thirty among 125 golfers at the Sri Lankan Open Golf Championships 2023 – By Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lanka born teenage golf prodigy Yevin Samararatne has done remarkably at the open golf championships 2023 being held at Colombo Golf Club courses which commenced on the 30th May.At the end of the preliminary rounds they had selected thirty players squad for the final two rounds. Yevin has been placed the 17th beating so many overseas players and local players who are used to this golf course. The score card is annexed hereto. The overseas players from countries like USA, Singapore,India,Pakistan,Singapore,Japan,Maldives etc are participating .Yevin is the only participant from down under. Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane… Also refer to this article eLanka published in Oct 2021 “ Yevin and Tiyara phenomenal golfing siblings “Down Under”” https://www.elanka.com.au/yevin-and-tiyara-phenomenal-golfing-siblings-down-under-2/ Sri ...

Jun 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged INDIA, Japan, Maldives, open golf championships 2023, Pakistan, Singapore, USA, Yevin Samararatne

A Disneyland for Sri Lanka – By GEORGE BRAINE This idea, apparently put forth by a somewhat controversial MP, has been criticized and even ridiculed. But, I believe a local Disneyland deserves serious consideration. Currently, Disneyland(s), which are theme parks, operate in five countries – the USA, France, Japan, Hong Kong, and China. A theme park is defined as “a large permanent area for public entertainment, with entertaining activities and big machines to ride on or play games on, restaurants, etc., all connected with a single subject”. I was living in Hong Kong when the idea of a local Disneyland was proposed to counteract the economic collapse in the late 90s, and saw it come to fruition. Eventually, an agreement was reached with Disney, and the Hong Kong government invested $3.2 billion for 57% stake, and Disney invested $314 million for the balance 43%. Disney would manage the park. ...

Nov 1, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, George Braine Tagged China, Disneyland, Disneyland in Sri Lanka, France, Hong Kong, Japan, USA

Sapporo Soup Curry – By GEORGE BRAINE Recently, The New York Times carried a feature article on what to eat while traveling in Asia. It recommended a specific dish from India, Thailand, Korea, Japan, and Singapore. Soup Curry was the dish from Japan, and Sapporo, in the northern island of Hokkaido, where I live, is the home of soup curry. To a Sri Lankan, “Japanese curry” sounds like such a mismatch. What would the consumers of sushi – raw fish – know about curry, in which ingredients are cooked to death? So, for a couple of years, I thumbed my nose at local curry. Most supermarkets display a mind boggling variety of packaged curries, but they did not appeal to me. Curry is said to have arrived in Japan in the 19th century, when Anglo-Indian members of the Royal Navy brought curry powder with them. Since then, the Japanese ...

Oct 25, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, George Braine Tagged INDIA, Japan, Japanese curry, Korea, Singapore, soup, Thailand

Today, the State Funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister – By Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Source : Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Linkedin Today, the State Funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Abe Shinzo AC was attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former prime ministers, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull AC, the Hon Tony Abbott AC and the Hon John Howard OM AC at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo. The former PMs had worked with Mr Abe during his two terms as Japanese Prime Minister. Mr Abe served as PM of Japan from 2006 to 2007, and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history. In 2022, Mr Abe was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the Australia-Japan bilateral relationship. While in Japan, PM Albanese also met with Japanese PM HE Kishida Fumio, and US ...

Sep 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Hon Malcolm Turnbull, Japan, Japanese history, Japanese Prime Minister

Sri Lanka to teach Japanese at school level targeting jobs in Japan – By CHANKA JAYASINGHE Source : economynext.com ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has greenlit a proposal to train prospective foreign employees in Japanese and English language skills and other soft skills targeting job opportunities in Japan. This will be carried out through technical subjects offered in the school curriculum, and soft skills in nursing, hospitality, building cleaning, agricultural activities, motor mechanics, electronics and electrical engineering and others will also be developed under the programme, a government information department statement said on Tuesday August 09. “In terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan, Sri Lankans are eligible to apply for employment as technical in service trainees and employments in 14 sectors under the programme with special skills. Competency in Japanese language is an essential qualification for the ...

Aug 10, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged "SRI-LANKANS", ECONOMYNEXT, electrical engineering, foreign employees, Government Information Department, Government of Japan, Japan

MELBOURNE CHAPTER CEYLON SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA At our next meeting Wayne Crothers will present an illustrated talk “In the Steps of the Buddha: A focus on Buddhist Art in the NGV Collection” Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century B.C. and was gradually transmitted to the rest of Asia. Early stylistic developments of Buddhism took place on its journey out of India and trans migration into China, Japan and Sri Lanka. For the first 500-700 years Buddhist iconography was nonfigurative; wheel of law, bodhi tree, footprints or pagodas as reliquaries holding relics of the Buddha or an important monk. It was only in the first or second century AD that the initial figurative sculptures appeared in two different styles produced at two different locations – Gandhara (present day Afghanistan) and Mathura (Indian). Buddhism was introduced from India to Sri Lanka in the second century, and via Central Asian ...

Jun 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged China, developments of Buddhism, Japan, Sri Lanka