Hawaiʻi Bon Dance Season 2026: A Visitor's Guide https://www.hawaii-guide.com/blog/hawaii-obon-bon-dance-season-guide?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Hawaii #Obon #BonDance #HawaiiEvents #CulturalFestivals

Bon Odori: Inside Japan’s Soulful Summer Dance Tradition

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/bon-odori-japan-summer-dance/

#US probes Nvidia chip-smuggling via #Thailand
"co linked to 🇹🇭’s #nationalAI initiative is suspected ​of helping #smuggle at least $2.5bil ‌worth of advanced #Nvidia chips to #China.. OBON Thailand is an affil of One Belt One Network Holdings Ltd, reg'd in BVI.. #OBON has been linked to Thailand’s #sovereign #AI #initiative Siam.AI, whose #CEO Ratanaphon Wongnapachant is a #nephew of #Thaksin #Shinawatra.. Siam.AI Cloud later became 🇹🇭’s first official Nvidia Cloud Partner"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3251889/us-probes-nvidia-chipsmuggling-via-thailand

#MegaBon before the show #lanterns #obon

The number of passengers using the shinkansen and limited express train services of six Japan Railways Group companies during this summer's Bon holiday period in Japan increased 8% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/jr-train-obon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obon #jr #shinkansen #aviation #ana #jal #rail

In Japan, today, August 16, is the last day of the Bon festival/Obon (Okuribon in Japanese). The Bon festival/Obon is a traditional Japanese event to commemorate deceased ancestors. #okuribon #obon #bonfestival

本日8月16日は送り盆（盆明け）です。 #okuribon #obon #bonfestival

In Japan, today, August 16, is the last day of the Bon festival/Obon (Okuribon in Japanese). The Bon festival/Obon is a traditional Japanese event to commemorate deceased ancestors. #okuribon #obon #bonfestival #fedibird

本日8月16日は送り盆（盆明け）です。 #okuribon #obon #bonfestival #fedibird