In late March, members of Japan’s Kurdish community gathered at a park just outside Tokyo to celebrate “Newroz,” or “New Day,” a festival marking the start of spring and the Middle Eastern ethnic group’s New Year.
Revelers in traditional dress linked arms to dance to energetic music in Akigase Park, Saitama, while kids played among the crowd. Stalls sold kebabs, embroidery and even books about the Kurdish community in Japan.
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