Karaoke singing, magic tricks and battling dojos were all part of Japan Night, a show hosted Tuesday by the Japanese Student Association.

The show also included performances of traditional Japanese drumming, hip-hop dancing and a musical duet.

Japan Night is an event that happens every year at OU, said David Truong, Japanese Student Association president.

Japan Night showcases both the traditional and pop culture aspects of Japan, said Truong, english junior.

“We’re having traditional dances and we’re having modern dances,” he said.

Students from Ritsumeikan, a university in Japan, are incorporated into Japan Night, Truong said.

These Japanese students are at OU for a month, and one intention of Japan Night is to help those students generate friendships with the Japanese Student Association, Oklahoma Christian University and with the community in general, he said.

Truong said Japan Night is a way to help strengthen the relationship between the general community and the international community.

Though not Japanese, Truong said he loves the culture of Japan and the Japanese Student Association.

Andy Nhin, biology sophomore at OCU, said he was seeing Japan Night for the first time.

Nhin said he was happy to see a large amount of people in attendance at the show, and he particularly enjoyed the Soran Bushi, a Japanese dance about fisherman.

“I like all the dances,” he said.

Zachary McWilliams, computer-engineering sophomore, said he saw Japan Night last year, thought it looked fun and decided to perform in it this year.

McWilliams performed with the percussion group Arashi Taiko, and said he and his group have been practicing for Japan Night since last semester. “It’s been a lot of fun,” McWilliams said.

James Bryan, professional writing junior, said he learned about Japan Night through the Anime Club.

Bryan said he performed in the fashion show that included performers dressed in casual clothes, tradition clothes and cosplay. The latter is a performance art in which performers wear costumes to represent characters from anime, video games, movies and other media.

“Everybody’s pretty excited for the cosplay,” he said. “Cosplay’s going to be the best, for sure the best.”