The Japanese Embassy in Ha Noi organises a training course on Kusaki-zome for Vietnamese learners yesterday afternoon. Kusashi-zome refers to a natural dyeing technique using dyes from plants and other natural sources. The photos show a group of Vietnamese youths practising the technique by dipping cloths into a basin of natural dye (left) while Ms Yamakawa from the Urasenke Chado Circle in Ha Noi displaying one of the finished products (right). — VNA/VNS Photo An Ngoc.