Landscapes of Injustice receives top research award
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Artists Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa explore family history, identity, and culture through music
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Shuichi Kusaka Memorial Fund Brochure
Behind the mask: Multi-disciplinary artist Miya Turnbull's Inward, Outwards
Celebrating a century: Nisei war veteran and esteemed journalist Frank Moritsugu turns 100
Chris Hope steps into the role as JCCC president
Japanese Canadian culture through a Japanese lens
Unraveling centuries of family history with scroll Part 2
Unraveling centuries of family history with a family genealogy scroll: Part 1
25 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By MATTHEW O’MARA Hatsumi – One Grandmother’s Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment is a finalist in the Welfare Education Category for NHK’s 40th Japan Prize. Hatsumi is a powerful film and now it is competing against an Oscar winner for the top spot. No one was more surprised...
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21 Oct 2013
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
By Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou With the recent advances of technology in greenhouse farming, refrigeration and freezing, food processing and transportation networks, most produce is conveniently available year round. However, vegetables, fruits, and fish harvested when ripe and at their peak and consumed...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Kaori Fujishima Contemporary Japanese Literature is changing every day. Monkey Business is the only English literary journal that publishes contemporary Japanese Literature. The publication is edited by professor Ted Goossen who specialize in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature at the York...
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By Matthew O'Mara If you've ever wanted to get up close and personal with some of Honda's fastest racing cars, here's your chance. Following Lamborghini's steps in opening their collections to Google Street View, Honda has allowed Google cameras inside of its museum to give virtual visitors a tour,...
Read more → 16 Oct 2013
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By Cassandra Kobayashi A friend and I dined at Aotoya on a recent Friday night, delighted that it is matsutake (pine mushroom) season. The tri-fold menu has many photos to help diners select, supplemented with numerous handwritten signs on the walls and counter in English and Japanese featuring current...
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By RIKU KANEKO At Otakuthon in Montreal, amid the costumes and cosplay, a whole different kind of fashion was seen on stage. Liisa Savinov-Mountain is the top model at The Kimono Show held at the anime convention, and we had a chance to speak with her about the challenges of modeling. Originally...
Read more → 15 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Shoko Uchiyama Guitar Wolf’s front man, Seiji, ran up on stage. He looked out onto the crowd as a short introduction played and then zapped the crowd with his guitar’s first note. An electric current ran through the audience as they launched into their first songs straight from the band’s...
Read more → 09 Oct 2013
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By Matthew O'Mara For months, I saved up my nickles, pennies, quarters, and dimes to buy a Game Boy Colour. As an 8-years-old, my entire being was consumed by the mere thought of owning one of those little handheld consoles. What was more important to me, however, was the game it would allow me to play. Pokémon...
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By James Heron For Japanese film enthusiasts in Canada, summer is surely the most happily anticipated season. In June we have the Toronto Japanese Film Festival, July and August bring us the superb Japanese line-ups of the Montreal’s’ Fantasia and Montreal International Film Festivals and the season...
Read more → 08 Oct 2013
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By Miki Nomura and Mizuki Ogi From the 22nd to the 25th of August the Metro Toronto Convention Centre was filled with the people who wore the costumes of their favourite characters and acted like them. It was FanExpo Toronto, but not only anime fans had fun in this event. One who stood out amongst...
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