Artist Miya Turnbull reveals the layers beneath in new solo exhibition
JCAM's Aurora Dance Group hosts a weekend of friendship and fun through Japanese folk dance
The Hollow Man: JC artist looking for community feedback
Author Lynne Kutsukake explores the bustling art world of '70s Tokyo in The Art of Vanishing
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
Taiko master Kiyoshi Nagata on 40 years of taiko
Kimiko's Pearl unites three Nikkei artists to tell Japanese Canadian story through ballet
31 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Japan has a 12 hour head start on April Fools' and they're already dishing out the laughs. From Google Japan comes the Magic Hand, a new and powerful tool designed to help you use your tablet or mobile device without your fingers getting in the way. A disembodied Mario-like peripheral, the device...
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27 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival just found its stars. This is the third time the festival has been held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and it seems to be getting bigger and better with every year. Premiering at this year festival is Yuzo Asahara's A Tale of Samurai Cooking, a love...
Read more → 25 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
The future is coming to Tokyo's streets. The i-Road, a new project from the Toyota Motor Corporation, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last year and just yesterday it went for a test drive on Tokyo's street, reports the Japan Daily Press. Consumers were impressed by the new, compact vehicle's...
Read more → 20 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's February Edition. Help support us by subscribing or donating today. By David Tsubouchi When I was 10 years old my mother told me to dress up in my best clothes because we were going to a restaurant. This was a particularly rare happening as we seldom...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's February Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. The history of Japanese immigration to Canada is fairly well known, as in recent years many studies have brought to light some of the most significant experiences of the Japanese Canadians. Among...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
During his time on the Japan Canada Leadership Program, Nikkei Voice contributor Chris Hope found himself on television. Introducing a young class of Japanese students to the story of Japanese Canadians through his film Hatsumi – One Grandmother's Journey through the Japanese Canadian Interment. It's...
Read more → 13 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Kill la Kill With a scantily-woven living school uniform and a pair of crazy scissor blades, Ryuko Matoi transfers to Honnouji Academy in search for clues to her father's death. Satsuki Kiryūin is running the school with an iron and cloth fist using high-quality uniforms to oppress students. Show...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Four thousand claimants are now involved in a class action lawsuit against nuclear suppliers General Electric, Toshiba, and Hitachi, according to Japan Today. The lawsuit involves parties from Japan as well as 32 other countries including the United States, Germany, and South Korea, want the nuclear...
Read more → 11 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Three years down the road from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the impact is still being felt. On Tuesday, Japan mourned the three year anniversary of the disaster that caused a humanitarian crisis in the country and set off what would be the country's first nuclear emergency at the Fukushima...
Read more → 10 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Who says you can't have fun in your 'silver' years? In Yokohama, Japan, a nursing home in a suburban area is using video games to energize seniors. Run by an offshoot of Namco Bandai, known for creating games like PacMan and more recently Dark Souls, the centre is a testing ground for video games...
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