UBC scholarship connects a Japanese Canadian family through the generations
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Miss Okamura and Dr. Banno Wedding Newspaper Clipping
Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro share their grandmother's story in new children's book
Maiko Jinushi's "Intimacy and Distances" exhibition asks how we are together when physically remote
Mindfulness in the city: Slow food is soul food
Mata Ashita kicks off new season with workshop exploring family, ancestry, and origin stories
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Edward Chutaro Banno's 1931 UBC Totem Yearbook
Hauntings of the past: Filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown's "Seagrass" wins big at TIFF
Thornhill Sluggers win the 2023 JC3-Pitch Championship
Smashing stereotypes: Montreal play explores the multifaceted life of Kiyoko Tanaka-Goto
10 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
From 2000 to 4500 yen, Japanese can rent their very own Gaijin, but hold your horses it's not as odd as it sounds. Gaijin is a word used to describe foreigners in Japan and while there's a bit of a derogatory slant behind the term it's slowly beginning to soften. With an increasing number of workers...
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10 Mar 2014
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. By Ailin Oishi- Stamatiou Japanese people are known for their longevity and life expectancy. In a 2013 Health Ministry data study, it was reported that Japanese women can expect to live...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara Over its long history of service, the International Space Station now has its first Japanese commander. Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency was handed over command of the station on March 9 in a ceremony held onboard the station. He will lead the expedition's 39th crew until...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
It's a brand new year and a brand new look for Nikkei Voice. As you might be aware, our website recently got a facelift from the previous template we had been using. Talking to Brain Box Media Inc., we are able to bring you a website that's more modern, quicker, and supports the latest plugins to help...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
We've all be there. It's 7 p.m., the day is winding down, and you're either too tired, too lazy, or too fed up to light up the stove and cook. Looking over to the dark side of the kitchen counter, you see your stomach's salvation: Instant Noodles. Whether it's a bowl or cup of noodles from Nissin,...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. By Frank Moritsugu The following is my contribution to the Tashme Project—the ongoing collection of remembrances about that particular wartime family detention camp. Naturally the remembrances...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
What an odd game. Chibi-Robo, as its name suggests, is a cute, four-inch tall utilitarian robot and its main function is to help people. In this case, it's been called to the home of Mr. Curator to help him start something called a NostalJunk Museum. NostalJunk are objects from the past like buttons,...
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06 Mar 2014
Posted by James Heron 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. This month Hirokazu (Nobody Knows, Still Walking, After Life) Kore-eda’s newest film, and one of his finest, received theatrical release across the country. Like Father, Like Son received a Jury...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. Members of the Japan Canada Leadership Program were handed the keys to the country, figuratively speaking. The program is an initiative sponsored by the Government of Japan that builds stronger...
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