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
15 Jan 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara "Kaori and Ryota are casual acquaintances I met while watching them perform last summer at the very busy corner of Yonge-Dundas in Toronto," filmmaker Jim Bachalo told Nikkei Voice in an email correspondence. "I knew immediately that they deserved a much larger audience." What...
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13 Jan 2014
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By Remi Kobayashi Do you carry a pocket knife? It might sound dangerous, but Japanese men used to bring a pocket knife called a Higo No Kami ( 肥後守) for protection, farming, cutting, and everyday use. The Higo No Kami was developed in the 1890's by hardware wholesaler Tasaburo Shigematsu...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Bravely Default is a little like Final Fantasy..., actually it's a lot like Final Fantasy. Developed by Square-Enix and Silicon Studio (3D Dot Game Heroes), Bravely Default follows Agnès Oblige, Tiz Arrior, Edea Lee, and Ringabel as they travel across Luxendarc, a land of light...
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By Matthew O'Mara VANCOUVER -- This isn't your typical exhibition of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Starting January 9th, The West Vancouver Museum will be hosting Ukiyoe Spectacular an exhibit that will be showcasing over one hundred colourful and unusual woodblock prints. The prints included...
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By Kaori Fujishima Touhenboku Ramen is about a five minute walk from Osgoode station in Toronto, and it's creating quite a stir. The restaurant opened on November 13th 2013, uses in most dishes a chicken broth soup, which is rare find in Toronto. It’s plain, but with a rich taste. Customers...
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By Saki Nakano Japanese have traditional events every month, and in February there is a day called Setsubun. It is usually believed that February 2nd or 3rd are the coldest days of the year, and Setsubun celebrates the coming Spring. This small celebration began about 1200 years ago during the Heian...
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By Yui Banno This was a night of rock and roll from Japan’s “Young Lion of the Shamisen World”. Koji Yamaguchi is an award winning, Japanese Tsugaru-shamisen player. Although he is just 24 years old, he plays with great technique and a unique performance style. During a night at the Japanese...
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By Matthew O'Mara Last night as I watched Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky for the first time, one eternal debate was all I could think about. Like Truth versus Lies, Pepsi versus Coke, and Tomato versus Tomato, Dubbed versus Subbed is an everlasting debate for anime lovers around the world. http://youtu.be/McM0_YHDm5A Is...
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